#Fauci will be under a political attack tomorrow. In late 2019 and early 2020 we were hit head on by a killer virus for which we had no weapons to fight off. We had overrun hospitals and temporary morgues, people sick and dying in droves. Hard decisions had to be made to prevent

I feel like my wife and I have presented our kids with a lot of experiences, but maybe not as many as I thought. College son traveling abroad for the first time sent me this. I hope he didn’t wash his face.

From ⁦CDC⁩, a 3rd dairy worker with confirmed #H5N1 #Birdflu . Symptoms are worse than earlier cases, much more in line with #influenza . Give our fair workers in #Wisconsin the goggles/ppe they need to stay safe. Stay vigilant. ⁦Eric Feigl-Ding⁩ cdc.gov/media/releases…

Transformative cancer care from ⁦Mayo Clinic⁩ not only makes receiving therapies for patients easier-within the comforts of their home- but also opens up chairs and beds in the hospital for other patients to use. Compassionate and smart. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/tra…

And now #H5N1 makes the jump to Alpacas. This virus is gaining steam. We need the Dept. of Agriculture to up their game. Every mammalian jump, every human infection, is another opportunity for the virus to alter itself into a pandemic causing pathogen.

to my anesthesia colleagues: do any of you have experience with peri-op guidance on acamprosate? I know this drug can be very effective, but how does it interfere with perio-op meds? ASA® Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists Anesthesiology

In other words, “I will be responsible for the sickness, hospitalization, and death of children everywhere.” While many of these are “empty” promises, they are dangerous nonetheless. We must continue to push science and medicine forward, going backwards would ensure the failure

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Worrisome for sure.
From an MD standpoint, this is further concerning: the child had a severe respiratory infection requiring prolonged ICU stay and powerful antivirals. The US cases have been in adults with very mild symptoms.
Remaining vigilant is key. Requiring herd

With continued prevalence of #Vaccine hesitancy (ie. denial), vax preventable diseases that can harm, hospitalize, or kill children have had a resurgence. #VACCINATE your Children. ⁦Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General⁩ ⁦@publichealthmdc⁩ ⁦CDC⁩ healio.com/news/infectiou…

A second confirmed human case of #H5N1 in #Michigan follows new of a #birdflu infected child in #Australia . Let’s not sound panic alarms but be aware.⁦Governor Tony Evers⁩ ⁦Sen. Tammy Baldwin⁩, please get our #dairy farmers in #Wisconsin the ppe the need. statnews.com/2024/05/22/bir…

Today we celebrate Clinical Trials Day where we acknowledge the efforts of these health care heroes who help make the discoveries of tomorrow’s medicines and vaccines possible. We thank the millions of participants who take the risk to make sure the lives others can be better and

Big part of #publichealth is getting healthcare to the public.Our system fails people and ⬆️ #disparity .If hydrating the #surgeongeneral ⁦Jerome Adams⁩ is 10K imagine how devastating that is to a teacher or waiter.How do we do better? medpagetoday.com/opinion/second…

This is a tragedy that could have been avoided with a safe and effective vaccine.
From Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD, “Ignore the antivaccine activists: they don’t care about you, your kids, or your family.”
It is hard to be louder than the #antivax crowd but we have to be. VACCINATE YOUR

How is a #mask ban in #NorthCarolina considered by anyone as a good thing? How is this different from a “mandate?” How are immunocompromised patients supposed to protect themselves? This is absolute lunacy. #Politics over #publichealth is bad policy. forbes.com/sites/joshuaco…

Folks in the Chicago area, my nephews are running a football camp. These guys are amazing. Check it out if you are interested. Notre Dame Football Ann Marie Scheidler

3 yrs ago today, my school aged sons were 1st in line for #COVID19 #vaccines when they were available. We believed in the science and the medicine, we believed in personal and community responsibility. All #Vaccinations save lives, Vax your kids. Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD UW Health CDC

⁦Sen. Tammy Baldwin⁩ ⁦Governor Tony Evers⁩ - #H5N1 doesn’t play by the normal influenza rules. We have to encourage our dairy workers in #Wisconsin to be safe. Even if #Birdflu doesn’t mutate beyond its current state, it is still capable of infecting humans statnews.com/2024/05/10/bir…

⬇️ Clearly we have to re-emphasize worldwide the importance of childhood vaccinations. This isn’t just a US problem, it’s a world problem- and children everywhere could suffer. While silencing the anti-vax contingent would help, we must really focus amplifying the message of

From ⁦Helen Branswell 🇨🇦⁩ and ⁦STAT⁩ Bird flu #H5N1 doesn’t play by the rules, it has its own playbook. We would be foolish to take our eye off the ball. We need wider testing and mandatory reporting of infected animals. We need to be ready. statnews.com/2024/05/09/bir…

There are good people in this world who believe in science and medicine and lead with compassion. Good work Eric Feigl-Ding and much appreciation to the donor!