Gerard Gallagher

*Inactive account* Executive editor, @InfectDisNews/@IDinChildren. Past: @CBSSports, The Sports Network. I've covered 5 Olympics & 9 IDWeeks. "JEH-rid." he/him

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You can find me on Bluesky: https://t.co/8tzqFD73x4

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INBOX: 10 people hospitalized, 1 dead in E. coli outbreak in Mountain West states linked to #McDonalds quarter pounders, CDC says.

McDonald's has removed onions and beef patties from stores in 10 states affected by the outbreak. 49 total cases.

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@HeroDividend I'm here to stick up for Philly. There are far worse airports in the US.

EWR and LAX, to name two.

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We are on site in Lima, Peru, for #HIVR4P2024. Check back for news and perspectives on the latest in #HIV prevention research, or come find us at the conference! https://t.co/GCngHhb0YU

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Tests are available now: https://t.co/q88tkVUIkJ

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🧪 The federal government will once again be distributing free at-home #COVID19 tests to households across the U.S. starting next month, officials announced Friday. The CDC also identified funds to help uninsured people #vaccinated.

The full story 👇 https://t.co/qSW2VUDwNa

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🚨 @WHO just declared the #mpox outbreak in Africa a global public health emergency. "It is clear that a coordinated international effort is needed." - @DrTedros

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Reactions from our story on the #lenacapavir data presented at #AIDS2024:

🗣️ "A truly extraordinary result." - @ProfSharonLewin

🗣️ "This trial sets a new benchmark." - @LindaGailBekker

🗣️ "A dramatic game-changer." - Paul A. Volberding, MD

https://t.co/UZusLulbcS

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🐦 #BirdFlu in #cattle, and the human case in Texas: Richard Webby of @StJude gave us a rundown on what to know.

🐮 #PublicHealth #IDtwitter #ZoonoticInfections

Click 👇https://t.co/GKnFDvW0Db

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💊As clinicians await national guidelines on its use, evidence continues to mount that #doxyPEP could help curtail the prolonged epidemic of #STIs in the United States.

Still, questions remain. Our report from #CROI2024👇

https://t.co/fZPmNqH3S0

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@LizHighleyman She's already signed off.

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💉 Bucking @CDCgov guidance, Florida’s top health official said parents and guardians can decide for themselves whether to send unvaccinated students to an elementary school with an ongoing #measles outbreak.

Read more 🔽:
https://t.co/gUGKXs67l8

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🩺 For the fourth part of our “Life during COVID” series of IDN cover stories, we checked in with experts to get their feedback on the country’s preparedness for the next #pandemic.

#COVID19 #PublicHealth #IDtwitter

Click 👇 for the full story https://t.co/RonQpJBmO1

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Our story on the death of ID physician, researcher and mentor Adaora Adimora, MD, MPH, FIDSA, who we will miss. https://t.co/5ZNeyCY5dI

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💊Wondering about the @CDCgov's draft guidelines for #doxyPEP? Watch this video with @annieluet, MD, at #IDWeek2023.

#STIs #Gonorrhea #Syphilis #Chlamydia #IDtwitter

Watch the 📽️here: https://t.co/ogocrLD3OW

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🎙️“Changing dogma is like turning a massive ship — it takes time and effort.” - @DoctorRachael

Read our story on the effort to reverse decades of treatment dogma for blood and bone infections. With @BradSpellberg, @DrEmilyMcD and @KP_IDPHARM. 👇

https://t.co/A73EKwoPkM

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For the latest story in our “Life during COVID” series, we asked @DrJRMarcelin, @PeterHotez, @AmeshAA, @Tacats99, @trtalbotmd and others to describe how the pandemic has changed health and medicine in the US. https://t.co/jCG3fhwrBo

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Is it time to make #HIV prevention medicine available over the counter? Read why @douglaskrakower and @JuliaLMarcus think we should “free the PrEP.” https://t.co/Ix4qPzz5Sd

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WHO has designated EG.5 as a “variant of interest” because of its quick spread but classified the public health risk posed by the virus as “low at the global level.” In interviews with @GoHealio, experts expressed similar opinions. #COVID19 https://t.co/b99llxJRf3

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WHO classified #EG5 as a "variant of interest."

"The virus continues to circulate in all countries, it continues to kill and it continues to change. ... The risk remains of a more dangerous variant emerging that could cause a sudden increase in cases and deaths," Tedros said.

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Newly published @WHO risk assessment of #EG5: "While EG.5 has shown increased prevalence, growth advantage, and immune escape properties, there have been no reported changes in disease severity to date." https://t.co/HbtlhwumOf

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Also today, @DrTedros said only 25% of countries reported COVID-19 deaths to WHO in past month, and only 11% reported hospitalizations and ICU admissions. "This doesn’t mean that other countries don’t have deaths or hospitalizations, it means they are not reporting them to WHO."