Dr. Richard Pan

NIH shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs Special Report: The NIH has shut out hundreds of young scientists from funding to start their own labs.

“All told, 104 researchers saw their MOSAIC funding terminated... In addition, a STAT analysis of NIH data shows that the agency awarded new transition grants to 172 fewer postdoctoral researchers in the nine months before the government shutdown than in the same period the previous year”

While Scientists Race To Study Spread of Measles in US, Kennedy Unravels Hard-Won Gains - KFF Health News Scientists are conducting genetic analyses to see if the measles outbreak that started in Texas is still spreading from state to state. It’s a contentious question, because the findings may determine ...

The United States is poised to lose its measles-free status next year. If that happens, more children will be hospitalized because of this preventable disease. Some will lose their hearing. Some will die. Measles also costs hundreds of thousands dollars to treat.
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It's so interesting to me how Makary conspiracy code switches when he talks to podcasters vs national news. This is the kind of stuff MAHA hears from the FDA Commissioner.

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

Under RFK Jr., the CDC provides a megaphone to the anti-vaccine movement Common anti-vaccine talking points were on display as the CDC’s immunization advisers repealed a hepatitis B birth vaccine recommendation and scrutinized the childhood schedule.

"During the meetings, committee members and presenters made at least 60 false, misleading or unsupported claims about vaccine safety, disease spread and rationale for childhood vaccination, according to the Evidence Collective, a coalition of science and medicine researchers."

Dr. Pan for Congress

Thank you for recognizing my work in CA. I beat RFK Jr twice when he came to Sacramento to oppose my public health legislation. Please help send me to Washington so I can beat him again. #DrPanForCongress #science #Ivax2protect #CommunityImmunity
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Doctor Answers Vaccine Questions | Tech Support | WIRED YouTube video by WIRED

This entire video is fantastic, but my favorite part has to be the shout out to the great work of Dr. Richard Pan. @drpanmd.bsky.social m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid...

RFK Jr’s hand-picked #ACIP voted to dramatically increase the number of American children who develop chronic liver disease and liver cancer in the U.S. And RFK Jr admitted he did not have sufficient evidence that Tylenol causes #autism . #HepB #MAHA

AAP speaks truth to power. Proud to be a pediatrician and an AAP leader. #PutKids1st #science #Ivax2protect

One thing I should have included in my op-ed is that Dr. Middleman, an actual hepatitis B expert, was silenced in the meeting when she tried to provide the committee the benefit of her expertise. Dr. Malone silenced her very aggressively, while letting anti-vaccine speakers go over time repeatedly.

“it has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the Secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
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The Unexpected Ways Vaccines Could Boost Your Health As political leaders question vaccine safety, scientists point to studies that show the shots might have unrelated benefits.

As political leaders question vaccine safety, scientists point to studies that show the shots might have unrelated benefits. on.wsj.com/48nGN4T

Dr. Pan for Congress

Help me go to Congress! #medsky #pedsky #publichealth
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Top Senate health leader calls CDC vaccine panel ‘totally discredited’ A top Senate health leader called a federal panel of vaccine advisers “totally discredited” just minutes ahead of its planned meeting.

I agree with Dr. Cassidy, but when I am elected to Congress, I will demand RFK Jr be held accountable for his lies and the harm he is inflicting on Americans. #DrPanForCongress
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Kennedy's advisers scrap hepatitis B vaccine guidance for most children in major change A group of vaccine advisers on Friday scrapped a long-standing recommendation that all U.S. children receive the hepatitis B shot at birth, a major policy win for health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr...

RFK Jr.’s chosen #ACIP voted to end the 30yr #HepB vaccine at birth recommendation that saved hundreds of lives every year.
RFK Jr is increasing chronic disease, cancer & health costs. I will fight for #science to reduce disease & costs for Americans.
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RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.

“Without data to support their decision & defying warnings from doctors, medical associations, & public-health groups, a federal advisory panel stocked with loyalists to Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has voted to stop recommending a life-saving vaccine to infants at birth”

RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.

Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...

ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:

"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."

Radical transparency. #RFKjr #ACIP

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - December 5, 2025 - Day 2 of 2 YouTube video by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Note: ACIP changed the language again now, on the floor, compared to the site.
SCDM for negative, and they still recommend - which they do not have authority - blood draws for subsequent doses. All kinds of bad.

Who are you gonna trust? Your pediatrician or the non doctor supply chain researcher guy sitting on the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices RFK's bench is so shallow that he qualifies as an expert? (Also WE DO TRUST PLANES AND THE GOVT AGENCY THAT REGULATES THEM.)

From the “first consolidated World Health Organization report on viral hepatitis epidemiology, service coverage and product access,” “Globally, 115 countries have introduced universal hepatitis B birth-dose vaccination, and 45% of infants received the hepatitis B birth dose within the first 24 hours of birth in 2022. Twenty-three countries have selective programmes with targeted provision of the hepatitis B birth dose (the vaccine is provided to the infants of mothers who are HBsAg positive). Infant immunization schedules in 190 countries include the hepatitis B vaccine. Of the 38 WHO focus countries for the viral hepatitis response, 25 have introduced birth-dose programmes and all provide the hepatitis B vaccine (usually as part of pentavalent vaccines) in their infant vaccination programme. In theory, if these vaccines are included in the national programme, all children should have access; however, in practice, coverage varies widely across regions and countries (Table 3.23 and Fig. 3.32). Chapter 4 presents detailed information for the 38 WHO focus countries for viral hepatitis.” https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240091672

Did you know?

190 countries have infant immunization schedules that include the Hep B vaccine

115 countries recommend a universal birth-dose of the Hep B vaccine, one of the key actions WHO recommends to reduce Hep B prevalence

Read more in the WHO Hep B Report ➡️
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I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True "Things have not improved," writes Dr. Debra Houry. "They have worsened. And Congress has still failed to act."

“I did not resign to make a symbolic point. I resigned because staying silent would have made me complicit. I spoke up because the stakes for children, communities, and our preparedness are too high.” time.com/7338714/dr-d...

Public health experts try to ‘prebunk’ misinformation about vaccines ahead of CDC vaccine meeting today

The meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will likely be filled with misinformation and vaccine myths, experts warn.

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Following #ACIP - apparently, ACIP combined the immunization schedule and hepatitis B workgroups - a change not reflected in the ACIP workgroup list, and it was chaired by Dr. Vicki Pebsworth, a director in an anti-vaccine organization, the National Vaccine Information Center.

Dr. Sandra Fryhofer from the AMA emphatically points out the awful consequences of HepB, and says “we have a duty to protect these little babies”.

She also correctly points out that the U.S. healthcare system is not equipped to test everyone who comes into contact with infants for HepB.

“delaying #hepatitisB vaccination by just a few months [from birth] could lead to more than $222 million in excess healthcare costs and hundreds of preventable deaths each year” #science #CDC #ACIP

Opinion | The CDC’s next anti-vaccine clown show is coming. Take your seats. Delaying hepatitis B shots would be RFK Jr.’s most disruptive change yet to immunization policy.

WaPo 🎁 article on tomorrows Vaccine Advisory Committee meeting (APIC): "The CDC’s next anti-vaccine clown show is coming."

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RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves “Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”

To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M

Grateful to have the support of Congresswoman Judy Chu, someone I’ve long admired for her groundbreaking leadership and steadfast commitment to our AANHPI communities. Her guidance and partnership have meant a great deal to me over the years. #DrPanforCongress #CA06

#medsky #pedsky #idsky #immunosky #episky

I collaborated with exceptionally talented people in infectious diseases to write this Special Article about aluminum salts in childhood vaccines.
We review the evidence base for key safety concerns and offer guidance for communication with caregivers.