TAGHIVscience
@taghivscience.bsky.social
Treatment Action Group's Basic Science, Vaccines & Cure Project, by Richard Jefferys. 🏳️⚧️
Primary Treatment Action Group account: https://bsky.app/profile/treatmentactiongroup.org
TAG website: https://www.treatmentactiongroup.org/
Primary Treatment Action Group account: https://bsky.app/profile/treatmentactiongroup.org
TAG website: https://www.treatmentactiongroup.org/
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My latest for @thenation.com: "The fight for health for all, for clinical care as a public good, and for public health as a necessity is tied up with the struggle against authoritarianism in 2026."
Alex Pretti was part of a proud tradition of healthcare workers standing up to fascism. https://bit.ly/3LJMzFv
Healthcare Workers Must Continue Alex Pretti’s Fight
Pretti was one of us. We have to carry on his struggle.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:56 PM
My latest for @thenation.com: "The fight for health for all, for clinical care as a public good, and for public health as a necessity is tied up with the struggle against authoritarianism in 2026."
#HIV persistence in tissues on dolutegravir-based therapy is not associated with resistance mutations to dolutegravir www.nature.com/articles/s43... (open access)
HIV persistence in tissues on dolutegravir-based therapy is not associated with resistance mutations to dolutegravir - Communications Medicine
Mchantaf et al. explore HIV-1 persistence in five anatomical compartments in people living with HIV on successful Dolutegravir therapy. They find the highest levels of infection and viral transcriptio...
www.nature.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:40 PM
#HIV persistence in tissues on dolutegravir-based therapy is not associated with resistance mutations to dolutegravir www.nature.com/articles/s43... (open access)
Development of an Ultrasensitive ELISA Assay for Evaluating HIV-1 Envelope Glycoprotein as a Marker for Targeted Activator of Cell Kill www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/18... (open access) #HIV Background on TACK molecules: www.eatg.org/hiv-news/tac...
www.mdpi.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Development of an Ultrasensitive ELISA Assay for Evaluating HIV-1 Envelope Glycoprotein as a Marker for Targeted Activator of Cell Kill www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/18... (open access) #HIV Background on TACK molecules: www.eatg.org/hiv-news/tac...
Tools to Quantify and Characterize the Persistent Reservoir in People with HIV-1: Focus on Non-B Subtypes www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/18... (open access review) #HIV
www.mdpi.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Tools to Quantify and Characterize the Persistent Reservoir in People with HIV-1: Focus on Non-B Subtypes www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/18... (open access review) #HIV
Case study of #PEPFAR funding cuts on #HIV infections and deaths: reversing hard-won gains journals.lww.com/aidsonline/f... (open access)
journals.lww.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Case study of #PEPFAR funding cuts on #HIV infections and deaths: reversing hard-won gains journals.lww.com/aidsonline/f... (open access)
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Proteomic Immune Signatures of Severe HIV-Associated Tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Prospective, Multicenter Analysis from Uganda https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.31.25343299v1
January 2, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Proteomic Immune Signatures of Severe HIV-Associated Tuberculosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Prospective, Multicenter Analysis from Uganda https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.31.25343299v1
Impaired CD4+ T-cell and CD4+/CD8+ ratio recovery among people with #HIV on antiretroviral therapy: prevalence and risk factors journals.lww.com/aidsonline/a... (subscription req for full text)
journals.lww.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Impaired CD4+ T-cell and CD4+/CD8+ ratio recovery among people with #HIV on antiretroviral therapy: prevalence and risk factors journals.lww.com/aidsonline/a... (subscription req for full text)
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Great thread about our current MAGA/MAHA director, who this week says he sees the NIH as the “research arm” of RFK Jr’s anti-vaccine MAHA movement 😨
@jonshaffer.bsky.social & I wrote about him, & other physicians who are delivering RFK Jr & Trump’s horrific agenda, at www.bmj.com/content/392/...
@jonshaffer.bsky.social & I wrote about him, & other physicians who are delivering RFK Jr & Trump’s horrific agenda, at www.bmj.com/content/392/...
My new favorite crank "proof" of the lab leak from NIH death czar Jay Bhattacharya to Ross Douthat: elites were scrambling to stop the spread of a deadly novel disease in order to *cover up their crimes*
January 29, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Great thread about our current MAGA/MAHA director, who this week says he sees the NIH as the “research arm” of RFK Jr’s anti-vaccine MAHA movement 😨
@jonshaffer.bsky.social & I wrote about him, & other physicians who are delivering RFK Jr & Trump’s horrific agenda, at www.bmj.com/content/392/...
@jonshaffer.bsky.social & I wrote about him, & other physicians who are delivering RFK Jr & Trump’s horrific agenda, at www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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This is the world that RFK Jr dreamed of
As the CDC removes vaccines from its childhood schedule, vaccination rates decline and measles spreads, parents are trying to figure out how to keep their children safe — including, in some cases, by limiting their activities or seeking vaccinations early. I talked to a number of them. Gift link:
Parents Navigate a Fracturing Vaccine Landscape
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This is the world that RFK Jr dreamed of
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dear Lord.
My new favorite crank "proof" of the lab leak from NIH death czar Jay Bhattacharya to Ross Douthat: elites were scrambling to stop the spread of a deadly novel disease in order to *cover up their crimes*
January 29, 2026 at 4:54 PM
dear Lord.
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This is really bad. It doesn't matter how much money Congress authorizes (and they actually are increasing the NIH budget) if NIH is not able to actually distribute that money.
New and Competitive renewals
These are still be made VERY slowly. Only 75 awards have been made through 1/23/26.
These are now from 7 institutes and centers (NIA (45), NINDS (16), NIDDK (5), NIDCR (4), NIDCD (2), NHLBI (1), and NCATS (1)).
3/3
These are still be made VERY slowly. Only 75 awards have been made through 1/23/26.
These are now from 7 institutes and centers (NIA (45), NINDS (16), NIDDK (5), NIDCR (4), NIDCD (2), NHLBI (1), and NCATS (1)).
3/3
January 29, 2026 at 4:55 PM
This is really bad. It doesn't matter how much money Congress authorizes (and they actually are increasing the NIH budget) if NIH is not able to actually distribute that money.
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Pay attention to this. The purpose of these investigations is not just to manufacture evidence to support Trump’s 2020 “voter fraud” accusations, but also to set the stage for another round of efforts to suppress votes and delegitimize election results in 2026 (which the GOP is likely to lose).
1/ NEW: @propublica.org has obtained a search warrant that the FBI is executing for records related to the contested 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., which has not yet been widely shared. It’s an extraordinary document.
Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Link: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
1-28-26 Fulton Warrant
www.documentcloud.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Pay attention to this. The purpose of these investigations is not just to manufacture evidence to support Trump’s 2020 “voter fraud” accusations, but also to set the stage for another round of efforts to suppress votes and delegitimize election results in 2026 (which the GOP is likely to lose).
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Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
ICE and CBP are at the head of Trump's campaign to terrorize Minnesotans. But the Justice Department is not far behind.
ICE’s No. 1 Ally
The Department of Justice has rushed to shield federal agents from accountability and launched needless criminal investigations into Minnesota officials and residents.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
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ICE are alllll over Harlem right now, 116 & Frederick Douglass, checking IDs and targeting the area’s African community. Multiple people have been detained.
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
January 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
ICE are alllll over Harlem right now, 116 & Frederick Douglass, checking IDs and targeting the area’s African community. Multiple people have been detained.
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
RFK Jr describes Peter Duesberg as a "heroic healer." These images are from Duesberg's "Rethinking AIDS" nonprofit's 2010 & 2011 IRS 990s, showing funding for an "end of life" "experimental regime" for a woman with #HIV who'd encountered AIDS denialism in 2007 and stopped antiretroviral therapy. 1/2
January 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
RFK Jr describes Peter Duesberg as a "heroic healer." These images are from Duesberg's "Rethinking AIDS" nonprofit's 2010 & 2011 IRS 990s, showing funding for an "end of life" "experimental regime" for a woman with #HIV who'd encountered AIDS denialism in 2007 and stopped antiretroviral therapy. 1/2
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Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
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This is what letting RFK jr go wild on health looks like
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 1:14 PM
This is what letting RFK jr go wild on health looks like
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Speechless
January 28, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Speechless
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1.3m drop in patients with suppressed viral load results Same number of pregnant women antenatal case who know status 110,000 *increase* in number of pregnant women newly enrolled in prophylactic treatment.
January 28, 2026 at 3:43 PM
1.3m drop in patients with suppressed viral load results Same number of pregnant women antenatal case who know status 110,000 *increase* in number of pregnant women newly enrolled in prophylactic treatment.
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So now we can see the official report of what happened to PEPFAR coverage in 2025 compared to 2024.
14.5m fewer people received testing and counselling (leading to a 400k drop in positive tests)
100,000 fewer on ARVs
1.6m drop in ART patients with documented viral load
14.5m fewer people received testing and counselling (leading to a 400k drop in positive tests)
100,000 fewer on ARVs
1.6m drop in ART patients with documented viral load
January 28, 2026 at 3:43 PM
So now we can see the official report of what happened to PEPFAR coverage in 2025 compared to 2024.
14.5m fewer people received testing and counselling (leading to a 400k drop in positive tests)
100,000 fewer on ARVs
1.6m drop in ART patients with documented viral load
14.5m fewer people received testing and counselling (leading to a 400k drop in positive tests)
100,000 fewer on ARVs
1.6m drop in ART patients with documented viral load
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In a blog published yesterday I suggested PEPFAR data for 2025 wasn't available. That's true at data.pepfar.gov, but not at data-dev.pepfar.net which apparently went live a few weeks ago. (1/n)
January 28, 2026 at 3:41 PM
In a blog published yesterday I suggested PEPFAR data for 2025 wasn't available. That's true at data.pepfar.gov, but not at data-dev.pepfar.net which apparently went live a few weeks ago. (1/n)
When mulling how we got to where we are today, consider that Duesberg still had tenure at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social despite violating their policy against intellectual dishonesty, and remained a member in good standing of @nationalacademies.org www.nasonline.org/directory-en...
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
When mulling how we got to where we are today, consider that Duesberg still had tenure at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social despite violating their policy against intellectual dishonesty, and remained a member in good standing of @nationalacademies.org www.nasonline.org/directory-en...
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Longtime #aids denialist and pathological liar #peterduesberg is dead. This NY Times obit is way, way too kind. I'm writing something of my own. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/science/peter-duesberg-dead.html
January 28, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Longtime #aids denialist and pathological liar #peterduesberg is dead. This NY Times obit is way, way too kind. I'm writing something of my own. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/science/peter-duesberg-dead.html