After recording 12+ hours of the ACIP meeting, my transcription software service just warned me that I am approaching my monthly account minutes limit.💀

Today, ACIP voted down its own proposal to require prescriptions for Covid vaccines. It also voted to recommend “individual-based decision-making,” aka talk to a healthcare provider before getting one. So, uh, what exactly was the point of this meeting? www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...

At the ACIP meeting this afternoon, a representative from the American Pharmacists Association had to point out to members that in many states, the authority for pharmacists to give vaccines is based on ACIP recommendations. It's as if the new ACIP members don't actually know what ACIP does.

Day 2 of ACIP: The committee just voted 11-1 in favor of tabling the hepatitis B vaccine issue. This was the anticipated vote language:

I watched 7 hours of yesterday's ACIP meeting so you didn't have to. www.wired.com/story/vaccin...

At ACIP meeting, Joseph Hibbeln and Cody Meissner are questioning why they're being asked to evaluate changing MMRV and hep B vaccine recommendations when there's no new data on either. Will be watching to see if these two are mysteriously dropped from ACIP in coming months.

ICYMI: Former CDC director Susan Monarez says RFK Jr. demanded she sign off on changes to the vaccine schedule regardless of whether they were backed by scientific evidence. “Even under pressure, I could not replace evidence with ideology or compromise my integrity." www.wired.com/story/susan-...

In case you wondering, we continue to not use ChatGPT at WIRED to write our story drafts.

At the WIRED Health summit last week, Harvard biochemist David Liu said his lab is on the verge of revealing a single gene-editing strategy that could rescue multiple unrelated diseases: www.wired.com/story/the-ne...

NEW: i took a look at new research from @oilchange.bsky.social which finds that taxpayers are on the hook for an additional $4 billion per year in fossil fuel subsidies thanks to the one big beautiful bill:

NEW: At a WIRED event in Boston today, Moderna's CEO responded diplomatically but clearly to RFK Jr.'s assault on mRNA vaccines. @emilymullin.bsky.social has the details:

NEW: Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink filed to trademark the names 'Telepathy' and 'Telekinesis' back in March. But it turns out another party actually filed for the trademarks first. www.wired.com/story/uspto-...

"The case of Bi and her surrogate shows how, in an environment with little regulation and extreme inequality, the miracle of life can mutate into a death sentence." Absolutely harrowing long read about the power dynamics of surrogacy on @wired.com today: www.wired.com/story/the-ba...

2020 vibes. fox4kc.com/news/covid-1...

EVs, solar panels, and now, brain-computer interfaces. In a new policy document, China has signaled its ambition to become a world leader in the same brain technology that Elon Musk's Neuralink is building. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/china-...

The CDC is in chaos. If you’re a current employee and would like to share information anonymously, please reach out via Signal: emullin.06 www.wired.com/story/center...

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Got an unusual tip a few weeks ago about a spike in ant smuggling. It’s a case study in how slashing federal agencies is having all kinds of trickle down consequences: www.wired.com/story/usda-a...

The nasal spray flu vaccine FluMist was first approved in 2003. Now, instead of going to a pharmacy to get it, you can order it online and take it at home. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/now-yo...

While HHS is winding down mRNA vaccine research, it has quietly endorsed other efforts into mRNA treatments for cancer and genetic disorders. It seems contradictory, but it's consistent with RFK Jr.'s world view: vaccines = bad; experimental treatments = good. www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...

Journal will NOT retract the Danish paper that found aluminum in childhood vaccines wasn't linked to increased risk of conditions like autism & asthma. Retraction calls — including from Sec. Kennedy — appear to be based on a dislike of the findings, editor says. www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...

NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned. Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.

The Cleveland Clinic is gearing up to deploy a large-scale AI model trained not on text but on the brain's language (EEG data). Get ready to hear a lot more about brain foundation models. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/an-ai-...

The National Review, a leading conservative magazine, tells RFK Jr., "Don't abandon mRNA." www.nationalreview.com/2025/08/dont...

As federal vaccine policy shifts under US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., lawmakers are looking to give state-level public health officials authority to ignore federal recommendations. My latest for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/states...

NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —

Florida Is Now a Haven for Unproven Stem-Cell Treatments. Story by @emilymullin.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/florid...

I went on @wired.com's Uncanny Valley podcast this week to talk brain-computer interfaces with @laurengoode.bsky.social and @snackfight.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/uncann...

In a measure that flouts the FDA, Florida says doctors can give unapproved stem-cell therapies for wound care, pain management, or orthopedic purposes. www.wired.com/story/florid...

WIRED is hiring! We're looking for a senior writer to cover the frontiers of scientific advancement—breakthroughs in space tech, quantum science, nanotechnology, batteries, and more—and the people and companies behind them. This role is based in our London office. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

A new Florida law that took effect this month sidesteps the FDA by allowing patients to access certain stem-cell treatments that have not been rigorously evaluated and approved. More states could follow under RFK's tenure. My latest for @wired.com:

we got an AI action plan folks www.wired.com/story/trumps...

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Introducing my new premium newsletter for @wired.com, Inner Loop. This inaugural edition is right in the wheelhouse of what you can expect — the intersection of Trumpworld and Silicon Valley billionaires — but if you'll indulge me in a thread on our new subscription.. www.wired.com/story/peter-...

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All eyes have been on Neuralink, but the future of brain-computer interfaces isn't limited to Elon Musk. @emilymullin.bsky.social intros you to Synchron, which has implanted its device into 10 patients and developed a process that doesn't require brain surgery. www.wired.com/story/synchr...

You've heard of Elon Musk's Neuralink. But there's another company that's allowing paralyzed people to control computers with their thoughts without the need for invasive brain surgery. Read my deep dive on Synchron for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/synchr...

Over 100,000 people die from measles each year globally—a completely preventable tragedy. With U.S. cases rising, we risk losing our elimination status. I shared insights with @emilymullin.bsky.social / Wired magazine on what’s driving the outbreak. www.wired.com/story/can-us...

The US almost lost its measles elimination status six years ago, when an outbreak occurred in New York's Orthodox Jewish communities. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be harder to get measles under control now. www.wired.com/story/can-us...

I'm a reporter at WIRED, and I'm wondering if anyone out there initially hesitated to vaccinate their kid against measles but has changed their mind during the current outbreak. I'd love to speak with you for a possible story: [email protected] or emullin.06 on Signal.

I'm looking to speak with people dealing with insurance denials for GLP-1s to manage their weight. Does your insurance say you need a higher BMI to qualify? Are you affected by CVS Caremark dropping Zepbound? Some other situation? Please reach out: [email protected] or emullin.06 on Signal.

The funny thing about this DEI reporting form that was sent to HHS employees yesterday is that literally anyone on the internet can fill it out: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

This is not good. Health insurers aren’t saying whether they’ll cover vaccines for kids if the CDC stops recommending them. Story by our wonderful WIRED fellow @emuyl-wired.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/insure...

Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪

Slides posted for thimerosal presentation at ACIP included citation of study that appears not to exist “I don’t have a publication in Neurotoxicology by that title,” the apparent lead author told us Slide has since been removed First spied by @drboulware.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/h...

NEW: a test of some of the most popular creatine gummies on amazon found that they, uh, don't contain creatine: www.wired.com/story/creati...

The proposed deep cuts to the NIH budget will hit biotechs-in fact, the upheaval already is affecting some. In addition to hobbling academia, where innovation starts, it'll shrink the gov seed $ that tiny firms, esp those outside biotech hubs, rely on. My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com (🎁 link):

Hmm, I thought AI was supposed to speed up the FDA's review process?