California Immunization Coalition

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

Acting CDC director O'Neill calls on vaccine makers to separate combined MMR shot www.reuters.com/business/hea...

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Orange County toddler infected with measles Orange County Health Care Agency officials on Monday revealed a toddler has been infected with measles.

OC County toddler infected with #measles
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Special Edition Vaccine Booster Newsletter - AB-144 Signed Into Law, WCHA's Initial Recommendations Email from California Immunization Coalition AB144 Signed By Governor, West Coast Health Alliance - COVID Vaccine Recommendations, Upcoming Trainings, More   The Vaccine Booster - Special Edition Sept

Special Edition Vaccine Booster

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Opinion | Autism Has Always Existed. We Haven’t Always Called It Autism.

"There are autisms, rather than just autism. The diversity in symptoms, the severity of symptoms and the range of biological contributors are simply too large to be reduced to one uniform disorder. The neurobiology is too complex for easy explanations." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

@Harvard School of Public Health Dean - paid to testify that a commonly used pain reliever ‘causes’ autism, even though there isn’t actually any proof. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

It just seems incredibly irresponsible of the media to not mention prominently upfront that RFK Jr. is not a doctor and has no medical/scientific background when reporting on medical/scientific announcements he's making.

🗞️ Media release from The George Washington University announces new report which finds FY 2026 budget cuts to CDC would lead to losses for state and local economies.

✅ States losing over 1,000 jobs each could include GA, CA, FL, TX, AZ, IL, NY, & PA.

✅ 42,000 jobs lost nationwide could happen.

TB is the #1 killer among infectious diseases. A new study says its toll could mount New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.

TB deaths projected to rise due to aid cuts, study says : Goats and Soda

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RFK Jr. ally’s ‘smoking gun’ study on vaccines and chronic illness is fundamentally flawed Bogus study on vaccines and chronic illness presented at Senate presents “a dangerous precedent for how science is weighed in policymaking,” infectious disease expert writes.

RFK Jr. ally’s ‘smoking gun’ study on vaccines and chronic illness is fundamentally flawed www.statnews.com/2025/09/09/a... via @statnews.com

RFK Jr. has turned health services into a goat rodeo HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has married ineptitude to pet obsessions, producing a goat rodeo for the ages.

"Oh, for the days of mere incompetence.

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has married ineptitude to pet obsessions, producing a goat rodeo for the ages.

New week, new mess: purgings, resignations, policy reversals, [COIs], elimination of transparency."
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PAHO warns antibiotic-resistant pertussis is spreading Since 2024, antibiotic-resistant pertussis cases have been detected in 4 nations in the Americas: Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and the US.

PAHO urges countries to step up their pertussis (whooping cough) surveillance and vaccination efforts due to rising infections that now include the spread of antibiotic-resistant strains. www.cidrap.umn.edu/pertussis/pa...

Three individuals celebrating at a baby shower with decorations and gifts. One holds a teddy bear and sits near a sign about the importance of vaccination during pregnancy by CDPH. Text "Vaccination during pregnancy protects you and your baby".

COVID-19 is spreading in California. Getting the 2024/2025 COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant is safe, effective & protects you & your developing baby from getting very sick.

📲Talk to your prenatal care provider or visit MyTurn.ca.gov to schedule your vaccine appointment.

‘People will die because of this’: How RFK Jr. drove out the CDC’s senior leaders On the same day Susan Monarez was fired, four of the agency’s top leaders quit.

New: In 7 months, Kennedy has broken the CDC, perhaps irreparably. For all he’s done with mass firings, gutting expertise, and attacking vaccines, Wednesday’s loss of its most senior and competent leaders—truly the CDC’s backbone—is the most consequential attack yet.

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Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), top Dem on the Senate health committee, on this evening's chaos at CDC:

“We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired."

Sanjay Patel, Pharmacy Manager at Haller's Pharmacy, stands up for science, truth, and public health when it matters most

That’s the kind of courage that saves lives and we thank him and all of our colleagues who support immunizations every day

#PublicHealth #NIAM2025 #VaccinesWork #IVax2Protect

Actions of this so called administration is just payback for their grudges. And their pathological need to be ‘right’ at any cost.

Today, ACOG released updated clinical guidance on vaccination during pregnancy against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. These guidance documents reflect a large and growing body of research and data regarding the safety and benefits of maternal immunization. Learn more: https://bit.ly/45w9LOD

ACOG Releases Updated Maternal Immunization Guidance COVID Influenza RSV Today, ACOG released updated clinical guidance regarding vaccination during pregnancy against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.

ACOG Releases Updated Maternal Immunization Guidance for COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV www.acog.org/news/news-re...

#VaccinesWork #PublicHealth #IVax2Protect
#NIAM2025

Leading Pediatric Group Splits with CDC Over Vaccine Recommendations | KQED We talk to infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm about how to make sense of the conflicting messages about vaccines. We’ll also get his thoughts on federal cuts to vaccine research funding, and ...

Terrific interview with @mtosterholm.bsky.social on @kqedforum.bsky.social w/ Mina Kim on the @ameracadpeds.bsky.social pediatric immunization schedule and the heavy challenges #publichealth is facing.
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AAP releases evidence-based immunization schedule; calls on payers to cover recommendations The schedule includes guidance on COVID-19 vaccination that differs from federal policy along with updates to recommendations on RSV and flu.

AAP releases evidence-based immunization schedule; calls on payers to cover recommendations publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...

And hundreds more would have signed except for the real concern for safety and retribution.

In light of the CDC attack, RFK Jr. should apologize for his language against vaccine researchers. I will state this straight out–I believe the anti vaccine movement has put good people at risk for decades with their rhetoric. And I also believe Mr. Kennedy has contributed a great deal to …

In light of the CDC attack, RFK Jr. should apologize for his language against vaccine researchers. leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/2025/08/21/i... @mattcareywilliams.bsky.social

"We sign this declaration in our own personal capacities, on our personal time, and without the use of government equipment, as protected by our First Amendment rights..."

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Former CDC Director William Foege: How public health can fight back in a time of dangerous nonsense “Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time,” writes former CDC Director William Foege.

Former CDC Director William Foege: How public health can fight back in a time of dangerous nonsense

"Our view of the future did not include a vision that people would hunt us down with some of the most powerful guns developed for use in war. And we ask, “Why?”

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Blame them