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MarkAlain Déry, DO, MPH, FACOI

@thedrdery.bsky.social

Infectious diseases doctor & broadcaster. Co-founded WHIV FM (NOLA) for human rights & social justice. Physician & epidemiologist responding to viral outbreaks. Share info daily via podcast & media. Emphasize social, economic & racial equity in reporting.

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When Public Health Goes Quiet: The Consequences of Silencing the CDC Imagine a smoke alarm that sounds too late—this is the danger when politics mutes science.

Imagine a smoke alarm that sounds too late—this is the danger when politics mutes science.

Discover why letting science lead, not politics, can save lives and keep our communities safe.

02.10.2025 12:00 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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When Politics Overrules Science: The Battle Over Racism Research Structural racism isn’t just data — it’s a lived reality shaping health outcomes for millions right now.

Structural racism isn’t just data — it’s a lived reality shaping health outcomes for millions right now.

Click to learn why ignoring this injustice costs lives and how science can lead us toward true health equity for all.

01.10.2025 03:55 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Vaccine Access Divided: How Your Zip Code Could Determine Your COVID Shot In America today, simply living in a different state can decide whether someone easily gets a lifesaving vaccine—or faces barriers and confusion.

In America today, simply living in a different state can decide whether someone easily gets a lifesaving vaccine—or faces barriers and confusion.

Click to see why access to vaccines is not just a matter of science, but of equity, and why ensuring everyone a fair shot protects whole communities.

30.09.2025 04:30 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Projected Rise in HIV Infections if Ryan White Care Ends What happens when proven HIV programs lose support?

What happens when proven HIV programs lose support?

Find out how lives, hope, and the fate of an epidemic hang in the balance—and why sustained care is more urgent now than ever.

29.09.2025 01:28 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say — The Washington Post The Trump administration plans to tie Tylenol to autism risk while touting another drug, leucovorin, as a potential autism treatment.

Proof we’re in decline: the admin’s “big science move” is pointing fingers at Tylenol and pushing sketchy autism cures.

Trust this information? Hard pass.

21.09.2025 19:42 — 👍 23    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 0
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Vaccine Trust in America: Facts, Fears, and the Road Ahead When the bridge of trust weakens, vital vaccine truths become lost in the noise—putting futures and lives at risk.

When the bridge of trust weakens, vital vaccine truths become lost in the noise—putting futures and lives at risk.

Click to discover how rebuilding that bridge with science and compassion can save generations to come.

22.09.2025 18:31 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say — The Washington Post The Trump administration plans to tie Tylenol to autism risk while touting another drug, leucovorin, as a potential autism treatment.

Proof we’re in decline: the admin’s “big science move” is pointing fingers at Tylenol and pushing sketchy autism cures.

Trust this information? Hard pass.

21.09.2025 19:42 — 👍 23    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 0
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New Faces, New Directions, Changes to CDC's Vaccine Advisory Panel.mp4 Step inside the alluring world of high-stakes vaccine policy—where every move shapes millions of lives and hidden passions drive public health.

Step inside the alluring world of high-stakes vaccine policy—where every move shapes millions of lives and hidden passions drive public health.

Experience the tension, intrigue, and irresistible secrets that others wish you wouldn’t uncover—watch this episode of NoiseFilter now.

20.09.2025 01:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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RFK Jr’s vaccine advisers remove prescription need for Covid vaccine, emphasizing personal choice After heated meeting, healthcare professionals and experts left deeply confused about committee’s recommendations

The ACIP barely voted right—by the skin of their teeth.

Guess when you have zero clue how this works, a lucky tie-break is as good as it gets.

19.09.2025 20:38 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Africa's Mpox Battle: Shifting Hot Spots and Rising Challenges This video reveals how outbreaks of MPOX are still rapidly crossing borders, making surveillance and vaccination more vital than ever to protect communities worldwide.

This video shows MPOX outbreaks crossing borders quickly, emphasizing the importance of surveillance and vaccination to protect communities worldwide.

Watch for the latest on how science and partnerships empower us to fight back—and why staying alert and connected could make all the difference.

18.09.2025 00:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A Global Health Crisis on the Horizon: Tuberculosis and the Threat of Funding Cuts Discover how new treatments for resistant TB, cutting-edge diagnostics, and integrated care programs could transform global health—but only if investment and commitment endure.

Discover how new treatments for resistant TB, advanced diagnostics, and integrated care programs could transform global health—but only if investment and commitment persist.

The tools to end TB are available now; the urgent question is whether we will take action and safeguard decades of progress.

17.09.2025 22:54 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Funding cuts to US HIV preventive services could lead to thousands more cases, billions in costs

Cutting HIV prevention to save money?

Brilliant—if your goal is more infections, higher costs, and undoing a decade of progress.

But hey, who needs science anyway?

14.09.2025 11:56 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Going Solo: The U.S. and the WHO- A Dangerous Dance When America walks off the global public health stage, everyone pays the price—including us.

When America walks off the global public health stage, everyone pays the price—including us.

Watch this video to see why solo acts against disease just can’t cut it, and why unity is the key to safety.

14.09.2025 00:04 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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RFK Jr does not just reject vaccines. He rejects science and must step down | Bernie Sanders Kennedy is unfit to be our nation’s leading public health official because he rejects the fundamental principles of modern science

Senator Sanders nails it—RFK Jr. isn’t just peddling anti-vax nonsense, he’s rejecting all science.

Maybe next election RFK Jr. can run on ‘I hate facts’—a platform no one should want.

12.09.2025 23:22 — 👍 13    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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The West Coast Vaccine Alliance: Science Steps In Where Politics Steps Out The CDC’s leadership fallout is shaking vaccine science to its core, but the West Coast is stepping up with its own evidence-driven roadmap.

The CDC’s leadership fallout is shaking vaccine science to its core, but the West Coast is stepping up with its own evidence-driven roadmap.

This isn’t about red vs. blue—it’s about biology and protecting our communities; don’t miss what’s next.

12.09.2025 12:28 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Sounding the Alarm: Why RFK Jr Must Resign for America's Health Doctors, scientists, and patient advocates are sounding the alarm—silence isn’t an option when lives hang in the balance.

Doctors, scientists, and patient advocates are sounding the alarm—silence isn’t an option when lives hang in the balance.

Watch, share, and join the fight to keep science at the forefront and protect what really matters: our health.

12.09.2025 12:22 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a warning “Ebola is never just a virus; it is a mirror,” writes infectious disease physician Krutika Kuppalli.

Heartfelt thoughts to those affected by Ebola in DRC. Global support, vaccines, and trust in health teams are key to stopping spread.

Together, we protect lives and communities.

12.09.2025 11:58 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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More Than 20 Medical Groups Call for Kennedy's Resignation When top scientists sound the alarm about the nation’s health leadership, it’s time to sit up—this isn’t just politics, it’s about your health.

When top scientists sound the alarm about the nation’s health leadership, it’s time to sit up—this isn’t just politics, it’s about your health. Watch why public trust is on the line now.

10.09.2025 13:04 — 👍 9    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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Extreme Heat and Calls to Law Enforcement Related to Domestic Violence This cross-sectional study examines whether heat exposure was associated with increased domestic violence–related calls for service in New Orleans, Louisiana, from 2011 to 2021.

While lawmakers offer thoughts and prayers as heat waves drive up violence, the climate crisis keeps putting lives—and tempers—at risk.

Maybe policy change works better than pretending not to sweat?

10.09.2025 12:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Insured Immunity: Massachusetts Guarantees Vaccine Coverage Guidance has cracked — expert science is being overruled by politics, putting public health at risk.

Guidance has cracked — expert science is being overruled by politics, putting public health at risk.

Massachusetts is changing the rules to make sure vaccine affordability never blocks access, because viruses don’t care about political talk before boarding the school bus!

09.09.2025 15:10 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Exclusive | RFK Jr., HHS to Link Autism to Tylenol Use in Pregnancy and Folate Deficiencies Kennedy’s autism report, touted by Trump, will suggest that using the pain reliever during pregnancy might be linked to the developmental disorder.

RFK Jr., the walking health disaster, wants to blame Tylenol for autism despite twin studies showing zero link.

Twins: nature’s control group exposing his nonsense.

Dangerous pariah alert—stop spreading fear, start spreading facts. 🙄 #ScienceMatters

08.09.2025 15:40 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Florida's Gamble: Ending All Vaccine Mandates and the Risks Ahead Florida just announced plans to end all vaccine mandates, ignoring warnings from health and medical experts who say this will make schools—and the community—less safe.

Florida just announced plans to end all vaccine mandates, ignoring warnings from health and medical experts who say this will make schools—and the community—less safe.

As public health leaders sound the alarm, stay tuned for the facts behind why strong vaccine policies protect us all.

08.09.2025 11:43 — 👍 13    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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Ebola in Congo: A Deadly Outbreak and a Call for Solidarity The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in the Kasai province, involving 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including a 34-year-old pregnant woman.

The DRC confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Kasai with 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including a pregnant woman. We must strengthen global public health and unite to support communities against infectious diseases.

07.09.2025 13:11 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Hi CJ. What is an email address that I can connect with you on?

07.09.2025 12:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Crisis In Care: HIV Care Disrupted Across South Africa When foreign aid disappears, it’s not just numbers on a budget—it’s lives disrupted and futures stolen from the world’s most vulnerable.

When foreign aid disappears, it’s not just numbers on a budget—it’s lives disrupted and futures stolen from the world’s most vulnerable.

04.09.2025 23:32 — 👍 10    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Looks like they are running low on solutions but overflowing with ‘thoughts and prayers’—the perfect recipe for ignoring a sinking economy and scandal.

04.09.2025 23:25 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

CDC’s new recipe: fire experts, gut vaccine programs, and let RFK Jr. drive public health.

Buckle up, America—science is so last season.

01.09.2025 19:13 — 👍 11    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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States where you can get a COVID vaccine at CVS following RFK Jr. changes HHS Secretary RFK Jr. announced new limits on who is eligible for COVID vaccines on Wednesday.

Turns out DHHS is limiting COVID vaccines and treating us like guinea pigs.

Newsflash: We did NOT consent to being their science experiment.

30.08.2025 12:29 — 👍 11    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1
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CDC leaders who resigned said RFK Jr. undermined vaccine science, risking lives After firing of CDC director, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Fox News the CDC is “in trouble and we need to fix it.” Agency employees worry he is undermining vaccines

Fired for protecting science, not politics.

CDC’s new motto: ‘Dissent not allowed, compliance mandatory.’

Guess critical thinking was the first to go. 🙃

28.08.2025 17:31 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures

Great news: Medicare will be giving out prior approvals!

Bad news: Hope you enjoy waiting rooms… for your paperwork.

28.08.2025 14:43 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

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