@agrace.bsky.social
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The CDC is quiet quitting vaccination.
The ACIP support staff is gone. The 22-23 October meeting has been postponed TBD. No apparent work on the vaccine schedule due for 1 January 2026.
The ACIP support staff is gone. The 22-23 October meeting has been postponed TBD. No apparent work on the vaccine schedule due for 1 January 2026.
I haven't seen this reported elsewhere: The ACIP support staff is "gone."
“It’s like the operating system for the advisory committee is gone,” said @drdemetre.bsky.social. “The hardware is there, the software is there” – but there’s no way to make the system run.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“It’s like the operating system for the advisory committee is gone,” said @drdemetre.bsky.social. “The hardware is there, the software is there” – but there’s no way to make the system run.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Threat to US vaccines as CDC staff supporting key advisory panel laid off
Critics say scientists ‘held hostage’ by RFK Jr as changes mean vaccine development and guidance in peril
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The CDC is quiet quitting vaccination.
The ACIP support staff is gone. The 22-23 October meeting has been postponed TBD. No apparent work on the vaccine schedule due for 1 January 2026.
The ACIP support staff is gone. The 22-23 October meeting has been postponed TBD. No apparent work on the vaccine schedule due for 1 January 2026.
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The cuts at the National Endowment for the Humanities go far deeper than any of these agencies - almost 70% of 179 people were terminated, despite no change to the agency's budget.
There were no savings here - only idealogical destruction. #NEH
There were no savings here - only idealogical destruction. #NEH
How much smaller the federal workforce is now vs. a year ago
Ed Dept 42%
OPM 33%
HUD 31%
Treasury 29%
Defense (civilian jobs) 22%
Small Biz Admin 21%
Energy 20%
Interior 15%
HHS 14%
SSA 11%
EPA 10%
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Ed Dept 42%
OPM 33%
HUD 31%
Treasury 29%
Defense (civilian jobs) 22%
Small Biz Admin 21%
Energy 20%
Interior 15%
HHS 14%
SSA 11%
EPA 10%
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Much Smaller Is the Federal Work Force? Shutdown Plans Offer a Clue.
The number of federal employees has been trimmed by thousands since President Trump took office, according to contingency plans drawn up by federal agencies.
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The cuts at the National Endowment for the Humanities go far deeper than any of these agencies - almost 70% of 179 people were terminated, despite no change to the agency's budget.
There were no savings here - only idealogical destruction. #NEH
There were no savings here - only idealogical destruction. #NEH
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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Dr. Oz is a large investor in and global advisor for iHerb, a company that sells supplements for folinic acid, which is the the non-prescription version of leucovorin, the medication which is being recommended for the treatment of autism by Dr. Oz.
September 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Dr. Oz is a large investor in and global advisor for iHerb, a company that sells supplements for folinic acid, which is the the non-prescription version of leucovorin, the medication which is being recommended for the treatment of autism by Dr. Oz.
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Where are the Covid nasal vaccines for the US to block infections and transmission?
Here's yet another with a very good profile in people for mucosal immunity and high neutralizing antibodies in all participants (from China)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here's yet another with a very good profile in people for mucosal immunity and high neutralizing antibodies in all participants (from China)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Intranasal vaccine combining adenovirus and trimeric subunit protein provides superior immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant - Nature Biomedical Engineering
A combination of adenovirus-vectored and subunit protein intranasal vaccine enhances immune response against SARS-CoV-2 variants in animal models and humans.
www.nature.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Where are the Covid nasal vaccines for the US to block infections and transmission?
Here's yet another with a very good profile in people for mucosal immunity and high neutralizing antibodies in all participants (from China)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here's yet another with a very good profile in people for mucosal immunity and high neutralizing antibodies in all participants (from China)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Cleaner air isn't a personal health choice, it's something that needs the broad mandate of the state to accomplish.
But we'll never get there as a society (despite the tech being relatively simple), because we've been brainwashed by a neoliberal health ideology that's centred on individual choices.
But we'll never get there as a society (despite the tech being relatively simple), because we've been brainwashed by a neoliberal health ideology that's centred on individual choices.
Putting clean air infrastructure into the built environment (in schools, daycare, long term care homes, shopping centres, offices, airplanes, buses, taxis, cruise ships...) is more important than ever.
Because giving people the "choice" has led to lower vaccination rates and a refusal to mask.
Because giving people the "choice" has led to lower vaccination rates and a refusal to mask.
September 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Cleaner air isn't a personal health choice, it's something that needs the broad mandate of the state to accomplish.
But we'll never get there as a society (despite the tech being relatively simple), because we've been brainwashed by a neoliberal health ideology that's centred on individual choices.
But we'll never get there as a society (despite the tech being relatively simple), because we've been brainwashed by a neoliberal health ideology that's centred on individual choices.
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This is just astonishingly bad.
September 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This is just astonishingly bad.
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So far, 2025 has felt like living inside a Hieronymus Bosch painting
September 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
So far, 2025 has felt like living inside a Hieronymus Bosch painting
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Countries on track to eliminate cervical cancer:
-Australia by 2028
-Sweden by 2027
-Rwanda by 2030
-UK by 2040
-Indonesia by 2030
-Bhutan 2030
-El Salvador by 2030
-Canada by 2040
How? HPV vaccine. Same one RFK Jr is trying to ban.
You will note USA is not on this list.
-Australia by 2028
-Sweden by 2027
-Rwanda by 2030
-UK by 2040
-Indonesia by 2030
-Bhutan 2030
-El Salvador by 2030
-Canada by 2040
How? HPV vaccine. Same one RFK Jr is trying to ban.
You will note USA is not on this list.
September 2, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Countries on track to eliminate cervical cancer:
-Australia by 2028
-Sweden by 2027
-Rwanda by 2030
-UK by 2040
-Indonesia by 2030
-Bhutan 2030
-El Salvador by 2030
-Canada by 2040
How? HPV vaccine. Same one RFK Jr is trying to ban.
You will note USA is not on this list.
-Australia by 2028
-Sweden by 2027
-Rwanda by 2030
-UK by 2040
-Indonesia by 2030
-Bhutan 2030
-El Salvador by 2030
-Canada by 2040
How? HPV vaccine. Same one RFK Jr is trying to ban.
You will note USA is not on this list.
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The maddening thing is that we know EXACTLY how to prevent this. Yes, kids should get vaccinated, test, stay home when sick, mask as much as possible.
But even without any of that: Better ventilation and filtration in schools can MASSIVELY reduce viral spread, for all sorts of respiratory diseases.
But even without any of that: Better ventilation and filtration in schools can MASSIVELY reduce viral spread, for all sorts of respiratory diseases.
Kansas City: COVID-19 outbreak forces metro school to close until next week fox4kc.com/news/covid-1...
fox4kc.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The maddening thing is that we know EXACTLY how to prevent this. Yes, kids should get vaccinated, test, stay home when sick, mask as much as possible.
But even without any of that: Better ventilation and filtration in schools can MASSIVELY reduce viral spread, for all sorts of respiratory diseases.
But even without any of that: Better ventilation and filtration in schools can MASSIVELY reduce viral spread, for all sorts of respiratory diseases.
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In a functional government, this would be a five alarm fire where Congress calls in Kennedy and asks him what the fuck is going on
Four more top #CDC officials have submitted their resignation in the past few hours - Debra Houry (chief medical officer), Demere Daskalakis (director of NCIRD), Daniel Jernigan (director of NCEZID) + Jen Layden (director of OPHDST) www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
It is horrifying
It is horrifying
August 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In a functional government, this would be a five alarm fire where Congress calls in Kennedy and asks him what the fuck is going on
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Maybe we shouldn’t let someone who doesn’t believe in germs and who thinks it’s okay to eat roadkill and swim in contaminated ponds be in charge of our national food safety.
A federal-state partnership that monitors for foodborne illnesses quietly scaled back its operations nearly two months ago.
As of July 1, the critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight, a spokesperson for the CDC says.
As of July 1, the critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight, a spokesperson for the CDC says.
The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses
As of July 1, a critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight.
nbcnews.to
August 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Maybe we shouldn’t let someone who doesn’t believe in germs and who thinks it’s okay to eat roadkill and swim in contaminated ponds be in charge of our national food safety.
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If RFK Jr. had any interest in regulating big pharma or helping americans eat better or reducing chronic illness he would not have gutted the agencies he is in charge of.
*Every* story about his alleged policy ideas should lead with this extremely elementary reality.
*Every* story about his alleged policy ideas should lead with this extremely elementary reality.
Building an entire infrastructure for a new program while every government agency that doesn’t directly kill people has been gutted financially. Instead of just giving people money for food the way we have an infrastructure for already.
August 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If RFK Jr. had any interest in regulating big pharma or helping americans eat better or reducing chronic illness he would not have gutted the agencies he is in charge of.
*Every* story about his alleged policy ideas should lead with this extremely elementary reality.
*Every* story about his alleged policy ideas should lead with this extremely elementary reality.
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Joining an increasing number of people publicly demanding RFK’s removal as HHS Sec: Dr. Bill Foege, a literal (6’6”) & figurative giant of public health. He served as a CDC director under Carter & Reagan, & is credited with designing the ring vaccination strategy that enabled smallpox eradication.
August 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Joining an increasing number of people publicly demanding RFK’s removal as HHS Sec: Dr. Bill Foege, a literal (6’6”) & figurative giant of public health. He served as a CDC director under Carter & Reagan, & is credited with designing the ring vaccination strategy that enabled smallpox eradication.
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Let me get this straight: RFK Jr’s $500m cut to mRNA contracts was based on a non‑peer‑reviewed, self‑published, anti-vax bibliography authored by his cronies who are all tied to a ‘vaccine detox’ supplement company? Got it 👍
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-ci...
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-ci...
‘Experts’ Cited By RFK Jr. to Justify mRNA Vaccine Funding Cut Have Ties to Anti-vax Supplement Company
Four authors of the non-peer reviewed, anti-vax bibliography cited by Kennedy’s HHS are involved with The Wellness Company.
www.importantcontext.news
August 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Let me get this straight: RFK Jr’s $500m cut to mRNA contracts was based on a non‑peer‑reviewed, self‑published, anti-vax bibliography authored by his cronies who are all tied to a ‘vaccine detox’ supplement company? Got it 👍
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-ci...
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-ci...
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🚨BREAKING NEWS: RFK Jr. is a danger to this nation. Don’t give in to Trump & his cronies: we are NOT trading innovation for ideology. We demand the immediate IMPEACHMENT and REMOVAL of RFK. Stop the quack. Protect Science. Protect Democracy
Sign & share here: zurl.co/PEPyD
#StandUpForScience
Sign & share here: zurl.co/PEPyD
#StandUpForScience
August 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🚨BREAKING NEWS: RFK Jr. is a danger to this nation. Don’t give in to Trump & his cronies: we are NOT trading innovation for ideology. We demand the immediate IMPEACHMENT and REMOVAL of RFK. Stop the quack. Protect Science. Protect Democracy
Sign & share here: zurl.co/PEPyD
#StandUpForScience
Sign & share here: zurl.co/PEPyD
#StandUpForScience
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I realize broad science-literacy problems cannot generally be solved just by shoving more facts at people but I really wish more people understood that the entire purpose and mechanism of a vaccine is to educate your OWN immune system, making it about the most "natural" medical intervention possible
August 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I realize broad science-literacy problems cannot generally be solved just by shoving more facts at people but I really wish more people understood that the entire purpose and mechanism of a vaccine is to educate your OWN immune system, making it about the most "natural" medical intervention possible
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At his confirmation hearing, RFK Jr claimed he wouldn’t take away vaccines. So far he has:
Removed COVID vaccine recommendations
Fired the CDC’s vaccine committee
Replaced scientists with antivaxxers
Cancelled vaccine hesitancy research
Pulled $500m in mRNA vaccine research
Removed COVID vaccine recommendations
Fired the CDC’s vaccine committee
Replaced scientists with antivaxxers
Cancelled vaccine hesitancy research
Pulled $500m in mRNA vaccine research
August 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
At his confirmation hearing, RFK Jr claimed he wouldn’t take away vaccines. So far he has:
Removed COVID vaccine recommendations
Fired the CDC’s vaccine committee
Replaced scientists with antivaxxers
Cancelled vaccine hesitancy research
Pulled $500m in mRNA vaccine research
Removed COVID vaccine recommendations
Fired the CDC’s vaccine committee
Replaced scientists with antivaxxers
Cancelled vaccine hesitancy research
Pulled $500m in mRNA vaccine research
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Today marks 10 years since California passed a vaccine law after the Disneyland measles outbreak.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—now HHS secretary—opposed it.
A look at what happened in 2015, what changed in the years since, & what the silent majority needs to do next. 👇
open.substack.com/pub/agentsof...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—now HHS secretary—opposed it.
A look at what happened in 2015, what changed in the years since, & what the silent majority needs to do next. 👇
open.substack.com/pub/agentsof...
A Decade after Disneyland
Ten Years Ago Today, California Pushed Back on the Anti-Vaccine Movement. Now, RFK Jr. Runs HHS. A Look at Networked Activism and The Future of Public Health.
open.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Today marks 10 years since California passed a vaccine law after the Disneyland measles outbreak.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—now HHS secretary—opposed it.
A look at what happened in 2015, what changed in the years since, & what the silent majority needs to do next. 👇
open.substack.com/pub/agentsof...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—now HHS secretary—opposed it.
A look at what happened in 2015, what changed in the years since, & what the silent majority needs to do next. 👇
open.substack.com/pub/agentsof...
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Wow, this was an incredibly powerful statement put out by the now fired CDC ACIP members, published yesterday in JAMA. Snippets posted below:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
June 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Wow, this was an incredibly powerful statement put out by the now fired CDC ACIP members, published yesterday in JAMA. Snippets posted below:
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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‼️ 🚨🔔 WOW. Martin Kulldorff, who RFK Jr picked to be on ACIP, has been making $$$$ testifying against the HPV vaccine (he lost the case in NC). This is a HUGE conflict of interest. ACIP rules BAN being “a paid litigation consultant or expert witness in litigation involving a vaccine manufacturer.”
Martin Kulldorff - "one of the new vaccine advisers picked by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has earned thousands of dollars as an expert witness in litigation against Merck’s Gardasil vaccine, court records show."
www.yahoo.com/news/exclusi...
www.yahoo.com/news/exclusi...
June 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
‼️ 🚨🔔 WOW. Martin Kulldorff, who RFK Jr picked to be on ACIP, has been making $$$$ testifying against the HPV vaccine (he lost the case in NC). This is a HUGE conflict of interest. ACIP rules BAN being “a paid litigation consultant or expert witness in litigation involving a vaccine manufacturer.”
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Yo @nytimes.com you volunteering your children for deathly disease exposure? Fuck you for your both sides bullshit. This is EVIL and fucked up.
June 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Yo @nytimes.com you volunteering your children for deathly disease exposure? Fuck you for your both sides bullshit. This is EVIL and fucked up.
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NSF Physics was cut by 85%, basically wiping out most of its capacity for supporting research.
NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%
Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%
Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.
#GiftLink ⚛️🔭
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%
Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%
Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.
#GiftLink ⚛️🔭
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades (Gift Article)
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
NSF Physics was cut by 85%, basically wiping out most of its capacity for supporting research.
NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%
Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%
Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.
#GiftLink ⚛️🔭
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
NSF Astronomy was cut by 53%
Undergrad education was cut by 71% and research on learning by 79%
Graduate education was cut by 100% to ZERO.
#GiftLink ⚛️🔭
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Let’s talk about the new Covid vaccine policy paper by Vinay and Marty…
May 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Let’s talk about the new Covid vaccine policy paper by Vinay and Marty…
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Please share this link to post a comment regarding the anti-science “policy” to restrict COVID vaccines this fall and to waste time and our taxpayer money with unethical trials.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
May 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Please share this link to post a comment regarding the anti-science “policy” to restrict COVID vaccines this fall and to waste time and our taxpayer money with unethical trials.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...