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"Are we in a public health emergency?" Mine: trust, AI and synthetic biology, cyberattacks on hospitals, climate. Dr. Alister Martin's: a million New Yorkers losing coverage. Save and send to a clinician: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7CSqWYpmW0 Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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4 measles-associated deaths in PA. Secretary RFK Jr.'s department won't recognize them. CBS: youtu.be/vqCSNUjLpds youtu.be/lGctpf5Hvwk youtu.be/-QmKyk4arDk www.celinegounder.com/p/cbs-news-de… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Measles gets confused with chickenpox and parvovirus. In outbreak areas I'd add a dose at 6 to 9 months, on top of the 12-month one. But the early dose isn't current CDC guidance. Read & subscribe for free: www.celinegounder.com/p/measles-vit…

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The CDC's site says 0 measles deaths this year. Pennsylvania says 4. States investigate and report. The CDC compiles what states send. Save and send to a local health official: www.celinegounder.com/p/measles-mea… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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The Amish and Mennonite churches aren't opposed to vaccination. Neither is the Vatican. The exemptions rising fastest are ideological, not religious. Read & subscribe for free: www.celinegounder.com/p/measles-mea…

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A proposed rule would let a political appointee outrank scientific review on every federal grant. The Senate froze it until December 11th. Save and send to a researcher or patient: www.celinegounder.com/p/ada-removal… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 18/09/2026

One federal panel makes your mammogram free. The US Preventive Services Task Force hasn't met in 18 months. Save and send to anyone due for a screening: www.celinegounder.com/p/colorectal-… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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The AMA, AAP and IDSA published fall vaccine guidance on Sept 2. Adam Zimmerman's argument isn't that the evidence was wrong. It's that nobody was given a reason to pay attention. Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com #PublicHealth

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 15/09/2026

The Atlantic Festival starts Thursday, September 17-19. Ebola and climate-related threats get filed under "not here yet," which is why their funding is the easiest to cut. I'll be making the case for why that's a mistake. Come find me. theatlanticfestival.com

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 14/09/2026

Measles infects the memory cells of your immune system. The rash clears in 2 weeks. Immunity takes 2 to 3 years to rebuild. Save and send to a parent: www.celinegounder.com/p/measles-mea… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 11/09/2026

Measles can raise a child's risk from other infections for 2 to 3 years. No U.S. agency tells doctors to repeat vaccines after it. Save and send to a pediatrician: www.celinegounder.com/p/measles-vit… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 11/09/2026

Today is the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Its two lessons were prevention and unity. I'm watching us forget both, right as AI meets advanced biology. Watch (CBS): www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2eHvDp4nyI

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 11/09/2026

Anthropic just caught 5 scientists using Claude for potentially risky biological research. Send to a scientist, doctor, or anyone worried about gain-of-function research: www.celinegounder.com/p/anthropic-c… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 03/09/2026

Four medical societies wrote the fall vaccine schedule based on reviews of 299 studies in JAMA. But their schedule doesn't dictate insurance coverage. Save and send to a parent: www.celinegounder.com/p/orphaned-re… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 03/09/2026

The flu shot is flu peptide-maxxing with randomized trials behind it. Four medical societies recommend it: the AAP, ACOG, AAFP, and IDSA. Save and send to a parent: www.celinegounder.com/p/orphaned-re… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 02/09/2026

I think of measles as a mini HIV. Both infect the immune system itself. HIV takes the power to fight. Measles takes what you already learned, erasing 11% to 73% of antibodies in 77 children. Send to a parent on the fence: www.celinegounder.com/p/measles-mea…

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 31/08/2026

A drunk driver kills you. The certificate says "blunt force trauma." Nobody argues about whether a drunk driver killed you. CDC's measles count went 2, then 0, then an asterisk. Pennsylvania still lists 2. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQdmONElvOc Read & subscribe: celinegounder.com

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Pennsylvania reported 2 measles-associated deaths, the first in the US this year and the state's first in 35 years. One was a newborn. The coroner has listed measles as a contributing factor. Save and send to a parent: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4AKb6FyxBE Read & subscribe: celinegounder.com

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FDA approved 4 updated COVID vaccines, all targeting XFG. No federal committee has voted on who should get them. A judge sidelined most of that committee in March. Whether you can walk into a pharmacy depends on your state. Save and send to a caregiver. Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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FDA approved the first pill for metastatic pancreatic cancer. "Twice as long" means 13 months instead of 7. Nearly $40K a month. Medicare can't negotiate it. 70% are on Medicare. Save and send to a caregiver: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfgXWaL-f7I Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Congo has built 1,300 Ebola beds. About 60% of the people dying never reach one. Africa CDC says it's catching 30 to 40% of cases. Save and send to an aid worker: the1a.org/segments/the-drc-ebola-ou… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Reposted by Dr. Céline Gounder

IDWeek is pleased to announce that @celinegounder.com will present this year's Joseph E. Smadel Lecture, “Where We're Needed Now: Building a Career of Impact in Infectious Diseases as the Ground Shifts.” See Dr. Gounder present at #IDWeek2026. Register: www.idweek.org/registration/

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At least 1 in 4 NFL players who died from 2016 to 2021 had CTE. Diagnosed concussions didn't predict it. Accumulated hit force did. 2 of 3 college hits come in practice. Save and send to a football parent: www.youtube.com/watch?v=08pUp1ovjJ0 Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 26/08/2026

Dr. Oz wants parents to get the MMR as 3 separate shots. Merck stopped making them in 2008. Save and send to a parent or a pediatrician: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeNSjcQ2CM4 Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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The FDA delayed the food traceability rule. 6 days later Taylor Farms' parent gave $1M to a pro-Trump super PAC. Nothing in the public record connects the two. Save and send to anyone who buys bagged salad: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISCfnEBG6-4 Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton helped fund Moderna's COVID vaccine research. The same technology just kept melanoma from coming back. Officials cut $500M from mRNA vaccine work last year. Save and send to a melanoma patient: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbfC2WEgzts Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 24/08/2026

The hardest question I get isn't about any one outbreak. It's where to find health information you can actually rely on now. That's the part I most want to get right at The Atlantic Festival, September 17-19. theatlanticfestival.com

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 24/08/2026

A federal review asks whether to redraw the categories that decide which vaccines your insurance must cover for free. Comments close September 20th. Save and send to a parent or pediatrician: federalregister.gov/d/2026-17250 Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 16/08/2026

More than 40 studies, millions of children, many countries. No increased risk. I spoke with New York magazine's Nia Prater. Save and send: nymag.com/intelligencer/article/tru… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 16/08/2026

A century ago a child got one vaccine. Smallpox, about 200 viral proteins. I spoke with New York magazine's Nia Prater. Save and send to a parent: nymag.com/intelligencer/article/tru… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 16/08/2026

Brazil, Chile, Poland, Turkey, Saudi Arabia. The countries we actually resemble. I spoke with New York magazine's Nia Prater. Save and send: nymag.com/intelligencer/article/tru… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 15/08/2026

Japan split its MMR shot in the 1990s. Mumps coverage fell to a third of kids. I spoke with New York magazine's Nia Prater. Save and send: nymag.com/intelligencer/article/tru… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 15/08/2026

A federal judge blocked the January schedule changes in March. It still holds. I spoke with New York magazine's Nia Prater. Save and send: nymag.com/intelligencer/article/tru… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 15/08/2026

John Cornyn's only answer to the order: 154 million deaths averted since 1974. I spoke with NY magazine's Nia Prater. Save and send to a parent: nymag.com/intelligencer/article/tru… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Cruz asked me for this evidence in 2021. I sent it to his committee. He posted an 82% miscarriage rate from it. He cut 700 live births to get there. Save and send to anyone pregnant: www.celinegounder.com/p/ted-cruz-82… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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1 in 10 Americans has a rare disease. About 7,000 exist. Since 1983 the FDA has approved treatments for about 340. Save and send to a parent chasing a diagnosis, or anyone told there's no treatment: youtu.be/n11_hhMm88Y Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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Trump said the combined MMR could be "quite lethal." He gave no evidence. I spoke with New York magazine's Nia Prater. Save and send to a parent: nymag.com/intelligencer/article/tru… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com

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