Adam Ratner MD MPH
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Adam Ratner MD MPH
@adamratnermd.bsky.social
Pediatrician. ID doc. Vaccines, infections, kids. Author, BOOSTER SHOTS: The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children’s Health - available now! https://linktr.ee/adamratnermd
I'm incredibly honored that @nytimes.com calls Booster Shots a "must-read"! Understanding public health and vaccine skepticism has never been more important.

Coming February 11 from @avery-books.bsky.social! Preorder link in bio (or, really, anywhere you find books...)
January 31, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This article has some of the data behind the estimates of type-specific risk of paralysis from wild-type polioviruses: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
The data are summarized in Table 1, and there are refs to the original papers in both the legend and the callout from the main text. #PedsIDSky
December 14, 2024 at 5:33 PM
BOOSTER SHOTS is available for preorder! Measles, the world’s most infectious virus, evolves with us – aided by poverty, war, and neglect. Its resurgence spotlights our ongoing failure to protect children and suggests a way forward. Preorder here (or at any bookstore): bookshop.org/a/104254/978...
December 13, 2024 at 1:45 AM
We are weeks away from the most anti-vaccine administration in history taking power. Measles, the most contagious disease known, is still with us. 10 million cases & >100K deaths last year, mostly kids. All preventable. Measles vaccine saves lives, but only if we remember to use it. #BoosterShots
December 12, 2024 at 1:29 PM
BOOK NEWS! Booster Shots is available for preorder! Measles, the world’s most infectious virus, evolves with us – aided by poverty, war, and neglect. Its resurgence spotlights our ongoing failure to protect children and suggests a way forward. I’m excited for you to read it! Preorder at link in bio.
October 14, 2024 at 2:49 PM