Judge rules HHS child vaccine schedule changes are stayed & new ACIP appointments likely violate FACA RFK Jr has ignored science & lawful process The ruling is a win for public health & science Vaccine policy under RFK Jr is purely political. He’ll certainly appeal

An Unwavering Belief in Science, Creativity, and Equity: The Legacy of Dr. William H. Foege www.milbank.org/quarterly/op...

Today @who.int renewed my appointment to the IHR Review Committee until 2030. What's interesting is that WHO copied the US State Department Geneva Mission. Even with US withdrawal, it is good to see an orderly process emanating from WHO HQ.

RFK Jr supports the president in invoking the DPA to spur production of glyphosate, a known carcinogen. It's striking how Kennedy is willing to jettison his core values to please Trump. In the process, he is betraying the MAHA movement that he was instrumental in creating. Shameful.

Invoking the Defense Production Act to spur the domestic production of glyphosate is a gross abuse of presidential authority. US agriculture is at not at risk. What is at risk is the nation's health. Glyphosate is a known carcinogen.

University of Lucerne BRAUN DISTINGUISHED LECTURE 2026 "A world built on justice & mutual obligations, based on shared democratic values is worth fighting for" "Another way to say all this is we must reject selfishness, indecency & dishonesty, and embrace compassion & love for one another"

Dr Bhattacharya is wholly unqualified to lead CDC. He has scant ph experience. At NIH, he's cut vital public health research. During COVID he castigated CDC scientists & has never stopped. I haven't seen one idea that actually seeks to build CDC capacities, only to tear them down.

For those still wondering if Trump & RFK's assault on global health & human rights is reversible, think again. In @thinkglobalhealth.org, I show how historic the break is with US traditions, values and the rule of law. Eleanor Roosevelt would be weeping www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/pres...

In @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social, we offer an explainer on US budget process & global health. Especially for advocates outside the US, it is an informative read: genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/united-sta...

In Health Affairs Forefront, we explain why US withdrawal from @WHO is legally dubious. We simply stress that a world in which the US & WHO are adrift is harmful for US national interests & global security www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

In @thelancet.com, Peter Lurie & Alla Hill @cspinet.org and I examine the evidence for a nutritious diet. Sadly, the new Dietary Guidelines for America fail both on process (no transparency + COIs) and on substance (little science & evidence). www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Today in @TheLancet New dietary guidelines for Americans: a recipe for poorer health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Out today in @Health_Affairs Forefront Without The US, The World Health Organization Cannot Fulfill Its Mission www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

President Trump's Mark on Global Health and Human Rights www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/pres... I wrote this because, even with all the cruelty & the harms to global health & human rights, I don't believe we fully appreciate how much Trump has destroyed US leadership & values since 1948

With new vaccine schedule secured, RFK Jr. allies head to statehouses www.statnews.com/2026/01/29/v... via @statnews.com States are absolutely the next major target of MAHA jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The Supreme Court’s 2026 Term—Public Health in Jeopardy jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Many of the problems with our health system & democracy itself is because of SCOTUS rulings that are tone deaf to values of public health, science, & equity. I explain this in @JAMAHealthForum today

What a hero Bill Foege was for the world For all the destruction of basic health functions this past year, Bill Foege's legacy, smallpox eradication, cannot be undone. I hope when the current darkness lifts, the CDC director has Bill’s vision and passion for health justice

Bill Foege was a dear friend & my public health hero. He called often outraged at Trump & RFK, Jr's attacks on science- leaving WHO, decimating USAID, undermining vaccines To Bill, it was deeply personal He fought for health & justice even as his eyes failed him & he became frail-- until the end

It's painful to see the US flag removed from @WHO Geneva HQ. On June 14, 1948 Truman signed a law requiring payment of dues before exiting. Since then, every president understood WHO's value. Until Now. Trump has unilaterally violated US & int'l law. healthpolicy-watch.news/stars-and-st...

SCOTUS & Culture Wars We know exactly how Justices will rule It isn't based on law, justice, or the Constitution ☑️ Can't Ban Conversion Therapy ☑️ Can Ban Gender Affirming Care ☑️ Can Ban Trans Athletes No legal consistency Only consistency is SCOTUS joining Culture Wars

Today in @statnews.com, Richard Hughes & I discuss RFK's destructive vaccine policies. There's a cavernous divide between pro- & anti-vaccine states Vaccine federalism means children’s health depends on geography. No one is safe as herd immunity wanes Red states are most at risk shorturl.at/8OI3x

Kudos to the House for passing a clean extension of ACA subsidies. If the Senate follows, it will dramatically lower insurance premiums & prevent 4 million Americans from losing health coverage. It will save lives, keep families from financial ruin, and keep rural hospitals open.

Bowing to the alcohol beverage industry, RFK, Jr weakens the message on the harms of drinking. The new food pyramid removes advice on safer limits on alcohol. Even the current guidelines (2 units daily for men & 1 for women) is inadequate. There is no safe limit on alcohol consumption.

RFK Jr releases a new food pyramid putting red meat, beef tallow, & full-fat dairy at the top. His handpicked "experts" worked in secret As with vaccines, Kennedy sets policy without transparency, science, and evidence We can expect more heart disease, diabetes, & cancer

In Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Sam Halabi and @gostin.bsky.social write on one of the unresolved core aspects of the WHO #PandemicAgreement: the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) System. Read the article: https://ow.ly/AT6v50XMvWM

Amid the turmoil of anti-vax policy from RFK Jr some sanity prevails. The 2nd Circuit today upheld a ban on cuts to NIH research funding, ruling that unilaterally slashing NIH research overheads was unlawful. NIH funding saves lives & is the engine of our economy

As 2025 draws to an end, let's reflect back on a year global health was decimated, from the US withdrawal from @who.int & defunding of GAVI, to the elimination of USAID. PLoS Global Public Health "The Trump presidency: Cascading global shocks on global health" journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

As wonderful as PubMed is, it needs competition. Now it is getting it from Germany That’s a very good thing The whole world can’t lean on one country’s scientific library Science is a global enterprise See @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2025/12/26/p...

RFK, Jr's war on vaccines is spilling over to states States have legal power to set vaccine schedules Sates are ending school vaccine mandates & requiring broad religious exemptions SCOTUS is abetting this move In JAMA State Vaccine Law and Policy—A New Threat to Public Health shorturl.at/mUbZR

RFK's decision to cut funding for the Am Acad of Pediatrics is short sighted and harmful. It's pure vindictiveness for the principled stand of AAP on vaccines. Grants to AAP support studies on infant deaths, and childhood diseases like autism. This vindictive action is unconscionable.

Today in the Georgetown J. of Int'l Affairs, Sam Halabi @oneillinstitute & I explain the importance of CDR in the @WHO Pandemic Agreement PABS Annex The New WHO Pandemic Treaty and Global Health Governance: Common but Differentiated Responsibilities into PABS gjia.georgetown.edu/2025/12/11/t...

254 measles cases in SC are in quarantine, 16 of whom are in isolation. That's the impact of RFK, Jr.'s attack on vaccines, and it will only get worse. Most people in confinement were unvaccinated. It's an entirely preventable health crisis. Measles vaccines are 97% effective

Failure to pass ACA premium subsidies will unravel the insurance market. As premiums dramatically rise, the sickest will have little choice but to remain insured, while younger healthier people will opt out. Insurance will be still more unaffordable. The market is unsustainable

Prasad says FDA will state that "COVID-19 vaccines have killed American children," which he calls a "profound revelation." He directs FDA staff who disagree to resign. He offers no research data & doesn't submit it to peer review. Science is transparent, it is testable. This is not science

Ralph Abraham is an irresponsible pick as Deputy Director of CDC. As Louisiana Surgeon General, he cancelled vaccine campaigns. He's a major prescriber of ivermectin for COVID-19. Dr. Abraham is likely to further erode the credibility of the CDC. He's a loyalist, not a scientist

RFK Jr forces CDC to say “studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”. It’s a fundamental misunderstanding of science. Science can not rule out infinite remote possibilities. But science has conclusively shown no link between vaccines and autism

In London for ⁦‪@FT‬⁩ ⁦‪@TheLancet‬⁩ Scientific Integrity Strategies. AI fueled misleading health information is a defining issue of our time. Strategies include health literacy & communication. Quality Health Information for All is worth fighting for.

America First bilateral global health pacts linking aid to pathogen sharing is feckless. Instead of a multilateral @WHO PABS annex we do deals with a few select countries. What makes Trump think the next pandemic will start in those countries? The US is safer inside WHO & PABS

The @oneillinstitute is hosting a special event on the revolutionary PrEp twice-yearly injectable Lenacapavir, featuring a keynote by Moupali Das Registration Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Nov 12, 2025 120 F St NW, Washington, DC 20001, Gewirz 12th Floor 1:20 – 3:20 p.m. ET

Sudan Is in Free Fall www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o... I'm enormously proud of the @oneillinstitute senior human rights scholar Eric Friedman for his authoritative @nytimes opinion on "Sudan is in Free Fall."

India and the IHR Amendments: Strengthening Legal Preparedness for Global Health Security - O'Neill : O'Neill oneill.law.georgetown.edu/india-and-th... Congratulations to my friends and colleagues Kashish Aneja and Sam Halabi. Proud to co-author with them

Join the O'Neill Institute tomorrow Wed. 4 Nov on the IHR & Pandemic Agreement. I will moderate a panel of senior Biden Admin officials who negotiated these treaties: Mara Burr Susan Kim Colin Mclff Stephanie Psaki @GeorgetownLaw 1:20 pm ET

President Mahama just appointed Bedima Duut as Justice of the High Court of Ghana. I burst with pride at my student & dear friend who graduated from our Global Health LLM @georgetownlaw.bsky.social @oneillinstitute.bsky.social

Tomorrow, ACA open enrollment begins for 2026 coverage. Huge spikes in insurance rates will force people to discontinue coverage. These will be mostly young healthy people, further driving costs up for everyone. Even if Congress restores ACA subsidies, the damage is already done

The MAHA Agenda is not serious about reducing chronic diseases. RFK, Jr. follows his whims and hunches, while ignoring science. We know what it takes to improve nutrition and physical activity, but the MAHA report just ignores the evidence jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Delighted to be at #WHS2025 in Berlin. Tomorrow, our Nature Medicine Commission on Quality Health Information for All will official launch at the World Health Summit Our aim is to provide a framework for innovative solutions to advance quality health information equitably and for all

Delighted to co-chair the ⁦Nature Medicine⁩ Commission on Quality Health Information for All in Berlin today. Integrity & trust in information is the world’s greatest health challenge. Our Commission explores how quality health info shared through culture, media, & technology can be strengthened.

RFK has mounted a full assault on @CDCgov-- slashing funding & staff, & and turned the agency into a political tool that can no longer be fully trusted on public health recommendations, especially vaccines. Out today in JAMA Health Forum Peter Lurie CSPI jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The "America First Global Health Strategy" is an oxymoron. Global health requires solidarity & int'l cooperation. Trump's actions have also created mayhem in global health. But the Strategy does identify better ways to conduct foreign aid @bmj.com www.bmj.com/cgi/content/...