States no longer have to report Medicaid, CHIP vaccination rates to CMS, further undermining immunization www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/c... via @statnews.com

Podcast Jay and his dishonest straw man argument, claiming that people who merely ask questions about vaccine side effects are labeled anti-vaxx.

the left has offered solutions: -raising wages -universal healthcare -affordable housing -universal childcare -paid parental leave -action to mitigate the climate crisis if only our leaders supported these wildly popular solutions. people don’t want kids in a world we’re struggling to survive in.

Safe to say most scientists, and I think most journalists, disagree with his a view. Good journalism should do its best to represent what science says, rather than treat it as a debate where every view is equally valid and readers just need to figure it out.

“FDA staff and scientists were basing the recommendations on the evidence, and that’s how it’s supposed to be,” said one of the study’s co-authors. www.jezebel.com/new-study-ju...

The Scientist: The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark  by Harold Collard, MD Congressional inaction has led to the expiration of the federal government’s SBIR/STTR program, cutting off a biotechnology lifeline bit.ly/49PT0jl

"Debating the science" describes exactly what experts do everyday in the scientific literature. It's not a 2-hour chit-chat between a podcast host and a fringe expert. And it's sure as hell not done in a social media thread between random people who've never seen a lab.

This is such a brilliant response to our OpEd about how powerful doctors—like Bhattacharya, Makary, & Prasad—are aiding & abetting Trump and RFK Jr’s damaging policies

“The Trump administration shrank the federal work force by about 220,000 workers through November, representing about a 10% cut, according to new data that offers the first clear view of the president’s blitz to remake the government’s labor force.” Enormous losses for health, science, & education

The man who leads the US federal health system is doing all he can to DRIVE DOWN flu vaccination rates & there are MAGA/MAHA *physicians* in the Trump government helping him These doctors took an oath to “first do no harm”—how do they sleep at night, seeing with their own eyes what’s happening?

“The CDC on Friday estimated there have been at least 15 million illnesses, 180,000 hospitalizations & 7,400 deaths from flu so far this season.” “More than 18% of visits to the doctor for children under 4 yrs old were related to flu, which is the highest level since at least 2016, the CDC noted.”

"But Denmark has only 10 recommended vaccines." Yes well......Denmark also has a centralized, universal healthcare system with comprehensive medical records. We are not the same. 🤦‍♀️

Did slashing multiple vaccines from the childhood vaccine schedule bring the US in line with other countries? In a word, no. The US now recommends all kids be protected against fewer diseases than South Korea, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan & many more. www.statnews.com/2026/01/09/c...

RFK Jr.'s new food pyramid announcement was interrupted by his quacking ringtone gizmodo.com/rfk-jrs-food...

Can scientists design an all-in-one vaccine to protect against multiple deadly viruses, including Ebola, Sudan and Marburg? @ox.ac.uk and partners, including the University of Leipzig and Moderna, are leading a new project with $26.7m from CEPI and @horizoneu.bsky.social. cepi.net/ambitious-re...

I worked at the National Institute of Allergies, Immunology & Infectious Diseases under Anthony Fauci for almost 8 years. I read & ran clinical research for a living. Vaccines aren't perfect. Vaccine injuries are real and shouldn't be discounted. But vaccines work and they don't cause autism.🧪💉🛟

It appears we are firmly in an era of 'marketable health anxiety.' Where confusion and destabilization of health information and expertise feeds a predatory raft of snake oil sales in the market.

Cassidy should have thought about that before he voted to confirm the deadly menace known as RFK Jr.

Blood on their hands.

Denmark has universal healthcare and gives parents up to 52 weeks of maternity/paternity leave. Those are the policies we should be adopting.

Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them

Kennedys antivaxx lawyer is already telegraphing their next move.

The vaccines in red are no longer recommended for all children: #IDSky

It’s just so amazing to spend your life trying to help people, only to watch a few incompetent men casually endanger the lives and health of so many more people than you could ever help

This is purpura fulminans, a severe complication of meningitis (which as of today is no longer on our universal vaccine schedule) Micro clots & bleeding into the skin cause skin & tissue death. It’s more common in kids & associated with 20-70% mortality. Those who survive often lose limbs.

The CDC changed the universal vaccine schedule & no longer recommends Rotavirus Hepatitis A & B Meningitis Influenza RSV I’ve cared for previously healthy kids who died from RSV, influenza and meningitis. We all are going to be caring for a lot more now. In our already overflowing hospitals

Here’s a fact sheet on the vaccine schedule changes from the Evidence Collective. “These changes will fuel confusion and doubt among parents about vaccines that remain safe and effective.” www.evicollective.org/childhood-va...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), run by Oz and his boss, RFK Jr., will no longer require physicians to report vaccination rates. Instead, they plan to start having doctors report if they’ve discussed “alternative” vaccine schedules.

Here’s What Happens Now That Republicans Have Thrown Us Over the Obamacare Cliff ACA marketplace enrollees are set to see their health insurance costs spike. But when premium tax credits expire, profound systemic shocks will be felt well beyond individual customers.

Predicting A Continued Disruptive 2026 In Healthcare And The Economy www.forbes.com/sites/joshua...

The @natureportfolio.nature.com published a really good spotlight on #influenza two weeks ago. I have not read all the articles yet (but I will). The ones I have read are great, learned a lot. Highly recommend checking them out. #IDSky www.nature.com/collections/...

Arizona to keep recommending newborn Hepatitis B shots despite CDC panel shift - "risks to newborns of not getting what until now has been standard medical procedure for decades far outweighs any concern about the immunizations" www.nhonews.com/news/arizona...

The come back of pertussis and Measles is only the beginning of the resurgence of preventable infectious diseases in the US. This has been one of the biggest public health failures of 2025 and the competition is tough. www.cnn.com/2025/12/30/h...

This is Trump’s long game. We’ve spent years cracking down on fraudsters. It’s a serious issue - but this has been his plan all along. He’s politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans. www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/hhs...

‼️ The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation & Research has had 5 directors in one year The new director, Tracy Høeg, is a vaccine skeptical sports medicine doc with 0 regulatory expertise “I don't know that I could have thought of anyone worse for this position” 👇 www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...

Trump administration agrees to reconsider cut or stalled DEI-related NIH grants thehill.com/policy/healt...

The new year is always great for “wellness” marketing. Grifters everywhere will try to exploit your desire to make positive changes by selling you their books, dietary supplements, gadgets, etc. You don’t need this crap, and people shouldn’t be trying to profit by making you feel inadequate.

Sending prayers to her family. She was an extraordinary young woman. If you haven’t, read her superb essay in @newyorker.com about her journey since her cancer diagnosis. A remarkable person. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Yet again it pays to speak up & fight back! NIH has agreed to “evaluate each application individually and in good faith” for plaintiffs whose applications were unlawfully held in fiscal year 2025. In return, the plaintiffs dropped the lawsuit. www.aclu.org/press-releas...

Vaccine policy, class and the erosion of public health protection: An interview - Kennedy has been dismantling both good governance and expert agencies, which previously required substantial accomplishments from members. www.wsws.org/en/articles/... via @benjaminmateus.bsky.social @WSWS.org

The first patient I had die in the ICU was a previously healthy patient in their early 50s-from Influenza A. They were NOT vaccinated-they didn’t think they needed it. Get vaccinated. It could mean the difference between life and death.

More on the continuing purges at #NIH. Now 13 out of 27 institute directors have been gotten rid of. This is not normal. @jonathanwosen.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/12/27/n...

Resistance Exercise Therapy After COVID-19 Infection url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Preserving vaccine access is just one of the ways to keep American kids healthy. To read more proven strategies that help kids thrive and lay the foundation for healthy adulthoods: magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/8-ways-...

“About a third of the staff at one Miami nursing home lost their jobs after the Trump administration ended the programs letting them work legally.”

US measles cases surge to highest level in 30 years. MSNOW "HHS Secretary RFK Jr., wants to bring back diseases and make vaccines unavailable. He's doing this a little at a time. He wants to change the childhood vaccine schedule and make MRNA (Covid) vaccines unavailable." Dr Peter Hotez

This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.

I wouldn't describe Jay as "man in the middle" unless I were making sort of human centipede analogy.

My segment on CNBC today Gottlieb: ‘If We Go to the Danish Model and We Substantially Reduce Vaccination … We’re Going to Have to Build New Pediatric Hospitals’ grabien.com/story?id=562...

"It’s never a good sign about a person’s leadership when he has to continuously publicly congratulate himself about what a great job he’s doing." Especially when "claims are utter BS." More Makary malarkey: open.substack.com/pub/garyschw... by @garyschw.bsky.social