“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 1,514 #measles cases as of Sept. 24, the highest number of annual cases since the United States declared measles eliminated in 2000.” #CDC

“Because they were all under the age of 1, none had been eligible to receive the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine…. Utah has now seen 41 officially confirmed #measles cases this year” #vax2protect #CommunityImmunity www.sltrib.com/news/2025/09...

Studies have found that many vaccines may be associated with a reduced risk of dementia. Here are four of the most common ones with the strongest links.

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

Facebook data reveal the devastating real-world harms caused by the spread of #misinformation theconversation.com/facebook-dat... by @acarson.bsky.social et al. Misinformation’s real-world impact: "linked to poor health outcomes, falling public trust, and significant societal harm."

“Apr 2025 survey by Annenberg that focused specifically on #measles, mumps & rubella vaccine mandates found that 70% of the public supported MMR mandates in public schools — a significant increase from Aug 2023, when just 63% of the public said they supported them.” www.inquirer.com/health/ameri...

@apapsychiatric.bsky.social #Medsky #science

“About 79% of kindergartners in Washington County, Utah, are vaccinated against #measles,…. That’s only slightly higher than rates in Gaines County, Texas, the epicenter of the 2025 outbreak earlier this year — and well below the 95% level of herd immunity” #Ivax2protect #CommunityImmunity

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

During pregnancy, acetaminophen — the main ingredient in Tylenol — is generally considered a safe painkiller and fever reducer. Research hasn’t shown that it causes autism.

Demanding a “public debate” is a common antivax trope. In a true scientific debate, scientists publish their data & evidence to the scrutiny of their peers. RFK Jr’s #ACIP proved at their last meeting they lost their public debate. #CDC #science #Medsky www.statnews.com/2025/09/18/c...

1984 style comment about how ACIP “moved away from the science-based framework for decisionmaking”: “I commend the committee for bringing overdue scientific debate on vaccination to the American people,” [acting #CDC Director] O’Neill said. www.statnews.com/2025/09/19/w...

With #OBBB cutting funding for food assistance, Trump doesn’t want us to know that more Americans will be going hungry. #MAGA #Hunger @shematologist.medsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Two babies have died of Whooping cough in Louisiana, a vaccine preventable disease. All pregnant patients and their families should be vaccinated to protect the newborn. This is Louisiana's worst Whooping cough (pertussis) outbreak in 30 years. buff.ly/pez25q3 #medsky #pedsky🛟😷

162,000 doctors strong: The American College of Physicians demands RFK Jr. be removed as HHS Secretary, warning he is undermining vaccines, science, and public health. www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom... #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #NurseSky #SciSky

RFK Jr’s ACIP members dramatically erodes trust in the #CDC at their meeting. #MAHA #Incompetent

Georgia's Medicaid work requirement program spends more on administrative costs than on providing care and has enrolled less than 3% of the eligible population. Thanks to HR 1, we'll be rolling it out to the whole country. Senseless. @apnews.com apnews.com/article/geor...

Government ownership of industry is socialism. Leveraging government or public ownership for private gain is corruption. #Intel #DrainTheSwamp

Kennedy says he wants to restore trust in vaccines. His hand-picked ACIP panel raised many doubts, and outside experts were left baffled and frustrated. www.statnews.com/2025/09/19/w...

“America’s Health Insurance Plans, the lobby and trade group for health insurers, has said ‘middle-income individuals and families could see average premium increases of 75% or more than $700 per person.’ Health insurers say Congress must act before Sept. 30” #TrumpTax www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...

I cannot overstate how remarkable it is that under GOP rule, US federal health regulations have been captured by fringe crackpots who espouse views that the vast majority of the US public—and nearly 100% of health professionals—reject. Gift link:

Today’s ACIP meeting promoted false claims and misguided information about vaccines. AAP will continue stepping up and working with our local, state and federal partners to make sure every child in every community continues to have access to immunizations. bit.ly/4puP4uf

School vaccination laws were passed in the 1960s & 70s, but vaccine exemption rates did not begin falling until the rise of social media and their amplification of anti-vaxxers & their disinformation leading to outbreaks. #Ivax2protect #freedom #CommunityImmunity counterhate.com/research/the...

The ACIP meeting is RFR Jr.’s big FU to Sen. Bill Cassidy. RFK Jr broke the promises Cassidy said RFK Jr. made in his Senate floor speech, refused to delay the ACIP meeting as Cassidy requested, and is targeting the #HepB vaccine in the childhood schedule. #cancer www.reuters.com/business/hea...

This piece makes some necessary points, but I am frustrated by the extent to which the authors place blame on "hardline" vaccine mandates for creating backlash against vaccination rather than on those who have long peddled lies about vaccines. www.statnews.com/2025/09/18/v...

When your anti-vax Health Secretary stacks the vaccine committee: "Some members seemed confused about the data they were being presented. After their vote on the program that provides free vaccines for children, some members asked what they just voted on." wapo.st/3K9OBNV

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

#AB144 was signed into law by @governor.ca.gov this week, ensuring that @capublichealth.bsky.social’s immunization records are informed by scientific recommendations. CoveredCA's enrollees will continue to have access these critical health tools. Read full release: www.coveredca.com/newsroom/new...

Our CDC and critical public health agencies are no longer reliable sources of information on vaccines. No state should be listening to their recommendations against lifesaving immunizations. Doing so will cause great harm. No foreign nation should look to the US right now as a model. We’re a joke

"Gov. Newsom signed AB144, authorizing California to base future immunization guidance on credible, independent medical organizations rather than the #CDC ’s increasingly politicized Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices." #MedSky @ameracadpeds.bsky.social www.gov.ca.gov/2025/09/17/f...

Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"

“In July, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized Juul’s Virginia tobacco and menthol flavor pods with 3% and 5% nicotine concentration for sale as a new tobacco product.” #FDA #MAHA www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open....

Pregnant women and newborns face an elevated risk of becoming severely ill from COVID. But new guidance from the CDC is complicating their ability to stay protected from the coronavirus, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports:

MAHA = supplement BS + wellness woo + fearmongering nonsense. Surgeon general nominee Casey Means discloses financial ties to supplement industry www.statnews.com/2025/09/16/c... via @statnews

Wellness influencers aren’t selling health — they’re selling fear for profit. NYT Opinion exposes the same toxic playbook I flagged in Food Evolution + Shot in the Arm. Thanks @astocktonfilms @derekberes @nytopinion! #ToxicLieOfTheWeek

It's official and unsurprising: newest crew of ACIP appointees definitely not the best and brightest US has to offer in evaluating vaccine effectiveness and safety and making recommendations about them (reminder: those people were fired by RFK Jr.). 🛟😷🧪 Medsky idsky health policy

RFK JR says he first met Charlie Kirk in July 2001 where he went on his podcast, 'we were soul mates' - Kirk was 8 years old in 2001

“Among the states collecting data for the #measles -mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, 68% of counties and jurisdictions now have immunization rates below 95% — the level of herd immunity doctors say is needed to protect against an outbreak.” #Ivax2protect #freedom #CommunityImmunity

Jerome Adams on one of the many reasons RFKJ must go: “Well, he lied to Congress… He’s either a bald-faced liar, or he’s incredibly incompetent and doesn’t understand what he’s talking about. Those are the only two conclusions that you can legitimately come to based on comparing his own statements.”

“‘It’s really worse than drunk driving,’ he [Robert Speth] said. ‘Children who are unable to protect themselves from communicable diseases are now metaphorically being placed in the path of intoxicated drivers.’” #Ivax2protect #freedom #CommunityImmunity www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.

"In 1998, concerns were raised about a possible link between the MMR vaccine and autism. Since then, many large, high-quality studies have shown the vaccine is safe. Here’s what the evidence says." www.gavi.org/vaccineswork... via @gavi.org

“In #Sacramento County, Altman said as an example, a family of four earning $113,000 a year could see its monthly premium jump by about $1,550 if the government subsidies expire, compared to just $112 if subsidies remain.” #TrumpTax @coveredca.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

L.A. child dies from rare measles complication years after recovery: SSPE is horrible, and only caused by wild measles. Young babies depend on herd immunity and need the rest of us to vaccinate. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... via @nbcnews.com @ariabendix.bsky.social

Los Angeles County health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated after a school-age child died of a rare measles-related complication, years after recovering from the illness.

RFK Jr & Makary are weaponizing the federal government against vaccination to take way Americans’ freedom to choose to protect their families from contagious disease. #COVIDvaccine #Ivax2protect #freedom #science #Medsky

Death from sub-acute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) in a child in Los Angeles SSPE is a rare sequel of #measles infection that appears years after the initial infection, and is uniformly fatal. So sorry for this family. As things are going on the US, we'll be seeing more of these cases.