Secretary Kennedy presents a clear and present danger to the American people and their families. This week, even more of our colleagues in the fields of medicine, public health and patient advocacy join us in calling for his resignation. Our full statement: https://bit.ly/42zItEV

Has everyone forgotten the endpoints of the original COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials? They were designed to prevent hospitalizations & deaths. Transmission reduction was observed, but total transmission prevention was never promised. This is a bad-faith argument against vaccine effectiveness.

We're back to 2020 explanations of basic biochemistry about how mRNA cannot change your DNA. 🫠

Meissner pushing the dying "with COVID" vs "from COVID" and arguing with an actual epidemiologist about disease burden and cumulative rates is shameful. He just said it's "not that high" with regard to pediatric severe outcomes. Unbelievable ignorance about population health & basic statistics.

It bugs me when people say that RFK Jr. and the members of ACIP aren’t “serious people”. They are DEADLY serious about taking vaccines away from the people of the United States, and they have the power to do so.

EtR (evidence to Recommendations) is gone. We're now forming vaccine policy based on vibes and public opinion. Mallone admits they are making a decision not based on a safety signal...but on trust? There is no reason to defer the Hep B birth dose except to advance the anti-vaccine agenda.

I *hate* the use of the phrase "true [saline] placebo." It is usually in combination with claims that comparing against saline is the only real/ethical way to measure safety & efficacy. It isn't. That phrase has captivated an entire population of parents who genuinely want to make informed choices

Martin Kulldorff, whom RFK Jr. chose to lead ACIP in order to push through his anti-vaccine agenda, has demanded a debate with former CDC scientists. Kulldorff begins his demand with a lie: “The fact is that we are honest vaccine scientists…” Most of them are not “vaccine scientists” at all.

The opposite is true. @ameracadpeds.bsky.social will become even more valuable while this hijacked ACIP becomes irrelevant.

Did Kulldorff really claim he was the most pro-vaccine scientist in the country? This revisionist history rant is absolutely deranged.

Learning from my favorite expert on infodemiology & public health @jessicamalaty.bsky.social at the #19VaccineCongress - discussing risk and creating healthier information ecosystems

There it is...the first hint of his autism findings due later this month. He is once again connecting the MMR vaccine with the onset of autism in children. #FireRFK

Cortez Masto is absolutely right! He DID unilaterally make the decision to restrict access to COVID-19 vaccines. It was not evidence-based, and his move to fire the CDC Director last week was the last step he needed to ensure his plan was not derailed. #FireRFK

Absolutely brain-breaking to hear RFK Jr. claim he doesn't know how many lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines because of wait for it...."data chaos." #FireRFK

BENNET: Are you aware that one of the people you put on the panel -- Dr Robert Malone -- claimed that the commonly used mRNA vaccine causes 'a form of AIDS'? Yes or no RFK Jr: Dr Malone is one of the invento-- BENNET: Yes or no! RFK Jr: Dr Malone is one of the inventors of the mRNA vaccine

After RFK Jr. says he doesn’t know how many people died from Covid and doesn’t know how many lives were saved from the Covid vaccine because the CDC data was too bad, Sen. Mark Warner: “How can you be that ignorant?”

FIRE RFKJr Sign the petition: www.change.org/p/demand-rfk... CC: @jessicamalaty.bsky.social

I just wrote a @theactionnet letter: Write members of Congress - Will COVID-19 vaccines be available this fall?. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/writ...

500 shots. This could have been a massacre. The shooter wanted a massacre. It's time for RFK Jr. to resign. He has incited this violence for years with his anti-science, anti-vaccine, anti-public health rhetoric. abcnews.go.com/US/suspected...

Robert Malone once again brought up potential religious objections to certain vaccines. This is, frankly, bullshit. No major religion opposes vaccines, and in fact they have all been public about strong support for them.

This week's ACIP meeting was full of the same intentionally misleading fearmongering that causes vaccine hesitancy. Children and families deserve better — public health information grounded in science.

What you just witnessed at ACIP is policy-based evidence making NOT evidence-based policy-making. See the difference? The former is about confirming a previously held bias (this time about thimerosal) by misrepresenting data to make it fit an ideology. This is a dangerous precedent.

Thimerosal is safe and does not cause harm. Do not fall for the "hope for other, better preservatives" to reinstate multi-dose vials of influenza vaccine. This is a sham.

What. Is. Happening. ACIP doesn't issue mandates.

Nobody is just"putting mercury in a product." What are we even doing here? Thimerosal hasn't been in childhood vaccines since 2001. 96% of flu vaccines are thimerosal-free because they are pre-filled single dose syringes, those vaccines are often the first option for children & pregnant people.

Here we go. CHD is the first to make public comments at ACIP.

@sabivm.bsky.social @jessicamalaty.bsky.social and @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social knew thimerosal would come up this week & posted a great explainer on IG too www.instagram.com/p/DLQzhyctMbD/

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It's begun. RFK Jr. is filling ACIP with known vaccine antagonists and contrarians, chief among them: Robert Malone! This is a nightmare.

Enough is enough. It’s time for RFK Jr. to resign. We shared this on Instagram last week and invite you all to join us.

I broke my boycott of the hellscape that is X, to say this to Bill Cassidy. BFFR right now.

Reminds me of when antivaxxers went fulll circle and….invented vaccines? 🫠

Every single MAHA nomination and confirmation is sadly predictable. It's all smoke and mirrors-- a group of contrarians portraying themselves as heroes with unique solutions to "ignored" health problems. Deceptive and disingenuous.

Spoke to @huffpost.com about how MAHA is already making America sicker. www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...

I truly won’t be shocked if we lose our measles elimination status this year 💔

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Vaccines save six lives every minute — that’s over 154 million in 50 years! Thanks to partners like UNICEF, Gavi, WHO, advocates, and communities, more children than ever reach their first birthday and beyond, unlocking futures as leaders, doctors, and more. #WIWChat

For me, it’s knowing that vaccines have saved 154 million lives in the last 50 years. That’s 6 lives every minute! #WIWchat

On #WorldMalariaDay last year we celebrated the arrival of the R21 vaccine—the second ever WHO approved vaccine against malaria! #WIWChat

In two words: science communication. In a few more: We need to help increase the public’s science and data literacy. We can do that be saying what we know in plain language AND what we don’t. Doing so with empathy at the core of vaccine messaging can build and repair trust. #WIWChat

Dangerous information ecosystems remain one of the greatest barriers to expanding vaccine coverage for children around the world. Mis/disinformation are a real public health threat and we are seeing it play out with vaccine refusal and outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases. #WIWChat

In 2023, 21M children missed lifesaving vaccines — 14.5M received none. Efforts to catch up are closing the access gaps caused in part by disruptions from COVID-19, climate disasters, & conflicts, especially in fragile & conflict-affected states, but there is still a lot of work to be done. #WIWChat

Over the next 30 minutes or so, we'll be highlighting the lifesaving impact of vaccines, as well as persisting challenges in protecting children from preventable diseases. It's sure to be a lively discussion! #WIWChat

So excited for this! #WIWChat #WorldImmunizationWeek

TOMORROW at 1pm EDT, join us for a #WorldImmunizationWeek chat with @onecampaign.bsky.social, @endpolionow.bsky.social and @jessicamalaty.bsky.social! We'll be talking about fighting misinformation and highlighting efforts to expand vaccine coverage for children everywhere. #WIWChat #VaccinesWork

We are so excited to kick-off #WorldImmunizationWeek with a conversation between @jessicamalaty.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and Dr. Stella Anyangwe! Tune in at 10 a.m. Chicago time: on.rotary.org/wiw25 #EndPolio #VaccinesWork #PublicHealth #MedSky #Science

This is happening right now. With *no one from CDC* With *no live broadcast* Just absolute clown shit. www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...

Genuinely curious: how many children need to die from vaccine preventable diseases before we can impeach cabinet members responsible for vaccine misinformation?!

"We've lost the plot a bit on what it means to be healthy." @jessicamalaty.bsky.social dropped SO MANY GEMS as a guest expert on our latest episode of the Curiosity Weekly podcast. We talked all about the measles outbreaks in the U.S. & the MMR vaccine. Don't miss it: bit.ly/CuriosityWeekly 🧪

Such a massive blow to the agency. 😣