Dr Kat, Epidemiologist

This sounds like a bad thing

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Health experts fear potential public health impacts from RFK Jr. halting COVID vaccine recommendations for kids, pregnant women University of Illinois Chicago epidemiologist Dr. Katrine Wallace said it's more difficult to assess risk factors for children than it is for adults.

Thank you @cbschicago for this reporting reflecting that actual experts do not agree with the new, more restrictive COVID-19 vaccine recommendations. Was a pleasure to contribute to this story.

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AAP concerned about new FDA plan that could limit children’s access to COVID vaccines Children may not have access to COVID-19 vaccines this fall unless they have underlying health conditions.

LISTEN TO EXPERTS:

“The COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective & the best way to protect children. If the vaccine were no longer available or covered by insurance, it takes choice away from families who wish to protect their children from COVID-19.”

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ACOG Statement on HHS Recommendations Regarding the COVID Vaccine During Pregnancy ACOG strongly opposes the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' decision to stop recommending the COVID vaccination during pregnancy, citing clear evidence of its safety and effectiveness in p...

LISTEN TO EXPERTS:

“ACOG is concerned about and extremely disappointed by the announcement that HHS will no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy.”

Read statement here:

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I think HHS forgot about this data when making recommendations

Could COVID Boosters Be Delayed This Fall Because Of The Trump Admin? Experts Weigh In. Leaders at the FDA, HHS and elsewhere are putting guardrails around COVID-19 boosters, which could mean delayed shots or eligibility changes this fall.

I spoke to @huffpost about potential shenanigans with the Covid vaccine this fall

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Hating on “Big Pharma”? Cool, it’s a $1.6 trillion regulated industry. But hang on…the $6.3 trillion wellness industry sells you mushroom tea, dewormers, crash diets, and alkaline water—no regulations, no oversight. But hey, it’s ‘natural,’ right?

Anti-Vaxxers Are Grifting Off the Measles Outbreak—and Claim a Bioweapon Caused It Activists affiliated with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are selling a “measles treatment and prevention protocol” for hundreds of dollars, including supplements supposedly formulated by AI.

In today’s WTF - antivaxxers are claiming the measles outbreak in Texas is a “bioweapon” targeting Mennonites.

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RFK Jr. Claimed Autism ‘Destroys’ Lives. Autistic People Disagree. People in the community called the remarks dehumanizing and warned they could perpetuate harmful stigma.

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Second unvaccinated child dies of measles in Texas amid outbreak | CNN A school-aged child died at a Texas hospital where they were receiving treatment for measles, marking the second death of a minor in the state linked to the ongoing outbreak.

THIS IS NOT NORMAL. Children should not die of preventable illness. The children AND the parents are victims of disinformation

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The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.

This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.

The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.

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Also, Dr. Marks was head of CBER, the part of FDA that regulates all biologic products, so not just vaccines. Many cancer drugs too. this is a huge loss of institutional knowledge.

Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’ (Gift Article) Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.

Bad news for us, but good for him for speaking out

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Utah Becomes First State to Ban Fluoride in Public Water (Gift Article) Medical experts warn the move could have consequences for oral health, especially among children.

Utah bans fluoridated water. Dentists - here’s a market for you to open practices

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CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to health departments across the U.S. “Now that the pandemic is over, the grants and cooperative agreements are no longer necessary," federal health authorities wrote to funding recipients this week.

The administration says COVID is over, and they are priotizing “making America healthy again”. Um ok. Hundreds of people still die every week from Covid, and long Covid symptoms continue to cause debilitating medical problems

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CDC Clone Site, Rife with False Vaccine Claims, Hosted by Group Previously Led by HHS Secretary A CDC clone site with false vaccine claims is hosted by an NGO once led by the current HHS Secretary. With CDC logos, real social media links, and a near-identical design, it may violate federal laws.

So the antivax nonprofit previously (?) run by our current HHS secretary has created a fake CDC clone website full of vaccine misinformation

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Opinion | Trump’s Public Health Appointees Don’t Believe in a Public (Gift Article) Trump’s appointees don’t believe in the concept of a public in the first place.

The future of American public health is at risk

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Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm (Gift Article) More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.

Dark days

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Newborn babies exposed to measles in Texas hospital Infants barely three days old are receiving antibody injections to help protect against the virus. Nearly 300 cases have been reported in the outbreak.

I don’t even know what to say anymore because everything is so far beyond the pale

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Opinion | A Reminder of What Pre-Vaccine America Was Like (Gift Article) The worst manifestations of preventable diseases have faded from public memory.

We need a reminder of what the pre-vaccine era was like

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White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. Director Dr. Dave Weldon was to have appeared on Thursday in a confirmation hearing before the Senate health committee. He has close ties to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new health secretary.

Well, here’s some good news, but I’m also scared of what nomination is coming next

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All of the wild theories RFK Jr. has been spreading about the measles outbreak The deadly measles outbreak has sickened hundreds in Texas and 11 other states

Someone let all the cancer patients who were born before 1957 know that they didn’t really have cancer because RFK said measles prevents cancer 😵‍💫

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Exclusive: U.S. CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links.

The studies have been done. All the published papers are in my linktree. Honestly, spending money to reexamine this is “waste, fraud and abuse”. Should I report to DOGE?

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Texas official warns against “measles parties” as outbreak keeps growing Twenty people have been hospitalized. Most cases are in children.

Don’t have “measles parties” - this is dangerous and profoundly stupid. Get your children vaccinated to protect them AND others who are immune compromised or too young to be vaccinated. Measles parties will only further exacerbate this outbreak

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Vitamin A does not prevent measles!!

Get your kids vaccinated.

'It's not unusual': RFK Jr. comments on growing Texas measles outbreak When questioned about a growing measles outbreak in West Texas that has claimed at least one life, Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told reporters "we have measles outbreaks eve...

When asked about the child who died of measles the secretary of the HHS says “it’s not unusual” to have measles outbreaks. This is a disease that was eradicated in 2000 thanks to vaccines.

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Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas, Officials Say

This is serious. PLEASE vaccinate your kids. Measles is NOT a “normal childhood illness” and people telling you it is are either 1) lying or 2) uninformed because they are too young to remember dire complications from vaccine-preventable illnesses.

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Hydroxychloroquine doesn’t prevent bird flu. This is why we don’t listen to Dr “Demon Sperm” Immanuel of any of “America’s Frontline Doctors” for real medical advice

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