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Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:

"But for all Kennedy’s talk, this week, he did exactly what a person would do if they were trying to undermine the scientific consensus on vaccination in the United States. He abruptly dismissed the entire expert committee that advises the CDC on its nationwide vaccine recommendations—and began to fill the roster with like-minded people ready to cast doubt on the benefits of vaccination."

🎁theatlantic.com/health/archive

The Atlantic · RFK Jr. Is Barely Even Pretending AnymoreBy Katherine J. Wu
#PublicHealth#vaccines#immunizations
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Helen Branswell

The confirmed* #measles count in the US so far in 2025 (*undoubtedly an underestimate) stands at 1197 as of 6/12, per #CDC. Another 78 cases would surpass the 2019 count, which is currently the highest yearly total since measles elimination in the US in 2000 — & we're not yet 6 months into the year.

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Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:

"...in an interview Wednesday, Asturias said he now worries the opposite will occur — that the removal of dedicated, recognized experts who had been working long term on assessing vaccine data will derail the committee’s work, disrupt vaccine research and development, and compromise public faith in the integrity of America’s health institutions."

coloradosun.com/2025/06/12/edw

The Colorado Sun · Colorado doctor fired by RFK Jr. from federal vaccine committee: “This decision is really going to undermine public trust”By John Ingold
#PublicHealth#ACIP#vaccines
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Bích-Mây Nguyễn :verified:

"Tuesday’s scheduled all-hands meeting at the CDC would have been the first during the new Trump administration. Instead, after it was canceled at the last minute, dozens of current and former employees at the country’s leading public health agency rallied outside CDC headquarters in Atlanta to protest what they described as a wave of unlawful firings, the dismantling of lifesaving programs and the censorship of science."

nbcnews.com/health/health-news

NBC News · CDC staff and retired workers call for Kennedy's resignation in a protest outside headquartersBy Brandy Zadrozny
#PublicHealth#CDC#HHS
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Okay— so make that 50% of the new vaccine advisory committee (ACIP) is anti-vaccine in some way.

MIT management professor (yes— a management professor on the #CDC’s “expert” vaccine evaluation panel) Retsef Levi “called for Covid-19 #vaccines to be withdrawn from the market in a 2023 video.”

Also, #rfkjr said “the new panel would review not just new #vaccine recommendations, but existing ones as well.”

#USA #Trump #USGov #PublicHealth #health #healthcare #ACIP

wsj.com/health/healthcare/rfk-

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“Medical & professional organizations condemned Kennedy for purging the committee, including the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians, the American Association of Immunologists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the American Nurses Association.”

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#USA #rfkjr #PublicHealth #health #CDC #vaccines

~ RFK Jr. picks new members of influential vaccine committee after purge~

Medical and professional organizations condemned Kennedy for purging the committee, including the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians, the American Association of Immunologists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the American Nurses Association. On Tuesday, the AMA, at its annual meeting, called for Kennedy to immediately reverse his decision and called for a Senate investigation into his actions. Washington Post via Apple News 11 June 2025 Accessed: 11 June 2025 at 1914 EST
Nomination to serve on the vaccine committee has traditionally followed months of vetting, members have said. Under the ACIP charter, members should have expertise in immunization practices or public health, clinical experience using vaccines or a background researching them. The committee is also supposed to include a member who brings a consumer perspective to vaccine policy. Kennedy has accused ACIP members of having conflicts of interests, pointing to previous government reports about them having financial stakes in their decisions. Washington Post via Apple News 11 June 2025 Accessed: 11 June 2025 at 1914 EST
Members declare conflicts of interest stemming from their past work with vaccine makers at the start of meetings and recuse themselves from votes that could benefit the companies they had financial ties to. In March, the CDC unveiled a tool to make it easier to see and search the relationships with vaccine manufacturers for potential conflicts disclosed by ACIP members and votes they recused themselves from as a result. Washington Post via Apple News 11 June 2025 Accessed: 11 June 2025 at 1914 EST
Since taking over as the nation's top health official in February, Kennedy has pushed back against establishment vaccine policy in the United States. He pushed out the Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine scientist and hired a vaccine skeptic to evaluate vaccine safety data. He has raised questions about how the U.S. tests vaccines and unilaterally announced that federal health officials would no longer recommend coronavirus vaccines for healthy children and healthy pregnant women. This is a developing story and will be updated. Washington Post via Apple News 11 June 2025 Accessed: 11 June 2025 at 1914 EST
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Okay, here are the screenshots.

RFK Jr. has appointed 8 people to replace the 17 vaccine panel experts that he fired a few days ago.

He only needs 8 on the panel for it to meet at the end of this month and make vaccine
recommendations.

At least 3 out of 8 (38%) are anti-vaccine in some way 🚨

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#USA #rfkjr #PublicHealth #health #CDC #vaccines

~ RFK Jr. picks new members of influential vaccine committee after purge~

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named eight people to the influential federal panel that recommends vaccines to Americans Wednesday, elevating several vaccine critics days after he purged the group's entire membership. His picks for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices include a well-known pediatric infectious diseases expert and at least two people who have criticized the use of mRNA coronavirus vaccines. Some of the more notable selections include Martin Kulldorff, the co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, which called for herd immunity through mass covid infection in 2020, and Vicky Pebsworth, who has been listed on the board of the nation's oldest anti-vaccine group. Washington Post via Apple News 11 June 2025 Accessed: 11 June 2025 at 1914 EST
"All of these individuals are committed to evidence-based medicine, gold-standard science, and common sense," Kennedy said in a Wednesday X post announcing the picks. "They have each committed to demanding definitive safety and efficacy data before making any new vaccine recommendations. The other new members are: Joseph R. Hibbeln, a psychiatrist; Retsef Levi, a professor of operations management; Robert W. Malone, a biochemist; Cody Meissner, a pediatrician; James Pagano, an emergency medicine physician; Michael Ross, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology. Washington Post via Apple News 11 June 2025 Accessed: 11 June 2025 at 1914 EST
Malone, a controversial scientist, is an ally of Kennedy's who was at the unveiling of the MAHA Report at the White House last month. Malone previously sued The Post, alleging defamation over the newspaper's reporting on his advocacy against the coronavirus vaccine. The case was dismissed in 2023. The selections come after Kennedy on Monday ousted 17 independent vaccine experts who advise the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He said the vaccine committee, which he has criticized for years, has been "plagued with persistent conflicts of interest" and has become a "rubber stamp" for vaccines. Washington Post via Apple News 11 June 2025 Accessed: 11 June 2025 at 1914 EST
The new composition of the panel signals Kennedy's plan for U.S. vaccination policy, experts said. The committee's decisions shape which vaccines are administered and to whom — and whether they'll be free and covered by insurance. Kennedy has sought to change the membership of the vaccine panel since shortly after taking office, said Jeffrey Klausner, a professor of medicine and public health at the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine and former CDC medical officer who gave Kennedy recommendations in mid-February. Washington Post via Apple News 11 June 2025 Accessed: 11 June 2025 at 1914 EST
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Kim Perales

"#HHS has been sending memos today to laid off employees informing them that they're un-RIFed. "That notice is hereby revoked. You'll not be affected by the upcoming RIF."

Am told total# of unRIFed #CDC folks is 467 (unconfirmed)

what a way to run a govt."
-S Stein

The Trump admin has reversed the firings of staffers at the CDC, incl those who work in divisions that handle cruise ship safety, sexually transmitted infection prevention, & global health.
#Health #USPol
statnews.com/2025/06/11/hhs-re

STAT · HHS reverses hundreds of CDC firingsThe Trump administration has reversed the firings of hundreds of staffers at the CDC.
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Kim Perales

Trump's #HHS Dir is doing his bidding, keeping us sick, imperiled, frightened...

The CDC’s vaccine guidance is what private insurers rely on to det whether or not they'll cover the costs of immunizations. MDCD will only cover:💔 full price of recm vaccines, & children who're insured can rec free vaccinations thru the Vaccines for Children Prgm only if those immunizations are recm by the #CDC.

W/o INSUR, Pfizer & Moderna shots🚨for #Covid can cost as much as $150.
#USPol cnbc.com/2025/06/11/a-covid-va

A girl receives a immunization shot from a nurse:
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