Last season, 280 children in the US died from flu, the highest number recorded in a non-pandemic year. About 89% were not fully vaccinated. As a father and physician, I wrote about why I’ve always gotten my own flu shot and made sure my kids do too: open.substack.com/pub/jakescot...

Important finding from our systematic review: For adults 65+, choosing the right flu vaccine makes a huge difference. A Danish study from the 2024/25 season found a 17 percentage point gap between high-dose and standard flu vaccines in preventing hospitalization. 🧵 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Experts told me that it’s now the perfect time to get a flu shot. All vaccines take 2 weeks to take full effect (that’s how long it takes your body to make antibodies). Be protected before you get on the plane to travel for Thanksgiving. share.google/b8tCoqrYiy9r...

www.politifact.com/article/2025... Another great fact-checking piece by @madisonczopek.bsky.social

My @cidrap.bsky.social Op-Ed: "Vaccine effectiveness and safety: What the numbers truly mean in 2025" Our review provides extensive data on Covid-19, RSV, and flu, though interpreting these numbers requires understanding the distinct context surrounding each. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cid...

CIDRAP Op-Ed: Vaccine effectiveness and safety: What the numbers truly mean in 2025 Our systematic rvw published this week shows that rigorous, transparent evidence synthesis can persist even when traditional advisory processes falter by Jake Scott, MD www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

HHS hasn't provided evidence for breaking up the MMR vaccine because none exists. As I wrote earlier this month, "No safety data justify abandoning a program that has protected millions of children for more than 50 years." @cidrap.bsky.social www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

NEW @nejm.org: We synthesized 511 recent studies on Covid-19, RSV & flu vaccines for 2025-26. With federal advisory processes disrupted, clinicians & the public need rigorous, independent evidence synthesis. Here's what we found: 🧵 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Even as the anti-vax lobby erodes public trust, new evidence confirms that "immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza have shown consistent effectiveness & safety and are associated with a substantially reduced risk of hospitalization & severe disease" www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Thank you, @cidrap.bsky.social, for covering our new @nejm.org review of Covid-19, RSV, and influenza immunizations. Check it out: cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/meta-analysis-covid-rsv-flu-vaccines-fall-provides-sea-data-showing-efficacy-safety

Updated peer-reviewed evidence supports the safety and effectiveness of immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza during the 2025–2026 season @nejm.org @jakescottmd.bsky.social @stanforddeptmed.bsky.social www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Trump’s proposing removal of aluminum salts from vaccines. Half of childhood vaccines rely on them (hep A/B, DTaP, Hib, HPV, meningo/pneumococcal). That change would take years, cost billions, and expose millions to preventable diseases despite zero evidence of harm. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/h...

Alarming report on FDA political interference. Scientists are being asked to find data supporting predetermined conclusions on autism treatments, vaccines, SSRIs - the opposite of how science works. We need evidence-based regulation, not regulation-based evidence. www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/f...

We’re once again ranked #1 among most-read U.S. nonprofit news sites, according to @niemanlab.org 👏 Our mission to share fact-based journalism keeps reaching new audiences . We’re in great company on the list, which includes @propublica.org, @blockclubchi.bsky.social and other great nonprofits.

Some of these people have now been fired and rehired TWICE since January. The current state of dysfunction is mind boggling.

The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today. The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly. We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.

CIDRAP Op-Ed: Why the CDC director is wrong about the MMR vaccine by @jakescottMD A call to develop separate measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines to replace the combined MMR shot is not backed by evidence. Here are the facts. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

“Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk.” Six former surgeons general condemn RFK Jr.

“We have 1,544 measles cases this year, 92% in unvaccinated people, and 3 deaths. The problem isn’t the vaccine — it’s that people aren’t getting it. O’Neill hasn’t offered a single scientific rationale for breaking up MMR.” @aniloza.bsky.social @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/10/06/t...

The Trump Action Tracker is a website designed by a British group that is cataloging all of the administration's actions, statements, and plans. It is a depressing but important read. Check it out at trumpactiontracker.info

A study imagined NIH with 40% less funding. The result? More than half of FDA-approved drugs since 2000 might not exist. Basic research dollars have real-world impact. buff.ly/CIfauh4

Six young children died, one facing amputation of limbs, all unvaccinated, all from measles. Protect your children. belaaz.com/news/11-mont...

The US needs to build an independent alternative to HHS, CDC, etc. We’ve been hijacked by an authoritarian with an ideological agenda, and no amount of evidence will convince him he’s dead wrong. There are brilliant scientists and doctors in this country and this is an all hands on deck crisis.

She had a reputation for working with Republicans and Democrats alike. But @drdebhoury.bsky.social was never once able to brief RFK Jr. In fact, she only met him once — when he toured the empty CDC after a gunman killed Officer David Rose and traumatized staff. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

No training in stats or climate models is needed to understand this is bad news for the planet 👇

RFK Jr. just fired Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo — a dedicated ID physician & researcher who has served this country with integrity & compassion — for defending evidence-based vaccine research. She was silenced, placed on leave, filed a whistleblower complaint, and terminated. www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...

The 280 pediatric flu deaths are the highest number reported in the U.S. since the 2009-10 H1N1 pandemic and the highest for a non-pandemic flu season since child deaths became nationally notifiable in 2004. The mortality rate was highest overall in infants under 6 months of age

PubMed is in trouble This is beyond bad for medical research pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

"The lag by the CDC is very unusual. Typically, the CDC acts within days — sometimes hours... The delay has created "a lot of confusion..." www.npr.org/sections/sho... via @npr.org @robsteinnews.bsky.social

My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

Of the 208 children with vaccine information available, 89% of those who died of the flu last year had not been fully vaccinated against flu.

NEW: The same day Pres. Trump announced a link b/t Tylenol & autism, Aaron Siri, Kennedy's former campaign lawyer, petitioned the FDA to add a warning. He told me that he did not know if his office, which sought clients, had any against makers of Tylenol. Gift: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/h...

Experts in reviewing medical research weigh in on how to fact check the Trump administration's scientific claims—specifically those about Tylenol and autism, although this advice can be applied widely! Thx @jakescottmd.bsky.social & Jeffrey Singer of @cato.org www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“Once you actually start reading the studies, more of the statements in the press release start to fall apart, the experts said.” Great reporting by @greennoise.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"Pregnant women should receive a single dose of Tdap during each pregnancy in the 27th–36th week of pregnancy to help protect their newborns from #pertussis during their first few months of life." Mississippi has announced a pediatric death due to pertussis. msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/ind...

One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.

Brilliant breakdown of the fatally flawed study that Senator Ron Johnson and Aaron Siri used as their star witness at a hearing on vaccines. They claimed it shows that vaccines cause chronic conditions in kids. It doesn’t. Great analysis and explainer on biostats @jsm2334.bsky.social

No, doctors don't get rich off vaccines. www.npr.org/2025/09/25/n...

281 US children died from the flu in the 2024-25 season. Vaccination saves lives. 👇

There’s no scientific evidence that separating the MMR vaccines provides any medical benefit. And there are no separate vaccines available in the US. Great work by @aniloza.bsky.social 3 burning questions about the MMR vaccine, answered www.statnews.com/2025/09/26/t... via @statnews.com

We have a vaccine schedule built on decades of rigorous research by actual medical experts. Trump’s counter-proposal? Trust his gut. What could possibly go wrong when the president cosplays as a pediatrician? He’s putting real children at risk from diseases we know how to prevent for no reason.

“He’s (Secretary Kennedy) becoming dangerous to the health of our nation”- my conversation on the Common Health podcast with @csis.org about recent times at the CDC and reflections from the Senate hearing

"The weight of scientific evidence, particularly from the largest and most methodologically rigorous studies...shows no causal relationship between paracetamol use during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorders." #ObGynSky + #MedSky - FIGO should be on @bsky.app. www.figo.org/paracetamol-...

"But congenital syphilis cases, in which infected moms pass the disease to their babies, aren’t seeing the same improvements....The number and rate of newborn cases has been rising since 2012, when about 300 were reported, and last year rose to nearly 4,000." - #IDSky + #MedSky + #ObGynSky.

We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.

Politicians are repeatedly making dangerous medical claims based on deeply flawed studies to support their agenda. This exploitation of science pollutes the information ecosystem and fundamentally affects people's ability to make informed health decisions. www.freep.com/story/news/h...

It’s been a huge honor to be a part of this important project alongside amazing colleagues. @cidrap.bsky.social www.wsj.com/health/healt...

In these 2 clips, watch Makary lie and contradict himself. For quackery, “incredible stories” will suffice. For vaccines, annual RCTs are required. Disgraceful. rumble.com/v6zeqwk-maka...