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Angela
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Mother, Master’s student, Infection Prevention Nurse
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Just got my measles vaccine!

I got my first before 1968, so it turns out I needed a new one.

The measles outbreak is ongoing, be careful out there!
Photo of me post vaccination. With a bandaid on my arm and a smile on my face. Screen shot of article regarding measles vaccines: “there are some adults who should consider getting revaccinated. That includes older adults who were born after 1957 and were vaccinated before 1968. That's because early versions of the measles vaccine were made from an inactivated (killed) virus, which didn't work particularly well, Offit says. That's why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that anyone vaccinated before 1968 get at least one dose of the live attenuated vaccine.”
March 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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who.int
Yes, #Tuberculosis (TB) is curable!

TB is treated with antibiotics taken daily for 4–6 months. ⚠️ Stopping treatment early can lead to drug-resistant TB.

Funding cuts & rising drug resistance put the most vulnerable at risk. Sustained support is crucial to #EndTB 👉 bit.ly/4ilkK1h #WorldTBDay
Tuberculosis treatment
March 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
aob83.bsky.social
Oh for sure. As a former ICU nurse, I know next to Jack squat about OB. ICU and L&D/OB are both specialties.
mementomorty.bsky.social Memento (new) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · Mar 8
OB patients in the ICU come with a support L&D nurse and thank freaking god
March 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
aob83.bsky.social
Checking every day on our suspect cases, waiting for results to come back and holding my breath.
infectiousdz.bsky.social Infectious Diseases @infectiousdz.bsky.social · Mar 8
Measles cases in Texas and New Mexico now reach 232
West Texas - 193 cases
Texas Panhandle, - 5 cases
Lea County, New Mexico, bordering - 30 cases

Elsewhere in Texas (Harris, Rockwall, Travis around Houston and Austin) - 4 cases

Map From @epiren.bsky.social
www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/...
March 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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vinguptamd.bsky.social
We spent nearly 8 minutes this morning trying to set the record straight on a number of health matters.

I’d expect the Surgeon General or NIH Director to do this, but since they’re not, here it is in 4 clips.

#medsky
March 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
aob83.bsky.social
If you’re able to attend a Stand Up for Science rally today, I applaud you. If you can’t, you can still stand up for science today by voicing your concerns and sharing your stories.
sidpharm.bsky.social Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists - SIDP @sidpharm.bsky.social · Mar 7
We support science. Here's what you can do to voice a concern.
March 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
aob83.bsky.social
This is good information. A lot of people in Texas are worried about the safety of their children under 6 months right now.
infectiousdz.bsky.social Infectious Diseases @infectiousdz.bsky.social · Mar 6
In a measles outbreak, children as young as 6 months can be vaccinated early and then vaccinated again per the regular schedule. This is an extra vaccine and does not count towards the two they should have.
publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/what-to...
What to Know About Measles and Vaccines | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Experts worry that misinformation and falling vaccination rates could cause measles outbreaks to become more common in the U.S.
publichealth.jhu.edu
March 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
aob83.bsky.social
Just no
infectiousdz.bsky.social Infectious Diseases @infectiousdz.bsky.social · Mar 5
No, doctors have not found good results with treating measles (a virus) with clarithromycin (an antibiotic).

Most infections clear on their own—quacks just take credit.
March 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
aob83.bsky.social
This is important. Many clinicians have never seen a measles rash or Koplik spots.
March 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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infectiousdz.bsky.social
Measles in US in 2025

164 cases

Alaska, California, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, Rhode Island, Texas

Most children, some too young to be vaccinated
82% under age 20

Vaccination Status
Unvaccinated or Unknown: 95%
1 MMR: 3%
2 MMR: 2%
www.cdc.gov/measles/data...

🧵
Map is not up to date, RI, NY, WA not updated
March 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
aob83.bsky.social
I oversee hospital Infection Prevention nurses and microbiologists and we are feeling the stress so badly. Our hospitals are already overburdened and we don’t want to go through another era of people dying while we watch helplessly.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · Feb 28
The Trump administration terminates funding for polio, HIV, malaria and nutrition programs around the world.

“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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placentadoc.bsky.social
Measles cases nearly double in Ontario over last 2 weeks, far surpassing last decade's total

18 unimmunized children hospitalized as a result of recent outbreak
Measles cases nearly double in Ontario over last 2 weeks, far surpassing last decade's total | CBC News
Ontario is reporting 78 new measles cases over the last two weeks, nearly doubling the province's total count since an outbreak started in the autumn.
www.cbc.ca
February 28, 2025 at 4:03 AM
aob83.bsky.social
Nailed it, Onion
February 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
aob83.bsky.social
I know local hospitals where I am are dealing with intense flu surges as we’re coming into the end of flu season. I don’t want to imagine the strain it will put on hospitals if no one is able to get an updated flu shot in America next season.
February 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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shematologist.medsky.social
More not so fun measles facts

🦠wipes out up to 73% of your antibodies to bacterial and viral infections (immune amnesia)
🦠prior to the vaccine, measles killed 2.6 million people a year
🦠can survive 2 hours in a room after an infected person leaves
🦠99% of unimmunized that are exposed are infected
gogretta.bsky.social Gretta @gogretta.bsky.social · Feb 27
Doesn’t it also reset your immune system?
February 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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shematologist.medsky.social
I’ve seen children die of

-influenza
-COVID
-pertussis

And wouldn’t wish those experiences on anyone.

Know what these things have in common?!

Effective vaccines that save lives.
February 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Reposted by Angela
infectiousdz.bsky.social
Massachusetts & Connecticut warn of a potential rise in children with neurological complications from the flu. Clinicians are urged to test and report any new symptoms.

This comes as we learn preparations for next year's flu vaccine face uncertainty.

www.wgbh.org/news/health/...
Rare neurologic complication of flu in children triggers state health advisory
Public health officials warn providers in the state about a possible connection to a rare neurologic complication tied to the flu in children.
www.wgbh.org
February 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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who.int
Measles cases continue to surge globally, putting millions of children at risk.

More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year.

bit.ly/48SAtkf
Measles is preventable with two doses of measles vaccine; yet more than 22 million children missed their first dose of measles vaccine in 2023. Globally, an estimated 83% of children received their first dose of measles vaccine last year, while only 74% received the recommended second dose. More than 10 million people globally were infected with measles in 2023
February 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
aob83.bsky.social
Oh my. I better brush up on my measles signs, symptoms, and isolation procedures. I would be really surprised if we don’t see this in the DFW metroplex.
infectiousdz.bsky.social Infectious Diseases @infectiousdz.bsky.social · Feb 16
Measles in West Texas and New Mexico: "At least 49 cases have been confirmed. Health officials — who are scrambling to get a handle on the vaccine-preventable outbreak — suspect 200 to 300 people may be infected" www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
In rural West Texas, a measles outbreak grows with no end in sight
At least 49 cases have been confirmed. Health officials — who are scrambling to get a handle on the vaccine-preventable outbreak — suspect 200 to 300 people may be infected.
www.nbcnews.com
February 17, 2025 at 12:29 AM
aob83.bsky.social
This is heartbreaking. Measles can and does kill children.
lethalityjane.bsky.social ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · Feb 15
The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.
Excerpt from a public letter Roald Dahl wrote encouraging people to vaccinate their children. Olivia, my eldest daughter, caught measles when she was seven years old. As the illness took its usual course I can remember reading to her often in bed and not feeling particularly alarmed about it. Then one morning, when she was well on the road to recovery, I was sitting on her bed showing her how to fashion little animals out of coloured pipe-cleaners, and when it came to her turn to make one herself, I noticed that her fingers and her mind were not working together and she couldn’t do anything. “Are you feeling all right?” I asked her. “I feel all sleepy,” she said. In an hour, she was unconscious. In twelve hours she was dead. The measles had turned into a terrible thing called measles encephalitis and there was nothing the doctors could do to save her. That was twenty-four years ago in 1962, but even now, if a child with measles happens to develop the same deadly reaction from measles as Olivia did, there would still be nothing the doctors could do to help her. On the other hand, there is today something that parents can do to make sure that this sort of tragedy does not happen to a child of theirs. They can insist that their child is immunized against measles. I was unable to do that for Olivia in 1962 because in those days a reliable measles vaccine had not been discovered. Today a good and safe vaccine is available to every family and all you have to do is to ask your doctor to administer it.
February 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM
aob83.bsky.social
HARD agree. I need pockets for bed.
jcsalterego.bsky.social Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · Feb 15
pajama pants without pockets: WHY
February 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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nytimes.com
A worsening measles outbreak has taken root in Texas, sickening two dozen and hospitalizing nine on the western edge of the state, where childhood vaccination rates have dwindled in recent years.
Measles Outbreak Hits Town in Texas
As of Tuesday, 22 children and two adults had been infected, all of whom were unvaccinated, local officials said.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Reposted by Angela
infectiousdz.bsky.social
Without NIH, science stalls and patients suffer.

No funding, no discoveries, no cures.

Cut NIH and cut the future of medicine.

NIH drives innovation. Cutting it drives us backward.
February 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM