Jennifer Aldrich M.D.

We cannot do the complex and serious work of protecting Americans from infectious diseases amid this chaos and confusion.

Our statement on April 1 HHS Job Cuts: www.idsociety.org/news--public...

Well at least J.D. Vance's trip to Greenland ended happily ;)

(SOUND UP)

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.

Not so pro-life after all…

Wow, just WOW!!

Looks like orange Slim Shady is at it again…👇

What. The. Actual. Fuck. ✨

Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.

So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.

NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.

More on NIH cuts

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Great collection of women in medicine to follow. Highly recommended!

Please call today!

1/ You know who else should be demonstrating outside the #USAID building.

WIRED is tracking numerous reports of Musk-related shenanigans across the federal govt.

We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered.

Please use @signal.org (contact dell.3030). Do not use work networks/devices.

Easy actions you can take RIGHT NOW:

1. Resistbot App - they make it extremely easy to email, fax, or snail mail your senators and representatives.
2. 5Calls App - they have scripts and legislator’ numbers
3. Patronize retailers that still support DEI
4. Donate to organizations fighting back

Reminder: it is super easy to write to your Senators and Representative here

www.congress.gov/members/find...

#idsky

It’s been January for so many months

Trump Supporters Are Begging Him For Their Jobs Back "My wife is in tears! Please, Mr. President, fix this mistake!”

Dear Humans,

Trump’s hiring freeze has left his own supporters jobless and humiliated. Now, they’re begging him to fix the chaos he caused—and the irony is nothing short of divine. Grab some popcorn; it’s time for thy daily dose of schadenfreude.

4. Transcare is healthcare. This is well established and validated in medicine. Guidelines are followed. Lives are saved.

The cruelty of this administration is astounding. But that’s the point, isn’t it?

3. Farmer v. Brennan, a 1994 Supreme Court decision, ruled that housing a transgender woman in a men's prison where the plaintiff was unsafe and indeed sexually assaulted, violated the Eighth Amendment.

Trump Bars Transgender Women From U.S. Prisons for Female Inmates (Gift Article) In an executive order, the president also moved to end gender-related medical treatments for transgender people in prison.

Facts:
1. Estelle v. Gamble established that deliberate indifference to the health care needs of prisoners by prison officials constitutes cruel and unusual punishment, and violates the 8th Amendment.
2. Trans women housed in men's prisons are 13 times more likely to be sexually assaulted.

Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern A flurry of scientific gatherings and panels across federal science agencies were canceled on Wednesday, at a time of heightened sensitivity about how the

Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/t... via @statnews.com

this will go well…

This is what happens when you search #vaccines on IG.

Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government – The White House By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United

You can aim to make the lives of one of the most vulnerable, marginalized groups extra miserable, but trans people can not be erased. They were here yesterday, they will be here for the next four years, and they will be here long after Trump is gone.

Virologic failure and emergent integrase strand transfer inhibitor drug resistance with long acting cabotegravir for HIV treatment: A meta-analysis Although 48-week virological failure rates were low, emergent integrase resistance among those failing injectable cabotegravir was common (41-71%), and cro

Potential impact of increasing CAB/RPV use on the future efficacy of INSTIs as first-line therapy for HIV.

#IDsky #HIVsky

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The sound of Jell-O getting shredded is one of the most disturbing noises I ever heard in my life. This is something straight out of hell. DO NOT LISTEN WITH HEADPHONES ON!!!

Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:

Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47

Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429

Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3

Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2

Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0

Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0

Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year is lenacapavir, an injectable drug that demonstrated remarkable success at preventing HIV infection with one shot every 6 months. The drug attaches to the lattice-like capsid proteins that shield the virus’s genetic material—a mechanism that could inspire other antivirals. Lenacapavir could help end the HIV/AIDS epidemic, but that will hinge on access for those who need it most.

Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year is lenacapavir, an injectable drug that demonstrated remarkable success at preventing HIV infection with one shot every 6 months.

Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/3BrCtUn