It's not too much liquid It's not too many different things at too big a number It's not the size of this thing It's not 80 different vaccines None of this is true, but they will go after MMR based on this. The consequences are going to be massive measles outbreaks. Dead kids.

Yet another learned response to this contrarian shitshow in the NY Times

Don’t take it from me, take it from my brilliant colleague @markhisted.org. At what point do we stop giving weight to the words of those who are ignorant, malicious, and/or ideologues and listen to the scientists about the destruction Jay & his cronies are inflicting on American science?

One of my favorite things about being an editor at Vaccine is that I get to read really cool papers like this about the history of vaccination in different social and cultural contexts around the world 👇🏻

Just let me vent for one second. I wake up this morning. @washingtonpost.com piece that leaves out major study on Tylenol and autism (which found no link) Then a @nytimes.com piece on the failures of NIH written by a guy with ties to right-wing theocrats and undisclosed. What the hell is going on?

Of course some processes at NIH & in US science in general should be reformed. But uncritically presenting Jay Bhattacharya as a naive idealist rather than a hypocrite & political operative charged with NIH’s destruction is wildly divorced from reality. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/o...

Compliments to the ACIP panelist or liaison that called Retsef Levi an idiot during his extended demonstration of malicious incompetence regarding vaccines. It was refreshing to hear some actual facts during that part of the meeting.

When a manuscript has serious concerns raised about its scientific validity and integrity, it should be carefully examined, particularly when it’s being used to justify anti-vax quackery.

Exclusive: Publisher investigating DNA contamination paper that authors say CDC vaccine committee will consider retractionwatch.com/2025/09/18/c... via @retractionwatch.com

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

This is a really serious situation for people holding a H-1B visa.

TGIF! I had a wild evening finishing my recap and criticism of this week's chaotic and unbearably stupid ACIP meeting. open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

Excellent summary of the chaotic and imcompetent mess that is the ACCIP (Advisory Clown Car on Immunization Practices)

Been feeling inspired by courageous women lately, so today at the salon I told my stylist to give me the Monarez. Next time, more silver.

ACIP is an absolute joke. I was actually delighted by the fact that they don’t know what words mean, because it really showcased their lack of qualification and the copious bad faith they operate in. They are too incompetent to even take away vaccines effectively & that is literally their one job

Finally, some of the radical transparency that was promised

Another ACIP meeting, another opportunity to stamp out vaccination and sicken and kill American kids open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

The point is that many can live quite normally under the thumb of authoritarianism. Yes: many suffer and suffer now but large swaths of the American public chooses to be clueless and it’s not difficult. This is how the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper. www.vox.com/the-big-idea...

"But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right." ― The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Incredible to have a would be surgeon general who didn’t complete her medical training and instead became a mitochondria grifter www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Thiel is basically delivering the TESCREAL version of Left Behind in which Greta Thunberg is the Antichrist and yoga and therapy are the gateway to Armageddon sfstandard.com/2025/09/16/p...

Pretty amazing that even the evil health insurers are united to demand that they pay for policyholders’ essential medical care

I thought quotas were racist and bad. At least that’s what all the mediocre white people victimized by affirmative action and DEI used to say

STAT+: CDC has been ‘censored’ and ‘politicized’ under RFK Jr., former officials plan to say by @danielpayne.bsky.social bit.ly/3VEvFJP

Save #AIDS Research Tomorrow! 24 hours of discussion, presentations, and passion about this disease that has crossed the globe for more than 40 years! Tune in--even for just a few minutes and learn about the importance of continued HIV/AIDS research! saveaidsresearch.org

Only week 2 and I’ve already heard enough tush push discourse to last a lifetime

Reminds me of the civility police that descend every time I criticize Alina Chan for being a manipulative liar who levies horrendous false accusations against people with zero supporting evidence. Yet because she says please & thank you & I say her dishonesty is appalling, I’m the bad bitch.

Got home from the Vaccine Congress to find this wonderful surprise from my friend & fierce advocate for vaccination @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social! These are hard times but I’m grateful to Peter & @michaelemann.bsky.social for having the courage to fight for science against ignorance & tyranny. ❤️🔬🦠🔥

I am deeply saddened and angered by news that more NIH RIFs may happen next week. This is unacceptable, especially after NIH staff have worked nights & weekends to dig out from the backlog created by this admin's incompetence. Tell your Congress people NIH needs its staff to keep delivering cures

Call me conservative, but I’m Catholic & I believe murder is morally wrong—even the murder of a repulsive bigot. Enabling the preventable death of even 1 child—much less thousands—by denying them vaccine access is also morally wrong. Pointing this out isn’t a violent threat.

As a Norwegian-American, I must say I’m really sick of all this white supremacist Valhalla bullshit. Most Viking Age Norwegians were not cruising around in longships pillaging & blood-eagling their enemies, unless by that you mean growing barley, cod fishing, & herding sheep.

I’d like to inquire whether the resolutely apolitical Jay Bhattacharya still plans on speaking at TPUSA AmericaFest 2025 in December, given his fellow keynote speaker’s violent assassination while disseminating extremist right-wing political rhetoric open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

Charlie Kirk’s death is awful and abhorrent but it’s appalling that the President is calling for national mourning for a right wing propagandist and hasn’t said a word about Officer David Rose or the brave employees at the CDC

Arigato gozaimasu to my Vaccine co-EICs Florian & Ivan, local chair Ken, & journal lead @vaccinology.bsky.social for setting records at #19vaccinecongress. Hard times ahead, but this community of friends, colleagues, & great science fills my heart ❤️ See you at #20vaccinecongress in Seville, Spain!

Excellent talk on Ebola persistence and vaccination from Miles Carroll—we really need to have more conversations about vaccine durability and boosting. #19vaccinecongress

Great talk from Ken Ishii in the #19vaccinecongress Hot Topics: Emerging Pathogens session on his incredible work to advance the 100 days mission to immunize against emerging viruses

It was a huge privilege to introduce @drdemetre.bsky.social Daskalakis at #19vaccinecongress. Demetre has shown tremendous courage & integrity in standing up for vaccines & public health & the audience was rapt. He’s a true American hero. Thank you for your service & speaking truth to power! 🇺🇸✊🏻❤️

I was so privileged to toast the delegates at the #19VaccineCongress with my co-chairs Florian Krammer & Ivan Hung. Vaccines are under attack but our community is strong & dedicated. Together we can face the challenges ahead, with great science & solidarity. Kanpai! 🥂 ❤️

Moderated an excellent panel today on research regulation with Florian Krammer and Tony Fooks, featuring three legendary panelists: Ralph Baric, Kanta Subbarao, and Hualan Chen

Really incredible effort by the indefatigable @nurseteria.bsky.social to raise awareness of what we are going to bring back by stripping access to vaccination 👇🏻

Do NOT allow them to rewrite history with disinformation. #COVID vaccines worked remarkably well and allowed us to come out of a global pandemic. A picture is worth a thousand words.

Dr. @angierasmussen.bsky.social breaking down current policies and the anti-vaccine trends/rhetoric within the US that will lead to significant global health ramifications - #19vaccinecongress

I invited @systemsvirology.bsky.social to speak in the Systems Vaccinology session for his amazing work studying coronavirus emergence. Understanding emergence & pathogenicity informs vaccine design to prepare for pandemics. Also Kei is very cool & invites me to parties! 😎#19vaccinecongress

Kaori Sano is our Host Country Early Career Researcher Award recipient, who has done incredible work in Japan & the rest of the world on immune imprinting, antibody responses, & class switching. Congratulations, Kaori! #19vaccinecongress

I am always so impressed by @marioskoutsakos.viralvaxlab.com’s elegant work on influenza B virus vaccines. Congratulations, Marios, on your Early Career Researcher Award! #19vaccinecongress

Congratulations to the great Kanta Subbarao—the unanimous choice of the awards committee to receive the Edward Jenner Award! Nobody is more deserving for her contributions to developing vaccines for bird flu & other emerging respiratory pathogens. #19vaccinecongress

Congratulations to Mario Feldman, our Schneerson-Robbins Award winner! Mario has done pioneering work on glycoconjugate vaccines just like the vaccinologists his award is named for! Also he knows the pain of Canadian prairie winter. #19vaccinecongress

Honored to open the #19vaccinecongress with my fantastic co-EICs Florian Krammer & Ivan Hung, w/ local chair Ken Ishii. Vaccines & vaccine research are under attack, but we can overcome these challenges by standing in solidarity as a community. #19vaccinecongress Thx @docdelrio.bsky.social for pic

I told CBC News about the public health threat presented by Florida’s new policy to end vaccine mandates. As fewer people get vaccinated, more people will get sick. More people will die. It is un-American to deny people freedom from disease. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

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