Adam Ratner MD MPH
@adamratnermd.bsky.social
Pediatrician. ID doc. Vaccines, infections, kids. Author, BOOSTER SHOTS: The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children’s Health - available now! https://linktr.ee/adamratnermd
This weekend, I just wanted to give a shout out and thank these wonderful colleagues who are doing everything they can, to stand up for science, public health and human rights @gregggonsalves.bsky.social @cdelawalla.bsky.social @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social @boghuma.bsky.social ...
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Top medical groups warn that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr poses a risk to US public health amid vaccine policy turmoil. Here’s the latest on the mounting pressure to remove him from the HHS. ja.ma/4n8weqs
CDC Chaos and Calls for HHS Secretary to Step Down
This JAMA Medical News article discusses the growing demand for the resignation or firing of US Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr because of what critics view as an agenda unsupported by science.
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ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
🧨 REVIEW: Everyone Else is Lying to You by @joho.bsky.social The direct sequel to 2023's "We Want Them Infected" is another essential history chronicling the anti-vaccine's unprecedent rise to power & the chaos they have unleashed. 👇 READ, SHARE, SUBSCRIBE: www.panaccindex.info/p/review-eve...
REVIEW: Everyone Else is Lying to You by Dr. Jonathan Howard, MD
The Long-Feared Sequel to "We Want Them Infected" Has Arrived
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This was a fantastic read. I feel like I learned a ton. I love the author's optimism and his focus on not just the outbreaks but what was learned from each one. Thanks to House of Pod @kavehmd.bsky.social for the recommendation! #booksky
American Academy of Pediatrics has released our annual update to our immunization recommendations to best help children and adolescents build immunity and stay healthy. Read our full policy statement to learn about AAP's updated immunization schedule. www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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Matt Young@opticist.bsky.social · last yr.My review of Booster Shots by Adam Ratner, on Panda's Thumb. pandasthumb.org/archives/202... It is potentially an important book, mostly about how we bungled measles but also how we are unprepared for the next pandemic. I hope it gets the attention it deserves.
Oh, hey. Reading "Booster Shots" by @adamratnermd.bsky.social (highly recommended) and page 129-130 discusses a paper I wrote detailing Kent State's large #measles outbreak in 1989. /1
"This is truly the worst case scenario for those of us who work in pediatric health care." @drannieandrews.com on how the $1 trillion cuts to Medicaid and ACA will devastate children's health.
The US is setting records! I'm positive there are many more like this to come. I'm not happy about it. As a pediatrician I'm scared. Very scared. www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/h...
Measles cases surge to record high since disease was declared eliminated in the US | CNN
There have been more measles cases in the US this year than any other since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago.
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Powerful opinion piece in today’s NYT from Perri Klass (gift link): www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o... #PedsID #IDSky #PedsSky
Opinion | ‘I Never Want to See a Case of Polio, but I’m Very Fearful I Will’
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The American Academy of Pediatrics joined fellow medical leaders in a new op-ed in @statnews.com with a clear, urgent message: Vaccines work—and they save lives. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...
We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations
“We cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of our communities,” write the presidents of the AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG, and IDSA.
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In April 2025, the number of reported #measles cases went 📉compared with March: 18 countries notified 975 cases. RO (402), FR (186), NL (111), BE (100) and ES (52) had the highest case counts. Check the monthly measles report to find out more: measles-rubella-monthly.ecdc.europa.eu
“It’s striking how little the voting members seem to know about the diseases and vaccines that they are discussing,” said @adamratnermd.bsky.social Report on fACIP from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/h...
Kennedy’s New Advisers Rescind Recommendations for Some Flu Vaccines
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As the US nears its highest number of measles cases in >30 years, I wrote in @statnews.com about what is at stake: A grim milestone: U.S. is on the cusp of losing its official measles elimination status www.statnews.com/2025/06/24/u... #PedsID #IDsky #MedSky #PedSky
A grim milestone: U.S. is on the cusp of losing its official measles elimination status
We have had the ability to prevent nearly all cases of measles for more than 60 years. Yet the number of cases keeps growing.
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Unchecked podcast welcomes @adamratnermd.bsky.social 👨🏼⚕️, author of Booster Shots 🎧 New episode! In Episode 3 @rachelprice.bsky.social and I talk to Adam Ratner, a pediatric infectious disease specialist based in New York City. unchecked.buzzsprout.com/2448940/epis...
Episode 3: Disinformation and vaccines with Dr. Adam Ratner - Unchecked: The architecture of disinformation
SYNOPSISRachel and Dan talk to Dr. Adam Ratner, author of the new book Booster Shots, about the misinformation he encounters as a pediatric infectious disease specialist. We discuss the distinctions b...
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PAHO warns of pertussis rises, vaccination gaps in Americas countries The US has the most cases with more than 10,000 cases and 5 deaths, 4 of them in children younger than 1 year old. www.cidrap.umn.edu/p...
Thanks to @kavehmd.bsky.social I listened to Booster Shots by @adamratnermd.bsky.social and it’s one of the best books about communicable disease I’ve read.
We outgrew the first starter pack -- here is the much-anticipated Pediatric ID Starter Pack 2! Please suggest additions and also follow the PedsIDSky feed. #PedsIDSky #PedsID go.bsky.app/EGSmBTu
I’m like 75% done with BOOSTER SHOTS by Adam Rater—this book should be required reading! Ratner gives an in-depth explanation of the measles virus (like how it destroys the memory of your immune system), the history of the vaccine, & why hesitancy persists. #Booksky #science 🧪 #nonfiction #vaccine
🤒 #Measlesin US now >1,000 🚨 1st measles cases in N. Dakota since 2011; all UNvaccinated 🔴 3 cases linked to 1st case of unvaccinated child likely infected by out-of-state visitor 🔴 Other 5 cases did NOT have contact w/ the 1st 4. Expect more cases in next few days. www.hhs.nd.gov/immunization...
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STARTING NOW: The CSIS Global Health Policy Center welcomes Dr. Adam Ratner and Dr. Ephrem T. Lemango to discuss recent measles outbreaks, how to bolster measles vaccination coverage, and why routine immunization programs are critical to global health security. Watch:
Measles Outbreaks in 2025 with Dr. Ephrem T. Lemango and Dr. Adam Ratner | The CommonHealth | CSIS Events
Dr. Katherine Bliss is joined by Dr. Adam Ratner and Dr. Ephrem T. Lemango to discuss measles outbreaks in the United States and abroad, bolstering measles vaccination coverage, and the importance of…
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Thank you, @craigspencer.bsky.social! #IDsky #PedsID
Craig Spencer MD MPH@craigspencer.bsky.social · last yr.“you can think of measles cases as a probe for whether we are paying attention…While measles is often first, it is a harbinger of problems to come.” Highly recommend ‘Booster Shots’ by @adamratnermd.bsky.social. Crucial for understanding the history of measles and what the future likely holds.
