Jeremy Faust, MD

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Analysis of the latest ACIP meeting at the CDC: Vaccines—and rigorous science—are increasingly under attack. A close look at how the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee under RFK Jr. again changed high-stakes recommendations without solid evidence.

Friends, Yesterday and today, I watched many hours of the CDC’s meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

It was painful.

But we learned a lot.

That bad news is that our kids are going to pay the price for RFK jr’s views.

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Analysis of the latest ACIP meeting at the CDC: Vaccines—and rigorous science—are increasingly under attack. A close look at how the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee under RFK Jr. again changed high-stakes recommendations without solid evidence.

Analysis of the latest #ACIP meeting at the CDC: Vaccines—and rigorous science—are increasingly under attack.
by @jeremyfaust.bsky.social
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Analysis of the latest ACIP meeting at the CDC: Vaccines—and rigorous science—are increasingly under attack. A close look at how the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee under RFK Jr. again changed high-stakes recommendations without solid evidence.

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He was the 2nd person I saw like this on the first minute here. One more and it’s a Times Style piece.

You can’t make this up, the radiologists literarily wearing sunglasses in the light here. #RSNA2025

I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately.

The question we must pair it with is when in human history have we possessed low-cost, life-saving medical interventions, and decided, for political reasons, to turn away from them?

Ever been to Hawaii?

They love and loathe the malahini for the same reason.

You have to understand, I need security at this event.

An ER doc at a radiology conference is like a satan worshiper showing up for conclave.

Ya boy will be infiltrating #RSNA2025 on behalf of emergency docs everywhere.

We’ll be doing shots of oral contrast at the pan scan lounge.

Don’t miss it.

Rovina’s Choice, a New Yorker Documentary humanizing the destruction of USAID. With Dr. Atul Gawande and Dr. Jeremy Faust. A recording from Jeremy Faust, MD's live video

Rovina’s Choice, a New Yorker Documentary humanizing the destruction of USAID. With Dr. Atul Gawande and Dr. Jeremy Faust. open.substack.com/pub/insideme... via @jeremyfaust.bsky.social

Would want anyone to eat any Meleagris gallopavo*, right?

*that’s the Latin for wild turkey that many of us will be enjoying.

The HHS post below is its usual nonsense.

Enjoy your day.

Opinion | Top Ivermectin Prescriber Now in CDC's Second Highest Position Ralph Lee Abraham, MD, has a questionable public health track record

BREAKING via @jeremyfaust.bsky.social: The CDC's internal email server now lists Louisiana physician Ralph Lee Abraham, MD, as the agency's principal deputy director -- "an irresponsible choice," according to one public health expert.
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LIVE SOON: Rovina’s Choice, a New Yorker Documentary about USAID. With Dr. Atul Gawande and Dr. Jeremy Faust. Starting Nov 25 at 4:00 PM EST

Join @agawande.bsky.social and me at 4pm ET today to discuss USAID and his New Yorker Documentary Rovina's Choice.

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great/alarming read from @jeremyfaust.bsky.social

Scoop: The apparent new #2 at CDC is a top ivermectin prescriber who ended Louisiana’s vaccine-promotion media campaigns. The current Surgeon General of Louisiana has made headlines recently, including for allegedly burying a whooping cough outbreak.

Scoop: The apparent new #2 at CDC is a top ivermectin prescriber who ended Louisiana’s vaccine-promotion media campaigns.
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National Academies - Statement on CDC’s Updated Vaccine Guidance National Academies respond to CDC’s updated vaccine guidance, offering scientific context and clarity on vaccine safety.

Appreciate @nationalacademies.org speaking up about the RFK jr directed changes to CDC website and pointing out that the science cited did not include the greater context or full body of research. Where is the “radical transparency”?

Clip #1 from Dr. Angela Rasmussen’s masterclass on pandemic preparedness (and the takedown of the NIH leadership’s anti-scientific essay on the topic).

Know the facts.

Full interview is here👇

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Preview: Is Bird Flu Back? With guest Dr. Angela Rasmussen. (Yes, we managed to book her again 🙌) Join us today, Friday, November 21 at 11 a.m. ET on Instagram Live.

Is bird flu back?

Yes and it’s everywhere. I just can’t say no to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social when he keeps asking me back to talk about viruses.

Today we’ll be on IG Live for @medpagetoday.com at 11 am ET. Let’s discuss all the H5 viruses!

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Handed a patient a printout of a CDC summary.

They were suspicious.

I pointed out the publication date.

It was from 2024.

“Oh, ok, so this is from when we could trust them.”

We’ve jumped the shark.

It’s bad enough the world will no longer trust us.

It’s our kids who will suffer.

RFK Jr.’s CDC fills its autism webpage with anti-vaxxer talking points.

Analysis here with quotes from current and former CDC experts 👇

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Video: @angierasmussen.bsky.social and @jeremyfaust.bsky.social critique Jay Bhattacharya/Matthew Memoli essay on NIH pandemic preparedness efforts

👉 bit.ly/4i9izOV

For the last several months, reports about #birdflu have largely quieted -- until now.

On November 21 at 11AM ET, @angierasmussen.bsky.social & @jeremyfaust.bsky.social will break down what the latest case signals & how HCPs can protect patients. Follow on IG to tune in: www.instagram.com/medpage/

Thank you!

I’ve been called a lot worse!

I really did not enjoy Jay Bhattacharya & Matthew Memoli’s screed against pandemic & virology research for the flagship blog of a “free-market think tank." Instead of getting mad, I accepted @jeremyfaust.bsky.social's kind invitation to take a factual & scientific blowtorch to it.

A rebuttal to NIH leadership's screed against pandemic preparedness. Dr. Angela Rasmussen joins Inside Medicine for a tag-team response to a poorly reasoned essay by NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and his deputy, Dr. Matthew Memoli.

We've got a MASSIVE DEEP-DIVE rebuttal to the NIH leadership’s recent essay. They're arguing for a head-in-the-sand approach to pandemic preparedness.

The great @angierasmussen.bsky.social joins me in an extraordinarily detailed, line-by-line fact check.

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I’d be interested

Where do people watch Survivor in DC?