scott rosenstein
@scottrosenstein.bsky.social
NYU SGPH professor: geopolitics of COVID, health diplomacy,
former: Eurasia Group, CFR
former: Eurasia Group, CFR
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An unvaccinated adult was confirmed positive for #measles after death. The cause of death is under investigation. The adult lived in Lea county, New Mexico where there have been 9 cases of measles for far this year.
More here:
www.nmhealth.org/news/alert/2...
More here:
www.nmhealth.org/news/alert/2...
Lea County resident tests positive for measles after death
www.nmhealth.org
March 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
An unvaccinated adult was confirmed positive for #measles after death. The cause of death is under investigation. The adult lived in Lea county, New Mexico where there have been 9 cases of measles for far this year.
More here:
www.nmhealth.org/news/alert/2...
More here:
www.nmhealth.org/news/alert/2...
My piece yesterday in the Contrarian - for those of you in the market for some (heavily caveated) optimism...
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-case-f...
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-case-f...
The case for vaccine optimism
What happens when the ambulance chaser becomes the ambulance?
contrarian.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My piece yesterday in the Contrarian - for those of you in the market for some (heavily caveated) optimism...
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-case-f...
contrarian.substack.com/p/the-case-f...
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The irony of them deleting the term "confirmation bias" is... something.
February 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The irony of them deleting the term "confirmation bias" is... something.
It’s very straightforward
Strategy #1: Deny the existence of studies that don’t support your position.
Strategy #2: Promote any study that supports your position, no matter how poorly done.
open.substack.com/pub/pauloffi...
Strategy #1: Deny the existence of studies that don’t support your position.
Strategy #2: Promote any study that supports your position, no matter how poorly done.
open.substack.com/pub/pauloffi...
The RFK Jr. Playbook
Deny excellent studies, promote poor studies, and call anyone who disagrees with you a shill for Big Pharma
open.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It’s very straightforward
Strategy #1: Deny the existence of studies that don’t support your position.
Strategy #2: Promote any study that supports your position, no matter how poorly done.
open.substack.com/pub/pauloffi...
Strategy #1: Deny the existence of studies that don’t support your position.
Strategy #2: Promote any study that supports your position, no matter how poorly done.
open.substack.com/pub/pauloffi...
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"Dr. Kulldorff knows all this of course...In an earlier article titled Study Designs for the Safety Evaluation of Different Childhood Immunization Schedules he said:
It would be unethical to do a randomized trial where children in one arm are completely unvaccinated."
It would be unethical to do a randomized trial where children in one arm are completely unvaccinated."
Dr. Martin Kulldorff, a pro-infection author of the Great Barrington Declaration, is now calling for RFK to run an RCT of routine vaccines.
He knows this is unethical & impossible.
This is what happens when doctors care about politics, not health.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/unethical/
He knows this is unethical & impossible.
This is what happens when doctors care about politics, not health.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/unethical/
To Spread Mistrust, Dr. Martin Kulldorff Asks RFK Jr. to do an Unethical, Impossible RCT of Vaccines He Knows Are Safe & Effective | Science-Based Medicine
Once again, sheltered laptop-class doctors are treating children's health as a parlor game to advance their political objectives.
sciencebasedmedicine.org
January 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"Dr. Kulldorff knows all this of course...In an earlier article titled Study Designs for the Safety Evaluation of Different Childhood Immunization Schedules he said:
It would be unethical to do a randomized trial where children in one arm are completely unvaccinated."
It would be unethical to do a randomized trial where children in one arm are completely unvaccinated."
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Because who doesn't love a good simulation of measles vaccination and herd immunity? www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
Watch how the measles outbreak spreads when kids get vaccinated – and when they don't
If you take 10 communities and run a simulation, it’s easy to see why we need as many members of the ‘herd’ as possible to get vaccines – before it’s too late
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Because who doesn't love a good simulation of measles vaccination and herd immunity? www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
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Colleague working with ECDC and DRC MoH responding to outbreak in Panzi just provided me with some details on epi investigation:
- 330 cases in total, 318 recovered without sequelae
- 25 ongoing cases
-27 official deaths
- 60% female, 22% young children <5
- symptoms- fever, pain cough, headache,
- 330 cases in total, 318 recovered without sequelae
- 25 ongoing cases
-27 official deaths
- 60% female, 22% young children <5
- symptoms- fever, pain cough, headache,
December 6, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Colleague working with ECDC and DRC MoH responding to outbreak in Panzi just provided me with some details on epi investigation:
- 330 cases in total, 318 recovered without sequelae
- 25 ongoing cases
-27 official deaths
- 60% female, 22% young children <5
- symptoms- fever, pain cough, headache,
- 330 cases in total, 318 recovered without sequelae
- 25 ongoing cases
-27 official deaths
- 60% female, 22% young children <5
- symptoms- fever, pain cough, headache,
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A single mutation in bovine influenza H5N1 hemagglutinin switches specificity to human receptors
First reported human-infecting bovine H5N1 virus revealed avian-type receptor binding preference switching HA binding specificity to human-type receptors
www.science.org/doi/...
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First reported human-infecting bovine H5N1 virus revealed avian-type receptor binding preference switching HA binding specificity to human-type receptors
www.science.org/doi/...
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December 5, 2024 at 11:06 PM
A single mutation in bovine influenza H5N1 hemagglutinin switches specificity to human receptors
First reported human-infecting bovine H5N1 virus revealed avian-type receptor binding preference switching HA binding specificity to human-type receptors
www.science.org/doi/...
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First reported human-infecting bovine H5N1 virus revealed avian-type receptor binding preference switching HA binding specificity to human-type receptors
www.science.org/doi/...
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"...at this point it is not known if the illness is being caused by an infectious disease, and if it is, whether the source is bacterial or viral."
www.statnews.com/2024/12/05/m...
www.statnews.com/2024/12/05/m...
Cause of outbreak in DRC still being investigated, health officials say
A disease outbreak in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused 79 deaths. Health officials are still investigating the cause.
www.statnews.com
December 5, 2024 at 4:12 PM
"...at this point it is not known if the illness is being caused by an infectious disease, and if it is, whether the source is bacterial or viral."
www.statnews.com/2024/12/05/m...
www.statnews.com/2024/12/05/m...
I’m continuously surprised that this question doesn’t get more attention
Scientists who have studied #H5N1 #birdflu for years are flummoxed by the lack of severe cases among the 55 human cases the US has confirmed this year. I talked to lots to explore the theories of what's going on. www.statnews.com/2024/12/02/b...
Scientists confront a mystery: Why have U.S. bird flu cases been so mild?
The H5N1 bird flu outbreak in the U.S. has so far been shockingly mild. Researchers have some theories as to why.
www.statnews.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:03 PM
I’m continuously surprised that this question doesn’t get more attention
I refer to this as the 180 degree flip flop from herd immunity triumphalism to mass death defeatism. I.e a conclusion in search of evidence. From
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/o...
December 1, 2024 at 2:22 AM
I refer to this as the 180 degree flip flop from herd immunity triumphalism to mass death defeatism. I.e a conclusion in search of evidence. From
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/o...
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Vaccine-derived type 2 #polio virus has been detected in wastewater surveillance in four German cities (Munich, Bonn, Cologne and Hamburg) according to the Robert Koch-Institut, suggesting the virus is circulating. No polio cases or suspected polio cases have been reported. #idsky
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November 28, 2024 at 4:47 PM
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California reports finding #H5 #birdflu virus in raw milk bought in a store.
How risky H5-containing raw milk is to humans isn't clear. Here's hoping we're not about to find out. www.statnews.com/2024/11/24/b...
How risky H5-containing raw milk is to humans isn't clear. Here's hoping we're not about to find out. www.statnews.com/2024/11/24/b...
November 25, 2024 at 3:05 AM
California reports finding #H5 #birdflu virus in raw milk bought in a store.
How risky H5-containing raw milk is to humans isn't clear. Here's hoping we're not about to find out. www.statnews.com/2024/11/24/b...
How risky H5-containing raw milk is to humans isn't clear. Here's hoping we're not about to find out. www.statnews.com/2024/11/24/b...
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H5N1 is once again causing egg shortages. We continue to underestimate the economic and health threats posed by this virus. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Grocers report egg shortage ahead of holidays amid surging bird flu
Avian influenza has affected more than 108 million poultry in 48 states since 2022, lifting prices and diminishing supply.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:05 AM
H5N1 is once again causing egg shortages. We continue to underestimate the economic and health threats posed by this virus. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...