Michelle Silver
@michellesilver.bsky.social
She/her| Epidemiologist and health services researcher| HPV, cancer prevention, global health, D&I| Asst Prof @ WUSTL| love scuba and all things ocean| Stanford & Hopkins Alum| mom 💕 | 🌈
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At long last...
While the U.S. Govt FAILS on vaccine policy, the VACCINE INTEGRITY PROJECT offers HOPE
-Made up of 80+ top experts
-Will provide scientific briefs on the epidemiology, virology & vaccine safety/efficacy for INFLUENZA, COVID-19 & RSV
www.statnews.com/2025/07/03/v...
While the U.S. Govt FAILS on vaccine policy, the VACCINE INTEGRITY PROJECT offers HOPE
-Made up of 80+ top experts
-Will provide scientific briefs on the epidemiology, virology & vaccine safety/efficacy for INFLUENZA, COVID-19 & RSV
www.statnews.com/2025/07/03/v...
The U.S. government is failing on vaccine policy. The Vaccine Integrity Project is here to help
The Vaccine Integrity Project will convene experts to assess the evidence on influenza, RSV, and Covid-19 to equip clinicians with reliable, evidence-based information.
www.statnews.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
At long last...
While the U.S. Govt FAILS on vaccine policy, the VACCINE INTEGRITY PROJECT offers HOPE
-Made up of 80+ top experts
-Will provide scientific briefs on the epidemiology, virology & vaccine safety/efficacy for INFLUENZA, COVID-19 & RSV
www.statnews.com/2025/07/03/v...
While the U.S. Govt FAILS on vaccine policy, the VACCINE INTEGRITY PROJECT offers HOPE
-Made up of 80+ top experts
-Will provide scientific briefs on the epidemiology, virology & vaccine safety/efficacy for INFLUENZA, COVID-19 & RSV
www.statnews.com/2025/07/03/v...
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“One of the areas they’re preparing to address is flagging federal support for vaccines, but the member states also have efforts underway to address pandemic preparedness, laboratory services, epidemiology and other key public health priorities.”
#PublicHealth👇🏽
#PublicHealth👇🏽
After recent moves by HHS to restrict the approval and use of some vaccines — and signs that more changes might be coming — some states and private partnerships are scrambling to ensure that vaccines will still be available.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/30/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/06/30/h...
With federal support uncertain, states and nonprofits scramble to safeguard access to vaccines | CNN
After recent moves by the US Department of Health and Human Services to restrict the approval and use of some vaccines — and signs that more changes might be coming — some states and private partnersh...
www.cnn.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
“One of the areas they’re preparing to address is flagging federal support for vaccines, but the member states also have efforts underway to address pandemic preparedness, laboratory services, epidemiology and other key public health priorities.”
#PublicHealth👇🏽
#PublicHealth👇🏽
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Childhood vaccines were a global success story. Misinformation and other obstacles are slowing that progress, a study shows
CNN
June 25, 2025
By Jen Christensen
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/chil...
#vaccines #COVID #measles #polio #CovidIsNotOver
CNN
June 25, 2025
By Jen Christensen
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/chil...
#vaccines #COVID #measles #polio #CovidIsNotOver
Childhood vaccines were a global success story. Misinformation and other obstacles are slowing that progress, a study shows
stillcoviding.ca
June 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Childhood vaccines were a global success story. Misinformation and other obstacles are slowing that progress, a study shows
CNN
June 25, 2025
By Jen Christensen
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/chil...
#vaccines #COVID #measles #polio #CovidIsNotOver
CNN
June 25, 2025
By Jen Christensen
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/chil...
#vaccines #COVID #measles #polio #CovidIsNotOver
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This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort
Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.
www.politico.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
www.scientificamerican.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
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News: The American Academy of Pediatrics says it will no longer take part in the process of ACIP meetings.
“We won’t lend our name or our expertise to a system that is being politicized at the expense of children’s health,” the group's president says.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/25/c...
“We won’t lend our name or our expertise to a system that is being politicized at the expense of children’s health,” the group's president says.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/25/c...
CDC vaccine advisory committee to review long-approved immunizations
A leader of the CDC's reconstituted vaccine advisory committee said the panel would start a review of long-approved shots.
www.statnews.com
June 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
News: The American Academy of Pediatrics says it will no longer take part in the process of ACIP meetings.
“We won’t lend our name or our expertise to a system that is being politicized at the expense of children’s health,” the group's president says.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/25/c...
“We won’t lend our name or our expertise to a system that is being politicized at the expense of children’s health,” the group's president says.
www.statnews.com/2025/06/25/c...
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✨WATCH THIS NOW!✨
Pediatrician Dr. Schrier teaches HHS Secretary about specific cases of vaccine preventable diseases (measles, meningitis, whooping cough) that she has treated.
All of these terrible diseases are preventable with available vaccines.
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
@ameracadpeds.bsky.social
Pediatrician Dr. Schrier teaches HHS Secretary about specific cases of vaccine preventable diseases (measles, meningitis, whooping cough) that she has treated.
All of these terrible diseases are preventable with available vaccines.
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
@ameracadpeds.bsky.social
SCHRIER: Have you ever treated measles?
RFK JR: No
SCHRIER: Well I have. Let me tell you how miserable these kids is. The great thing is there's a vaccine to prevent it ... they only work if you actually give them
RFK JR: No
SCHRIER: Well I have. Let me tell you how miserable these kids is. The great thing is there's a vaccine to prevent it ... they only work if you actually give them
June 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
✨WATCH THIS NOW!✨
Pediatrician Dr. Schrier teaches HHS Secretary about specific cases of vaccine preventable diseases (measles, meningitis, whooping cough) that she has treated.
All of these terrible diseases are preventable with available vaccines.
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
@ameracadpeds.bsky.social
Pediatrician Dr. Schrier teaches HHS Secretary about specific cases of vaccine preventable diseases (measles, meningitis, whooping cough) that she has treated.
All of these terrible diseases are preventable with available vaccines.
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
@ameracadpeds.bsky.social
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This week’s presentation to RFK’s new CDC vaccine advisory committee on Thimerosal, which RFK has pushed for, was posted online yesterday after he answered questions from Congress about fake citations in the MAHA report. It also has multiple fake citations and included falsified and nonexistent data
June 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This week’s presentation to RFK’s new CDC vaccine advisory committee on Thimerosal, which RFK has pushed for, was posted online yesterday after he answered questions from Congress about fake citations in the MAHA report. It also has multiple fake citations and included falsified and nonexistent data
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In response to RFK loading up the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee with anti-vaxxers, medical societies, local health departments, and advocacy groups are working to preserve vaccine access by ordering vaccines directly from manufacturers and emphasizing vaccine guidance from medical associations.
June 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
In response to RFK loading up the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee with anti-vaxxers, medical societies, local health departments, and advocacy groups are working to preserve vaccine access by ordering vaccines directly from manufacturers and emphasizing vaccine guidance from medical associations.
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Schrier to RFK Jr: You gave Cassidy the answer he needed to hear in order to get his confirmation vote, then as soon as you were secretary you turned around & fired all 17 members. You lied. I also want to be clear that I will lay all responsibility for every vaccine-preventable death at your feet.
June 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Schrier to RFK Jr: You gave Cassidy the answer he needed to hear in order to get his confirmation vote, then as soon as you were secretary you turned around & fired all 17 members. You lied. I also want to be clear that I will lay all responsibility for every vaccine-preventable death at your feet.
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A customer told me she couldn't believe this store would put up a Pride display, because what if children see it??
Anyway, it was my display, and I'm proud of it, and you (and your children) should all see it. #BookSky 📚💙
Anyway, it was my display, and I'm proud of it, and you (and your children) should all see it. #BookSky 📚💙
June 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
A customer told me she couldn't believe this store would put up a Pride display, because what if children see it??
Anyway, it was my display, and I'm proud of it, and you (and your children) should all see it. #BookSky 📚💙
Anyway, it was my display, and I'm proud of it, and you (and your children) should all see it. #BookSky 📚💙
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RFK Jr. is going to kill thousands of people. That’s not hyperbole.
June 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
RFK Jr. is going to kill thousands of people. That’s not hyperbole.
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You want to talk about government efficiency? Every $1 spent on childhood immunizations in the US returns a savings of $11, thanks to preventing illnesses, and saving millions of lives.
June 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
You want to talk about government efficiency? Every $1 spent on childhood immunizations in the US returns a savings of $11, thanks to preventing illnesses, and saving millions of lives.
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👀 Hot off the press: A scathing open letter co-authored by all 17 former ACIP members. It's a frank look at ACIP history and the hard truths America will grapple with in the upcoming months.
Turns out the former ACIP members have more spine than CDC leadership 🙄
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Turns out the former ACIP members have more spine than CDC leadership 🙄
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at a Crossroads
In this Viewpoint, former members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) caution that the sudden change in the ACIP may reverse the achievements of US immunization policy, includin...
jamanetwork.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
👀 Hot off the press: A scathing open letter co-authored by all 17 former ACIP members. It's a frank look at ACIP history and the hard truths America will grapple with in the upcoming months.
Turns out the former ACIP members have more spine than CDC leadership 🙄
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Turns out the former ACIP members have more spine than CDC leadership 🙄
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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We heard directly from more than 150 researchers, scientists and investigators about their terminated NIH grants and the science that’s being lost. Full story ⤵️
June 14, 2025 at 1:46 AM
We heard directly from more than 150 researchers, scientists and investigators about their terminated NIH grants and the science that’s being lost. Full story ⤵️
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"Experts say the FAQ's citations distort some legitimate studies and cite others that are disputed and unpublished.
"In two instances, the HHS memo makes claims about dangers to pregnant women that are actively refuted by the papers it cites to back them up..."
www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...
"In two instances, the HHS memo makes claims about dangers to pregnant women that are actively refuted by the papers it cites to back them up..."
www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...
RFK Jr. sent Congress 'medical disinformation' to defend COVID vaccine schedule change
A document circulated to members of Congress misinterprets studies and cites debunked research, scientists say. It could influence congressional perceptions of vaccine safety.
www.npr.org
June 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"Experts say the FAQ's citations distort some legitimate studies and cite others that are disputed and unpublished.
"In two instances, the HHS memo makes claims about dangers to pregnant women that are actively refuted by the papers it cites to back them up..."
www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...
"In two instances, the HHS memo makes claims about dangers to pregnant women that are actively refuted by the papers it cites to back them up..."
www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...
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Devastating changes to vaccine policy will be catastrophic for the fall/winter flu and covid season. Last season 2500 covid deaths per week. There will likely be a significant increase
Mask 😷 up, air quality, isolate when ill, spread the word, take care of each other
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Mask 😷 up, air quality, isolate when ill, spread the word, take care of each other
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
An Evidence-Based Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination | NEJM
This article from the FDA compares broad U.S. recommendations on Covid vaccination with those from other countries and announces the adoption of an evidence-based approach to such recommendations.
www.nejm.org
June 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Devastating changes to vaccine policy will be catastrophic for the fall/winter flu and covid season. Last season 2500 covid deaths per week. There will likely be a significant increase
Mask 😷 up, air quality, isolate when ill, spread the word, take care of each other
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Mask 😷 up, air quality, isolate when ill, spread the word, take care of each other
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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“I’m very, very worried about young children in this country,” said Dr. Helen Chu, professor of medicine at the University of Washington and one of the committee members who was fired. If the panel’s new members “don’t believe in vaccines, then I think it puts us in a very dangerous place.”
How a Purge at One Obscure Panel Could Disrupt U.S. Vaccinations
www.nytimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“I’m very, very worried about young children in this country,” said Dr. Helen Chu, professor of medicine at the University of Washington and one of the committee members who was fired. If the panel’s new members “don’t believe in vaccines, then I think it puts us in a very dangerous place.”
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CDC all-hands pushed to next week. Questions now must be emailed — no more anonymous submissions.
Will we be penalized for asking:
❓Who is our acting CDC director?
❓Why are scientists being pushed out?
Ending anonymity — oversight or effort to stifle dissent?
Will we be penalized for asking:
❓Who is our acting CDC director?
❓Why are scientists being pushed out?
Ending anonymity — oversight or effort to stifle dissent?
June 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
CDC all-hands pushed to next week. Questions now must be emailed — no more anonymous submissions.
Will we be penalized for asking:
❓Who is our acting CDC director?
❓Why are scientists being pushed out?
Ending anonymity — oversight or effort to stifle dissent?
Will we be penalized for asking:
❓Who is our acting CDC director?
❓Why are scientists being pushed out?
Ending anonymity — oversight or effort to stifle dissent?
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Ousted CDC vaccine adviser says RFK Jr.’s message is clear: ‘Scientific expertise is no longer of use’ www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/c...
Ousted CDC vaccine adviser says RFK Jr.'s message is clear: ‘Scientific expertise is no longer of use’
Terminated CDC vaccine adviser Helen Chu spoke with STAT about her fears for the future of vaccine policy
www.statnews.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Ousted CDC vaccine adviser says RFK Jr.’s message is clear: ‘Scientific expertise is no longer of use’ www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/c...
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#ACIP determines who should get vaccines, when, & how often. Its guidance shapes U.S. immunization schedules for children & adults. It influences:
- What vaccines schools require
- What insurers cover
- What doctors recommend
- How the U.S. responds to outbreaks
A weakened ACIP is bad for everyone.
- What vaccines schools require
- What insurers cover
- What doctors recommend
- How the U.S. responds to outbreaks
A weakened ACIP is bad for everyone.
June 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#ACIP determines who should get vaccines, when, & how often. Its guidance shapes U.S. immunization schedules for children & adults. It influences:
- What vaccines schools require
- What insurers cover
- What doctors recommend
- How the U.S. responds to outbreaks
A weakened ACIP is bad for everyone.
- What vaccines schools require
- What insurers cover
- What doctors recommend
- How the U.S. responds to outbreaks
A weakened ACIP is bad for everyone.
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"These are scientists, physicians, epidemiologists & other experts who are honored to serve their country because they care deeply about public health." @richbesser.bsky.social in defense of #ACIP and on the risks posed by political interference in its critical work. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/a...
RFK Jr.’s attack on vaccine experts endangers every American
“Our nation’s top health official cannot be trusted to protect America’s children and their families,” writes Richard Besser, pediatrician and president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
www.statnews.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"These are scientists, physicians, epidemiologists & other experts who are honored to serve their country because they care deeply about public health." @richbesser.bsky.social in defense of #ACIP and on the risks posed by political interference in its critical work. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/a...
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"Kennedy has accused ACIP members of serving industry interests over public health. Nothing could be further from the truth. ACIP meetings are live-streamed. All votes & records are fully accessible....Members must disclose [COI] & recuse themselves...if any conflicts arise"
@richbesser.bsky.social
@richbesser.bsky.social
"These are scientists, physicians, epidemiologists & other experts who are honored to serve their country because they care deeply about public health." @richbesser.bsky.social in defense of #ACIP and on the risks posed by political interference in its critical work. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/a...
RFK Jr.’s attack on vaccine experts endangers every American
“Our nation’s top health official cannot be trusted to protect America’s children and their families,” writes Richard Besser, pediatrician and president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
www.statnews.com
June 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"Kennedy has accused ACIP members of serving industry interests over public health. Nothing could be further from the truth. ACIP meetings are live-streamed. All votes & records are fully accessible....Members must disclose [COI] & recuse themselves...if any conflicts arise"
@richbesser.bsky.social
@richbesser.bsky.social
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Durbin to Bhattacharya: "I can't understand it. I disagree w/ this admin on so many things. But this is the one that really gets to me personally. To think this nation would walk away from medical research. For God's sake...cancer, your budget requests a 38% cut to the National Cancer Institute"
June 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Durbin to Bhattacharya: "I can't understand it. I disagree w/ this admin on so many things. But this is the one that really gets to me personally. To think this nation would walk away from medical research. For God's sake...cancer, your budget requests a 38% cut to the National Cancer Institute"