With @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social leading the way, a few of us helped @defendpublichealth.bsky.social to fight back against the erroneous claims that the COVID vaccine caused the deaths of 25 children. Read more about WHY we know this isn’t true.

Defend Public Health just released our report countering Marty Makary’s false claims last week that COVID19 vaccines caused the deaths of 25 children. You can read it here:

New podcast just dropped with our own @jonshaffer.bsky.social talking about public health organizing. You can check it out here!

As I wrote about for @motherjones.com, people are already crossing state lines to get the Covid vaccine—which may become more common if the CDC vaccine advisory committee recommends limiting them this week. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Defend Public Health member Dr. Beth Linas @bethlinas.bsky.social writes here about an important but often-overlooked potential consequence to restricting COVID19 vaccine access: rising cases of LongCOVID.

“Kennedy’s recent actions have, in less than a year, substantially degraded the nation’s health security.”

Trump admin plots ‘alarming’ health announcement designed to ‘scare people’: report falsely claiming deaths due to #Covid #vaccine . #ACIP cc @defendpublichealth.bsky.social www.rawstory.com/vaccines-267...

RFK Jr. has taken numerous actions to limit access to vaccines and other health care. This web tracker lists all of them, in case there were some that you forgot about. www.markey.senate.gov/RFKTracker

Learn more about why measles, and vaccine recommendations generally, are important. By @drjudystone.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...

Nice to see organizations like the @autismsciencefd.bsky.social and @defendpublichealth.bsky.social getting ahead of these potential forthcoming claims in RFK Jr.'s eventual autism report. More of this needed and in other forums too. 🛟😷🧪 sociology Here's Autism Science Foundation's statement...

There are over 4000 of us (Docs, scientists, advocates) in @defendpublichealth.bsky.social - JOIN US

@defendpublichealth.bsky.social This from The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Bravo @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social

50% of kids

Another banger by @drjudystone.bsky.social. What is happening in Florida really does impact everyone in the nation /

@gregggonsalves.bsky.social is right. RFK jr needs to go. NOW.

Caroline Kennedy warned us about her cousin #RFKJr, "a predator" presiding over "perverse scenes" of "despair and violence." His youth was the origin story of a new American Psycho. Now he is the position to inflict pain and suffering on millions. He has to go now. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Defend Public Health has just published our first Whopper of the Week! Each week will publish one of RFK Jr.’s most egregious claims, why it’s deceptive, and how it may impact you. You can read this week’s here:

Are you watching the Senate Finance Committee Hearing tomorrow, starring special guest RFK Jr.? You can join DPH on Zoom for a our community watch party! actionnetwork.org/events/rfk-j...

RFK Jr. is releasing a report on autism spectrum disorder (ASD). He claims that scientists haven’t studied the “root causes”. Defend Public Health has released our report summarizing what is known about risk factors from the 30,000+ scientific papers on this topic. Vaccines aren’t one of them.

There are preliminary topics in the federal register for the planned September 2025 ACIP meeting and hepatitis B vaccine is mentioned. You will hear misinformation about this vaccine in the next few weeks. Here's the TL;DR version of the newborn hepatitis B recommendation - #MedSky.

Right now, your ability to get access to a COVID vaccine this fall is in jeopardy, whether or not you fit the new, restricted eligiblity criteria. Please send a letter to your member of Congress here. And spread the word. @defendpublichealth.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/letters/writ...

@defendpublichealth.bsky.social Thank you for making it easy for us to write to our elected officials about making the latest Covid vaccine available to all. I wrote: actionnetwork.org/letters/writ...

Your ability to get access to a COVID vaccine this fall is in jeopardy, whether or not you fit the new, restricted eligibility criteria. Please send a letter to your members of Congress today and help spread the word. actionnetwork.org/letters/writ...

We don't need to live in a world where our children are vulnerable to a measles infection. Scientific research and access to vaccines are important to protect children. Learn more from @mirandayaver.bsky.social @defendpublichealth.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXti...

@physiciandemocracy.medsky.social @duh4healthcare.bsky.social @murray.senate.gov @altcdc.altgov.info @altnih4science.bsky.social @aaas.org @hsph.harvard.edu @hmpxvt.bsky.social @brownpublichealth.bsky.social @defendpublichealth.bsky.social @yalesph.bsky.social @who.int @nejm.org

#Trump is decapitating #CDC, but there are ways to fight badk. @gregggonsalves of @defendpublichealth.bsky.social points out the role of state and local #publichealth#cdc#Trumpfficials in this piece by Greg Sargent: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-decapitation-cdc-takes-darker-170420879.html

Rehire all of the fired NIH / CDC / FDA people into a Democratically controlled state cooperative health agency, funded by pooled resources from those states, that creates policy and programs for Governors and legislators in those states to implement.

Demetre Daskalakis' resignation letter. One for the history books. www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-resign...

New MAHA draft report leaked! On #CareTalk live @mirandayaver.bsky.social @defendpublichealth.bsky.social talks about it w/ me @healthcarevoices.org @mswmedia.com & Diane @socialsecurityworks.org @louisenorris.bsky.social @healthinsuranceorg.bsky.social#CareTalkanswer your health ins q’s.

New #CareTalk with @laurapackard.com of @healthcarevoices.org #MSWMedia Guest: @mirandayaver.bsky.social of @defendpublichealth.bsky.social Listen: redcircle.com/shows/care-t...

The perfect complement to appreciating this? Read @defendpublichealth.bsky.social's "Improving the Health of Americans Together" www.defendpublichealth.org/resource/imp...

Changing the food dyes in Skittles or what kind of fat your french fries are fried in is missing the bigger picture on healthy nutrition and wellness. More from my convo on MAHA with @mirandayaver.bsky.social @defendpublichealth.bsky.social: youtube.com/live/GXtiQdQ...

We appreciate the student organization Coalition for Health Resilience discussing the serious public health issue of gun violence. These extraordinary students are out there doing the work.

Defend Public Health’s report, Improving the Health of Americans Together (IHAT), includes 11 pillars. Let’s take them one by one.

More on mess made by the COVID-Contrarian-In-Chief. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

We wanted to share something about our logo. It is meant to evoke a protest sign. And there is a candle flame in the negative space. We and so many others are working to keep that flame lit. We are grateful to the very talented volunteer who designed it but wishes to remain anonymous.

If you’ve read and agree with our IHAT report, and reject the falsehoods and harm from MAHA, you can help defend public health! Click here to write to your members of Congress and tell them to REJECT MAHA, ADOPT IHAT to improve the health of all Americans! actionnetwork.org/letters/shar...

We are so grateful that @drjudystone.bsky.social has published a piece in @forbes.com about the report we released today, Improving the Health of Americans Together (IHAT). We need a way forward so that all Americans can have improved health, and MAHA isn’t it. #IHAT #IHATnotMAHA

We will be working to continuously build upon the Improving the Health of Americans Together report (IHAT) from @defendpublichealth.bsky.social. This first version is only the beginning.

While we’re at it- What else is RFKJ not qualified to run? We’ll go first. ❌ A middle school science fair ❌ The department that oversees roadkill removal ❌ The touch tank at an aquarium Your turn!

This is what true public health looks like. Hint-It’s not MAHA and it’s not RFK Jr! Thanks @defendpublichealth.bsky.social and @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Great work @defendpublichealth.bsky.social !!

Great to see @theguardian.com cover @defendpublichealth.bsky.social! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Read @defendpublichealth.bsky.social's Improving the Health of Americans Together (IHAT) evidence-based report here: www.defendpublichealth.org/resource/imp... #IHATnotMAHA

From @melodyschreiber.com’s article in the Guardian: The Defend Public Health report has a tongue-in-cheek note that it was “created by real human experts relying on real rigorous data”. Yes. That was us fam.

Any chance we can get democratic candidates to sign on somehow? Or create a scorecard of how well they do in supporting these priorities???

Food dyes don't matter when 13 million kids don't know where their next meal is coming from. Let's Improve the Health of Americans Together. #IHAT #MAHA #IHATnotMAHA

We can't provide solutions to support the health of Americans without facing the root causes like poverty and lack of access to healthcare. #IHATnotMAHA #IHAT #MAHA

The 11 pillars of Defend Public Health’s IHAT Report are: 1. Ensure food safety, security and access 2. Improve Opportunities for Physical Activity 3. Ensure equitable access to vaccines 4. Expand access to healthcare 5. Support Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Care