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Tom Talbot

@trtalbot.bsky.social
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ID doc, hospital epidemiologist, vaccine advocate, Duke fan, 80s music savant, SHEA Past President, husband, dad, and occasional goofball. Opinions are my own and do not represent any other entity.

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Alex Sundermann, DrPH @sundermannaj.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I’m on the video platforms a lot lately and trying to explain all the ✨outbreaks✨ we’ve had lately!
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 14/05/2026
When trusted voices disappear from social media, misinformation spreads more easily. Silencing physicians and other experts weakens the public’s access to accurate information. When institutions like hospitals discourage doctors from speaking out, everyone loses. www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/h...
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Hospitals are silencing doctors online, and it’s fueling the health misinformation crisis
Hospitals and health systems need to loosen the reins and let physicians combat social media misinformation, writes Adam Goodcoff.
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) @sheaepi.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) @sheaepi.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Are your friends and family asking questions about Hantavirus? Here's a quick guide we put together to help you answer all the text messages.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 28/04/2026
🚨Wanna read the COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness MMWR that Jay B recently prevented CDC from releasing? You bet you do. Don’t let the censors win. @insidemedicine.skystack.xyz has it on the Substack.
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Exclusive: Here's the Covid-19 vaccine paper the CDC censored.
RFK Jr. and the CDC’s top official, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, don’t want you to read this. That’s exactly why you should.
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) @sheaepi.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
With just one week to go, now’s the time to join the Race Against Resistance 2026! Throughout April, we’ve been coming together to stay active and raise funds for the Early Career Recognition Award. shea.charityfootprints.com/raceagainstr...
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) @sheaepi.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Check out the latest episode of The SHEA Podcast! Go behind the scenes of SHEA Spring 2026 with Dr. Ibukun Kalu and Dr. Matthew Ziegler. They break down what was new this year, what resonated most with attendees, and what’s already ahead for 2027. Listen here: bit.ly/4mL0WYb
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) @sheaepi.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
We can’t wait to see you all in Chicago for SHEA Spring! 🎉 It’s going to be an incredible time to connect, learn, and share ideas. Haven’t registered yet? There’s still time, secure your spot and join us! Register here: bit.ly/3KSc1aJ
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 16/03/2026
🎉About. Damn. Time. 🎉 So much damage already done by RFKJ’s anti-science nonsense, but at least this ruling overrides the vaccine changes. Let’s hope 🧠🪱 soon makes a speedy exit from the admin and goes back to whatever it is that rich nepo health influencer dilettantes do.
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Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
This is essential viewing—thank you Dr Green for sharing it It’s a genuine tragedy to see the NIH Director embracing censorship so gleefully; his response to Dr Green (“it’s bad science!”) is one of the most repulsive things I’ve seen from Jay Bhattacharya, amidst a long list of vile utterances
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Benjamin Mazer @mazer.us · 02/03/2026
My most unconventional view is that I think people who wrote stuff like this hold a sliver of blame for the loss of public trust.
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) @sheaepi.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
As more care shifts to outpatient and ambulatory settings, infection prevention teams face unique and evolving challenges. Join SHEA's expert-led Town Hall on February 17th at 4pm ET! Register here: bit.ly/4rr0BL7
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
“I’m not a doctor, and I don’t want to have to do all the research,” said Cori Folkman, 48, a mother of two near Seattle, who is switching her children to a pediatrician who was vocal about sticking to the A.A.P. schedule. “I want to be able to rely on my doctor to know” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
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Parents Navigate a Fracturing Vaccine Landscape
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Tom Talbot @trtalbot.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Following recommended schedule helps keep children safe from vaccine-preventable diseases news.vumc.org/2026/01/20/f...
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Following recommended schedule helps keep children safe from vaccine-preventable diseases
Parents, clinicians and the community are looking for guidance and accurate information about immunization schedules.
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Remington Winter Course in Infectious Diseases @wintercourseid.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Looking forward to seeing you in Colorado next month for 52nd Annual Meeting! 🛌 We've added a few more group condos 📖 Up-to-date agenda available online 🎟️ Discounted tuition ends Jan 23! 🎓 A few spots still open for ID Fellows 💻 On-demand registration open www.wintercourse.org for full info #IDSky
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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
We urge Congress to investigate why the schedule was changed and why credible scientific evidence was ignored. Read the full sign-on letter: www.idsociety.org/news--public...
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 09/01/2026
“We don’t follow Denmark’s vaccine recommendations because we don’t live in Denmark. Children in the United States are at risk of different diseases than children in other countries. We also have a completely different health system. The bottom line is vaccine recommendations in the United States are designed to help children resist serious illnesses so they can stay healthy, and our communities can stay healthy." 

— Jose Romero, MD, FAAP, Member, AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases
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Remington Winter Course in Infectious Diseases @wintercourseid.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
👀👀👀 We've added some additional condos to our group block for those who requested, group rate available until Jan 20! Register, reserve a room, review agenda and faculty www.wintercourse.org 🎟️Tuition discounts available until 1/23 🎓Inquire about fellows discount 🌐On-Demand is open for registration
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) @sheaepi.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Join us on Tuesday, January 20th at 4:00 p.m. ET for our next Town Hall: Respiratory Viruses in Healthcare: Practical Strategies and Persistent Questions. Register today: bit.ly/49rA3Ch
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The American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Andrew Racine on today’s HHS announcement about the childhood immunization schedule: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
1/ Well, he did it. He actually did it. RFK Jr. just issued a unilateral directive to overhaul the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule. This isn’t based on new data or new evidence, and he bypassed every scientific and clinical process we have, including not taking public comment.
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Remington Winter Course in Infectious Diseases @wintercourseid.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Can't join us this February in Copper Mountain? On-Demand is a great alternative. Same great agenda, including case presentations, and credit options but on your schedule! Reduced tuition options available for ID Fellows. Complete info is available at www.wintercourse.org #IDSky #MedSky
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Tom Talbot @trtalbot.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
My ABIM 2025 Summary -- Whew! Would have been embarrassed if these weren't my best topics!
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Tom Talbot @trtalbot.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
youtu.be/zl1fdWkb5lQ So fantastic an experience!
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The Dish: Italian restaurant owner goes from brink of closing to booming business
YouTube video by CBS Mornings
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drdadsays.bsky.social @drdadsays.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
not sure how this got past the censors www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) @sheaepi.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
A friendly reminder that SHEA runs on a January–December membership cycle. Renew by December 31 to ensure you continue receiving all your valuable benefits!
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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Why comparing the U.S. vaccine schedule to European countries’ is a red herring www.statnews.com/2025/12/08/a... via @statnews.com
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Why comparing the U.S. vaccine schedule to European countries’ is a red herring
If any ambiguity remained about the ultimate goal of the current administration’s public health policy, last week shattered it. On Friday, following a
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David Aronoff @dmaronoff.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
You can't trust ACIP vaccine recommendations, a committee that has abandoned evidence in favor of conspiracies. Truly a sad time in the history of human health. I fully agree with this message from reputable medical advocacy organizations. www.idsociety.org/news--public...
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Statement from Leading Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups on CDC Vaccine Meeting
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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The ACIP decision to discontinue the recommendation for a universal hepatitis B birth dose vaccine will cause harm. As the federal government continues to fail children's health, families can rely on our nation's physicians to continue to put children's health first.
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
As demonstrated by @thevaccinationstation.org in this infographic, Dr. TracyBethHoeg’s and Dr. Pebsworth claim that the U.S. is an outlier on hepatitis B vaccine birth dose in #ACIP today was incorrect.
Maps with countries that have hepatitis b birth dose - most of the world.
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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Here is Jason Goldman's beautiful, amazing takedown of the whole sham #ACIP meeting today. (2 parts) So glad he said what every expert in the field is feeling today (and all year).
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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
IDSA liaison to ACIP, Flor Munoz, MD, FIDSA, questions the ACIP’s proposed decision to change the schedule for newborn hepatitis b vaccinations.
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Alex Sundermann, DrPH @sundermannaj.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
HICPAC is gone, but glad to see @apic-association.bsky.social and @sheaepi.bsky.social lead the way with this new advisory group #IDSky apic.org/news/apic-an...
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APIC and SHEA Announce Joint Healthcare Infection Prevention Advisory Group (HIPAG) - APIC
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) @sheaepi.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
The 2026 membership renewal period is now open! Please note that ALL SHEA memberships are based on the calendar year and will expire on December 31, 2025.
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Remington Winter Course in Infectious Diseases @wintercourseid.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Full 2026 Agenda Now Available online: wintercourseinfectiousdiseasefoundation.wildapricot.org/page-18332 Discounted lodging is going fast! Register now via our group reservation hotline www.wintercourse.org 52nd Annual Remington WCID: Feb 8-12, 2026, Copper Mountain, CO #IDSky #MedSky
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) @sheaepi.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
We need to quickly return to medical information and recommendations being based on sound science, not unverified opinions. Read our full joint statement: bit.ly/47S6LNE
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The American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
“Since 1998, independent researchers have conducted more than 40 high-quality studies involving over 5.6 million people. The conclusion is clear and unambiguous: There’s no link between vaccines and autism." -Dr. Susan Kressly, AAP President on recent changes to the CDC's website
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Tom Talbot @trtalbot.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Evidence-Based ACIP is So Back open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
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Evidence-Based ACIP is So Back
Never underestimate vaccinologists with a standardized framework for interpreting evidence
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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Congratulations to Helen “Keipp” Talbot, MD, MPH, FIDSA, recipient of IDSA’s 2025 Anthony Fauci Courage in Leadership Award! 🎉 Her pioneering research on respiratory viruses and influenza vaccines has shaped current guidelines and advanced patient care. Learn more: bit.ly/4oudRNA
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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
H. Keipp Talbot, MD, MPH, FIDSA, presents this year’s John F. Enders Lecture, “Vaccines in the Golden Years.”
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
truth
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Eli Perencevich @eliowa.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
More of this please www.huffpost.com/entry/infect...
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I Sat Next To An Anti-Vax Conspiracy Theorist On A Plane. Then I Told Him What I Do For A Living.
"As someone who recently completed 15 years of training to become an infectious diseases physician-scientist, I can’t avoid these conversations."
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Eli Perencevich @eliowa.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
I’m surprised that the “evidence-based” medicine gurus who mocked any pandemic recommendation that lacked multiple randomized trials, are now sitting by quietly while Tylenol is blamed for autism without randomized trial evidence.
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Dr. Tom Frieden @drtomfrieden.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
It's difficult to overstate the threat that unscientific actions pose. I wrote about this week's ACIP meeting and my concerns about the discussions they had.
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Confusion at the ACIP
Simple truths subjected to unscientific speculation by new committee members
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
The chair of the #ACIP is a #COVID-contrarian, Martin Kulldorff, as are others on the committee (i.e., Robert Malone). COVID-contrarians also have hands on the lever of vaccine policy at #FDA (i.e., Vinay Prasad, Tracy Beth Hoeg), at #NIH (i.e., Jay Bhattacharya). 1/
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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Stated at ACIP: MMRV isn’t acceptable for kids <4 to prevent measles, mumps, rubella & varicella. ❌ False. MMRV/MMR vaccines are safe & highly effective. Studies show only a very small increase in febrile seizure risk after the 1st dose.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
1/ On Thurs and Fri, ACIP—the external body that sets vaccine policy—will hold a special session. The MMRV vaccine will be discussed and we’re expecting a few falsehoods to start making the rounds about the vaccine and febrile seizures. Here’s a quick breakdown of what you should know👇
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) @sheaepi.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Read ASHE's conversation with SHEA's Executive Director Kristy Weinshel about the behind-the-scenes work at SHEA and leading by “The Golden Rule.” 🔗: bit.ly/3KgIZRS
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) @sheaepi.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people. Read our full statement: bit.ly/4g6kBOZ
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David Aronoff @dmaronoff.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
www.idsociety.org/news--public...
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Joint statement calling for Secretary Kennedy resignation
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