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Simone Blaser

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Board-certified Infectious Disease physician-scientist @yalemed & postdoc in @VirusesImmunity lab @yaleibio. Views my own.

Joined January 2010
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Le rêve d'une bactérie doit devenir deux bactéries. #rêvegénéral
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Exciting opportunity at Yale 📢 We are seeking a Medical Director for the Yale New Haven Hospital Multi-Specialty Long COVID Care Center. Pls spread the word! Interested candidates should contact @LisaSandersMD. #LongCOVID #Medicine #InternalMedicine #PostAcuteInfectionSyndrome
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Is there an association between human herpesviruses (HHVs) reactivation and Long COVID? We analyzed HHV DNA shedding in saliva and found that HHV-6 correlates with Long COVID severity. Claire Laxton, @S_Tabachnikova, Lily Cooke, Kexin Wang et al. medrxiv.org/content/10.64898… (1/)
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(((Dorit Reiss)))@doritmiApr 19
Polio has no cure. The vaccine is the only way to save lives. | Opinion usatoday.com/story/opinion/2… via @usatoday @ponist
Polio has no cure. The vaccine is the only way to save lives. | Opinion

Polio has no cure. The vaccine is the only way to save lives. | Opinion

Polio remains only in the global regions where vaccine rates are low. The U.S. should take heed.

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Several infectious diseases such as polio and Measles do not have a good treatment once someone gets sick— vaccines are the only defense we have. See excellent piece by Simone Blaser- Polio has no cure. The vaccine is the only way to save lives. | Opinion usatoday.com/story/opinion/2…
Polio has no cure. The vaccine is the only way to save lives. | Opinion

Polio has no cure. The vaccine is the only way to save lives. | Opinion

Polio remains only in the global regions where vaccine rates are low. The U.S. should take heed.

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Opinion: We have forgotten Jonas Salk’s feat. We've transferred our fears from the infections that plagued us to the vaccines that saved us. usatoday.com/story/opinion/2…

Polio has no cure. The vaccine is the only way to save lives. | Opinion

Polio remains only in the global regions where vaccine rates are low. The U.S. should take heed.

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Many thanks to @TheWeek for picking up my op-ed. TLDR: polio vaccination has prevented 20 million children from losing the ability to walk, and has saved 1.5 million lives since its discovery 71 years ago this month. Let's protect our kids! theweek.com/politics/instant…
‘The modern world has made us ill-equipped’

‘The modern world has made us ill-equipped’

Opinion, comment and editorials of the day

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Original op-ed here usatoday.com/story/opinion/2…
Polio has no cure. The vaccine is the only way to save lives. | Opinion

Polio has no cure. The vaccine is the only way to save lives. | Opinion

Polio remains only in the global regions where vaccine rates are low. The U.S. should take heed.

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Polio vaccination has prevented 20 million children from losing the ability to walk, and has saved 1.5 million lives. AKA: it has been an uncontroversial public health triumph. Let's not go back to the dark ages. 1/ usatoday.com/story/opinion/2…
Polio has no cure. The vaccine is the only way to save lives. | Opinion

Polio has no cure. The vaccine is the only way to save lives. | Opinion

Polio remains only in the global regions where vaccine rates are low. The U.S. should take heed.

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I would be grateful if you'd read my latest opinion piece, and share if moved. Many thanks to @USATODAY for the platform, and to Blake Fontenay and to Jen Mueller for their expert eyes. I am grateful to be a #PublicVoicesFellow of @TheOpEdProject with @Yale end/
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The shutdown was bad for science, and further threats loom. Current funding expires January 31st, with real-world implications for scientists and patients alike. Read more here! Grateful to be a #PublicVoices fellow of @TheOpEdProject with @Yale. theopinionpages.com/2025/12/…
The government shutdown is over, but repercussions for science persist | The Opinion Pages

The government shutdown is over, but repercussions for science persist | The Opinion Pages

This holiday season, the government is open again, and we can be grateful for the federal workers who keep our holiday season humming, including the heroes at the United States Postal Service who...

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Thanks to @theopinionpages for the chance to share our thoughts.
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Hi! Joining your feed to share an OpEd I wrote in response to these interesting times in public health. We must not to lose sight of controlling infectious disease even as we turn our focus to solving the chronic disease crisis in the United States. Why does it matter? 1/4
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Please read, share, and let me know what you think! theopinionpages.com/2025/10/… 3/4
MAHA Ignores First Rule of Medicine: Do No Harm | The Opinion Pages

MAHA Ignores First Rule of Medicine: Do No Harm | The Opinion Pages

That the U.S has the highest rates of chronic diseases in the world, a foundational idea in the recent MAHA report, is, in many ways, a privilege: for, in the 21st century, our children do not die of...

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This year I am a #PublicVoices Fellow of @TheOpEdProject in collaboration with @Yale , and I'm grateful to the whole crew for getting my words in shareable shape and to @theopinionpages for giving me a platform. 4/4
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I feel very lucky to be mentored by a scientist as known for her rigor as for her compassion! Many congratulations, @VirusesImmunity !!
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@VirusesImmunity17 Apr 2024
TIME's list of the 100 Most Influential People in the world is out. I'm honored, delighted, and grateful to be a part of this incredible group #TIME100 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 @TIME time.com/6964230/akiko-iwasa…
Akiko Iwasaki: The 100 Most Influential People of 2024

Akiko Iwasaki: The 100 Most Influential People of 2024

Find out why Akiko Iwasaki is on this year’s list

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Another touching piece by the great Dr. Simone Blaser! Congrats and thanks for sharing @ponist .
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🗣️ Voices of ID: Firsts ✍️@ponist ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 bit.ly/3TiSRLW
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Wendy Stead@WendyStead528 Mar 2024
Beautiful piece @ponist Please keep them coming! You have a gift.❤️🙏
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Firsts academic.oup.com/cid/article… A beautiful piece of writing from our very own @ponist @YaleMedicine @YaleIDFellows
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In my second week of infectious disease fellowship, I handed a young man a death sentence. He had come into the hospital because he was having trouble brea

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Powerful piece by ID fellow Dr. Simone Blaser @ponist #MedTwitter #IDTwitter – at New Haven, CT
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Firsts academic.oup.com/cid/article… A beautiful piece of writing from our very own @ponist @YaleMedicine @YaleIDFellows
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In my second week of infectious disease fellowship, I handed a young man a death sentence. He had come into the hospital because he was having trouble brea

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Firsts academic.oup.com/cid/article… A beautiful piece of writing from our very own @ponist @YaleMedicine @YaleIDFellows
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