8/ The smallpox vaccine (MVA Bavarian Nordic) works against both clades. However there is almost no vaccine in D.R.C. and other African countries that need it. It costs around $100 per vaccine. A complete vaccine course means two vaccine doses. ft.com/content/47e345…

11/ To stop this outbreak we need free testing in affected countries, the ability to sequence the virus to tell which clade is causing the infection, and enough vaccine to be deployed in immunisation campaigns delivered for and with affected communities where it’s needed.

Huge News for access to STI tests in the U.S. to help curb the growing syphilis epidemic The U.S. FDA just authorized the first fully at home OTC test for syphilis A finger prick blood test for antibodies against the bug that causes it (T. Pallidum) 1/ nbcnews.com/health/sexual-…

Amidst a sea of depressing news on the infectious disease front: mpox, H5 bird flu, Covid summer surges, etc This is one piece of important and positive news that will serve to provide Americans in the U.S. greater access to testing and thus treatment and help curb syphilis.

Two new papers report the specificity & differentiation dynamics of human LN TFH cells after flu or COVID vaccines. The flu paper is a collab. between my lab (stefan.schattgen ) & Ali Ellebedy, while the COVID was led by Ali, Philip Mudd, and Nick Borcherding-a 🧵nature.com/articles/s4159…

It's quite surprising how many #mpox "experts" the U.S. has. Multiple times a day I'm being offered opportunities to talk to people who are expert on an issue most of them haven't researched, treated, or published about. Not my definition of expert.

WHO declared mpox a public health emergency The virus continues to march forward But we are not prepared for meaningful surveillance/response Clade 1b is worse than mpox that spread globally in 2022 Now in Thailand/Europe is 1 more warning to prepare reuters.com/business/healt…

Join us for a talk with Dr. Michael Mina at eMed as he discusses harnessing #biology, #technology, and #math to drive public health and combat #pandemics. 🗓️ Sep 23, 2024 | 3:30-4:30 pm ET 🔗 Free event, registration required: bit.ly/3YQByWR Michael Mina

Fauci recovering from West Nile Virus Dengue virus, eastern equine encephalitis, and more vector born viruses are increasing in U.S., We’ve no idea how prevalent infections are bc we barely look An Immune Observatory for virus spread is needed medpagetoday.com/infectiousdise…

I wrote a lot about #WestNile back in the aughts. It never went away, but coverage of it ebbed substantially in the years since. So I put together this quick explainer about the virus that hospitalized Tony Fauci. statnews.com/2024/08/24/wha…

Join us for a talk with Dr. Michael Mina at eMed as he discusses harnessing #biology, #technology, and #math to drive public health and combat #pandemics. 🗓️ Sep 23, 2024 | 3:30-4:30 pm ET 🔗 Free event, registration required: bit.ly/3YQByWR Michael Mina

This is a remarkable chart. Major reduction in mortality among those taking GLP-1 (i.e. ozempic) vs (statistically) matched group In General: for every 4 ppl not taking GLP-1 who died during 5 yr follow-up, only 1 on GLP-1 died Not randomized control study but very convincing

H5N1 is Still not under control Was Bound to head to California statnews.com/2024/08/29/cal…

With Covid vaccine updates now approved, millions are wondering when to get the shot after their recent infections. While not variant-specific, antibody testing can still provide valuable information. I used a prototype home test, but sadly they are not available to the public.😞

Lack of diagnostics is a key barrier to tackling antimicrobial resistance! Please read our The Lancet Microbe comment: thelancet.com/journals/lanmi…

Diagnostics are not just medical tools but are critical for successful public health, including slowing spread of infectious diseases To me, diagnostics = knowledge & data It is knowledge/data that drives successful public health programs

Join us for a talk with Dr. Michael Mina at eMed as he discusses harnessing #biology, #technology, and #math to drive public health and combat #pandemics. 🗓️ Sep 23, 2024 | 3:30-4:30 pm ET 🔗 Free event, registration required: bit.ly/3YQByWR Michael Mina

CDC just reported H5 Bird Flu sent a person to hospital who had **no known contact with farm animals* Person was tested for Flu, was Flu A+, H1/3 Neg Given how few ppl get tested for Flu, we have no idea how widespread H5 really is This is concerning cdc.gov/media/releases…

Why do people who understand #flu get unsettled when they hear about infections like the Missouri case of #H5 #birdflu with no known link to infected animals or birds? What do we need to find out fast about this case? Some smart folks explain. statnews.com/2024/09/08/mis…