Roger Paredes
@rutgerwalls.bsky.social
Head, Dept of Infectious Diseases, Hosp Germans Trias i Pujol. PI Microbial Genomics @ IrsiCaixa. Distinguished Prof UPC-BarcelonaTech. Adj Associate Prof Case Western Reserve University. A Ed J Infect Dis. Co-chair Scientific Steering Committee of STRIVE
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Roger Paredes
@rutgerwalls.bsky.social
· Nov 17
Social networks are great, but they are intentional. Medicine is about humanism and freedom. Knowledge is not enough. Let’s hope we find a way to communicate more and better, and learn from each other, but always with kindness and respect for our differences.
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New JID supplement explores PEPFAR's infrastructure investments and their impact on global health security. Essential reading for global health policy experts and infection control professionals.
Available now ↪️ https://bit.ly/46mTcVG
Available now ↪️ https://bit.ly/46mTcVG
October 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
New JID supplement explores PEPFAR's infrastructure investments and their impact on global health security. Essential reading for global health policy experts and infection control professionals.
Available now ↪️ https://bit.ly/46mTcVG
Available now ↪️ https://bit.ly/46mTcVG
Barcelona Is Made of Math www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Exploring Barcelona's Architecture Through a Mathematical Lens
A virtual tour of the architecture in a city where mathematics and exploration meet.
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September 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Barcelona Is Made of Math www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
In this placebo-controlled, randomised, double-blind, phase 2 trial we publish today in Lancet Infectious Diseases, no difference was observed between three nirmatrelvir-ritonavir treatment durations (5, 10 and 15 days) in the primary endpoint, i.e:
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Extended nirmatrelvir–ritonavir treatment durations for immunocompromised patients with COVID-19 (EPIC-IC): a placebo-controlled, randomised, double-blind, phase 2 trial
Nirmatrelvir–ritonavir is approved for adults with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who are at risk of severe disease. There are little clinical data to guid…
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July 16, 2025 at 9:57 AM
In this placebo-controlled, randomised, double-blind, phase 2 trial we publish today in Lancet Infectious Diseases, no difference was observed between three nirmatrelvir-ritonavir treatment durations (5, 10 and 15 days) in the primary endpoint, i.e:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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New paper out: the largest and most international paper to date on clustering of #longcovid patients 🧪 @ndorms.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
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June 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
New paper out: the largest and most international paper to date on clustering of #longcovid patients 🧪 @ndorms.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...
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Es presenta l'IRIS, el nou institut de referència en recerca i innovació en salut de la #UPC
✅ Integrarà 12 grups de recerca acreditats i més de 170 investigadors i investigadores, ubicats en 5 campus de l'àrea metropolitana de Barcelona.
www.lavanguardia.com/launi/202506...
✅ Integrarà 12 grups de recerca acreditats i més de 170 investigadors i investigadores, ubicats en 5 campus de l'àrea metropolitana de Barcelona.
www.lavanguardia.com/launi/202506...
Se presenta IRIS, el nuevo instituto de referencia en investigación e innovación en salud de la UPC
El 5 de junio se ha presentado el Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Salud (IRIS) de la UPC, que da continuidad al Centro de Investigación en Ingeniería
www.lavanguardia.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Es presenta l'IRIS, el nou institut de referència en recerca i innovació en salut de la #UPC
✅ Integrarà 12 grups de recerca acreditats i més de 170 investigadors i investigadores, ubicats en 5 campus de l'àrea metropolitana de Barcelona.
www.lavanguardia.com/launi/202506...
✅ Integrarà 12 grups de recerca acreditats i més de 170 investigadors i investigadores, ubicats en 5 campus de l'àrea metropolitana de Barcelona.
www.lavanguardia.com/launi/202506...
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One Hundred Days, Incalculable Losses
Emily Erbelding (NIAID/NIH)
"Every day brought more chaos."
Termination of training grants reflected "an intentional choice to lose a generation of scientists. Recovering from [this]... will take years and probably decades."
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Emily Erbelding (NIAID/NIH)
"Every day brought more chaos."
Termination of training grants reflected "an intentional choice to lose a generation of scientists. Recovering from [this]... will take years and probably decades."
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One Hundred Days, Incalculable Losses
Emily J Erbelding, M.D., M.P.H; One Hundred Days, Incalculable Losses, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, , jiaf317, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf31
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June 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
One Hundred Days, Incalculable Losses
Emily Erbelding (NIAID/NIH)
"Every day brought more chaos."
Termination of training grants reflected "an intentional choice to lose a generation of scientists. Recovering from [this]... will take years and probably decades."
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...
Emily Erbelding (NIAID/NIH)
"Every day brought more chaos."
Termination of training grants reflected "an intentional choice to lose a generation of scientists. Recovering from [this]... will take years and probably decades."
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...
When will we ever learn?
An explosive outbreak of mpox in Sierra Leone is raising fears of wider spread. The country of 9 million has seen more than 3000 cases already.
“We could see very rapid geographic expansion […] if we don’t really try and get things under control quickly,” says @kindrachukjason.bsky.social
🧪 #IDsky
“We could see very rapid geographic expansion […] if we don’t really try and get things under control quickly,” says @kindrachukjason.bsky.social
🧪 #IDsky
Explosive mpox outbreak in Sierra Leone overwhelms health systems
Rapid transmission through sexual networks raises fears of wider spread in the region
www.science.org
June 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
When will we ever learn?
I’ve always believed that parents who allow their kids (which are the most precious and beloved treasure they have) to enroll in a first ever trial are the most honorable individuals in our society. I can’t think of a greater commitment to our common good. Honor to all the Yameys in this world!
We really are! (I'm proud that our kid was in the first ever trial)
RFK Jr and his buddies Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad have long peddled harmful disinformation about childhood vaccination. Ugh.
RFK Jr and his buddies Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad have long peddled harmful disinformation about childhood vaccination. Ugh.
Ignoring standard process, RFK’s FDA is moving to restrict kids’ access to updated covid vaccines by requiring manufacturers to re-do trials. @melodyschreiber.com asked sources who volunteered their kids for the original trials what we think. We’re outraged! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
June 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I’ve always believed that parents who allow their kids (which are the most precious and beloved treasure they have) to enroll in a first ever trial are the most honorable individuals in our society. I can’t think of a greater commitment to our common good. Honor to all the Yameys in this world!
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🎙️ En @rutgerwalls.bsky.social, director científic de la Fundació, explica a "La primera pedra" de @rac1oficial.bsky.social l’impacte de l’acord de l’OMS per a la lluita contra les malalties infeccioses.
#SalutGlobal #Infeccions #OMS @who.int
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#SalutGlobal #Infeccions #OMS @who.int
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Ciència - Acord de l'OMS per a les malalties infeccioses
Ciència - Acord de l'OMS per a les malalties infeccioses
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June 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
🎙️ En @rutgerwalls.bsky.social, director científic de la Fundació, explica a "La primera pedra" de @rac1oficial.bsky.social l’impacte de l’acord de l’OMS per a la lluita contra les malalties infeccioses.
#SalutGlobal #Infeccions #OMS @who.int
www.rac1.cat/a-la-carta/d...
#SalutGlobal #Infeccions #OMS @who.int
www.rac1.cat/a-la-carta/d...
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BREAKING: In a serious blow to US pandemic flu preparedness, HHS has cancelled a contract with Moderna to test and license prototype vaccines for #H5N1 #birdflu and other potential pandemic viruses.
In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m...
In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m...
HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics
HHS has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract for vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics.
www.statnews.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
BREAKING: In a serious blow to US pandemic flu preparedness, HHS has cancelled a contract with Moderna to test and license prototype vaccines for #H5N1 #birdflu and other potential pandemic viruses.
In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m...
In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m...
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Many thanks to @pulitzercenter.bsky.social for making this possible. And of course to my fabulous editor, @martinenserink.bsky.social.
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U.S. aid helped two African countries rein in HIV. Then came Trump
In Lesotho and Eswatini, treatment and prevention cutbacks are hitting pregnant women, children, and teens especially hard
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May 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Many thanks to @pulitzercenter.bsky.social for making this possible. And of course to my fabulous editor, @martinenserink.bsky.social.
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Quick COVID update from me discussing latest variants and prospects for summer here.
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Latest Covid variants and outlook for UK summer
There probably will be a Covid summer wave.
open.substack.com
May 25, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Quick COVID update from me discussing latest variants and prospects for summer here.
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
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WHO Member States, meeting today in Committee A of the #WHA78, approved a resolution that calls for the adoption of a historic global compact to make the world safer from future pandemics.
Read: bit.ly/4kjM6p4
Read: bit.ly/4kjM6p4
Member States approve WHO Pandemic Agreement in World Health Assembly Committee, paving way for its formal adoption
World Health Organization Member States, meeting today in Committee A of the World Health Assembly, approved a resolution that calls for the adoption of an historic global compact to make the world sa...
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May 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
WHO Member States, meeting today in Committee A of the #WHA78, approved a resolution that calls for the adoption of a historic global compact to make the world safer from future pandemics.
Read: bit.ly/4kjM6p4
Read: bit.ly/4kjM6p4
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A truly historic evening at the #WHA78: the #PandemicAccord resolution was approved in Committee A with 124 in favour, 0 against and 11 abstentions.
The final step: adoption in plenary tomorrow morning.
My thanks once again to @who.int Member States for choosing to keep the world safer. 🙏
The final step: adoption in plenary tomorrow morning.
My thanks once again to @who.int Member States for choosing to keep the world safer. 🙏
May 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A truly historic evening at the #WHA78: the #PandemicAccord resolution was approved in Committee A with 124 in favour, 0 against and 11 abstentions.
The final step: adoption in plenary tomorrow morning.
My thanks once again to @who.int Member States for choosing to keep the world safer. 🙏
The final step: adoption in plenary tomorrow morning.
My thanks once again to @who.int Member States for choosing to keep the world safer. 🙏
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We find that the closest-inferred ancestors of SARS-CoV-1 likely circulated in western China (Yunnan, Sichuan, or Guizhou), and that of SARS-CoV-2 in Yunnan, China, or Northern Laos, overlapping with contiguous karst and cave landscapes extending through these regions.
May 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We find that the closest-inferred ancestors of SARS-CoV-1 likely circulated in western China (Yunnan, Sichuan, or Guizhou), and that of SARS-CoV-2 in Yunnan, China, or Northern Laos, overlapping with contiguous karst and cave landscapes extending through these regions.
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Next week, we are hosting an international scientific workshop focused on the pathogenesis of #LongCovid at
@yalemed.bsky.social.
Please join us on May 15th to learn about what we know and what we need to investigate next to get to the root causes to accelerate therapies 👇🏼👇🏼
@yalemed.bsky.social.
Please join us on May 15th to learn about what we know and what we need to investigate next to get to the root causes to accelerate therapies 👇🏼👇🏼
May 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Next week, we are hosting an international scientific workshop focused on the pathogenesis of #LongCovid at
@yalemed.bsky.social.
Please join us on May 15th to learn about what we know and what we need to investigate next to get to the root causes to accelerate therapies 👇🏼👇🏼
@yalemed.bsky.social.
Please join us on May 15th to learn about what we know and what we need to investigate next to get to the root causes to accelerate therapies 👇🏼👇🏼
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Retweeting again in the hopes that members of the media can use this awesome resource when they report on vaccines and calls for "new" placebo controlled trials. @statnews.com @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com @carlzimmer.com @apoorvanyt.bsky.social
< 72 h from launch → 48 placebo / active-controlled vaccine RCTs logged - now including all 5 COVID trials
1.43 M participants
Crowd-powered, freely accessible evidence that buries the “never placebo-tested” myth.
Browse or drop a PMID 👇
bit.ly/3EuYzqI
cc @bradspellberg.bsky.social
1.43 M participants
Crowd-powered, freely accessible evidence that buries the “never placebo-tested” myth.
Browse or drop a PMID 👇
bit.ly/3EuYzqI
cc @bradspellberg.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Retweeting again in the hopes that members of the media can use this awesome resource when they report on vaccines and calls for "new" placebo controlled trials. @statnews.com @nytimes.com @washingtonpost.com @carlzimmer.com @apoorvanyt.bsky.social
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Prof Anna Goodman, UK SNAP lead, will be sharing final results at this meeting. Don’t miss out #IDSky Virtual & in person options available
Join us this month for the BIA 27th Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting with the Spring Trainee Day from 20-21 May in Newcastle.
Register now 👉 fitwise.eventsair.co...
#Infection #InfectionTrainees #BIASpring2025
Register now 👉 fitwise.eventsair.co...
#Infection #InfectionTrainees #BIASpring2025
May 3, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Prof Anna Goodman, UK SNAP lead, will be sharing final results at this meeting. Don’t miss out #IDSky Virtual & in person options available
Proud to be part of this family. Thank you editors-in-chief
“The current climate demands that we, as scientists, educators, and healthcare professionals, remain vigilant and vocal in defending the principles of scientific integrity and global health equity.” (…)
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“The current climate demands that we, as scientists, educators, and healthcare professionals, remain vigilant and vocal in defending the principles of scientific integrity and global health equity.” (…)
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Scientific Integrity Under Threat: The Role of the IDSA, PIDS, and SHEA Journals in an Evolving Political Landscape
The landscape of scientific publishing, education, and healthcare research is facing unprecedented challenges as political decisions increasingly encroach
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April 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Proud to be part of this family. Thank you editors-in-chief
“The current climate demands that we, as scientists, educators, and healthcare professionals, remain vigilant and vocal in defending the principles of scientific integrity and global health equity.” (…)
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...
“The current climate demands that we, as scientists, educators, and healthcare professionals, remain vigilant and vocal in defending the principles of scientific integrity and global health equity.” (…)
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...
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JUST IN: Harvard University has sued the Trump administration following demands that it turn over all campus reports on antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias since October 2023. cnn.it/4jNTMzL
April 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
JUST IN: Harvard University has sued the Trump administration following demands that it turn over all campus reports on antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias since October 2023. cnn.it/4jNTMzL
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The White House has turned COVID.gov from a public health resource into a politically charged platform promoting the lab-leak theory and attacking specific scientists and the pandemic response in general. Let’s fact check its 5 headline claims… 🧵
April 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The White House has turned COVID.gov from a public health resource into a politically charged platform promoting the lab-leak theory and attacking specific scientists and the pandemic response in general. Let’s fact check its 5 headline claims… 🧵
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Breaking News: Trump officials blame a mistake for setting off the tectonic confrontation with Harvard. nyti.ms/4ioHtIT
April 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Breaking News: Trump officials blame a mistake for setting off the tectonic confrontation with Harvard. nyti.ms/4ioHtIT
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How powerful the pandemic treaty will turn out to be depends on how seriously countries take it, says @nschwalbe.bsky.social.“This agreement definitely provides a recipe and all the ingredients for a world safer from pandemics,” she says. “Countries now need to make it happen.”
🧪 #IDsky
🧪 #IDsky
Global pandemic treaty finalized, without U.S., in ‘a victory for multilateralism’
Three years in the making, the accord aims to increase equity and avoid errors of the COVID-19 pandemic
www.science.org
April 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
How powerful the pandemic treaty will turn out to be depends on how seriously countries take it, says @nschwalbe.bsky.social.“This agreement definitely provides a recipe and all the ingredients for a world safer from pandemics,” she says. “Countries now need to make it happen.”
🧪 #IDsky
🧪 #IDsky