Kristina Fiore
@kristinafiore.bsky.social
Director, Enterprise & Investigative Reporting at MedPage Today
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Disband CDC Vaccine Panel, Updated Lawsuit Says
New appointees lack the credentials and experience to serve on ACIP, groups argue
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November 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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CDC's ACIP will meet Dec 4-5. One the agenda: Hep B vaccines, and the childhood immunization schedule:
www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...
www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...
Public Inspection: Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
Hearings, Meetings, Proceedings, etc.: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
www.federalregister.gov
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
CDC's ACIP will meet Dec 4-5. One the agenda: Hep B vaccines, and the childhood immunization schedule:
www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...
www.federalregister.gov/public-inspe...
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Attention nurses! ✨⬇️ MedPage Today is looking for nurses working in clinical settings to write posts about their daily challenges and successes for our new discussion board, "The Nurses’ Station."
To apply, email gbooth@everydayhealthgroup.com with a resume and brief letter of interest.
To apply, email gbooth@everydayhealthgroup.com with a resume and brief letter of interest.
November 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Attention nurses! ✨⬇️ MedPage Today is looking for nurses working in clinical settings to write posts about their daily challenges and successes for our new discussion board, "The Nurses’ Station."
To apply, email gbooth@everydayhealthgroup.com with a resume and brief letter of interest.
To apply, email gbooth@everydayhealthgroup.com with a resume and brief letter of interest.
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What we heard this week ⬇️
"People can't call or email the traditional group leads and ask what's happening -- because there's nobody there." -- William Schaffner, MD, of Vanderbilt University, on the ongoing chaos among the CDC's ACIP workgroups.
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
"People can't call or email the traditional group leads and ask what's happening -- because there's nobody there." -- William Schaffner, MD, of Vanderbilt University, on the ongoing chaos among the CDC's ACIP workgroups.
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
CDC Vaccine Panel Workgroups Question Their Fate
Many expert panels shaping vaccine policy haven't met in months, leaving members in the dark
www.medpagetoday.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
What we heard this week ⬇️
"People can't call or email the traditional group leads and ask what's happening -- because there's nobody there." -- William Schaffner, MD, of Vanderbilt University, on the ongoing chaos among the CDC's ACIP workgroups.
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
"People can't call or email the traditional group leads and ask what's happening -- because there's nobody there." -- William Schaffner, MD, of Vanderbilt University, on the ongoing chaos among the CDC's ACIP workgroups.
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
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MedPage Today: Disband CDC Vaccine Panel, Updated Lawsuit Says
New appointees lack the credentials and experience to serve on ACIP, groups argue
by Kristina Fiore
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New appointees lack the credentials and experience to serve on ACIP, groups argue
by Kristina Fiore
👉 bit.ly/47NRXhH
@medpagetoday.com
@kristinafiore.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
MedPage Today: Disband CDC Vaccine Panel, Updated Lawsuit Says
New appointees lack the credentials and experience to serve on ACIP, groups argue
by Kristina Fiore
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@medpagetoday.com
@kristinafiore.bsky.social
New appointees lack the credentials and experience to serve on ACIP, groups argue
by Kristina Fiore
👉 bit.ly/47NRXhH
@medpagetoday.com
@kristinafiore.bsky.social
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Fired CDC Advisors Give New ACIP a Failing Grade
New group rated poorly on measures of policy-making maturity
www.medpagetoday.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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CDC Mutual Aid, @firedbutfighting.bsky.social, and the CDC Alumni Association were featured in a great @medpagetoday.com article by @kristinafiore.bsky.social last week:
October 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
CDC Mutual Aid, @firedbutfighting.bsky.social, and the CDC Alumni Association were featured in a great @medpagetoday.com article by @kristinafiore.bsky.social last week:
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This is us! We will not back down. We will not be dismissed. We will keep volunteering to save public health and protect the health of all Americans.
Appreciate you documenting our journey and impact thus far @kristinafiore.bsky.social. Keep in touch!
Appreciate you documenting our journey and impact thus far @kristinafiore.bsky.social. Keep in touch!
October 18, 2025 at 1:11 AM
This is us! We will not back down. We will not be dismissed. We will keep volunteering to save public health and protect the health of all Americans.
Appreciate you documenting our journey and impact thus far @kristinafiore.bsky.social. Keep in touch!
Appreciate you documenting our journey and impact thus far @kristinafiore.bsky.social. Keep in touch!
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BioWatch, a bioterrorism surveillance program rolled out in 2003, was paused suddenly on Wednesday.
Although this poses no immediate threat to the American public, it is still cause for concern. Here’s what you need to know:
Although this poses no immediate threat to the American public, it is still cause for concern. Here’s what you need to know:
October 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
BioWatch, a bioterrorism surveillance program rolled out in 2003, was paused suddenly on Wednesday.
Although this poses no immediate threat to the American public, it is still cause for concern. Here’s what you need to know:
Although this poses no immediate threat to the American public, it is still cause for concern. Here’s what you need to know:
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The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), aka the "voice of CDC," isn't publishing during the federal government shutdown.
According to sources, this marks a departure from past shutdowns, when MMWR staff were allowed to be exempt from furloughs. ⬇️
According to sources, this marks a departure from past shutdowns, when MMWR staff were allowed to be exempt from furloughs. ⬇️
October 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), aka the "voice of CDC," isn't publishing during the federal government shutdown.
According to sources, this marks a departure from past shutdowns, when MMWR staff were allowed to be exempt from furloughs. ⬇️
According to sources, this marks a departure from past shutdowns, when MMWR staff were allowed to be exempt from furloughs. ⬇️
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October 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Canada is close to losing its measles elimination status. What happens then? Canada eliminated measles decades ago, but it will lose that status on Oct. 27 – barring a ‘miracle,’ by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Canada is close to losing its measles elimination status. What happens then?
Experts blame waning vaccination rates and disinformation for outbreaks that have continued for nearly a full year
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Canada is close to losing its measles elimination status. What happens then? Canada eliminated measles decades ago, but it will lose that status on Oct. 27 – barring a ‘miracle,’ by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
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COVID Vaccines and Cancer Risk: Experts Dissect Flawed Study www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi... via @kristinafiore.bsky.social @medpagetoday.com
COVID Vaccines and Cancer Risk: Experts Dissect Flawed Study
Retrospective study from Korea proves nothing about COVID shots and cancer, experts say
www.medpagetoday.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
COVID Vaccines and Cancer Risk: Experts Dissect Flawed Study www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi... via @kristinafiore.bsky.social @medpagetoday.com
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CNN: RFK Jr.’s HHS killed a research grant to investigate vaccine safety, then asked the researcher to publicly present results
by @megtirrell.bsky.social
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by @megtirrell.bsky.social
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October 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
CNN: RFK Jr.’s HHS killed a research grant to investigate vaccine safety, then asked the researcher to publicly present results
by @megtirrell.bsky.social
bit.ly/4mMpZbC
by @megtirrell.bsky.social
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A population-based retrospective study from South Korea is being touted as evidence that COVID-19 vaccines may cause cancer...
But epidemiologists were quick to highlight the study's numerous flaws and caveats ⬇️ #MedSky
But epidemiologists were quick to highlight the study's numerous flaws and caveats ⬇️ #MedSky
October 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A population-based retrospective study from South Korea is being touted as evidence that COVID-19 vaccines may cause cancer...
But epidemiologists were quick to highlight the study's numerous flaws and caveats ⬇️ #MedSky
But epidemiologists were quick to highlight the study's numerous flaws and caveats ⬇️ #MedSky
During a Senate hearing earlier this month, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. twice mentioned a "William Thompson" at the CDC.
Who is Thompson, and why might RFK Jr. be speaking with him? @cherclarhealth.bsky.social investigates: www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
Who is Thompson, and why might RFK Jr. be speaking with him? @cherclarhealth.bsky.social investigates: www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
Who Is William Thompson, RFK Jr.'s Contact at the CDC?
He's a respected scientist, but also an anti-vax folk hero
www.medpagetoday.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
During a Senate hearing earlier this month, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. twice mentioned a "William Thompson" at the CDC.
Who is Thompson, and why might RFK Jr. be speaking with him? @cherclarhealth.bsky.social investigates: www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
Who is Thompson, and why might RFK Jr. be speaking with him? @cherclarhealth.bsky.social investigates: www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
The CDC's HIV prevention scientists are writing themselves out of the picture: www.medpagetoday.com/hivaids/hiva...
CDC's HIV Prevention Division Readies for Its Demise
A first-term Trump administration HIV prevention project is on the chopping block as well
www.medpagetoday.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The CDC's HIV prevention scientists are writing themselves out of the picture: www.medpagetoday.com/hivaids/hiva...
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Inside Medicine -- BREAKING NEWS: Censorship returns to the CDC. At least 22 websites are down
bit.ly/48np8KP
by @jeremyfaust.bsky.social
The Trump administration's HHS is back to its old habits of targeting public health resources deemed too woke.
bit.ly/48np8KP
by @jeremyfaust.bsky.social
The Trump administration's HHS is back to its old habits of targeting public health resources deemed too woke.
BREAKING NEWS: Censorship returns to the CDC. At least 22 websites are down.
The Trump administration's HHS is back to its old habits of targeting public health resources deemed too woke.
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September 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Inside Medicine -- BREAKING NEWS: Censorship returns to the CDC. At least 22 websites are down
bit.ly/48np8KP
by @jeremyfaust.bsky.social
The Trump administration's HHS is back to its old habits of targeting public health resources deemed too woke.
bit.ly/48np8KP
by @jeremyfaust.bsky.social
The Trump administration's HHS is back to its old habits of targeting public health resources deemed too woke.
Here's what David Geier has been up to at the CDC: www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
Controversial RFK Jr. Advisor Has Access to Private Info in CDC Vax Database
David Geier can remotely access identifiable data from the old Vaccine Safety Datalink
www.medpagetoday.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Here's what David Geier has been up to at the CDC: www.medpagetoday.com/publichealth...
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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has chosen seven new members for the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), according to information obtained by MedPage Today's editor-in-chief @jeremyfaust.bsky.social.
September 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has chosen seven new members for the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), according to information obtained by MedPage Today's editor-in-chief @jeremyfaust.bsky.social.
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After two senators publicly called for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be fired from HHS last week, MedPage Today asked the other 98 senators, four of whom are physicians, where they stand.
These are the senators calling for Kennedy's ouster:
These are the senators calling for Kennedy's ouster:
September 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
After two senators publicly called for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be fired from HHS last week, MedPage Today asked the other 98 senators, four of whom are physicians, where they stand.
These are the senators calling for Kennedy's ouster:
These are the senators calling for Kennedy's ouster:
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Read the full story by @kristinafiore.bsky.social: www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
Trump Admin Throws Up Hands, Pledges to Restore HHS Websites
Restored pages will include YRBSS, PRAMS datasets
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September 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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MedPage Today / Mary Meyer: The Evisceration of CDC Is a Disaster for All of Us
If you're not worried, you should be
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If you're not worried, you should be
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August 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
MedPage Today / Mary Meyer: The Evisceration of CDC Is a Disaster for All of Us
If you're not worried, you should be
bit.ly/4g2sR2q
If you're not worried, you should be
bit.ly/4g2sR2q
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9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...