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Jason Gallagher

@jgpharmd.bsky.social
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ID pharmacy professor who'd rather be biking. Author of Antibiotics Simplified. Editor-in-Chief of Contagion. Marching band parent.

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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Can confirm. I had shingles ~12 years ago and it sucks. Will be vaccinated when eligible in several months.
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Next: the return of the caravan threat.
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The 5th Measles Death Was a 20-Year-Old Newly Wed With Leukemia who could not get the vaccine becuase of cancer treatment. open.substack.com/pub/stopanti... via @aboutpediatrics.bsky.social
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The 5th Measles Death Was a 20-Year-Old Newly Wed With Leukemia
The 5th measles death was an unvaccinated 20-year-old with leukemia who had just gotten married last year.
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Alan Regenberg @aregenberg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
‘Zombified’ CDC, Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission. The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr and associates have tightened control. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
nytimes.com
‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It is crazy to me that there is no apparent liability for these companies. The only industry I know well is pharma, and they are regulated a ton - years of research occur before a drug is approved, and then it is still monitored post-approval. AI needs strong regulation - yesterday.
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Steven Pergam, MD, MPH @pergamic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Tragic and preventable.
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is something I think about often. Our state just banned cell phones from classrooms, but the entire educational infrastructure revolves around those damn Chromebooks and Google Classroom. Get rid of them all. Time to fill in some Scantron sheets, kids!
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This story is terrifying. The NYT podcast The Daily goes into it in some horrifying depth. We cannot let these companies self-regulate. The stakes are way too high.
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Ben D’Avanzo @bendavanzo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Quite literally. These robots are funded by the $240 billion for immigration enforcement from Congress, which at the same time has done $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts.
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Wild. Airport malaria (from mosquitoes that hitch a ride) is rare but happens; 2 deaths in a country like Germany is really unusual 😳😳😳 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
theguardian.com
Officials urge calm after malaria outbreak kills two staff at Frankfurt airport
Mosquito traps are set up at Germany’s biggest airport and doctors are asked to look out for symptoms of disease
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This can't be real life.
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Contagion® @contagionlive.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
#Breaking Two unvaccinated Lancaster County residents have died from measles-associated complications, the state's first #measles deaths in 35 years. #IDsky #Medsky www.contagionlive.com/view/two-mea...
contagionlive.com
Two Measles-Associated Deaths in Unvaccinated Pennsylvania Residents | Contagion Live
Two Lancaster County residents have died from measles-associated complications, the state's first measles deaths in 35 years.
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Plus, it is a truly bizarre place to go shopping. IIRC you can't see what is in there on one side from the other. You're only there to see what on Earth the place looks like from the inside.
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Looks like it's that time of year where I re-learn how to use the heaping pile of garbage that is ExamSoft once again. No rush, I'm sure everyone is tagging questions on Friday afternoon and it's just a usage bottleneck. #AcademicSky
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Joke's on her - he'll never read anything that long. But seriously, this is beyond messed up.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This would not be happening if people remained silent.
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Rosewind @rosewind.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Trump: “I've seen proof of where they have a vaccination thing that looks like the size of a bottle of soda and pour it into a little child's body.” Bottle of soda and vaccine for size comparison purposes…one of these things is NOT like the other…
A soda bottle (Pepsi Max), and a vaccine syringe (Bexsero)

The bottle of soda is considerably larger than the syringe 
They are both clearly labeled
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Not knowing what you don't know is a dangerous thing. Not caring that others know more than you and doubling-down on your ignorance is even worse, especially when you have real power.
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
It has been fixed.
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Like, ohmygod, it's totally dimorphic.
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I'm glad to see "Figure it out" receive a Class I recommendation.
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We receive postcards in NJ letting us know that it was received (and if it hasn't been yet received). I agree- mail-in voting is fantastic. I'm a much more engaged and frequent voter because of it.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 03/08/2026
Pro-wrestling executive Linda McMahon issued a letter today (in her role as US Secretary of Education) demanding that universities justify their existence and explain policies to the Trump administration by the end of 2026. Not sure what the endgame is, but it sure feels like a trap.
ed.gov
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Issues National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing Boards
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon issued a national call to action to university presidents and governing boards, urging them to reaffirm higher education’s foundational commitments to ...
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Andy Conway Morris @andymoz78.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The number needed to treat for ADHD (if we look at academic performance, behaviour, risk taking, drug and alcohol abuse, accidents, whatever measure you use) is the sort of NNT other drugs and conditions simply dream of.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Trump has denied most disaster requests from Democratic-led states

A graph  showing Presidential approval rates for disaster requests from Democratic-led states and Republican-led states

Source: POLITICO's E&E News analysis of FEMA records
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I see two horrible men of no redeeming value whose work is leading to increased deaths in their country, one who could have made millions if he left public service for industry years ago but instead led efforts against HIV and COVID-19 under both GOP and Democrat administrations, and a puppy.
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Hey now, let's be fair and say that we live long enough to die from those diseases due to improved efforts against infectious diseases, ie. vaccination, antibiotics, and sanitation.
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
RFK Jr. asked the National Institute of Health to dedicate $5 billion (!) to finding a link between vaccines and autism. "That would have dedicated more than a tenth of the NIH’s annual budget to investigating a hypothesis already refuted by scientists worldwide."
reuters.com
Inside RFK Jr.’s push to dismantle decades of U.S. vaccine policy
Insider accounts reveal the scale of the health secretary's ambitions to curb childhood immunizations and unearth a link between vaccines and autism.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
the food safety stuff is another reminder that a large, huge, gigantic part of being a republican is going “lmao why are we spending money to prevent horrifying disasters from happening if they never happen 🤪”
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The formal end of DOGE marks the collapse of a massive scam. Elon Musk used it to secure tax cuts for the rich while delivering less than ten percent of promised budget cuts. The initiative crippled US soft power and cost more money to fix than it saved. It also caused thousands of deaths
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Meh, I'd be fine with 17-12 soccer scores. (not really, but there has to be an in-between)
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I can't stand offsides in soccer. Can someone tell me why it is what it is - where it depends on the position of the defenders? Hockey has a line. I like it - it doesn't move.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
"If scientists align with campaigns that pitch their opponents as anti-science, they should not be surprised if greater polarization is the result." I have some real strong thoughts on this piece. Let's talk about it... 1/? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com
Scientists should recognize their own political biases to build public trust
Public trust in science can’t be sustained by the support of narrow constituencies at one end of an ideological spectrum.
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I was a junior herpetologist in my mind for a few years as a teen and used to catch and release critters like these.
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
It looks like a northern water snake, no? If so, it is not a source of danger.
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
that oral therapy isn't really necessary. 2/
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I was the editor for this and nudged them on that. Table 2 is how they addressed it. The design can't answer the question of whether 3 days of IV abx isn't enough, but at least it contributes to the body of knowledge that we can get them out of the hospital and on something oral early... even if 1/
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Jeez. I am not a fan of guns and never have been, but I held 2 as a kid - both were the 'hidden' guns of my friends' parents. One was jokingly pointed at me.
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I'm sure I could pull up 100 quotes from RFK Jr. claiming that masks and vaccines violate exactly those principles, but I'm tired.
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
We have the same daughter
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I feel like we are almost entitled to see the reply.
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
This part I can agree with - the need for improved medical record systems. But sharing that information with the government or researchers should be opt-in. Also, how can can we have someone in charge of HHS who doesn't know how terrible our medical information systems are? 😳
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Where do I go to opt-out of my information being used for this "research"?
kffhealthnews.org
RFK Jr. Seeks To Peek at Americans’ Medical Records for Clues on Autism and Vaccines - KFF Health News
To collect and scrutinize millions of Americans’ health data, U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aims to work with state organizations that help health systems share medical records. In Nebra...
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
On the other hand, I'll probably never remember what temperature settings to use on the grill or what to cook chicken things to since I just ask it each time and put no effort into learning the answer.
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Counter-narrative re: AI- I think it is making me smarter, not dumber, as I push back against the confident errors that it creates discussing topics that I know something about. (I'm still polite though, because maybe Skynet)
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Contagion® @contagionlive.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
#Breaking The FDA has approved #ensitrelvir (Xocova) for post-exposure prophylaxis of #COVID19 in adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older, making it the first and only oral antiviral authorized to help prevent symptomatic infection after exposure. @shionogiincus.bsky.social #IDsky
contagionlive.com
FDA Approves Ensitrelvir as First Oral Post-Exposure Prevention Option for COVID-19 | Contagion Live
The FDA has approved ensitrelvir (Xocova) for post-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 in adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older, making it the first and only oral antiviral authorized to help pr...
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Amy Mathers is good people. Jim is ok too.
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Agreed. It would be nice to see a AMP+CRO vs AMP alone study, but I doubt we will see that. We don't even have a prospective study comparing AMP+CRO to AMP+Gent. The patients with enterococcal IE are the exact patients I don't want on AMGs though, so I'm still glad to have a way to avoid them.
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Betsy Hirsch, PharmD (TLOAS) @ebhirsch.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Dr. Amy Mathers recognizing Dr. Jim Lewis during his last CLSI meeting as Vice chair holder of the AST Subcommittee. First ever PharmD chair holder of the AST subcommittee!👏 Amy presents Jim with a Texas sized belt buckle #Medsky #pharmsky #microbiology
Dr. Jim Lewis being celebrated by Dr. Amy Mathers at the CLSI meeting
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Jason Gallagher @jgpharmd.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
It's amazing to me how much these people hate in general.
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