Greg Frank

Director, Infectious Disease Policy at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) working on all things infectious diseases.

[Greg Frank @gmfrankvt]

@WaveConnects @astoundconnects can you confirm if there is an outage in Washington DC? Looks like it as of this morning.

[Prof. Dame Sally Davies @DameSallyDavies]

The arts can tell powerful messages on global public health.

Tonight, the opening show of @ThatMould told the story of Fleming’s discovery of penicillin, along with a warning of resistance, and a call to action for the audience.

I encourage everyone to see this musical.

[Global Leaders Group on AMR @GLGAMR]

Political Leadership and Action on #AMR https://t.co/PISoEmE6Rd

[John H. Rex, MD @JohnRex_NewAbx]

"What is the appropriate size for these pull incentives? Underpay, and we risk failure; overpay, and we’ve wasted taxpayer money."
Newsletter by guest author @koutterson on his @Health_Affairs article. Yow!

#AMR #Antibiotics
#FireExtinguishersOfMedicine
https://t.co/79Edjh03SW

[Helen Boucher @hboucher3]

“It is past time to act” on #AMR @LevyCIMAR @idsa @TheUrgentNeed @Wellcome_AMR @ARLGnetwork @WinterCourseID @sanfordguide

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

9. @DocJeffD just pleaded for money to turn vaccines into vaccinations. State & local public health depts are on life support. The federal government has delivered 2 Cadillac vaccines "but they come with empty gas tanks."
Hearing this over & over. $$ needed to put vax in arms.

[Greg Frank @gmfrankvt]

With the possibility of COVID-19 vaccines becoming available soon, get the facts on vaccine development. Learn more about the scientific rigor that goes into developing a vaccine, and how the vaccine process is safe and effective. #COVIDVaccineFacts https://t.co/DW7HooI2bX

[Helen Boucher @hboucher3]

AMR Voices! Real people like us - Stories from the frontlines of antimicrobial resistance during Covid-19 | Longitude Prize #AMR ⁦@IDSAInfo⁩ ⁦@LevyCIMAR⁩ ⁦@Wellcome_AMR⁩ ⁦@CARB_X⁩ ⁦@ARLGnetwork⁩ ⁦@WinterCourseID⁩ https://t.co/mYrFzCmFxB

[Greg Frank @gmfrankvt]

@RCNConnects Hi is there an internet outage in NW DC? We've had some spotty connection all day and now it's completely down for last several hours.

[Neil Clancy @ClancyNeil]

Very impt story re #COVID19 and #AMR. This will emerge as major narrative in wks and mos ahead---#COVID19 #AMR related outbreaks. Paradoxically, our in-hospital approaches to COVID19 might facilitate spread of local nosocomial, AMR pathogens. More of these stories will follow!

[Neil Clancy @ClancyNeil]

For those curious about PASTEUR and other proposals to reform US antibiotic development and maketplace, we review here (see Table 2). There still might be legislation yet out of Congress by year's end. https://t.co/yf8uLnKz2F

[AMA @AmerMedicalAssn]

Antibiotic resistance is a public health threat. New AMA & @pewhealth research found that 91% of docs felt that inappropriate prescribing was a problem in outpatient settings—highlighting the need for improved stewardship to combat antibiotic resistance. https://t.co/OYiQjVVgh4

[Antimicrobials Working Group @AWG_News]

.@IAmBiotech's @gmfrankvt & @JimGreenwood discuss the need in the face of #COVID19 for the #DISARMAct, which will provide doctors & patients with access to new, life-saving #antimicrobials & help alleviate the market challenges facing developers. Listen https://t.co/RtsmM5SpL8

[John H. Rex, MD @JohnRex_NewAbx]

Plazomicin will not be brought to market in Europe. While this is distressing, this is a prime example of why we need to think differently about paying for #antibiotics.
Thanks to @koutterson for co-authoring this note.

#FireExtinguishersOfMedicine #AMR
https://t.co/6G4eMMoGjC

[Neil Clancy @ClancyNeil]

Community #COVID19 autopsy data starting to appear.
From BMJ: "Superimposed bronchopneumonia (likely bacterial infection) was seen in two of the six cases of confirmed or likely COVID-19 infection, and in the case of rhinovirus infection." No micro! #AMR https://t.co/DtlsFyLl2k

[Neil Clancy @ClancyNeil]

Bacteremia rate really jumps out, far beyond what intimated out of Chinese centers. Real pathogens or contaminants? Also, no data on HAP/VAP, which is really where you'd expect superinfxns. Suggests possible 20-30% overall superinfxn rate among highest risk COVID pts--vent, ICU.

[Save Antibiotics @saveantibiotics]

“Our worst fears are realized,” @WeFightAMR’s Greg Frank says of the dwindling #antibiotic pipeline in the face of the #COVID19 pandemic. https://t.co/xQVlWyrrbk

[Scientific American @sciam]

Antibiotic resistance could lead to more COVID-19 deaths https://t.co/oYrk23j9KD

[Kevin Outterson @koutterson]

This study was well before SARS-CoV-2 emerged, but as the pandemic fills the ICUs of the world, this is a reminder of what is probably awaits the sickest victims in the ICU, even in normal times, and how routinely antibiotics are needed in the ICU. 4/4
https://t.co/5jq09XY4NR

[Peptilogics, Inc. @Peptilogics]

#Pandemic preparedness requires a functional #antibiotic market. The decision to pull the #DISARMact from the #coronavirus stimulus package is shortsighted. Bacterial co-infections are a leading cause of morbidity in #COVID19. #AntibioticResistance is here – we need answers now.