David O. Freedman

UAB Professor Emeritus of Infectious Diseases. Consultant Travel/Tropical Medicine. WFH in Asheville. Assoc. Editor: EID Journal, CDC Yellow Book,Sanford Guide.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

For more than two decades, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) has guided global immunization strategies, informed @WHO recommendations, ultimately protecting millions of lives thanks to the the power of safe and effective vaccines.

At a time when misinformation on vaccines spreads faster than viruses and trust in institutions and science is being tested; independence, transparency, research and evidence are more important than ever.

I thank the experts from around the world representing SAGE for lending their expertise, and @WHO looks forward to receiving and reviewing SAGE's latest policy recommendations this week.

[David O. Freedman @DavidOFreedman]

New History of Medicine hobby applied to our new home town Asheville. Wellness and TB care largely accounted for the dramatic growth of Asheville from 1870-1920. Due to copyright, contact me if you want the full-text sent privately.

https://t.co/FsGEBdb3J0

[Annals of Int Med @AnnalsofIM]

A new issue of Annals of Internal Medicine is online now. Read the latest at https://t.co/3ARCOcDcwV

[David O. Freedman @DavidOFreedman]

The Tale of Two Travellers: How Travellers Can Be Sentinels for Disease https://t.co/JHnAgRQHb6 via @YouTube

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Every time an infectious disease consult note is copy pasted into a discharge summary, the ID specialist should get $50

[David O. Freedman @DavidOFreedman]

Nice Marburg summary on Goats and Soda with quotes from myself and colleagues

##uab #idsa #marburg https://t.co/LnxRshHMkV

[David O. Freedman @DavidOFreedman]

I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Associate Editor-2026 CDC Yellow Book (Health Information for International Travel) at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention!

[David O. Freedman @DavidOFreedman]

@DGlaucomflecken Charge all self-pay patients no more than the best negotiated price you have with any insurance company for that code.

[David O. Freedman @DavidOFreedman]

@kalicat15 @herminthology @ASTMH @acmcip Christy, well done and you got the biggest size of box!

[David O. Freedman @DavidOFreedman]

@lisabodnar Most manuscript software (eg ManuscriptCentral) has the Editor score each review numerically. Any Editor assigning reviewers in the future gets a look at that reviewers score history.

[David O. Freedman @DavidOFreedman]

@lisabodnar Move on. Inappropriate reviews happen. That is why usually 3 reviews for full length papers. You are free to rebut or revise for all substantive comments. Editors can’t control reviewer comments but try to trust a fair aggregate decision in the end.

[David O. Freedman @DavidOFreedman]

@EricTopol @CDCMMWR Still seems to indicate that assuming 2 or more prior monovalent doses, doesn’t matter much whether Bivalent is at 6 months vs 2 months.

[David O. Freedman @DavidOFreedman]

Midday at the sole COVID vaccine station in the UAB outpatient clinic. 2500 patients a day pass this spot going in and out.

[Jorge Luis Salinas @jlsalinas7]

Terrible news from Peru where a coup a la Fujimori is being announced.
This is unacceptable: Peruvians and the international community can't tolerate a return to a dictatorship.

[David O. Freedman @DavidOFreedman]

@eClinicalMed Robust evidence-based 2022 Guidelines from PAHO several years in the making not considered by authors. Colonialist analysis with no authors experienced in CHIK clinical research. https://t.co/XDhcksZTlb

[David O. Freedman @DavidOFreedman]

Still not quite ready for a cruise

[Jonathan Reiner @JReinerMD]

800 passengers on the Majestic Princess have COVID. You can’t pack 4600 passengers on a boat during a pandemic and expect this not to happen. Yes, it’s still the pandemic. https://t.co/8avMgYnlOR

[David O. Freedman @DavidOFreedman]

Hotel walls and ceilings just not assuredly impermeable according to this publication I edited for the EID journal.
https://t.co/2wZ5B208n5

[Jeanne Marrazzo @DrJeanneM]

Fantastic 28th anniversary celebration of the #Gorgas course with @CayetanoHeredia @UABHeersink colleagues @SVermund @msaagmd @anupamuab @atitapatterns @DavidOFreedman @UAB_ID

[Jeanne Marrazzo @DrJeanneM]

As @UAB_ID Dr. David Freedman details, there is a lot we still don't know about #SARSCoV2 & #travel risks when it comes to airplanes
Air Travel and SARS-CoV-2: Many Remaining Knowledge Gaps https://t.co/BALOaIDptc

[David O. Freedman @DavidOFreedman]

@kalicat15 @goraleskik @theNAMedicine @ASTMH @acmcip @DrJulieJ A big callout to OneHealth by the NAM! Such important work on leish in domestic canids in the US. Role model for veterinarians!