Emily Landon
@emilymichelel.bsky.social
ID doc, hospital epidemiologist, medical ethicist, mom, sewist, gardener, singer, and lorcana player. Tweets are my own.
Last year, the Trump administration suddenly & massively slashed aid for global health & humanitarian assistance, an unprecedented & brutal act In 2025, Americans spent more on Halloween candy than their own government did on life-saving humanitarian aid www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/stat...
The US government’s offshore Ebola quarantine plan is wildly unethical, self-defeating & risky from a clinical point of view says @gostin.bsky.social When you tell people they’ll be “forcibly marooned in an offshore facility,” there’s a disincentive to report www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-...
Opinion | Here’s Everything Wrong With the Offshore Ebola Quarantine Plan
Clinical, ethical, and legal issues abound
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Ethics mandates that quarantine be the least restrictive measures possible. With no presymptomatic spread due to #Ebola, home monitoring supervised by public health is most appropriate. Strict isolation in a different country does not seem like an ethical option.
The administration's policy of "maximum selfishness" in addressing the Ebola outbreak doesn't just abdicate international leadership, it fundamentally disrespects American medicine and treats Americans overseas as expendable. www.statnews.com/2026/05/28/t... via @statnews.com
As Ebola outbreak in Central Africa grows, the U.S. turns itself into a fortress
The U.S. is taking extraordinary steps to keep Ebola out. But its policies may create risks for Americans infected overseas and discourage volunteers from responding to the outbreak.
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WaPo recently asked whether Congo's Ebola is more alarming than Hantavirus (yes, probably). But pitting two deadly outbreaks against each other misses the point entirely. We should have been prepared for both. We were prepared for neither. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Why Congo’s Ebola outbreak is far more alarming than hantavirus
The world has been fixated on the wrong public health crisis.
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I spent some time talking about #hantavirus with my old friend today 😊 youtu.be/sHGVuSEhpcQ?...
Hantavirus: The Facts with Dr. Emily Landon
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1/ A week into a multi-country #hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, the CDC has finally issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) advisory to clinicians. In a world of rapid global travel and instant information sharing, that delay matters. www.cdc.gov/han/php/noti...
#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #immunosky #pedsky #publichealth In this national cohort study of 28 mil individuals, the results found no increased risk of 4-year all-cause mortality in individuals aged 18 to 59 years vaccinated against #COVID ,
We are leaving you tonight we words from Adam Langer aka our fav CDC hero who went toe to toe with ACIP today. 💪
If ACIP chooses to ignore evidence, when it comes to vaccines, parents and clinicians must ignore ACIP and look to those who continue to offer data-based guidance, especially our medical societies.
ACIP is comparing the US childhood vaccine schedule with those of other countries. Why is the US schedule different? We explain.
ACIP is discussing the US childhood vaccine schedule. Why does it have so many shots? We explain.
Again with the incidence vs prevalence confusion and misdirection. I don’t think clarity on these definitions is too much too much to ask. #acip
When I see this image, I see medical progress. Each of those needles represents a safe and effective way to prevent serious infections. Those needles save lives, decrease need for hospitalization, reduce sick days and keep kids and families healthier. I love those needles. #acip
Retsef Levi at seems to be against all recommendations and expects parents to be pediatricians. Why don’t they just abolish all recommendations and say “you do you”? What’s the point of #acip without advice?
On vote 1: Yes- 8, No-3 - vote passes. The universal birth dose of Hep B will no longer be recommended by ACIP to children whose mothers are negative for HepBsAg.
#acip member griffin just said hbv vaccine birth dose is a “safety net” and she has a problem with using babies as a “safety net”. What an amazing misunderstanding! The safety net is FOR the babies. 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
Dr. Goldman of ACP: "I agree with you on the Principles of scientific inquiry and rigor that you opened the meeting with. I would just like to see this committee actually use it in practice." #acip
1/ Tomorrow, #ACIP —the committee guiding U.S. vaccine policy—will review the entire childhood vaccine schedule. This is the same committee RFK Jr. overhauled, including long-time vaccine skeptics and COVID-19 contrarians. With that in mind, we think it’s important that you know the facts👇
Yep. I think this covers it. “It” being the #acip meeting www.defendpublichealth.org/press-releas...
ACIP Meeting Turns into “Epidemiological Crime Scene” | Defend Public Health
Health experts with Defend Public Health expressed shock at the flood of antivaxxer disinformation that dominated the first day of the December meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practi...
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#acip members are having trouble with the difference between incidence and prevalence 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
I get the distinct impression that some of the #acip members would be against treating drinking water to remove coliforms.
youtu.be/aHpg1lLI3-s?... Can we prove that chicken nuggets don't cause autism?
Beyond the Noise #86: CDC 1946-2025 R.I.P.
YouTube video by MicrobeTV
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🕯️ On #WorldAIDSDay, we pay tribute to the strength & vision that drive the #HIV response. We honour communities, scientists & people living with and affected by HIV, whose leadership guides our collective work toward a more equitable & sustainable future. Join us as we #RethinkRebuildRise.
Today is World AIDS day. I celebrate our collective success in treating HIV and decreasing stigma but I also raise my voice calling for more progress across all countries and communities.
2/2 HIV is not just a virus -- it is a mirror of how we treat one another. Stigma, silence, and political neglect have cost lives. Evidence-based care, human rights, and community leadership save them. 🌍 Stay tuned as we share facts, history, and actions that keep the fight alive. 💚✊
Study from Sweden, country that doesn't vaccinate for COVID19 its whole population: "In this work, we demonstrate an increased risk of cardiovascular disease after Covid-19, also among mild cases, findings relevant from both a public health and healthcare perspective." www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Covid-19 and cardiovascular disease in a total population-study of long-term effects, social factors and Covid-19-vaccination - Nature Communications
Covid-19 has been linked to cardiovascular complications, but the long-term impacts, particularly for mild infections, are not well understood. Here, the authors investigate the long-term impacts of C...
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