Alt CDC (they/them)
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Public health experts resisting harmful policies, fighting disinformation, and defending public health from within.
Not official CDC—but close enough for transmission.
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Not official CDC—but close enough for transmission.
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💔 On Valentines Day 2025 the federal government fired recently hired and promoted public servants.
A number of probationary employees created a survey to understand the harms to these workers and America broadly.
Link to the survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A number of probationary employees created a survey to understand the harms to these workers and America broadly.
Link to the survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Survey for Feds Impacted by Termination of Probationary Employees in February 2025
Were you impacted by the federal government-wide unlawful terminations of probationary employees in February 2025? We want to hear from you.
This survey was designed by probationary federal workers w...
docs.google.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:57 PM
💔 On Valentines Day 2025 the federal government fired recently hired and promoted public servants.
A number of probationary employees created a survey to understand the harms to these workers and America broadly.
Link to the survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A number of probationary employees created a survey to understand the harms to these workers and America broadly.
Link to the survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Keep speaking out. Whether it's conversations with friends or whistle-blowing to Congress, keep going. Your words matter.
Goodnight 💚
Goodnight 💚
February 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Keep speaking out. Whether it's conversations with friends or whistle-blowing to Congress, keep going. Your words matter.
Goodnight 💚
Goodnight 💚
A stop work order for part of CDC's Data Modernization Accelerator contract means that there will now be next to no support for AI governance, guidance, policy, training, or roll-outs all while CDC staff are being told to use Claude and ChatGPT for anything and everything. What could go wrong??? 😱
February 14, 2026 at 1:30 AM
A stop work order for part of CDC's Data Modernization Accelerator contract means that there will now be next to no support for AI governance, guidance, policy, training, or roll-outs all while CDC staff are being told to use Claude and ChatGPT for anything and everything. What could go wrong??? 😱
You have asthma. 🫁 You have a cough and fever. Should you get tested for Influenza and COVID❓
YES‼️
People 65 years or older and people with underlying conditions should be treated for Influenza or COVID as soon as possible. 💊
YES‼️
People 65 years or older and people with underlying conditions should be treated for Influenza or COVID as soon as possible. 💊
February 14, 2026 at 12:30 AM
You have asthma. 🫁 You have a cough and fever. Should you get tested for Influenza and COVID❓
YES‼️
People 65 years or older and people with underlying conditions should be treated for Influenza or COVID as soon as possible. 💊
YES‼️
People 65 years or older and people with underlying conditions should be treated for Influenza or COVID as soon as possible. 💊
Yet another measles outbreak. There are outbreaks across the country.
If you were born after 1957 and do not have documentation of two measles vaccine doses, talk to your healthcare provider about a lab test to check for measles immunity.
More detailed guidance here👉 www.cdc.gov/measles/down...
If you were born after 1957 and do not have documentation of two measles vaccine doses, talk to your healthcare provider about a lab test to check for measles immunity.
More detailed guidance here👉 www.cdc.gov/measles/down...
February 13, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Yet another measles outbreak. There are outbreaks across the country.
If you were born after 1957 and do not have documentation of two measles vaccine doses, talk to your healthcare provider about a lab test to check for measles immunity.
More detailed guidance here👉 www.cdc.gov/measles/down...
If you were born after 1957 and do not have documentation of two measles vaccine doses, talk to your healthcare provider about a lab test to check for measles immunity.
More detailed guidance here👉 www.cdc.gov/measles/down...
Seasonal influenza activity remains elevated nationally.
There is still time to benefit from getting flu vaccine.
Get vaccinated. 💉 This season is bad.
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
There is still time to benefit from getting flu vaccine.
Get vaccinated. 💉 This season is bad.
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
February 13, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Seasonal influenza activity remains elevated nationally.
There is still time to benefit from getting flu vaccine.
Get vaccinated. 💉 This season is bad.
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
There is still time to benefit from getting flu vaccine.
Get vaccinated. 💉 This season is bad.
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
Food Safety Alert ⚠️
There is a multi-drug resistant Salmonella outbreak affecting Rosabella brand moringa leaf powder capsules. There are 7 cases in 7 states and 3 hospitalizations.
Do not consume these products and immediately dispose of them:
www.cdc.gov/salmonella/o...
There is a multi-drug resistant Salmonella outbreak affecting Rosabella brand moringa leaf powder capsules. There are 7 cases in 7 states and 3 hospitalizations.
Do not consume these products and immediately dispose of them:
www.cdc.gov/salmonella/o...
Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Moringa Powder Capsules
Info about an extensively drug-resistant Salmonella outbreak linked to moringa powder capsules.
www.cdc.gov
February 13, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Food Safety Alert ⚠️
There is a multi-drug resistant Salmonella outbreak affecting Rosabella brand moringa leaf powder capsules. There are 7 cases in 7 states and 3 hospitalizations.
Do not consume these products and immediately dispose of them:
www.cdc.gov/salmonella/o...
There is a multi-drug resistant Salmonella outbreak affecting Rosabella brand moringa leaf powder capsules. There are 7 cases in 7 states and 3 hospitalizations.
Do not consume these products and immediately dispose of them:
www.cdc.gov/salmonella/o...
Good morning from the Canada Geese who are now leading the rebellion and will peck Buzzbutt and friends to their demise if there's another round of V-Day firings!👺
We’ve made it to Friday friends! The resistance marches on to the weekend🫡
We’ve made it to Friday friends! The resistance marches on to the weekend🫡
February 13, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Good morning from the Canada Geese who are now leading the rebellion and will peck Buzzbutt and friends to their demise if there's another round of V-Day firings!👺
We’ve made it to Friday friends! The resistance marches on to the weekend🫡
We’ve made it to Friday friends! The resistance marches on to the weekend🫡
Leaving you with this clip of the HHS Secretary.
We encourage a Mad Libs style- create your HHS Sec. skill:
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Noun
4. Noun
RFK Jr _V_ _N_ using only _N_ & a strong belief in _N_.
Ex: RFKJ swims in fecal runoff using only vibes & a strong belief in ‘alternative facts’.
Night💤
We encourage a Mad Libs style- create your HHS Sec. skill:
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Noun
4. Noun
RFK Jr _V_ _N_ using only _N_ & a strong belief in _N_.
Ex: RFKJ swims in fecal runoff using only vibes & a strong belief in ‘alternative facts’.
Night💤
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 13, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Leaving you with this clip of the HHS Secretary.
We encourage a Mad Libs style- create your HHS Sec. skill:
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Noun
4. Noun
RFK Jr _V_ _N_ using only _N_ & a strong belief in _N_.
Ex: RFKJ swims in fecal runoff using only vibes & a strong belief in ‘alternative facts’.
Night💤
We encourage a Mad Libs style- create your HHS Sec. skill:
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Noun
4. Noun
RFK Jr _V_ _N_ using only _N_ & a strong belief in _N_.
Ex: RFKJ swims in fecal runoff using only vibes & a strong belief in ‘alternative facts’.
Night💤
🙂 🙌 Thank your Dems (except Fetterman) for holding the line. We need MORE OF THIS and they need to know we are behind them.
😡 🗯️ Give the Repubs (and Fetterman) a piece of your mind: we don't want to pay for DHS to assault and murder us.
Call: 5calls.org/
Write: democracy.io/
😡 🗯️ Give the Repubs (and Fetterman) a piece of your mind: we don't want to pay for DHS to assault and murder us.
Call: 5calls.org/
Write: democracy.io/
DHS shutdown all but certain after failed Senate vote
Senate Democrats blocked a funding bill from advancing Thursday after House members had already left Washington.
www.politico.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:35 AM
🙂 🙌 Thank your Dems (except Fetterman) for holding the line. We need MORE OF THIS and they need to know we are behind them.
😡 🗯️ Give the Repubs (and Fetterman) a piece of your mind: we don't want to pay for DHS to assault and murder us.
Call: 5calls.org/
Write: democracy.io/
😡 🗯️ Give the Repubs (and Fetterman) a piece of your mind: we don't want to pay for DHS to assault and murder us.
Call: 5calls.org/
Write: democracy.io/
Positive news 🚨: CDC’s global health teams have quietly contained 250+ outbreaks in 40+ countries, stopping Marburg, Ebola & more before they spread here. 🇺🇸🦠
A reminder that public health wins continue, even while 🧠 🪱 & co. actively try to silence the science. Scientists save lives every day! 💪🌍
A reminder that public health wins continue, even while 🧠 🪱 & co. actively try to silence the science. Scientists save lives every day! 💪🌍
Outbreaks You Never Heard About: Because CDC Was There
Learn how CDC experts protect Americans by stopping deadly threats abroad.
www.cdc.gov
February 13, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Positive news 🚨: CDC’s global health teams have quietly contained 250+ outbreaks in 40+ countries, stopping Marburg, Ebola & more before they spread here. 🇺🇸🦠
A reminder that public health wins continue, even while 🧠 🪱 & co. actively try to silence the science. Scientists save lives every day! 💪🌍
A reminder that public health wins continue, even while 🧠 🪱 & co. actively try to silence the science. Scientists save lives every day! 💪🌍
💚 Looking for ways to support CDC staff? Check out @cdcmutualaid.bsky.social. In 2025 CDC mutual aid gifted more than $200,000 to nearly 170 CDCers who lost their income. 💚
💵 See here for donations: www.cdcresourceportal.org
🛒 Check out the CDC mutual aid store: cdc-mutual-aid-network.printful.me
💵 See here for donations: www.cdcresourceportal.org
🛒 Check out the CDC mutual aid store: cdc-mutual-aid-network.printful.me
Mutual Aid Network Portal
From Gratitude to Action: The Feb 14 Challenge
Help us kick off the new season with strength. We are raising $75,000 by February 14th
www.cdcresourceportal.org
February 12, 2026 at 11:32 PM
💚 Looking for ways to support CDC staff? Check out @cdcmutualaid.bsky.social. In 2025 CDC mutual aid gifted more than $200,000 to nearly 170 CDCers who lost their income. 💚
💵 See here for donations: www.cdcresourceportal.org
🛒 Check out the CDC mutual aid store: cdc-mutual-aid-network.printful.me
💵 See here for donations: www.cdcresourceportal.org
🛒 Check out the CDC mutual aid store: cdc-mutual-aid-network.printful.me
Whatcha up to right now? 👀
Tune in to House Democratic Oversight Committee hearing on DOGE 🔗👇
Even if you stream it in the background, numbers count. They see how many are paying attention. And yes, we care.
DOGE’s scattershot hacking isn’t “efficiency” - it's dangerous (& deadly) destruction 🧨
Tune in to House Democratic Oversight Committee hearing on DOGE 🔗👇
Even if you stream it in the background, numbers count. They see how many are paying attention. And yes, we care.
DOGE’s scattershot hacking isn’t “efficiency” - it's dangerous (& deadly) destruction 🧨
Oversight Committee Democrats
Fighting for Truth & Justice. Ranking Member @RepRobertGarcia
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Whatcha up to right now? 👀
Tune in to House Democratic Oversight Committee hearing on DOGE 🔗👇
Even if you stream it in the background, numbers count. They see how many are paying attention. And yes, we care.
DOGE’s scattershot hacking isn’t “efficiency” - it's dangerous (& deadly) destruction 🧨
Tune in to House Democratic Oversight Committee hearing on DOGE 🔗👇
Even if you stream it in the background, numbers count. They see how many are paying attention. And yes, we care.
DOGE’s scattershot hacking isn’t “efficiency” - it's dangerous (& deadly) destruction 🧨
🧵 1/5
At least two dozen ICE employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020, including assault, sexual abuse, and corruption, according to an AP review.
At least 17 have been convicted. Several others await trial.
At least two dozen ICE employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020, including assault, sexual abuse, and corruption, according to an AP review.
At least 17 have been convicted. Several others await trial.
Several ICE agents were arrested in recent months, showing risk of misconduct
Investigators say one immigration official abused his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he sexually abused a woman in his custody.
apnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
🧵 1/5
At least two dozen ICE employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020, including assault, sexual abuse, and corruption, according to an AP review.
At least 17 have been convicted. Several others await trial.
At least two dozen ICE employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020, including assault, sexual abuse, and corruption, according to an AP review.
At least 17 have been convicted. Several others await trial.
My 14 year old self is gutted - Dawson (James Van Der Beek) died yesterday of colon cancer at age 48.
Public Health PSA: Start colon cancer screenings at age 45.
(US Preventive Services Task Force)
🎵 I don't wanna wait for our lives to be over
I want to know right now, what will it be? 🎵
Public Health PSA: Start colon cancer screenings at age 45.
(US Preventive Services Task Force)
🎵 I don't wanna wait for our lives to be over
I want to know right now, what will it be? 🎵
Songs from Dawson's Creek
open.spotify.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM
My 14 year old self is gutted - Dawson (James Van Der Beek) died yesterday of colon cancer at age 48.
Public Health PSA: Start colon cancer screenings at age 45.
(US Preventive Services Task Force)
🎵 I don't wanna wait for our lives to be over
I want to know right now, what will it be? 🎵
Public Health PSA: Start colon cancer screenings at age 45.
(US Preventive Services Task Force)
🎵 I don't wanna wait for our lives to be over
I want to know right now, what will it be? 🎵
Reposted by Alt CDC (they/them)
We now have a CDC grant tracker and are collecting information on CDC terminations. If your CDC grant was terminated, we need your help to gather data and documents! Please report!
grant-witness.us/submit-cdc.h...
grant-witness.us/submit-cdc.h...
February 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM
We now have a CDC grant tracker and are collecting information on CDC terminations. If your CDC grant was terminated, we need your help to gather data and documents! Please report!
grant-witness.us/submit-cdc.h...
grant-witness.us/submit-cdc.h...
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February 12, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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This morning we reminded you that pressure turns carbon into diamonds
Tonight we remind you that sulfur crumbles under pressure
Here's hoping the stinky sulfuric demons of 🍊 &co crumble into tiny bits of nothingness
Good night! 💚
Tonight we remind you that sulfur crumbles under pressure
Here's hoping the stinky sulfuric demons of 🍊 &co crumble into tiny bits of nothingness
Good night! 💚
Good morning!
We start the day with intentional optimism, that fighting back is worth it, that refusing illegal orders is right and just, and that the law will be upheld.
Resistance can build our collective strength. Remember - pressure turns carbon into diamonds. Shine bright.
We start the day with intentional optimism, that fighting back is worth it, that refusing illegal orders is right and just, and that the law will be upheld.
Resistance can build our collective strength. Remember - pressure turns carbon into diamonds. Shine bright.
February 12, 2026 at 4:03 AM
This morning we reminded you that pressure turns carbon into diamonds
Tonight we remind you that sulfur crumbles under pressure
Here's hoping the stinky sulfuric demons of 🍊 &co crumble into tiny bits of nothingness
Good night! 💚
Tonight we remind you that sulfur crumbles under pressure
Here's hoping the stinky sulfuric demons of 🍊 &co crumble into tiny bits of nothingness
Good night! 💚
🤮 Anyone else feeling queasy with the #GlobalHealthSecurity #AmericaFirst messaging on official CDC social media?
Reminder: it's not our seasoned, wonderful, legitimate communications people doing this - it's the politicals. And it shows!
Some basic comms suggestions on the latest post 👇💋
Reminder: it's not our seasoned, wonderful, legitimate communications people doing this - it's the politicals. And it shows!
Some basic comms suggestions on the latest post 👇💋
February 12, 2026 at 1:17 AM
🤮 Anyone else feeling queasy with the #GlobalHealthSecurity #AmericaFirst messaging on official CDC social media?
Reminder: it's not our seasoned, wonderful, legitimate communications people doing this - it's the politicals. And it shows!
Some basic comms suggestions on the latest post 👇💋
Reminder: it's not our seasoned, wonderful, legitimate communications people doing this - it's the politicals. And it shows!
Some basic comms suggestions on the latest post 👇💋
For an excellent summary of why the recent Moderna flu vaccine news is... weird, alarmingly, unprecendented 🙄 (take your pick) our friends at @altfda.altgov.info have some thoughts
“Three agency officials familiar with the matter told STAT that the team of career
scientists was ready to review Moderna’s application, and that David Kaslow, the head
of the vaccine office, wrote a detailed memo explaining why the FDA should embark on
the review.
scientists was ready to review Moderna’s application, and that David Kaslow, the head
of the vaccine office, wrote a detailed memo explaining why the FDA should embark on
the review.
February 11, 2026 at 11:25 PM
For an excellent summary of why the recent Moderna flu vaccine news is... weird, alarmingly, unprecendented 🙄 (take your pick) our friends at @altfda.altgov.info have some thoughts
The diseases of the past are not gone, and the history remains, as do the lessons. Looking forward to reading this when it comes out.
February 11, 2026 at 9:51 PM
The diseases of the past are not gone, and the history remains, as do the lessons. Looking forward to reading this when it comes out.
Reposted by Alt CDC (they/them)
“Moderna, revealing the rejection, took the unusual step of releasing the letter it had received from Vinay Prasad… and issued a strongly worded statement from its CEO, who said the decision “does not further our shared goal of enhancing America’s leadership in developing innovative medicines.”
FDA refuses to review Moderna’s influenza vaccine
FDA refuses to review Moderna’s influenza vaccine, which could raise concerns about the agency’s posture toward vaccines and drug approvals more generally.
www.statnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:56 AM
“Moderna, revealing the rejection, took the unusual step of releasing the letter it had received from Vinay Prasad… and issued a strongly worded statement from its CEO, who said the decision “does not further our shared goal of enhancing America’s leadership in developing innovative medicines.”
Friends, media coverage of ICE in Minnesota has de-escalated. ICE hasn't. Residents are still being assaulted and detained every day. They need us now more than ever.
Read their stories 👉 www.standwithminnesota.com/testimonies
Donate if you can 👉 www.standwithminnesota.com/
Spread the word.
🚫 🧊
Read their stories 👉 www.standwithminnesota.com/testimonies
Donate if you can 👉 www.standwithminnesota.com/
Spread the word.
🚫 🧊
Stand With Minnesota
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Friends, media coverage of ICE in Minnesota has de-escalated. ICE hasn't. Residents are still being assaulted and detained every day. They need us now more than ever.
Read their stories 👉 www.standwithminnesota.com/testimonies
Donate if you can 👉 www.standwithminnesota.com/
Spread the word.
🚫 🧊
Read their stories 👉 www.standwithminnesota.com/testimonies
Donate if you can 👉 www.standwithminnesota.com/
Spread the word.
🚫 🧊
The FDA won’t review Moderna’s new flu vaccine despite prior support and citing no concerns about safety or effectiveness.
A great way to push advanced science elsewhere while reducing US flu vaccine supply!
Because 🧠🪱is a crunchy nepo baby lawyer making policy based on vibes, not science.
🎁 🔗
A great way to push advanced science elsewhere while reducing US flu vaccine supply!
Because 🧠🪱is a crunchy nepo baby lawyer making policy based on vibes, not science.
🎁 🔗
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:11 PM
The FDA won’t review Moderna’s new flu vaccine despite prior support and citing no concerns about safety or effectiveness.
A great way to push advanced science elsewhere while reducing US flu vaccine supply!
Because 🧠🪱is a crunchy nepo baby lawyer making policy based on vibes, not science.
🎁 🔗
A great way to push advanced science elsewhere while reducing US flu vaccine supply!
Because 🧠🪱is a crunchy nepo baby lawyer making policy based on vibes, not science.
🎁 🔗