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Inside Medicine: The CDC finally has a director. Will she pass her first and most important test? / Just who is Dr. Susan Monarez?

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Opinion | Another CDC Advisory Committee Purge Is Underway Multiple members of the Advisory Committee to the Director have been terminated

MedPage EIC @jeremyfaust.bsky.social reported that at least three members of the CDC's Advisory Committee to the Director have been fired.

The terminated members were newly appointed with terms that were supposed to start on July 1. @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social
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I’m not a Senator. While I agree that she is liked by some scientists who know her, I would imagine that her being at the helm of the CDC during a period of unprecedented censorship (the early weeks of this administration) did not sit well. Clearly not her idea, but she was unable to stop it.

Breaking: Another CDC purge underway. Multiple members of the Director’s Advisory Committee terminated without explanation. I believe were are breaking some news here in Inside Medicine.

Breaking: Another #CDC purge underway. Multiple members of the Director’s Advisory Committee terminated without explanation.

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Breaking: Another CDC purge underway. Multiple members of the Director’s Advisory Committee terminated without explanation. I believe were are breaking some news here in Inside Medicine.

Breaking: Another CDC purge underway. Multiple members of the Director’s Advisory Committee terminated without explanation.

Here's what we know so far...

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You know this is me.

Turmoil at the FDA: Prasad Out. What’s Next? With guest, Endpoints News FDA reporter Drew Armstrong. A recording from Jeremy Faust, MD's Substack Live.

Inside Medicine: Turmoil at the FDA: Prasad Out. What’s Next? With guest, Endpoints News FDA reporter Drew Armstrong

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LIVE SOON: Turmoil at the FDA. Prasad is out. What’s next? With guest, FDA reporter Drew Armstrong Starting Jul 30 at 3:00 PM EDT

Going live with Endpoints FDA reporter Drew Armstrong @drewsnews.bsky.social at 3pm ET today to discuss the latest from the agency.
Drew broke the story of Dr. Vinay Prasad's resignation and has been following the FDA as closely as anyone.

We'll dig in! Join us!

Jeremy Faust, MD (@insidemedicine) This was an incredibly informative session.

Dr. @jeremyfaust.bsky.social invited @pauloffit.bsky.social and me to discuss current threats to our vaccine infrastructure.
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David, that sounds about right.

Will she stand up for vaccines?

Will she be able to overrule Kennedy?

Is she a leader? Or a place-holder?

Is the she leader of the CDC in name or in reality?

Much depends on this. 2/2

The CDC finally has a Director. (Once sworn in).

This leads to what may be one of the most profoundly important questions in the history of US public health.

Will Dr. Susan Monarez have the power, will, and ability to stop RFK jr. from dismantling what remains of the agency’s credibility? 1/2

Power panel starts at 3pm ET.
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Sorry, but thanks to RFK Jr., you now have to know what the USPSTF is. Plus, updates from the FDA and other must-know stories in public health.

RFK Jr. threatens to overhaul evidence-based preventive services in the United States.

In a perfect world, most people wouldn’t have to know what the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is. But now that the Wall St Journal has reported that HHS Sec RFKjr
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Is RFK Jr. calling the shots? Who can get a flu shot this fall, as of now? Kennedy signed off on a bogus recommendation from his new vaccine advisory committee, but has so far left votes flu and RSV shots in limbo.

Which you can check out for free…
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Is RFK Jr. calling the shots? Who can get a flu shot this fall, as of now? Kennedy signed off on a bogus recommendation from his new vaccine advisory committee, but has so far left votes flu and RSV shots in limbo.

Plus, why has RFK Jr. signed off on a bogus rec from his new vaccine advisory committee and what does this mean for CDC scientists?

I did my best to break it down and explain what’s at stake this fall in the latest edition of Inside Medicine on Substack… 4/

That means routine flu shots could suddenly be harder to get, not because the science suddenly changed, but due to changes in coverage.
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Most people will still have access, but cracks in the system are showing. For kids whose vaccines are usually covered by government programs, access may shift to the Vaccines for Children program, which is limited to specific providers….2/

Who can get their flu shot this fall? My latest newsletter breaks down how access to flu vaccines, especially for kids and people on Medicaid, could be disrupted if HHS doesn’t adopt routine CDC recommendations.
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Is RFK Jr. calling the shots? Who can get a flu shot this fall, as of now? Kennedy signed off on a bogus recommendation from his new vaccine advisory committee, but has so far left votes flu and RSV shots in limbo.

Is RFK Jr. calling the shots? Who can get a flu shot this fall, as of now?, by @jeremyfaust.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

Scary thought

He’s determined to burn it all down

Inside Medicine: Is RFK Jr. calling the shots? Who can get a flu shot this fall, as of now?

he signed off on a bogus rec from his new vaccine advisory committee, but has so far left votes flu and RSV shots in limbo

by @jeremyfaust.bsky.social

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There's a Major Publishing Slowdown at CDC's Flagship Journal Each MMWR article now requires clearance by the HHS secretary, sources said

Each MMWR article now requires clearance by the HHS secretary
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Is RFK Jr. calling the shots? Who can get a flu shot this fall, as of now? Kennedy signed off on a bogus recommendation from his new vaccine advisory committee, but has so far left votes flu and RSV shots in limbo.

"As reported, the thimerosal vote was based on evidence from a single presentation given at the June meeting by Nurse Lyn Redwood, a longtime RFK Jr. ally from the trenches of the anti-vaccine movement. ... 1/2

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“In the states that remained strict around firearms, there was no increase [in excess firearm deaths among children] at all. In four of them, California, New York, Maryland, and Rhode Island, the rates of deaths actually declined.“

- Prof. @hmkyale.bsky.social, an author of the study

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Excess firearm deaths among children between 2011 and 2023 States with the most permissive laws: 6,029 States with permissive laws: 1,424 States with strict laws: -55 Graph shows Mortality Difference in Observed vs Expected Deaths. States that enacted permissive and the most permissive gun laws after the McDonald v Chicago U.S. Supreme Court decision says the 2nd Amendment applies to state and local governments went up. States that kept strict gun laws stayed steady. Source: Faust. The Effect of Firearm Laws on Pediatric Mortality in the US. JAMA Pediatr. Published June 09, 2025. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.1363 Yale School of Public Health

In 2010, the Supreme Court decided the Second Amendment applies to state and local governments, allowing states to enact more permissive gun laws.

Since then, there have been 6,000+ excess firearm deaths among children in states with the most permissive gun laws, according to a new study.

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This was something. What do you make of it

Looking for COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance? Other Clinicians Are as Well In the second installment of our conversation with Jeremy Faust, MD, he addresses the uncertainty surrounding guidance and where to turn for information.

In the second installment of our conversation with @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, he addresses the uncertainty surrounding guidance and where to turn for information. #IDsky #Medsky