Ria Lassaunière
@rialassauniere.bsky.social
Infectious diseases immunologist | Emerging virus enthusiast 🦠 | Opinions are my own
“This is akin to saying, ‘Go ahead and eat whatever you want, don’t exercise, smoke like a chimney — we’re going to invest all of our resources in heart transplants,’”
Kennedy Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/h...
Kennedy Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/h...
RFK Jr. Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
Decades of research have turned up no miracle treatment for measles, but studies show the M.M.R. shot is 97 percent effective in preventing the disease.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 7:56 AM
“This is akin to saying, ‘Go ahead and eat whatever you want, don’t exercise, smoke like a chimney — we’re going to invest all of our resources in heart transplants,’”
Kennedy Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/h...
Kennedy Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/h...
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NIH’s new director, Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya, dismissed the report as “rumors” in an interview with Science on Thursday morning, hours before he announced the new policy.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
‘This is insane:’ New NIH policy on funding foreign scientists stirs outrage
Agency will make researchers outside United States seek grants of their own rather than “subawards” from U.S. scientists
www.science.org
May 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
NIH’s new director, Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya, dismissed the report as “rumors” in an interview with Science on Thursday morning, hours before he announced the new policy.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
scim.ag
January 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO
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Two new reports on T cells and viral infections
—the ability to prevent without neutralizing antibodies
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
—more Tregs and enhanced protection via multiple Covid booster shots
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
—the ability to prevent without neutralizing antibodies
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
—more Tregs and enhanced protection via multiple Covid booster shots
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Vaccine-induced T cell responses control Orthoflavivirus challenge infection without neutralizing antibodies in humans - Nature Microbiology
The authors demonstrate the effectiveness of T cells in controlling acute viral infections, without neutralizing antibodies, by conducting an Orthoflavivirus vaccination and challenge study in humans.
www.nature.com
January 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Two new reports on T cells and viral infections
—the ability to prevent without neutralizing antibodies
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
—more Tregs and enhanced protection via multiple Covid booster shots
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
—the ability to prevent without neutralizing antibodies
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
—more Tregs and enhanced protection via multiple Covid booster shots
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Ria Lassaunière
The #H5N1 #birdflu virus from a severe case in Louisiana shows it was developing mutations that could help it attach to cells in human respiratory tracts, including a mutation seen in a recent severe case in British Columbia, Canada, the #CDC reported today. www.statnews.com/2024/12/26/c...
CDC says H5N1 bird flu sample shows mutations that may help the virus bind to cells in the upper airways of people
The CDC said Thursday that the mutations, detected in a sample taken from a Louisiana patient, may help bind the virus to the upper airways in people.
www.statnews.com
December 27, 2024 at 12:19 AM
The #H5N1 #birdflu virus from a severe case in Louisiana shows it was developing mutations that could help it attach to cells in human respiratory tracts, including a mutation seen in a recent severe case in British Columbia, Canada, the #CDC reported today. www.statnews.com/2024/12/26/c...
Reposted by Ria Lassaunière
Reposted by Ria Lassaunière
Rwanda’s first ever Marburg outbreak is declared over, with 42 days having passed since the last case cleared the virus. www.afro.who.int/countries/rw...
Marburg outbreak in Rwanda declared over
Kigali, Rwanda – The outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease was declared over today by the Government of Rwanda with no new cases reported over the last 42 days after the last patient tested negative for t...
www.afro.who.int
December 20, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Rwanda’s first ever Marburg outbreak is declared over, with 42 days having passed since the last case cleared the virus. www.afro.who.int/countries/rw...