From #TheNationalNewsDesk: Vaccine policy is shifting and experts are alarmed. @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social on delaying the #HepatitisB shot: “Too many women were falling through the cracks, and too many babies were suffering…The vaccine is not harmful. It is protective.” More here ⬇

Bangladesh sees worst single-day surge in dengue cases and deaths this year reut.rs/46tcHuu

Be sure to stay for the part where the head of the Virginia state Republican party calls the closure of multiple rural health clinics "a win for rural communities”... www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/p...

This drives so much unnecessary antibiotic use.

so tired of phenylephrine being so freaking ubiquitous despite being literally worse than useless while actually effective meds with pseudoephedrine all being kept under pharmacist lock and key and inaccessible outside of their very specific working hours

Toxicology principle that needs to be mainstream: The dose makes the poison. That’s true of everything. Water. Oxygen. Vitamin A. Vitamin D. Aspartame. Formaldehyde. A single pear contains 120 times MORE formaldehyde than what might be in a vaccine. 1/

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FINAL THOUGHT: When scientific process is not followed, the science that make the foundation for decisions is suspect and the decisions are therefore not valid. The ACIP is no longer a scientific committee. It is an ideology machine.

4) COVID vaccine was made “shared clinical decision making” (SCDM). Which means different barriers in different states. Some will require a prescription. Some won’t… ACIP had been moving away from SCDM because of the barriers. Doublespeak jargon about individual choice means nothing.

My ACIP recap: 🧵 1) MMRV combo vaccine no longer recommended for children <4y. That means vaccine will not be covered by insurance, so not an option for patients. The 2 shot MMR and chickenpox vaccines are still available. This removes access. Let’s see which vaccine they will go for next!

America has a new Global Health Strategy that is anything but a Global Health Strategy. Its main idea: America First. Check out this report by @npr.org and my Substack on the same (which is considerably more scathing a review). bit.ly/47PpZnv

Even South Carolina Boards of pharmacy and medicine announced pharmacists (and interns, techs) can give vaccines based on: Advisory Committee on Immunizations Practices American Academy of Pediatrics American Academy of Family Physicians OR American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Maryland also announced they are joining the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. The collaborative encompasses the East Coast from Maine to Maryland minus NH, VT, DE, DC, but DC and VT are in parallel ensuring vaccine access. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/nor...

Eight states and New York City officially announced the Northeast Public Health Collaborative this week, while the West Coast Health Alliance released its first vaccination guidelines. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Two children died of whooping cough in Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, sharing concerns over the historic outbreak, in a statement he says in part, "No child in Louisiana should die from a vaccine-preventable disease. Please protect your children with a vaccine." www.wdsu.com/article/whoo...

BREAKING NEWS over in Inside Medicine: Censorship at the CDC. Again. Two dozen websites were removed, including resources for health equity, disability, and LGBTQ+ care. Here’s what we know:

"Failing to integrate #ClimateChange with #Pandemic prevention and preparedness actions risks overlooking important health benefits and unintended consequences": www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is stepping up his attack on vaccines in America. One group will bear the brunt of the changes more than others, writes Nicholas Florko:

Today, Maryland took additional actions to protect COVID access: - Issued a standing order so vaccines can be administered based on guidance developed by medical professional societies instead of the federal government - Confirmed they have joined the Northeast Public Health Collaborative

New study: NAPs haven’t always led to quick reductions in antibiotic sales. But they may still strengthen infection prevention & control, surveillance, and stewardship. With clearer goals, these efforts could hopefully deliver lasting gains against AMR. #AMR #IPC www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

What a great use of physician time. That definitely won’t increase costs, burnout, or delays in care.

🌍 Climate change & health New research shows human-caused climate change has already led to millions of deaths, illnesses, and economic losses worldwide. Heat, air pollution, infectious disease, & extreme weather are among the major drivers. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415... #SciComm #ClimateHealth 🧪

BREAKING: After a week of uproar from employees, STAT has learned that the CDC has rescinded this telework pause. Story and details forthcoming.

Striking and frightening 😒 "They found multiple instances of insecticide-resistance variants in this malaria vector, although most of these weren’t shared with museum specimens collected as recently as 1967, suggesting rapid emergence" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Dr. Griffin, the vaccine is supposed to pass the placenta. That's how you protect newborns before they cannot be vaccinated. It's a good thing to have babies protected.

Reaction's to ACIP's vote are coming in. The American Academy of Pediatrics says the meeting "promoted false claims and misguided information about vaccines as part of an unprecedented effort to limit access to routine childhood immunizations and sow fear and mistrust in vaccines."

ACIP voted to table the hepatitis B vaccine decision for now.

“In a bizarre twist, the members also voted 8 to 1 to have the Vaccines for Children program continue to cover the M.M.R.V. vaccine for children under 4. It was unclear whether the members all understood what they were voting for.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/h...

High coverage with a complete series of infant hepatitis B vaccination, beginning with a birth dose and followed by at least 2 additional doses, can prevent 710,000 HBV-related deaths globally among those born between 2020 and 2030. www.globalhep.org/projects-res...

Universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth has gotten an unexpected reprieve from RFK Jr.'s ACIP. For how long, who knows? gizmodo.com/universal-he...

South Carolina Board of Pharmacy allows pharmacists, interns & eligible techs to give FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines per: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices American Academy of Pediatrics American Academy of Family Physicians or American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists

4% of children experience a febrile seizure in childhood, often because of viruses. 1 in 25. Even then they are mostly nonserious. The risk from MMRV is less than 1 in 1000.

ACIP members are questioning whether the hepatitis B vaccine should continue to be universally administered to children at birth. Fact: Implementation of universal birth dose hepatitis B vaccine is the most effective strategy to prevent childhood infections.

New Jersey is proud to partner with Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City to create the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.

Stated at ACIP: MMRV isn’t acceptable for kids <4 to prevent measles, mumps, rubella & varicella. ❌ False. MMRV/MMR vaccines are safe & highly effective. Studies show only a very small increase in febrile seizure risk after the 1st dose.

"more than half of the 27 institute and center director positions at NIH will soon be held by people in "acting" capacities"

Important reminder: it is currently the recommendation to give the MMR and Varicella vaccines separately at the 12-15 month visit. The combo can be given if parents prefer, after a discussion about risks/benefits, but this whole discussion is performative. #ACIP

The CDC presents the benefits/risks of administering the hepatitis B vaccine and the risk/dangers of revoking the recommendation. Serious side effects like life-threatening allergic reactions occur only one in 1 million doses. #ACIP

Febrile seizures sound scary, but they aren't usually dangerous, and aren't indicative of a seizure disorder. www.chop.edu/vaccine-educ...

ACIP meets tomorrow. Looks like they're going to spotlight a study (Garly 2004) from Guinea-Bissau to question hepatitis B birth dose. This study is irrelevant to US policy. Classic cherry-picking to doubt a vaccine that reduced childhood HBV from ~18,000/year to near-zero. 🧵

Vermont Governor Phil Scott has issued a standing order that allows pharmacies to administer the update COVID vaccines without a prescription.

The CDC confirmed that. No adjuvants in these vaccines

Not every mother is tested for Hep B, even if they should be, and testing isn't perfect. Vaccinating at birth provides a second defense against this incurable infection. It doesn't all have to hinge on that one measure.

• The hepatitis B vaccine protects babies from later exposure to caregivers and others and sexual transmission later in life. • Thanks to vaccination, US infant infections dropped from thousands a year to just 13 in 2022.

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Senegal just introduced a single shot hexavalent vaccine which covers: Tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough, polio, hepatitis B, and Haemophilus influenzae type b www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...

The Council of the District of Columbia has passed a measure to allow COVID vaccines to be administered without a prescription.