I like to use my social media to help break down complex medical studies to help people better understand the science and subsequent recommendations, but today I will just say, if the person sharing a medical recommendation with you can't pronounce the words, DON"T TRUST THEIR INFORMATION!

I'm old enough to remember when RFK said people shouldn't take medical advice from him. Watching him stand beside the President who struggled to even pronounce acetaminophen while giving medical advice to women, all I could hope was that people remembered NOT to take medical advice from them.

Since 1994 childhood vaccines have prevented: 508M cases of illnesses 32M hospitalizations 1.3M deaths Every $1 spent on childhood vaccines, the US has saved $10.90, totaling $2.7 trillion in societal savings. Yet, tomorrow ACIP will consider changing the schedule based on no science or data.

Please get as many vaccines as you can for you and your family before the ACIP meeting on Thursday.

National public health conferences are what every burnt-out public health professional needs. It's healing in a way that can't be described and has never been measured.

RFK is a liar and his lies will cause people their life.

I'm concerned about the multi-state outbreak of vibrio vulnificus (flesh-eating bacteria) in the Gulf, with 60+ cases across 5 states, & 10+ deaths. On my travels along the gulf states, I didn't see any additional information on how to stay safe. I wonder how CDC cuts have impacted this response.

Florida has seen a major decline in school enrollment resulting from the immigration crackdown there. Now school districts are faced with multimillion dollar cuts. I wonder if the people who voted for this knew their vote would cost American teachers and school staff their jobs.

"Guns killed more children than any other cause- more than cancer, more than car crashes- for 3 years in a row."- Washington Post 434 school shootings since the Columbine massacre, and our country still refuses to do what's needed to keep our children safe. Yet we keep sending our kids to school

Public transportation as a social determinant of health- I'm heartbroken by the public transport (SEPTA) service cuts impacting the neighborhood I grew up in. It is still an improvised area in West Philly, but now, people don't have the same opportunities to get out as I did.

Make America Healthy Again by stopping medical research that prepares us to fight rapidly evolving respiratory viruses... odd take. No actually, it's a deadly take.

It's clear the harm this administration is doing to Brown people, but harder to see what it's doing to Black women. The job loss, the sidelining of our research and careers... It's all just too much, and I'm wondering if you notice. www.msnbc.com/know-your-va...

First federal, now state programs designed to make pregnancy and birth safer are being cut. Tracking of adverse MCH outcomes have been halted or cut both federally and in some states. Yet the feds propose to pay people to have more children. This feels like a trap. Maybe even a death trap.

Is the MAGA plan to relegate women to SAHM roles, and eliminate all pathways out of poverty so we have only a worker and elite class? Every pathway I used to get out of poverty has been cut or completely eliminated. I'm left wondering am I the success story this country no longer wants.

This country is becoming more and more callous by every vote and every SCOTUS decision. We no longer spend less than 1% of our GDP to support countries in need. We're making it even harder for poor people to get governmental support. America doesn't deserve a birthday party this year.

My email to my Representatives Hungry people get desperate. Desperate people commit crimes. If you don't want to be responsible for increasing crime rates, fund SNAP. Sick people can't work and don't shop. If you want a thriving economy, fund Medicaid.

"Cruelty isn't just the point, it's the priority"- Jen Psaki on the Medicaid cuts

Rural hospitals will close and I can't even begin to predict the number of people who will lose their jobs if this bill passes tonight.

My 22 y.o. niece just called. And if you know 22 y.o.'s they don't just call their aunts. me- what's up her- nothing much me- sure, what's up her- The protest on Sat... I'm thinking to tie first aid kits to polls in downtown Philly just in case me- Say less! Get saline solution too. Sending $ soon

Why should you be concerned about what RFK is doing to ACIP (the committee that reviews vaccines, sets recommendations and vaxx schedules)? Covered by private health insurance, Medicaid or Medicare Part D? Your vaxx coverage is tied to ACIP recs. If the recs change, so will insurer obligations.

I wonder what sticker Trump is gonna put on his new Tesla, "I bought this before Elon turned on me"?

Joni saying "we all are going to die" has caused me sleepless nights. Not because of what she said, but because of what she didn't. She didn't say that policies dictate who will die prematurely. Nor did she tell you that she supports such policies. So here I am, telling you what she forgot to say.

As the administration continues to do their thing of creating a policy with no thoughts of an implementation plan, I find myself thinking more about pregnancy loss. In none of their pushes to Make Americans Reproduce Again have they addressed our lack of infrastructure support for pregnancy loss.

Dear fellow scientists, it's okay to take your talents elsewhere. It's also okay to stay here and fight. Whatever you choose is the right decision. www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

Today is the last day to leave a public comment in support of keeping the Covid vaccine. www.regulations.gov/document/FDA-2025-N-1146-0001/

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Yes, everyone please leave a public comment. They need to know we still care and are against reducing access.

If you can't easily find yourself on the CDC's high-risk list and you want your routine COVID shot, you qualify under physical inactivity. Unless you are actively training for a pro-sport, tell your doctor that's your high-risk category and make them prove you wrong. www.cdc.gov/covid/risk-f...

Comparing the US vaccine recs to other high-income countries, but failing to compare our deaths and hospitalizations to those same countries is how we further ensure our continued failure against COVID-19

Just wondering if you knew that kids too young for COVID vaccines have COVID hospitalization rates that are similar to people 65-74? Just wondering if you knew over 1000 people a week died from COVID while we were celebrating winter holidays and the New Year? Does FDA Administrators know?

I remember when the CDC changed their COVID isolation protocols and had enough balls to tell people that yeah, this ridiculous recommendation is gonna increase the spread of COVID. Where is the FDA in saying that taking away vaccine access is gonna cost lives and increase hospitalizations?

RFK saying people shouldn't take medical advice from him is living rent free in my head. What does he think the job is? And can I have it because I'm ready for all the responsibility to comes along with being Sec of HHS, especially using science to push back against the politicalization of health.

We are now at 935 confirmed cases of measles. We have two known cases in my city. What to do if you have been exposed- ensure you can get a hand on your vaccination records; your college or HS should have it. If concerned about your status, get your titers drawn. Get vaccinated if you are not

I lecture on how public health officials can address fatalism, because no one taught me and it was the first big test I faced on the job. I worked in a city with the highest infant mortality rate, and the way people coped was by leaning on "This is God's will". How does public health address that?

My aunt went to a VA clinic for her appointment and was told that the VA no longer offers the medical services she was scheduled to receive due to DOGE cuts. My aunt called it "direct, nasty, mean-spirited, uncaring attack by the commander in chief himself." They're hurting our veterans.

This moment is CRYING OUT for heroes. It is CRYING OUT for leaders. For people who will NEVER surrender. It’s impossible to overestimate the importance of Princeton, Harvard, Stanford and others standing up to Trump. Of people like Rachel Cohen. They are showing us the way. It’s our job to follow.

RFK on children with Autism- "These are kids who will never pay taxes, never hold a job, never play baseball, never write a poem" What's dangerous is that he has been entrusted to protect the nation's health.

I never donated to a school I didn't attend, until today. I stand with Harvard and any other university that is willing to fight back.

An administration that claims it values meritocracy, yet wages financial war against universities while detaining and deporting students and professors... What has become of our country and when will we ban together to fight back?

I hear that fed gov employees can no longer go by their preferred names in the fed gov email system. Wondering if this applies to JD Vance.

Help me find those who are fighting back against Trump's policies that fly in the face of science. Like who's the group pushing back on the EO which states that race is not a social construct?

RFK not knowing that grants that fit his MAHA agenda have been cut is a special level of incompetence. If this is what "merit" gives us, bring back the "DEI" hires.

There's no local health department in the county populated mainly by Amish people in my state. This is a missed opportunity to address vaccine hesitancy. We need ppl whose job is to know & understand the community, become a trusted member, & provide evidenced-based info in ways they will receive it

Measles is not trending on Bluesky. But it's quickly spreading in the US. Likely way more cases than the 600+ the CDC reported last Friday. Why do I think that? Well, measles kills on average 1 per 1000. We've seen 3 deaths. It is highly likely that we're undercounting this tightly knit community.

Health departments need to capitalize on this 21 with no kids tiktok trend. I want to see some public health messages about how health departments can help you get to 21 with no kids. www.tiktok.com/@live.laughe...

DEI could end the measles outbreak. Scientific messaging works best when it's from people you trust, often people from within your community. If we sought to train people from the impacted community, they would create culturally specific messages to help their community. This is why DEI is important

NIH grants dedicated to studying approaches to combat vaccine hesitancy/resistance were recently terminated WHILE this country is in the midst of an ever-growing measles outbreak largely linked to vaccine hesitancy/resistance.

There is a cruise ship currently at sea experiencing an outbreak of 240+ people sick with norovirus. Also, the team at the CDC that investigate illness/outbreaks among sea vessels was decimated as part of Tuesday's cut. I will be to calling out every tangible impact of these cuts.

Stop telling your students that they will get jobs at state and local governmental public health agencies! Tim Walz just said the state of MN just laid off 170 infectious disease workers. Federal public health isn't the only sector being decimated.

I became a prof after working in public health in 7 states. I wanted to lead the effort of training students to love gov pub hlth. But yesterday's HHS cuts will trickle down to state & local pub hlth agencies. Now it feels morally wrong to train students for jobs that may not exist for 4+ years.