Thomas Christie Williams
@thomascwilliams.bsky.social
Respiratory paediatrician and researcher. Interested in vaccine preventable diseases, childhood infections, viral evolution.
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“The fact that unprecedented numbers came out today risking arrest and possible imprisonment shows how repulsed and ashamed people are about our government’s ongoing complicity in a livestreamed genocide, and the lengths people are prepared to go to defend this country’s ancient liberties.”
Police arrest 365 people at protest over Palestine Action ban in London
Met officers and other UK forces form ‘significant presence’ in largest protest since group was proscribed as terrorist organisation
www.theguardian.com
August 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
“The fact that unprecedented numbers came out today risking arrest and possible imprisonment shows how repulsed and ashamed people are about our government’s ongoing complicity in a livestreamed genocide, and the lengths people are prepared to go to defend this country’s ancient liberties.”
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Access to safe abortion protects the health of women and girls.
As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.
#HealthForAll
As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.
#HealthForAll
August 6, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Access to safe abortion protects the health of women and girls.
As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.
#HealthForAll
As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.
#HealthForAll
Nirsevimab, a long-acting and highly effective monoclonal antibody to protect against RSV will be introduced for high-risk infants across the UK this autumn- learn more about this at this @RCPCHtweets webinar
www.rcpch.ac.uk/education-ca...
www.rcpch.ac.uk/education-ca...
RCPCH Webinar: RSV update 2025 - Changes to monoclonals for preterm infants
In July 2025 it was announced that high efficacy, single dose nirsevimab immunisation will replace the NHS use of monthly palivizumab injections for infants at high risk of severe respiratory syncytia...
www.rcpch.ac.uk
July 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Nirsevimab, a long-acting and highly effective monoclonal antibody to protect against RSV will be introduced for high-risk infants across the UK this autumn- learn more about this at this @RCPCHtweets webinar
www.rcpch.ac.uk/education-ca...
www.rcpch.ac.uk/education-ca...
exciting news for the RSV field as @GAVI approves the opening of a funding window for the establishment of a maternal RSV vaccine programme
www.gavi.org/news/media-r...
www.gavi.org/news/media-r...
July 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
exciting news for the RSV field as @GAVI approves the opening of a funding window for the establishment of a maternal RSV vaccine programme
www.gavi.org/news/media-r...
www.gavi.org/news/media-r...
Happy Birthday to Rosalind Franklin! Photograph 51, taken by her PhD student Raymond Gosling, was key to solving the structure of DNA
July 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Happy Birthday to Rosalind Franklin! Photograph 51, taken by her PhD student Raymond Gosling, was key to solving the structure of DNA
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Read our August issue!
Featuring pertussis vaccination in pregnancy in Gambian women, whether STIs can be prevented using doxycycline post-exposure, and definition of the primaquine dose to treat P. vivax malaria.
www.thelancet.com/issue/S1473-...
Featuring pertussis vaccination in pregnancy in Gambian women, whether STIs can be prevented using doxycycline post-exposure, and definition of the primaquine dose to treat P. vivax malaria.
www.thelancet.com/issue/S1473-...
July 24, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Read our August issue!
Featuring pertussis vaccination in pregnancy in Gambian women, whether STIs can be prevented using doxycycline post-exposure, and definition of the primaquine dose to treat P. vivax malaria.
www.thelancet.com/issue/S1473-...
Featuring pertussis vaccination in pregnancy in Gambian women, whether STIs can be prevented using doxycycline post-exposure, and definition of the primaquine dose to treat P. vivax malaria.
www.thelancet.com/issue/S1473-...
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our new paper just out in @lancetchildadol.bsky.social show that the new maternal RSV vaccine is highly effective in a real world setting- we estimated that it prevented 72% of hospital admissions with RSV infection when given more than two weeks before birth www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 1/n
July 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
our new paper just out in @lancetchildadol.bsky.social show that the new maternal RSV vaccine is highly effective in a real world setting- we estimated that it prevented 72% of hospital admissions with RSV infection when given more than two weeks before birth www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 1/n
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"We must recognise health problems are information problems"
@adamjkucharski.bsky.social explains why tools like vaccines are 'not enough' to tackle disease epidemics, #PublicHealth interventions should now include steps to counter health #misinformation.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
@adamjkucharski.bsky.social explains why tools like vaccines are 'not enough' to tackle disease epidemics, #PublicHealth interventions should now include steps to counter health #misinformation.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
July 18, 2025 at 8:17 AM
"We must recognise health problems are information problems"
@adamjkucharski.bsky.social explains why tools like vaccines are 'not enough' to tackle disease epidemics, #PublicHealth interventions should now include steps to counter health #misinformation.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
@adamjkucharski.bsky.social explains why tools like vaccines are 'not enough' to tackle disease epidemics, #PublicHealth interventions should now include steps to counter health #misinformation.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
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⚠️ Lack of access
⚠️ Conflict
⚠️ Disrupted supply
⚠️ Misinformation
are causing millions of children to miss out on one or more life-saving vaccine.
Even worse 🚨 over 14 million children received NO vaccines at all in 2024 👉 bit.ly/4kFzSGW
⚠️ Conflict
⚠️ Disrupted supply
⚠️ Misinformation
are causing millions of children to miss out on one or more life-saving vaccine.
Even worse 🚨 over 14 million children received NO vaccines at all in 2024 👉 bit.ly/4kFzSGW
July 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
⚠️ Lack of access
⚠️ Conflict
⚠️ Disrupted supply
⚠️ Misinformation
are causing millions of children to miss out on one or more life-saving vaccine.
Even worse 🚨 over 14 million children received NO vaccines at all in 2024 👉 bit.ly/4kFzSGW
⚠️ Conflict
⚠️ Disrupted supply
⚠️ Misinformation
are causing millions of children to miss out on one or more life-saving vaccine.
Even worse 🚨 over 14 million children received NO vaccines at all in 2024 👉 bit.ly/4kFzSGW
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#Measles can be fatal. Do you know its symptoms?
🔸 Rash that starts on the face and spreads over the body
🔸 Fever
🔸 Runny nose
🔸 Cough
🔸 Red and watery eyes
🔸 Small white spots inside the cheeks
Seek health care if you suspect you or your child has measles.
🔸 Rash that starts on the face and spreads over the body
🔸 Fever
🔸 Runny nose
🔸 Cough
🔸 Red and watery eyes
🔸 Small white spots inside the cheeks
Seek health care if you suspect you or your child has measles.
July 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
#Measles can be fatal. Do you know its symptoms?
🔸 Rash that starts on the face and spreads over the body
🔸 Fever
🔸 Runny nose
🔸 Cough
🔸 Red and watery eyes
🔸 Small white spots inside the cheeks
Seek health care if you suspect you or your child has measles.
🔸 Rash that starts on the face and spreads over the body
🔸 Fever
🔸 Runny nose
🔸 Cough
🔸 Red and watery eyes
🔸 Small white spots inside the cheeks
Seek health care if you suspect you or your child has measles.
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Very proud of our specialty societies for suing RFK Jr. over changes to COVID vaccine policy.
Go AAP, ACP, IDSA, and SMFM!
And thanks again to Dr. Georges Benjamin @apha.org who is always on the right side of justice!
#MedSky
Go AAP, ACP, IDSA, and SMFM!
And thanks again to Dr. Georges Benjamin @apha.org who is always on the right side of justice!
#MedSky
Doctors’ groups sue Kennedy over Covid shot changes for kids, pregnant people
They say the decision “erodes trust” by pitting providers against federal recommendations that aren’t grounded in evidence.
www.politico.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Whilst a lot of attention has focused on Robert F Kennedy's activity in the vaccination sphere in the United States (e.g. www.bmj.com/content/390/...)
US children’s vaccinations to be reviewed, as RFK Jr defunds Gavi
The newly appointed US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has announced two working groups that will review the US children’s vaccination schedule.
Opening the first ACIP meeting sin...
www.bmj.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Whilst a lot of attention has focused on Robert F Kennedy's activity in the vaccination sphere in the United States (e.g. www.bmj.com/content/390/...)
this is a sober, detailed and well-informed response to the clear vaccine misinformation provided on national TV by @rfk-junior.bsky.social, Secretary of State for Health and Human Services in the United States
June 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
this is a sober, detailed and well-informed response to the clear vaccine misinformation provided on national TV by @rfk-junior.bsky.social, Secretary of State for Health and Human Services in the United States
a lot of interest now globally on RSV immunisation/vaccination, so a timely release from @who.int iris.who.int/handle/10665...
with recommendations for the scale of genomic surveillance required globally - as the vaccine gets rolled out important that we have representative global data
with recommendations for the scale of genomic surveillance required globally - as the vaccine gets rolled out important that we have representative global data
Respiratory syncytial virus sequencing considerations for an expanded Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System
iris.who.int
June 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
a lot of interest now globally on RSV immunisation/vaccination, so a timely release from @who.int iris.who.int/handle/10665...
with recommendations for the scale of genomic surveillance required globally - as the vaccine gets rolled out important that we have representative global data
with recommendations for the scale of genomic surveillance required globally - as the vaccine gets rolled out important that we have representative global data
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ICYMI: Fired #ACIP member is deeply worried about the committee she worked years to get a seat on, and the future of vaccination policy and vaccine access in this country. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/c...
Ousted CDC vaccine adviser says RFK Jr.'s message is clear: ‘Scientific expertise is no longer of use’
Terminated CDC vaccine adviser Helen Chu spoke with STAT about her fears for the future of vaccine policy
www.statnews.com
June 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
ICYMI: Fired #ACIP member is deeply worried about the committee she worked years to get a seat on, and the future of vaccination policy and vaccine access in this country. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/c...
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This is “healthcare” in the United States. A pharmacy benefit manager randomly decided they just weren’t going to cover this man’s inhaler anymore, so he couldn’t afford it. He died of an asthma attack. Devastating.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Parents sue over son's asthma death days after inhaler price soared without warning
Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, had insurance but couldn’t afford to refill his asthma inhaler after the cost jumped from $70 to more than $500.
www.nbcnews.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is “healthcare” in the United States. A pharmacy benefit manager randomly decided they just weren’t going to cover this man’s inhaler anymore, so he couldn’t afford it. He died of an asthma attack. Devastating.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
our paper just out in @thelancet.com Regional Health Europe just out shows a clear impact for nirsevimab for the youngest infants (0-5m of age) in reducing attendances to, and admissions from, emergency departments in Catalonia, Spain
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Real-world impact of nirsevimab immunisation against respiratory disease on emergency department attendances and admissions among infants: a multinational retrospective analysis
Nirsevimab had a clear impact in reducing attendances and admissions for infants with
bronchiolitis aged <6 months in Catalonia. However, the impact on older infants was
less clear.
www.thelancet.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:52 AM
our paper just out in @thelancet.com Regional Health Europe just out shows a clear impact for nirsevimab for the youngest infants (0-5m of age) in reducing attendances to, and admissions from, emergency departments in Catalonia, Spain
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
congratulations to Daira Trusinska and @ting-shi.bsky.social for their paper just out in @eclinicalmed.bsky.social looking at uptake of new RSV immunisation products: nirsevimab, maternal vaccination, and vaccination for older adults www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
June 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM
congratulations to Daira Trusinska and @ting-shi.bsky.social for their paper just out in @eclinicalmed.bsky.social looking at uptake of new RSV immunisation products: nirsevimab, maternal vaccination, and vaccination for older adults www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@who.int has just published a comprehensive summary paper on immunisation approaches to protect infants against RSV disease:
www.who.int/publications...
www.who.int/publications...
June 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
@who.int has just published a comprehensive summary paper on immunisation approaches to protect infants against RSV disease:
www.who.int/publications...
www.who.int/publications...
the BronchSTOP study has a live dashboard which summarised recruitment and virology in RSV vaccine eligible infants this past 2024-2025 winter bronchstop.netlify.app
we now have a tab where you can find a link to our papers so far ,
we now have a tab where you can find a link to our papers so far ,
May 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
the BronchSTOP study has a live dashboard which summarised recruitment and virology in RSV vaccine eligible infants this past 2024-2025 winter bronchstop.netlify.app
we now have a tab where you can find a link to our papers so far ,
we now have a tab where you can find a link to our papers so far ,
really interesting paper @lancetchildadol.bsky.social on community acquired pneumonia in children, showing best indicators for severity of disease appear to be oxygen saturations and clinician documented work of breathing
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
really interesting paper @lancetchildadol.bsky.social on community acquired pneumonia in children, showing best indicators for severity of disease appear to be oxygen saturations and clinician documented work of breathing
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Our June 2025 issue is now live with content on managing glycaemic abnormality in #CysticFibrosis, predicting the severity of community-acquired #Pneumonia, real-world & long-term effectiveness of nirsevimab for #RSV, & more
👉https://bit.ly/3FjByaz
#MedSky #PedSky #IDSky #EndoSky
👉https://bit.ly/3FjByaz
#MedSky #PedSky #IDSky #EndoSky
May 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Our June 2025 issue is now live with content on managing glycaemic abnormality in #CysticFibrosis, predicting the severity of community-acquired #Pneumonia, real-world & long-term effectiveness of nirsevimab for #RSV, & more
👉https://bit.ly/3FjByaz
#MedSky #PedSky #IDSky #EndoSky
👉https://bit.ly/3FjByaz
#MedSky #PedSky #IDSky #EndoSky
"The proliferation of AI tools in science risks introducing a phase of scientific enquiry in which we produce more but understand less"
May 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
"The proliferation of AI tools in science risks introducing a phase of scientific enquiry in which we produce more but understand less"
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When streets are safe for walking & cycling, people spend more time outdoors, supporting local businesses & keeping city centres alive.
👍Good for business
👍Great for communities
👍Essential for safer & healthier cities
🔗 bit.ly/4jPzXsa #RoadSafety #StreetsForLife
👍Good for business
👍Great for communities
👍Essential for safer & healthier cities
🔗 bit.ly/4jPzXsa #RoadSafety #StreetsForLife
May 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
When streets are safe for walking & cycling, people spend more time outdoors, supporting local businesses & keeping city centres alive.
👍Good for business
👍Great for communities
👍Essential for safer & healthier cities
🔗 bit.ly/4jPzXsa #RoadSafety #StreetsForLife
👍Good for business
👍Great for communities
👍Essential for safer & healthier cities
🔗 bit.ly/4jPzXsa #RoadSafety #StreetsForLife