🦠What happens when you say you will only protect babies of infected moms, but you are bad at detecting infected moms❓ 🚫You miss a lot of babies who needed protection. This is exactly why in 1991 we went from only vaccinating babies of Hepatitis B positive moms to vaccinating all babies.

Sec. Kennedy must appear before the HELP Committee to explain why his vaccine advisory committee, in strong disagreement with the medical & scientific community, voted to end a decades-long recommendation that newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine. This vaccine saves lives.

This whole thread 💔. It is more than heartbreaking, it is the road map for poorer health and more preventable deaths in the US and globally.

Wisconsin has shown that it’s cost-effective and completely possible to keep families together by stabilizing their housing. That’s not the only promising development in the field. #MsReads via @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...

New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like: “The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.” “I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”

If there was any doubt at all that the CDC is fully destroyed, this page on autism and vaccines on its website confirms it. It's now just another vessel of dangerous health misinformation. I have no words. This is beyond sad.

➡️ It only takes 5 minutes, and all links are in our bio 1. Sign the petition to #impeachthequack RFK Jr & have him removed from office. 2. Mark your calendar to join us on November 5th as we march on Congress to deliver our petitions. 3. Become a member of our Science Fight Club! Easy peasy!

"A river doesn't argue with rocks, it flows around them" Public health, Science and evidence based medicine much like a river will find a way to keep flowing during this time. Sad it's coming to this, but alternatives are important and needed right now. www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c...

The gross harms of this administration permeate every aspect of daily life.

Sea-Tac Airport won't air Kristi Noem's miserable propaganda, and that's a good thing. Donald Trump is not a king, and dog killer Kristi Noem can't just force our airports to break the law on her behalf.

Measles, Ebola, major disease outbreak investigators, HIV prevention…we’re f***ed. I’m not trying to be over dramatic here, but we currently have no defense against infectious diseases threats C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

The specifics of the RIFs I’ve seen in group chats have been staggering. Bracing & reminding myself these are specifically intended to cause fear & distress. Please share URLs for any good trackers you seen as they emerge. (I want more than OMB’s version) fedscoop.com/trump-federa...

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.” Among those RIFd: —leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases; —leadership of global health center —leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage." I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.

"This is extortion, plain and simple.... The only solution is solidarity and collective action against this effort at federal control over higher education." A sobering analysis of the illegality of the administration's "compact" and its stakes for higher ed. 🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Information on sexual and gender identity and health equity is now being erased.

These proposed cuts will be devastating. Take a moment to use your voice! (See below).

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

Thinking of my friends with autism and their families, especially this week as the storm of misinformation and stigma from HHS & RFK Jr swirls again. One of my fav artists on social media @devthepineapple.bsky.social says it best:

Ugh “Many, if not most, of the removed pages have obvious tie-ins to topics known to be disfavored by the Trump administration……the care of LGBTQ+ people, health equity issues related to a variety of diseases or disabilities, sexually transmitted infections, and related educational resources.”

The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Since apparently this needs to be stated again, a reminder that TWO THIRDS OF THE US VOTERS believe abortions should be legal in all or most cases, making it FAR more popular or unifying than Ezra Klein....

25% of Drs in US are foreign grads. Many are on an H1B visa. This will hit health systems hard especially rural hospitals and hospitals in underserved areas that sponsor these visas through waiver programs. The old cost was about 5000$ a year. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

As a WA resident, very much appreciate the solidarity and evidence-based guidelines, but it shouldn’t have to be this way. Every American deserves this and had this just 8 months ago.

PH experts acknowledge "that a baby’s risk of contracting hep B is low if the [birthing parent] is negative... But they say the broad recommendation should be maintained bc of the original reason it was put in place: Many babies slipped through the cracks." www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

“The risk of missing a case of hepatitis B is so significant that I just can’t imagine why we would delay a vaccine that is proven to be helpful and efficacious,” Dr. Brenna Hughes @acog.org & @idsog.bsky.social member. Important context for ACIP tomorrow. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/h...

There has been a lot written in the past week. This piece by Ta-Nehisi Coastes is a must read. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Happening now!! AVAC is part of 24 Hours to Save AIDS Research – join us NOW as scientists, researchers, and advocates showcase successes in HIV research and call for an end to federal budget cuts and project terminations. #24hourstosaveAIDSresearch #HIV #HIVresearch bit.ly/45Qftts

#DonaldTrump, #RussellVought, #RFKJr & #JayBhattacharya are shutting down the war on cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease and all the rest. As the #NIH is destroyed research on ALL diseases goes with it. There is no coming back. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

@nwslsoccer.com My heart goes out to @savdemelo @racinglouisvillefc and @reignfc. Please tell me when a player goes off unconscious in an ambulance that the game will be called @nwsl. Nothing is bigger than the physical and mental well-being of the players.

Public health folks! ⬇️

It's frustrating to see that news outlets covering this story aren't stressing that--despite what the student claims in the video--Executive Orders can't override the Constitution or Congressional statutes, and don't carry the same force of law. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

The professor has been fired and senior administrators removed from their post. No mention of this in the New York Times, The Free Press, The Atlantic or other outlets who drove the campus speech moral panic.

Well done @wadohealth.bsky.social!! Already shared this with a number of WA residents who were concerned about their ability to get the vaccine.

Public health folks don’t take a formal oath, but in the same manner are deeply committed to the rigorous evaluation of data to support the health of our communities. RFK Jr demonstrated from day 1 that he only cares about data that supports his ideology. He must go. For the health of us all.

In response to the dismantling of the CDC, California, Oregon, and Washington have launched the West Coast Health Alliance, which will make their own science-based vaccine guidelines, and make sure vaccines are accessible to everyone.

Read AVAC’s @alisonfootman.bsky.social on the devastating impact of funding cuts on #STI research. Leading researchers warn of shuttered studies, lost talent & setbacks for urgently needed innovation. Read ➡️ www.thebodypro.com/sexually-tra... @myhelfy.bsky.social #HIV

From nine former CDC directors, who collectively worked at the agency for more than 100 years: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o... Read every word.

Good.

Thank you Dr. Daskalakis for your leadership & unwavering commitment to inclusive public health. ❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ An important and heartbreaking interview. The C.D.C.’s Vaccine Chief on Why Quitting Was His Only Option www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/p...

“What they want is an anti-vaccine, anti-science infectious disease agency,” www.statnews.com/2025/08/28/c...

BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout. They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base. (🎥 AP)

AP Livestream - CDC coming out in force to support our ousted leaders.

I stand in solidarity with my CDC colleagues. Y’all are dedicated public servants committed to evidence-based public health. Sending love from an LHJ.

This has to end. SaveHHS.org #FireRFKjr

The ideological cancellation of $800 million of scientific research grants because they supposedly focused on DEI was just backed by the Supreme Court. This is horrific on so many levels.

5-4 Supreme Court rules that NIH can terminate grants pending the full ruling. thehill.com/regulation/c... I have no (printable) words...