Jim Alwine
@jimalwine.bsky.social
Virologist, Retired UPenn Professor, avid defender of facts, scientific research, vaccines and public health. Bicyclist, hiker, grandfather, writer, owned by two dachshunds and bass player for the Herpetic Legion.
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@joho.bsky.social goes where no one has dared to tread (including me!). He names names. As you click on each link you see the depth of the collaboration of colleagues with key figures in this administration, how they promoted them, still do. It is a necessary task to open ourselves up to scrutiny.
MAHA doctors elevated themselves, and RFK & Trump to power, by claiming that COVID mitigations would lead troops in the street.
Now, they are part of an administration putting troops in the street.
Remember those who enabled on the way.
My latest for SBM.
Now, they are part of an administration putting troops in the street.
Remember those who enabled on the way.
My latest for SBM.
MAHA Gave Us MAGA 2.0. Remember the Enablers.
When the history of this sad era is written, MAHA doctors will be disgraced pariahs and cautionary tales. Everyone else should be remembered based only on whether they tried to put the brakes on MAH
sciencebasedmedicine.org
January 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
@joho.bsky.social goes where no one has dared to tread (including me!). He names names. As you click on each link you see the depth of the collaboration of colleagues with key figures in this administration, how they promoted them, still do. It is a necessary task to open ourselves up to scrutiny.
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My latest: New CDC Vaccine Chair Prioritizes Personal Choice via @forbes He wants to make #vaccines optional.
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
#PublicHealth #Measles #Polio #CDC
with thanks to @defendpublichealth.bsky.social's @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social and @jimalwine.bsky.social for comments
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
#PublicHealth #Measles #Polio #CDC
with thanks to @defendpublichealth.bsky.social's @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social and @jimalwine.bsky.social for comments
New CDC Vaccine Chair Prioritizes Personal Choice
Dr. Kirk Milhoan emphasizes personal choice over public health in guiding vaccine policy. How will that affect decisions for school and healthcare?
www.forbes.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:56 PM
My latest: New CDC Vaccine Chair Prioritizes Personal Choice via @forbes He wants to make #vaccines optional.
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
#PublicHealth #Measles #Polio #CDC
with thanks to @defendpublichealth.bsky.social's @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social and @jimalwine.bsky.social for comments
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
#PublicHealth #Measles #Polio #CDC
with thanks to @defendpublichealth.bsky.social's @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social and @jimalwine.bsky.social for comments
Kennedy and his plague mongers want to limit vaccinations to find out what will happen when American children and contagious viruses and bacteria are on a level playing field. Well guess what history tells us the answer, the viruses and bacteria win. They will win every time until
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Kennedy and his plague mongers want to limit vaccinations to find out what will happen when American children and contagious viruses and bacteria are on a level playing field. Well guess what history tells us the answer, the viruses and bacteria win. They will win every time until
AZ @govhobbs please have the state join WHO.
January 23, 2026 at 11:25 PM
AZ @govhobbs please have the state join WHO.
We’ve lived in a golden age of medicine for so long that there are so many people who have never seen these diseases, don’t even think about them, don’t even know they exist any more. Or people think they’ve been eliminated, but they’re not. They’re just waiting.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
The return of measles: how a once-vanquished disease is spreading again
A year after the Texas outbreak began, new US cases reveal gaps in vaccination and rising risk for children
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:27 PM
We’ve lived in a golden age of medicine for so long that there are so many people who have never seen these diseases, don’t even think about them, don’t even know they exist any more. Or people think they’ve been eliminated, but they’re not. They’re just waiting.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
To restore trust in public health, Robert F. Kennedy must go.
Latest OpEd by @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social and me.
thehill.com/opinion/heal...
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
Latest OpEd by @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social and me.
thehill.com/opinion/heal...
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
thehill.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:23 PM
To restore trust in public health, Robert F. Kennedy must go.
Latest OpEd by @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social and me.
thehill.com/opinion/heal...
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
Latest OpEd by @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social and me.
thehill.com/opinion/heal...
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
The 25th amendment should be enacted but those who can enact it are unable to think clearly because they are suffering from hypoxia, severe lack of oxygen, because they have their noses so far up Trump’s butt.
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 AM
The 25th amendment should be enacted but those who can enact it are unable to think clearly because they are suffering from hypoxia, severe lack of oxygen, because they have their noses so far up Trump’s butt.
Senator Bill Cassidy, a physician who knew the value of vaccines, decided to pleaseTrump and cast the deciding vote for RFKJr thus setting a rabid anti-vaxxer upon us. Now his reward: Trump is endorsing his primary opponent. www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
Trump Snubs Bill Cassidy, Endorses Julia Letlow for Senate
President Donald Trump's made the stunning move, late Saturday, to snub GOP Senator Bill Cassidy (LA) and instead back his would-be primary opponent.
www.mediaite.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Senator Bill Cassidy, a physician who knew the value of vaccines, decided to pleaseTrump and cast the deciding vote for RFKJr thus setting a rabid anti-vaxxer upon us. Now his reward: Trump is endorsing his primary opponent. www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
I was glad to hear that the injury to the peace dog marching toward DC with the monks was an injury from walking and not that it had been shot by Kristi Noem or injured in an ICE attack.
January 17, 2026 at 1:53 AM
I was glad to hear that the injury to the peace dog marching toward DC with the monks was an injury from walking and not that it had been shot by Kristi Noem or injured in an ICE attack.
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Truth
There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Truth
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All US disease prevention services are on the chopping block, from vaccines to cancer screening.
One reason for this is that prevention takes years to show the totality of the results.
Ending it will also take years to show the totality of the results, long after The Regime is gone.
One reason for this is that prevention takes years to show the totality of the results.
Ending it will also take years to show the totality of the results, long after The Regime is gone.
January 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
All US disease prevention services are on the chopping block, from vaccines to cancer screening.
One reason for this is that prevention takes years to show the totality of the results.
Ending it will also take years to show the totality of the results, long after The Regime is gone.
One reason for this is that prevention takes years to show the totality of the results.
Ending it will also take years to show the totality of the results, long after The Regime is gone.
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Defend Public Health’s @brucemirken.mas.to.ap.brid.gy has shared some important personal reflections on RFK Jr.’s idiotic dietary guidance.
You can read it here:
You can read it here:
What RFK Jr. Won’t Tell You About a Healthy Diet | Defend Public Health
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likes to style himself a champion of healthy eating, as seen in his recent rollout of new (and in places wildly unscientific) dietary guidelin...
www.defendpublichealth.org
January 13, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Defend Public Health’s @brucemirken.mas.to.ap.brid.gy has shared some important personal reflections on RFK Jr.’s idiotic dietary guidance.
You can read it here:
You can read it here:
“What Morbidity Hath Secretary Kennedy Wrought?”
“When ethics and morality are being put in the service of a crude, absurd ideology of freedom regardless of the price, then the interests of kids, and indeed all of us, suffer.”
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
“When ethics and morality are being put in the service of a crude, absurd ideology of freedom regardless of the price, then the interests of kids, and indeed all of us, suffer.”
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | What Morbidity Hath Secretary Kennedy Wrought?
A choice is not a choice when swamped with vaccine disinformation
www.medpagetoday.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:01 PM
“What Morbidity Hath Secretary Kennedy Wrought?”
“When ethics and morality are being put in the service of a crude, absurd ideology of freedom regardless of the price, then the interests of kids, and indeed all of us, suffer.”
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
“When ethics and morality are being put in the service of a crude, absurd ideology of freedom regardless of the price, then the interests of kids, and indeed all of us, suffer.”
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Many new cases of measles have been reported in South Carolina in the last few days, and there are cases popping up all over the country. This is because vaccination levels have dropped below the level that will protect the unvaccinated and the vulnerable. We have lost
January 10, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Many new cases of measles have been reported in South Carolina in the last few days, and there are cases popping up all over the country. This is because vaccination levels have dropped below the level that will protect the unvaccinated and the vulnerable. We have lost
Seems like viral illness are everywhere. So let’s talk about how viruses are transferred from person to person (transmission) and how we can prevent being infected. Examples will be a respiratory virus (influenza virus) and a stomach viruses (norovirus). Let’s start with some basic virology.
January 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Seems like viral illness are everywhere. So let’s talk about how viruses are transferred from person to person (transmission) and how we can prevent being infected. Examples will be a respiratory virus (influenza virus) and a stomach viruses (norovirus). Let’s start with some basic virology.
Kennedy’s vaccine recommendations and now dietary recommendations:
“How do I kill thee? Let me count the ways.”
Apologies to Elizabeth Barret Browning
“How do I kill thee? Let me count the ways.”
Apologies to Elizabeth Barret Browning
January 7, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Kennedy’s vaccine recommendations and now dietary recommendations:
“How do I kill thee? Let me count the ways.”
Apologies to Elizabeth Barret Browning
“How do I kill thee? Let me count the ways.”
Apologies to Elizabeth Barret Browning
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Sara Lopez is a 2-year old who is paralyzed due to a rare complication from the flu.
Her mother then did something very brave. She said she had not to gotten Sara vaccinated against flu, and is imploring parents not to skip the shot.
RFK Jr. removed the flu vaccine for recommendation for kids.
Her mother then did something very brave. She said she had not to gotten Sara vaccinated against flu, and is imploring parents not to skip the shot.
RFK Jr. removed the flu vaccine for recommendation for kids.
Toddler left paralyzed from flu-related disorder
Sara Lopez developed transverse myelitis, which disrupts the messages sent from the spinal cord to the rest of the body
www.independent.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Sara Lopez is a 2-year old who is paralyzed due to a rare complication from the flu.
Her mother then did something very brave. She said she had not to gotten Sara vaccinated against flu, and is imploring parents not to skip the shot.
RFK Jr. removed the flu vaccine for recommendation for kids.
Her mother then did something very brave. She said she had not to gotten Sara vaccinated against flu, and is imploring parents not to skip the shot.
RFK Jr. removed the flu vaccine for recommendation for kids.
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This year’s flu has caused the most doctors’ visits in almost 30 years.
It’s not too late to get vaccinated.
It’s not too late to get vaccinated.
This Year’s Flu Season Just Surpassed a Grim New Record
Almost one in 10 people who visited a doctor in the U.S. in the week ending on December 27 were there for flulike symptoms, according to new data
www.scientificamerican.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This year’s flu has caused the most doctors’ visits in almost 30 years.
It’s not too late to get vaccinated.
It’s not too late to get vaccinated.
Headline: “this person died from complications of the flu (COVID, measles, etc).”
This is true, but misleading. It emphasizes the death by the complication and downplays the deadly nature of the virus. This is similar to the COVID deniers saying “They died WITH COVID, not FROM COVID.” The truth
This is true, but misleading. It emphasizes the death by the complication and downplays the deadly nature of the virus. This is similar to the COVID deniers saying “They died WITH COVID, not FROM COVID.” The truth
January 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Headline: “this person died from complications of the flu (COVID, measles, etc).”
This is true, but misleading. It emphasizes the death by the complication and downplays the deadly nature of the virus. This is similar to the COVID deniers saying “They died WITH COVID, not FROM COVID.” The truth
This is true, but misleading. It emphasizes the death by the complication and downplays the deadly nature of the virus. This is similar to the COVID deniers saying “They died WITH COVID, not FROM COVID.” The truth
Senator Cassidy, a physician who knew better when he politically cast the deciding vote for RFKJr’s confirmation, “rips” Kennedy’s vaccine schedule change. Yes Senator, this will harm and kill children. You could have stopped it. Now do something to stop Kennedy.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
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Cassidy rips RFK Jr. vaccine schedule change, says it’s ‘based on no scientific input’
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who cast a critical vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, on Monday blasted the reduction of the childhood immun…
thehill.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Senator Cassidy, a physician who knew better when he politically cast the deciding vote for RFKJr’s confirmation, “rips” Kennedy’s vaccine schedule change. Yes Senator, this will harm and kill children. You could have stopped it. Now do something to stop Kennedy.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com/policy/healt...
Jan. 6 is the anniversary of one of the greatest attacks on American Democracy. Today, January 5, RFKJr changed the childhood vaccine schedule, allowing the greatest attack of viruses and bacteria on Children. The amount of harm and number of deaths will be far greater with Kennedy’s atrocity
January 6, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Jan. 6 is the anniversary of one of the greatest attacks on American Democracy. Today, January 5, RFKJr changed the childhood vaccine schedule, allowing the greatest attack of viruses and bacteria on Children. The amount of harm and number of deaths will be far greater with Kennedy’s atrocity
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Children will die with RFK Jr.'s new vaccine recommendations. We're NOT doing the "experts disagree" game. The US vaccine schedule was painstakingly constructed through a deep & thorough process by experts with unquestionable expertise. This is policy by fiat. It is pre-meditated murder. 1/
January 5, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Children will die with RFK Jr.'s new vaccine recommendations. We're NOT doing the "experts disagree" game. The US vaccine schedule was painstakingly constructed through a deep & thorough process by experts with unquestionable expertise. This is policy by fiat. It is pre-meditated murder. 1/
The NYT’s morning news email called it “An operation in Venezuela.”
An operation?! It was an act of war, an illegal act. The puppet masters who pull Trump’s strings made a big mistake. This will likely lead to another long term war with lots of young Americans sacrificed.
An operation?! It was an act of war, an illegal act. The puppet masters who pull Trump’s strings made a big mistake. This will likely lead to another long term war with lots of young Americans sacrificed.
January 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The NYT’s morning news email called it “An operation in Venezuela.”
An operation?! It was an act of war, an illegal act. The puppet masters who pull Trump’s strings made a big mistake. This will likely lead to another long term war with lots of young Americans sacrificed.
An operation?! It was an act of war, an illegal act. The puppet masters who pull Trump’s strings made a big mistake. This will likely lead to another long term war with lots of young Americans sacrificed.
Honoring my southern heritage I am having Blackeyed Peas to bring good luck in the new year. I fear that the luck we need against the regime is far more than the poor beans can provide…but what the hell, every little bit helps.
January 2, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Honoring my southern heritage I am having Blackeyed Peas to bring good luck in the new year. I fear that the luck we need against the regime is far more than the poor beans can provide…but what the hell, every little bit helps.