Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition)

As a group of illegally fired CDC staff and their allies thoughts…

It is heartbreaking. This is still an ongoing outbreak. The numbers could still go up.

We are former CDC officials. RFK Jr.'s change to vaccine guidance is propaganda. Under Secretary Kennedy, CDC materials can no longer be assumed to reflect scientific authority.

“The rewriting of CDC’s guidance is not a routine update. It is a warning. If scientific consensus can be erased with a keystroke & replaced with politically curated doubt, institutions meant to safeguard national health are at risk.“
By @drdebhoury.bsky.social @drdemetre.bsky.social & Dan Jernigan

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It is #Caturday.
This sums up our goals for the weekend.

🚨ACT NOW! Public comment period for RFK Jr's ACIP meeting in Dec 2025 is open now. Comment period closes on Nov 24, 2025.
Make your voice heard. 🗣️
Federal register notice bit.ly/ACIPDec2025 or in linktree.
DM us if you have ❓.

🎉 Shout out to @drdemetre.bsky.social featured in the video.

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Thank you all and many more! We are stronger together.

Attitude of gratitude!
Spreading a bit of kindness!
Thanks #altgov family, @drdebhoury.bsky.social, @drdemetre.bsky.social, @altcdc.altgov.info.
More shout outs in comments. Spread some kindness and joy. Joy is resistance.

@drdebhoury.bsky.social @drdemetre.bsky.social

Yes a “murder” board that follows the money and people (not killings).

Thank you for covering this so quickly. We are heartbroken.
Here is what we posted about this. There is another web page that has been compromised.

bsky.app/profile/fire...

Crying. Trying to pick ourselves back up and continue to promote science and protect the health of all Americans. Call Senator Cassidy!

www.cdc.gov/covid/vaccin...
Political appointees removed the content from this web page during the government shutdown. The content has been replaced by the yellow box.
CDC career staff & scientists found out about this take down through web review & maintenance practices.
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www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
This is propaganda that has been posted by political appointees. CDC scientists were not consulted on this content.
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RFK Jr & Trump politicals are undermining science & CDC career staff. They are posting propaganda on CDC website & removing scientific information without consulting career scientists.
We are heartbroken. We are still here working to promote & protect the American people.
Examples in comments…
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When you decide that delaying HIV outbreak response is not a problem... Congratulations, you might be Russ Vought.

If you thought budget directors had boring title, meet Russ Vought: rewriting the rules so the treasury sits on funds Congress already approved.

Want a masterclass in how not to fund the next outbreak, next epidemic, next health-crisis? Vought's budget tools might bet it.

Russ Vought: single-handedly gaslighting public health with budget freezes & grant slashes while posing as the Grim Reaper. Congrats on turning lifesaving programs into your own austerity art project.

Put your "you might be Russ Vought, if" statements in comments.
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The best is the footnote that calls out Senator Cassidy without naming the Senator.

We @firedbutfighting.bsky.social a groups of illegally fired CDC staff and our allies. Excuse us for a bit while we try to dry our tears. 😭

🥺😫😭 The best is the footnote that calls out Senator Cassidy without naming the Senator. 😭😱😢

Here is our report card for RFK Jr’s ACIP members.

RFK Jr is a moron when it comes to anything science related.

From @firedbutfighting.bsky.social, your friendly illegally fired CDC staff and our allies.

RFK Jr and his anti vaccine rhetoric are to blame.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
From @firedbutfighting.bsky.social, your friendly illegally fired CDC staff and our allies.

RFK Jr.'s Ongoing Overhaul of CDC Adds Risk to Crisis Response US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s dismantling of the CDC is being criticized by former officials who warn his actions are crippling the ability to grapple with health crises and at odds…

RFK Jr.’s CDC makeover is starting to look less “restoring trust” and more “gutting the place.” He’s firing experts, shrinking the workforce, and hobbling U.S. disease response. He is doing all while cozying up to ideology over science.
Public health, meet wrecking ball.

RFK Jr’s ACIP is meeting on Dec 4 & 5, 2025. On the agenda is the birth dose of Hepatitis B. It is rumored RFK Jr’s appointed members are looking to remove this vaccine. Comment period closes Nov 24, 2025. bit.ly/ACIPDec2025

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Definitely the RFK Jr method.

Action we can all take today. Go leave a comment to stop the madness.

This is so f’ing scary. RFK Jr’s LACK of leadership of HHS is to blame. RFK Jr does NOT believe in germ theory. WTH?

From @firedbutfighting.bsky.social, your friendly illegally fired CDC staff and our allies. We are volunteering to save public health in America.

It doesn’t have to be this way. We have a vaccine. RFK Jr’s LACK of leadership of HHS is to blame.

From @firedbutfighting.bsky.social, your friendly illegally fired CDC staff and our allies.