Björn Meyer
Virologist ☣ | Trying to understand why viruses tick the way they do - then, now and in future | 🇩🇪🇪🇺🇺🇳
@themeyerlab.bsky.social
- Or one could vaccinate their child
- Wonder what all these NIH research groups do all day, if not doing research, which also includes a thing that is literally called "Clinical Center Research Hospital"
- Reposted by Björn MeyerTogether with colleague and friend Carl Herrmann @uniheidelberg.bsky.social, we are looking for a motivated postdoc with experience in organoid culture and data analysis (#bioinformatics), for a project in the @hlsalliance.bsky.social Joint Postdoc call. www.health-life-sciences.de/opportunitie...
- Eine AfD-Landesregierung wäre das endgültige Aus für Sachsen-Anhalts Hochschulen, Lehre und Forschung und alle damit verbundenen Stellen. Somit ist man nicht mehr wettbewerbsfähig. Auch das sollte und muss klar im Vorfeld so deutlich benannt werden. www.jmwiarda.de/blog/2026/01...
- Reposted by Björn MeyerID physicians see the devastating consequences of vaccine-preventable diseases every day, & now more than ever, families & clinicians need accurate information & evidence-based recommendations they can trust. IDSA endorses AAP's 2026 childhood immunization schedule. @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
- Reposted by Björn MeyerUKHSA responds to the confirmation from @WHO that the UK has lost its measles elimination status. Read more from WHO here: bit.ly/3YZuOFa
- And as usual, a good vaccine is available
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- A good reminder that measles is one of the most contagious viruses known with an R(0) of around 14
- South Carolina adds 124 new measles cases since Friday - cases in the state have doubled in the last week, now to 434. 409 people are in quarantine: dph.sc.gov/news/tuesday...
- Them Mercedes, BMW and Audis for rich Americans will become expensive
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- Reposted by Björn MeyerUpdate: An HHS official told me after publication that the protocol is still being updated. “This study is going to proceed as planned,” the official said. But major changes would mean the trial would not proceed as it has been described so far. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
- Reposted by Björn MeyerWe have the CDC-funded Hepatitis Vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau protocol. It’s worse than you thought. Check it out, first in Inside Medicine… with @pauloffit.bsky.social David Boulware and others. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...
- Reposted by Björn MeyerThe American Society for Virology (ASV) is dedicated to advancing knowledge of viruses and the diseases they cause. ASV does not support the scaling back of the childhood vaccine schedule recently announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. See our statement attached.
- Reposted by Björn MeyerPhysicians in the Trump administration are aligning themselves with anti-public health interests and policies. High profile physicians should be resisting Trump and RFK Jr’s damaging policies, not collaborating with them, @gavinyamey.bsky.social @jonshaffer.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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- Bleak
- Reposted by Björn MeyerScientific evidence shows, once again, there is no causal link between vaccines and autism. Vaccines cause adults. - @drtedros.who.int
- COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
- Reposted by Björn MeyerA report published in a CDC journal reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines at preventing severe disease in children
- Reposted by Björn MeyerNew analysis from a WHO global expert committee on vaccine safety has found that, based on available evidence, no causal link exists between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The conclusion reaffirms WHO’s position that childhood vaccines do not cause autism. www.who.int/news/item/11...
- Just imagine each EU member country had imposed a fine of 120M each, instead of the cheap EU bundle
- The CNRS is breaking free from the Web of Science www.cnrs.fr/en/update/cn...
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- Of course he did.
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- Die Stadt Magdeburg findet offensichtlich voraussichtliche Bearbeitungszeiten von Anträgen von 3 Jahren anstatt rund 3 Monaten völlig in Ordnung und eine "Verbesserung". Verstehe mehr und mehr warum Dinge laufen wie sie laufen mit der anstehenden Wahlen in Sachsen-Anhalt im nächsten Jahr
- Reposted by Björn MeyerWe are looking to recruit a Ph.D. student to start in Q1 2026 for an exciting new project that is part of the newly funded SynthImmune Cluster of Excellence. Are you interested in the intersection of virology and immunology? Please see the attached info and apply at application.synthimmune.de.
- aaaannd I missed my entire holiday as the trip had a fix start date/time. well done
- Air France experience over the last couple of days - - overbooked my flight, couldnt board - lost my bag - didn't deliver my bag -couldnt locate my "found bag" - finally got my bag, New bag > broken - they took too long to "locate" the already found bag and missed my flight.
- Getting up in the middle of the night to work around Deutsche Bahn cancellation ✅️ Getting to the airport early to avoid stress ✅️ Waiting in a long line to go the the check in counter after check in Terminals fail ✅️ Making it through security after computer chaos ✅️
- Treffe dumme Entscheidungen und lebe mit den Konsequenzen....oder tritt beiseite www.tagesschau.de/inland/innen...
- got a hard time to follow - "Antifa" is more than 100 years old and comes from Weimar Republic and "We arrested a girlfriend of one of the founders" (not sure on what ground when "just" a girlfriend) ....that is a pretty old lady then, right?
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- Reposted by Björn MeyerA lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.
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- Reposted by Björn MeyerWHO statement on autism-related issues The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes that there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between #autism and use of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) during pregnancy Full statement bit.ly/47YsgwI
- Juristischer Laie hier. Aber wenn das Urteil doch rechtskräftig ist, warum dann weiterhin namenlos im Bericht? www.tagesschau.de/inland/regio...
- Yet he claims that the women formerly leading the CDC are lying and untrustworthy. Makes sense
- Looking forward to seeing all US-based professionals and expert societies to correct these comments
- Oh America. What have you become
- What 4B does to one's opinion. A miracle, really
- Reposted by Björn Meyer1206 genomes reveal origin and movement of Aedes aegypti driving increased dengue risk | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/.... A seminal paper of great interest to all. Great work and congratulations to the team!
- The "debate me" bros have entered crucial government bodies
- Say "anti-vaxxers" when you mean anti-vaxxers. There is no fact-based scepticism about them or this www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- 8% mehr. Um wie viel steigen Vorstandsgehälter? www.tagesschau.de/eilmeldung/e...
- Maybe they should have sworn in JFK Jr. after all
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- lief 2012 schon top
- climate change - it's a thing. and it affects more than just the climate and weather www.science.org/content/arti...
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- Get vaccinated. Nothing changed, RFK Jr nonsense or not
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- Reposted by Björn MeyerGreat news. The RSV vaccine will be freely available for newborns from October onwards. Effective protection from the most common cause of severe respiratory tract infection in newborns and toddlers.
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- Reposted by Björn Meyer"The group brings together hundreds of grandparents nationwide who lived through diseases such as polio, tuberculosis and measles — illnesses once thought eliminated in the United States..." www.kgw.com/article/news...
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- David Baltimore, Nobel-Winning Molecular Biologist, Dies at 87 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/s...
- These travel warnings and requirements going to a d coming from Disney World will be interesting soon
- Reposted by Björn MeyerA glimpse at how Kennedy's MAHA media machine is working to dominate the "narrative" on social media: blasting out select clips and quotes to fans + influencers and asking them to share. The one on CDC autism data is called the "most important video on X today."
- He does know the numbers. However, he can't openly acknowledge them because then they will easily debunked in regards to "vaccine deaths" and he can't continue the "COVID is just a cold for healthy people" as well as "mRNA vaccines killed more than the virus" quack
- 2 takeaways from this clip: a) The current NIH director is apparently one of the key advisers in this anti-vaccine nonsense b) this is the only clip I cam across from the hearing where RFK Jr does not should back, smirks and things he has the high ground, but feels small in his chair
