Whether he's aware of it or not, it is on Kennedy's watch that HHS is gutting research on the same chronic illnesses that he and the MAHA movement claim to care about.
20.05.2025 21:28 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Over the past two seasons, uptake of the annual Covid-19 booster has been poor, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Less than 25% of Americans received boosters each year, ranging from less than 10% of children younger than 12 years of age in the 2024–2025 season to 50% of adults over 75 years old.4 Even health care workers remain hesitant, with less than one third participating in the 2023–2024 fall booster program.5 There may even be a ripple effect: public trust in vaccination in general has declined,6 resulting in a reluctance to vaccinate that is affecting even vital immunization programs such as that for measles–mumps–rubella (MMR) vaccination, which has been clearly established as safe and highly effective. In recent years, reduced MMR vaccination rates have been a growing concern and have contributed to serious illness and deaths from measles. Against this context, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeks to provide guidance and foster evidence generation.
I don't think I can adequately put into words how infuriating this is coming from these two who actively worked to undermine confidence in childhood vaccination, particularly Vinay Prasad. However, their own reference doesn't even support the insinuation behind their claim.
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20.05.2025 16:17 — 👍 140 🔁 25 💬 3 📌 3
"Efficiency" has a specific meaning, which is the ratio of inputs to outputs. You can't calculate efficiency without measuring outputs. I can save money by not putting gas in my car, but I'm not going anywhere.
DOGE is not just cutting inputs, it's cutting outputs, which is a Congressional issue.
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On my curb today...
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Well, that Pfizer ad for knocking out cancer couldn't have come at a worse weekend of fed news.
09.02.2025 23:51 — 👍 35 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0
Not going to “knock cancer out” if biomedical research halts because research institutions can’t keep their light on…
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