Marc Mendelson
@SouthAfricanASP
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Prof. & Head of Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital UCT. view are my own. retweets are not endorsements
University of Cape Town
Joined October 2013
RFK Jr says he's not anti vaccine He believes every conspiracy theory about vaccines He plays up side effects whilst downplaying their benefits Claims HPV vaccine causes cancer (it PREVENTS cancer) Claims polio vaccine killed more than it saved (nonsense) He's anti vaccine
RFK Jr. offers a nuanced perspective on vaccines that counters popular portrayals of him as “anti-vax.” He clarifies that he is not opposed to vaccines or science, having vaccinated his own children and supporting immunization in principle. Instead, RFK Jr. calls attention to
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f you're interested in the management of advanced #HIV and in particular #CryptococcalMeningitis then this is the talk for you. A Tour de Force by Prof Joe Jarvis on the pathway to improving outcomes for this high-mortality infection. https://t.co/RsNg8wkKmF
@SAHIVSoc @fidssa1
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New on the Groote Schuur Hospital #InfectiousDiseases @YouTube channel https://t.co/n1LQlTSUUm Malaria update 2025 Mycoplasma Genitalium - a troublesome bacterium for the 21st Century Infections in Lung Tranplant Recipients @fidssa1 @TAEscmid
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This channel carries the content of the University of Cape Town Groote Schuur Hospital's Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine Weekly webinars, covering all topics related to Infection....
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And because of low vaccination rates, we are now in the midst of an major diphtheria outbreak in South Africa. I had never seen it as an Infectious Diseases specialist until last year. Now it's becoming all too common. So, watch out. It's coming to a throat near you...
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-154 million mothers didn’t have to cry over a child’s grave. - 10.2 BILLION years of life added. - Unquantifiable suffering of children (pain, paralysis, seizures, pneumonia, etc) averted. Vaccines are an absolute good.
Staggering numbers by the Lancet. Vaccinations have: - Averted 154 million deaths - For every death averted, 66 years of full health were gained on average = 10.2 billion years total - Accounted for 40% of the observed decline in global infant mortality
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what a wonderful antidote to the horrors of the world
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My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business.
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5 weeks since 72 South African Infection and Public health experts wrote and open letter to Minister Motsoaledi @HealthZA asking for urgent action on #AMR #AntimicrobialResistance. The silence from the Minister is deafening.
https://t.co/WPMQ8DKgqD Read our Open Letter to Minister of Health Time to get back on track. 🇿🇦 has no current national action plan for #AMR nor a scientific advisory body to Government , which ended in 2023. Both need rectifying and this time the plan needs FUNDING
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Early-career researcher in clinical microbiology or infectious diseases? Sharpen your skills & refine your research by joining this postgraduate course with experts on observational studies, adaptive designs, and predictive AI and more. https://t.co/YevdjABAYm
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Preventable deaths from #HIV in the Mbeki-Manto denialism era reached over 330,000 https://t.co/w3N91lWugh. How many will needlessly die due to tragic inaction in this current @HealthZA debacle? @SAHIVSoc @PresidencyZA @fidssa1
https://t.co/lpEdXf1i7R
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South Africa is staging a sequel to Mbeki-era denialism, only this time, the science, solutions, and costs are clearer, argues Professor Francois Venter.
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After ACIP: Where Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will likely go from here in his quest to eliminate vaccines https://t.co/83oOWZWXIs via @sciencebasedmed
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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was on The Tucker Carlson Show last week. It got me to thinking: What's next in RFK Jr.'s crusade against vaccines after he turned ACIP into an antivax committee?
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Think of a child. Think of how precious their life is. The joy they bring to others. Now think of something that has saved 17 MILLION of them. All at low cost. That’s Gavi. And RFK Jr has pulled funding from it. Evil is the only word.
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The oppression of 20 million people in Afghanistan simply because they are women is utterly unacceptable, @unwomenchief told the Security Council this week. “Afghan women have not given up,” she said, adding: “We must not look away. We must not grow used to their situation.”
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📅 Date: Tuesday, July 1st 🔗 Zoom Link: https://t.co/sERF0HeT1j ✅ Free, no registration required 1500 SAST 0900 EDT 1400 BST 2100 AWST
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Futures Traders: Profits made today are profits you can take today. Withdraw from Day 1 in PRO—no waiting, no payout windows, no delays. Stay disciplined & get paid when it’s convenient for you, not just for the firm
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https://t.co/WPMQ8DKgqD Read our Open Letter to Minister of Health Time to get back on track. 🇿🇦 has no current national action plan for #AMR nor a scientific advisory body to Government , which ended in 2023. Both need rectifying and this time the plan needs FUNDING
groundup.org.za
This is a “pandemic which is wreaking havoc, is not being attended to properly and not being taken seriously enough”
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3. Well, we are excited to announce that this is the second AMR club we launched; the Budhwege Primary School AMR (WASH) Club.We aim to develop students as WASH Champions and ambassadors in their communities, raising awareness about AMR and WASH. @SouthAfricanASP
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There is a MAHA civil war brewing over Casey Means nomination as Surgeon General. Anti vaxxers facing off the Wellness Grifters. Risk of Quack on Quack violence.
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