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Stephen Feller
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Online Managing Editor for infectious diseases at Healio. Former UPI, Sun-Sentinel, New Times. Opinions are my own. #GoGators #HeatLifer
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🗣️ Senators questioned Susan Monarez, PhD, about a range of topics Wednesday during a hearing to assess her nomination to be the next director of the CDC.

Here's @gohealio.bsky.social's highlights from today's hearing 👇

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Senators question CDC nominee Monarez, including about vaccines
Senators questioned Susan Monarez, PhD, about a range of topics Wednesday during a hearing to assess her nomination to be the next director of the CDC.
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June 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Reposted by Stephen Feller
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New members, new agenda, surprise presenters: What to expect from this week's 2-day meeting of the CDC’s vaccine advisors.

🗣️ With comments from Paul A. Offit, MD
‪(@pauloffit.bsky.social‬) and Yvonne “Bonnie” A. Maldonado, MD.

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What to expect from first meeting of CDC’s new vaccine advisors
On Wednesday, the eight new members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will begin a 2-day meeting in Atlanta that could have an impact on the availability of some vaccines...
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June 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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✈️ @healioid.bsky.social is on the ground in Phoenix for #APIC2025!

🦠Our coverage will be posting throughout the week, so be sure to check our meeting bundle for all the conference highlights: bit.ly/4nm6Xun

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June 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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🧪 The Trump administration closed a CDC lab that tracked STIs, including drug-resistant gonorrhea.

We dug in and spoke to experts from around the world - the picture they painted is grim.

@gohealio.bsky.social @gerardgallagher.bsky.social @caitstulpin.bsky.social

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Closed CDC lab was cornerstone of national, global STI science
The Trump administration closed a CDC lab that tracked STIs, including drug-resistant gonorrhea. Experts have painted a grim picture of STI surveillance in the wake of the lab's closing.
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June 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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🚨 HHS has ended a government-funded program that distributed free #COVID19 tests to community organizations, the department confirmed to @gohealio.bsky.social. According to HHS, $1 billion was spent on the program over the last 4 years.

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HHS ends government-funded COVID-19 test program
HHS has ended a government-funded program that distributed free COVID-19 tests to community organizations, a department spokesperson confirmed to Healio.
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June 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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🚨 The FDA said future COVID-19 shots will be restricted to certain groups & study data is needed before approving shots for those age 6 months to 64 yrs w/o a risk factor

@gohealio.bsky.social spoke to Paul Offit, Peter Hotez, Amesh Adalja & Sean O’Leary for context

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FDA will restrict future COVID-19 vaccines based on age, risk factors
FDA officials outlined new restrictions for COVID-19 vaccine approvals in the United States that could limit their use among healthy people.
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May 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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🚨 Developing story:

FDA officials outlined new restrictions for #COVID19 vaccine approvals in the U.S. that could limit their use among healthy people. The policy shift was announced in a @nejm.org article published today.

@gohealio.bsky.social will have updates.

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FDA will restrict future COVID-19 vaccines based on age, risk factors
FDA officials outlined new restrictions for COVID-19 vaccine approvals in the United States that could limit their use among healthy people.
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May 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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The CDC terminated an advisory committee responsible for issuing federal guidance on prevention & control of health care-associated infections & the spread of antimicrobial resistance, HHS told @gohealio.bsky.social.

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CDC terminates infection control advisory committee
The CDC has terminated an advisory committee responsible for issuing federal guidance on the prevention and control of health care-associated infections and the spread of antimicrobial resistance, HHS...
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May 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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🥳 @gohealio.bsky.social is covering the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections this week in San Francisco. Follow along for our coverage!

#IDsky #HIV #STIs #Tuberculosis
@caitstulpin.bsky.social @gerardgallagher.bsky.social

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CROI will deliver ‘evidence and perspective’ amid turmoil
Healio will be providing live coverage of the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, which runs from March 9-12 in San Francisco.
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March 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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The CDC told us that officers in the Epidemic Intelligence Service have not been fired and continue to investigate outbreaks, although the incoming 2025 #EIS class may be half the size of previous years.

@gohealio.bsky.social #IDsky #MEDsky

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CDC disease detectives ‘remain in their positions,’ agency says
Despite recent reports, officers in the CDC’s famed Epidemic Intelligence Service — often referred to as “disease detectives” — have not been fired and continue to invest...
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February 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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🗳️ The Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS secretary, placing an anti-vaccine activist who has vowed to reduce chronic diseases & reform the food industry at the top of the U.S. health care apparatus.

#IDsky #MEDsky #vaccines #PublicHealth

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Senate confirms RFK Jr. as HHS secretary
The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next HHS secretary, placing an anti-vaccine activist who has vowed to reduce chronic diseases and reform the food industry at the t...
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February 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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The infectious diseases and pediatrics teams at @gohealio.bsky.social spent a few weeks asking where we are after 5 years of living with COVID-19.

This is what we learned 👇

#IDsky #MEDsky #PEDSIDsky #COVID19 #longCOVID

@gerardgallagher.bsky.social

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On its 5th anniversary, experts address questions about COVID-19
In 5 years, COVID-19 has impacted nearly every aspect of life. Although tens of thousands of cases continue to occur each week, the world’s top public health agencies have considered the pandemi...
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February 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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CDC published the first MMWR today in two weeks. It includes two studies focused on wildfires. A spokesperson told @gohealio.bsky.social that the #birdflu studies scheduled for the Jan. 23 issue are "still in the pipeline."

#IDsky #MEDsky #InfectiousDiseases

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CDC resumes publishing top scientific journal
The CDC on Thursday published its famed Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for the first time since the Trump administration ordered the nation’s various health agencies to freeze public comm...
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February 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Reposted by Stephen Feller
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🚨BREAKING🚨

☑️ A Senate committee voted Tuesday to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for U.S. health secretary.

Up next: Kennedy needs a simple majority to be confirmed as HHS secretary by the full Senate👨‍⚖️

Check out the full story 👇
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Senators vote on party lines to advance RFK Jr. nomination for HHS secretary
Senators voted on party lines Tuesday to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next U.S. health secretary.
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February 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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CDC removed web pages related to HIV, STIs & other topics after a Trump admin order to scrub references to “gender ideology.” Experts say it threatens public health.

Here's @gohealio.bsky.social's story, with perspective from Paul A. Volberding, MD.

#IDsky #MEDsky

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Removal of online health resources ‘dangerous’ to public health, experts say
The CDC’s removal of online resources related to HIV, STIs and other health topics following a Trump administration order to scrub references related to “gender ideology” has alarmed...
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February 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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On Wednesday, the Senate will hold the first of two hearings to consider the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the nation’s health care apparatus as HHS secretary. @gohealio.bsky.social asked experts from across medicine what to expect.

#IDsky #MEDsky

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RFK Jr. hearing kicks off test of Trump’s health nominees
On Wednesday, the Senate will hold the first of two scheduled hearings to consider the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the nation’s health care apparatus as HHS secretary.
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January 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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The CDC’s primary medical journal for public heath info went unpublished this week — seemingly for the first time ever — amid a communications freeze issued by HHS to the nation’s various health agencies.

Here’s @gohealio.bsky.social’s report.

#IDsky #MEDsky

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Famed CDC journal goes unpublished amid HHS communications freeze
The CDC’s primary medical journal for disseminating public health information went unpublished this week — seemingly for the first time ever — amid a communications freeze issued by ...
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January 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the US from WHO, saying that the agency has unfairly demanded too much in funding. @gohealio.bsky.social spoke with experts about what the move could mean for healthcare in the US & global health overall.

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Trump signs order withdrawing US from WHO, ‘endangering health everywhere’
President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from WHO, complaining that the agency has unfairly demanded too much in funding.
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January 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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We spoke to experts about the state of the #STI epidemic in the United States and what can be done to bring STI rates down further.

@gohealio.bsky.social @gerardgallagher.bsky.social

#chlamydia #gonorrhea #syphilis #InfectiousDiseases

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‘Now is not the time to lose momentum’ in the fight against STIs
For the second year in a row, the CDC’s annual STI report showed an overall decline in combined cases of the three nationally reportable infections — chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis.
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January 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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A child in California suspected to have highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza consumed raw milk before experiencing symptoms, according to state officials.

#BirdFlu #MEDsky #RawMilk

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Child in California with suspected bird flu drank raw milk, officials say
A child in California suspected to have highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza consumed raw milk before experiencing symptoms, officials said.
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December 12, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Reposted by Stephen Feller
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What did Anthony S. Fauci, MD, learn from the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics?

Read what he told us here. 👇

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Fauci: HIV, COVID-19 pandemics taught us to ‘expect the unexpected’
Despite being decades apart, the HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 pandemics shared many lessons that can be applied to future pandemics and health emergencies, Anthony S. Fauci, MD, and his former chief of staff...
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December 11, 2024 at 6:38 PM
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Alright, let’s see what this place is all about. 🍻
November 13, 2024 at 6:21 PM