This #FedWorkerFriday... Service is a passion Maria has held for a long time. Throughout her career, she has served FEMA, the VA, the State Dept, & other local communities. Maria joined #CDC in 2020 as an emergency responder for the COVID-19 Joint Information Center. 1/4 🧵

I wrote a review of the NASEM report on “Understanding and Addressing Misinformation about Science”. It’s an incredibly thorough survey of the topic. But guess who got confirmed as it came out? What do we do w/this knowledge, practically, now? How do we act? www.lawfaremedia.org/article/misi...

@joho.bsky.social goes where no one has dared to tread (including me!). He names names. As you click on each link you see the depth of the collaboration of colleagues with key figures in this administration, how they promoted them, still do. It is a necessary task to open ourselves up to scrutiny.

In my day, we just had swarms of anti-vaxxers and Lyme Truthers.

The Journal of Pediatric Ethics is now open access 👇

Mini-documentary on the rise of the ant-vaccine movement, by @willcarless.bsky.social featuring myself and Kennedy (though not at the same time). www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk8f...

Anti-vax "chronic Lyme" grifter Kenneth Paul Stoller, MD was kicked out of Penn State's med school, which is why he graduated from American University of the Caribbean. Much like quack doctors Casey Kelley, Leland Stillman, and Serafino Sauro, Stoller's incompetence was clear during med school.

Holy shit. HHS says the Africa CDC "is a powerless, fake organization attempting to manufacture credibility by repeating its claims publicly. It is not a reliable source, and its statements should be treated accordingly."

Why do so many celebrities have 'Lyme disease'? A lot of them probably never had the disease, but they do have a lot of grifter wellness friends. Good debunking story from CBC www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

youtu.be/aXsGQFBCDgc?... In the midst of a flu epidemic that has killed hundreds of children, RFK Jr. says children might be "better off" not getting a flu vaccine.

200th "Osterholm Update" episode! @mtosterholm & @cvdall discuss recent changes to the childhood immunization schedule, the latest data on this year's influenza season, and an update on CIDRAP's Vaccine Integrity Project.

Reports said the trial was halted. HHS says it will proceed. The revised protocol remains unethical. Scrutiny must continue until participants are no longer placed in harm’s way. I read the revised protocol and wrote a follow-up. bktitanji.substack.com/p/lipstick-o...

Meanwhile, @rollingstone.com is out here with A PLUS JOURNALISM on the GB study. So we are all on the same page, prepare to see a LOT of “priority funding” studies out of this politically appointed mess of HHS quacks. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

New from @cidrap.bsky.social: Part 2 of my series on persistent vaccine myths. This one covers vaccines and autism, VAERS misuse, "the flu shot gave me the flu," and mRNA/turbo cancer claims. www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

Jay Bhattacharya, Jeffery Taubenberger, and John Powers are like the bully asking their victim "why are you hitting yourself?" shareable link: rdcu.be/eZn6i actual PDF: lymescience.org/files/The-ne...

I mean the title says it all. Another excellent piece by @gregggonsalves.bsky.social.

I wrote a two-part series for @cidrap.bsky.social examining the most persistent vaccine myths and what the evidence actually shows. Part 1 is up now: www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

It sounds a lot like the unethical experimentation on Africans by Henry Heimlich involving purposely infecting people with malaria as a purported AIDS cure.

My story for @medscape.com on the whirlwind 36 hours in which SAMHSA grantees were told they no longer aligned w/HHS priorities and then told, "nevermind." While many are now expressing relief, some providers know the future is uncertain. #addiction #mentalhealth #Medsky

The full protocol of the study in Guinea Bissau provides no reassurance. If anything is spells out just how insanely unethical the planned study is. The PI who wrote the protocol tried to defend the indefensible by writing to me directly. I responded publicly. Read 👇 substack.com/@bktitanji/n...

Eleven-month-old baby dies of measles in Jerusalem: 13th death from measles in Israel. Another unvaccinated baby, though this one was under a year old, so it may not be because of anti-vaccine views. No underlying health conditions. :'( www.jpost.com/health-and-w...

Heroes!

Great piece by ⁦@gorskon.bsky.social on sciencebasedmedicine.org about oncologist and cancer researcher Dr. Wafik El-Deiry and his latest ‘review article (not really a “study”) in which he wildly speculated about links between COVID-19 vaccines and cancer’ sciencebasedmedicine.org/and-so-2026-...

A federal judge has ruled that HHS must restore nearly $12 million in grants to the AAP while an ongoing lawsuit, filed by the Academy, proceeds. This ruling stops HHS’s unlawful retaliation against the AAP for speaking out in defense of children’s health: www.aap.org/en/news-room...

Gift link www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

RFK Jr. lectured Germany about how wrong they are to hold accountable doctors who committed fraud. Today, their health minister responded, “The statements made by the US Secretary of Health are completely unfounded, factually incorrect, and must be rejected”. This is true for everything he says.

🚨Over 300 measles cases in South Carolina.🚨

There are wonderful people doing astoundingly important work I want to thank 2 of them—they give me hope There are some news stories about Trump or RFK Jr that hit you especially hard—sometimes so hard that you’re in tears This was one of those stories 1/n www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

RFK Jr. has quietly undermined the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which plays a huge role in determining what screenings and other preventive services are available to Americans. From Nina Agrawal, myself and Dani Blum (gift link):

Upsetting: Florida inexplicably gave a medical license to dangerous anti-vax coffee enema quack Jessica Peatross, MD. Peatross surrendered her licenses after endangering kids with bogus vaccine exemptions. She settled charges of Gross Negligence, Repeated Negligent Acts, & Unprofessional Conduct.

"On Monday, the Trump administration carried out the most significant weakening of federal vaccine guidance in modern public health history" @doritreiss.bsky.social and I were interviewed here - #MedSky + #PedSky. And @jakescottmd.bsky.social is quoted. thedispatch.com/article/rfk-...

My @msnowcomms.bsky.social interview m.youtube.com/watch?v=gdFU...

RFK Jr.'s new Tuskegee experiment: an HBV vaccine trial in Guinea Bissau. pauloffit.substack.com/p/rfk-jrs-tu...

Revisiting ...debating science deniers: [in]"such a “debate,” you need to develop a high level of both topic and technique knowledge, even if ...primarily using technique rebuttal." sciencebasedmedicine.org/revisiting-t... via @sciencebasedmedicine.org.web.brid.gy @gorskon.bsky.social

This “whistleblower” used AI to make a fake employee badge, then to make fake company documents. @caseynewton.bsky.social, a real journalist, caught on and knew better. I doubt the Nick Shirley’s of the world will. We are in a massive trust/information crisis 🚨

The end game: These guys want to make $$$ suing vaccine makers. Pediatricians who are honest and care about kids still recommend all the vaccines, posted here: downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/AAP-...

NPHC on the new vaccine schedule: “These recommendations are meant to confuse parents, limit access to vaccines, and push RFK Jr’s political agenda at the expense of children’s lives.” Read full statement: www.nationalphc.org/press-releas...

Now for another episode of Angie’s least favorite things on earth: descheduled vaccines, non-evidence-based health policymaking, preventable disease, sick and dead kids, and DENMARK. Join me, @saskiapopescu.bsky.social, & @jessicamalaty.bsky.social at 9 pm ET open.substack.com/live-stream/...

PIDS statement opposing today’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced changes regarding the organization and presentation of the U.S. childhood immunization schedule. Read the full statement at pids.org/2026/01/05/p...

Jason Goldman of @acpimphysicians.bsky.social has something to say about the new vaccine schedule. #Medsky #IDsky #pediatrics #internalmedicine #vaccines #primarycare #infectiousdisease #publichealth

Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Andrew Racine on today’s HHS announcement about the childhood immunization schedule: www.aap.org/en/news-room...

DPH statement on the changes to the US vaccine schedule - its a tragic mistake. Read more 👉https://www.defendpublichealth.org/press-release/denmarks-vaccine-schedule-makes-no-sense-us-defend-public-health-says

Shifting many pediatric vaccines into the category of shared clinical decision-making means in many red states governors and legislators will be pressured to strip them from school-entry requirements. Vaccination rates could fall sharply with stark regional differences in protection against disease

The Crank Magnetism of Chiropractors www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/... by @jonathanjarry.bsky.social "Chiropractic is not a medical specialty but an alternative practice concocted by a magnetic healer in 1895." "Many chiropractors advertise services, supplements, & gadgets..."

Some phenomenal #scicomm, discussing the big picture and a preprint of experiments in mice

Chat bots can be made to say anything.

Grading my 25 stem cell & regenerative med predictions for 2025: longevity, FDA, RFK Jr., clinics, biotechs, good news, weird news, etc. #stemcells #stemcell #CRISPR ipscell.com/2026/01/grad... The crystal ball didn't disappoint

Ohio has our first pediatric #flu death of the season-- unvaccinated 16 year old, previously healthy. No child should die of this. Vaccination isn't perfect, but it's the best protection.

Putting someone with no relevant expertise in charge of important programs is concerning even when the person wants to learn the job. When it's a contrarian looking to advance a rage-filled agenda, it's asking for trouble. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @melodyschreiber.com @theguardian.com

EXCLUSIVE: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social & I have spent the last year collecting school+county-level vaccination data from across the US and found that only about 28% of counties now have herd immunity for kindergartners from measles—that leaves about 5.2mn kids unprotected. Gift link: wapo.st/49zDc43