Anne O’Keefe, MD, MPH
@annemdmph.bsky.social
Public health and preventive medicine physician, epidemiologist. She/her. 🌈 ally. #VaccineConfident #MedicareForAll
Of course he did.
RFK Jr. confirmed that he personally directed the CDC to change its statement on autism and vaccines. It did not come from any changes in what we know. I'm not sure if there is a way to make people understand how insane that is if they don't already appreciate it. thehill.com/policy/heal...
November 21, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Of course he did.
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States with less restrictive gun laws after the 2010 Supreme Court decision that applied the Second Amendment to states subsequently had more firearm deaths among kids, reported @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, in JAMA Pediatrics.
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/g...
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/g...
More Kids Are Dying From Firearms in States With Less Restrictive Gun Laws
Excess mortality observed after 2010 Supreme Court decision applied Second Amendment to states
www.medpagetoday.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
States with less restrictive gun laws after the 2010 Supreme Court decision that applied the Second Amendment to states subsequently had more firearm deaths among kids, reported @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, in JAMA Pediatrics.
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/g...
www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/g...
April 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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USA to coal miners - Drop Dead. Literally. And take your towns with you
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
Deep fear in coal country: DOGE cuts put region's miners and families on edge
For federal safety inspectors, the urgent call to their sprawling mining office near Pittsburgh was bleak: Man crushed in the rubble of an aging mine in...
www.post-gazette.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
USA to coal miners - Drop Dead. Literally. And take your towns with you
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
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1 in 1000 kids who get measles this year could develop encephalitis. Here's what that can do to a person.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDxK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDxK...
What Measles Did to My Sister
YouTube video by Voices for Vaccines
www.youtube.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
1 in 1000 kids who get measles this year could develop encephalitis. Here's what that can do to a person.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDxK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDxK...
Yes! This!
I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.
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media.tenor.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Yes! This!
He’s not even trying to hide it
March 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
He’s not even trying to hide it
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New recommendations for the viral composition of #influenza vaccines for the 2025-2026 northern hemisphere flu season 🔗 bit.ly/3Xmt4VM
Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for the 2025–2026 northern hemisphere influenza season
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the recommendations for the viral composition of influenza vaccines for the 2025–2026 influenza season in the northern hemisphere. The announcement ...
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February 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
New recommendations for the viral composition of #influenza vaccines for the 2025-2026 northern hemisphere flu season 🔗 bit.ly/3Xmt4VM
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Things pediatricians are scared of:
Grapes
Hot dogs
Lawn mowers
Unmounted TVs
Babies on laps in cars
Riders without helmets
Ungated pools
Crib bumpers
Trampolines
Hot tubs
Guns
Things pediatricians are not scared of:
Any/all the vaccines
Grapes
Hot dogs
Lawn mowers
Unmounted TVs
Babies on laps in cars
Riders without helmets
Ungated pools
Crib bumpers
Trampolines
Hot tubs
Guns
Things pediatricians are not scared of:
Any/all the vaccines
February 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Things pediatricians are scared of:
Grapes
Hot dogs
Lawn mowers
Unmounted TVs
Babies on laps in cars
Riders without helmets
Ungated pools
Crib bumpers
Trampolines
Hot tubs
Guns
Things pediatricians are not scared of:
Any/all the vaccines
Grapes
Hot dogs
Lawn mowers
Unmounted TVs
Babies on laps in cars
Riders without helmets
Ungated pools
Crib bumpers
Trampolines
Hot tubs
Guns
Things pediatricians are not scared of:
Any/all the vaccines
Reposted by Anne O’Keefe, MD, MPH
RFK Jr. says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it.
apnews.com/article/chil... #BlueSky #MedSky #PedSky #NurseSky #EMSky #IDSky #SciSky
apnews.com/article/chil... #BlueSky #MedSky #PedSky #NurseSky #EMSky #IDSky #SciSky
Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told agency employees that a commission formed by President Donald Trump will investigate the childhood vaccine schedule.
apnews.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Ignorant con-man RFK Jr. kept asking to see the science that vaccines were safe. After he saw it, he dismissed it | AP News apnews.com/article/rfk-...
RFK Jr. kept asking to see the science that vaccines were safe. After he saw it, he dismissed it
The man who hopes to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary says he needs to see data showing vaccines are safe, but he dismissed the evidence shown by an influential Republican senator.
apnews.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Ignorant con-man RFK Jr. kept asking to see the science that vaccines were safe. After he saw it, he dismissed it | AP News apnews.com/article/rfk-...
RFK Jr.’s confirmation hearings were even worse than expected
February 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
RFK Jr.’s confirmation hearings were even worse than expected
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It's all gone. They've taken down all the CDC datasets from data.cdc.gov
Data that's critical for public health & research. Data paid for by citizens. That the government now censors.
"Do not fear those who tell the truth. Fear those who try to hide it. They are willing to sacrifice other things."
Data that's critical for public health & research. Data paid for by citizens. That the government now censors.
"Do not fear those who tell the truth. Fear those who try to hide it. They are willing to sacrifice other things."
February 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It's all gone. They've taken down all the CDC datasets from data.cdc.gov
Data that's critical for public health & research. Data paid for by citizens. That the government now censors.
"Do not fear those who tell the truth. Fear those who try to hide it. They are willing to sacrifice other things."
Data that's critical for public health & research. Data paid for by citizens. That the government now censors.
"Do not fear those who tell the truth. Fear those who try to hide it. They are willing to sacrifice other things."
Reposted by Anne O’Keefe, MD, MPH
Below is a thread of federal government data being taken down this week. 🧵
It’s a growing list. Feel free to add others I’ve missed.
#federaldata #governmentdata #datapurge
It’s a growing list. Feel free to add others I’ve missed.
#federaldata #governmentdata #datapurge
CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) -- which, since 1990, has tracked high school students' behaviors that can influence health and social outcomes (like smoking, drug use, and dietary habits) -- is now offline
January 31, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Below is a thread of federal government data being taken down this week. 🧵
It’s a growing list. Feel free to add others I’ve missed.
#federaldata #governmentdata #datapurge
It’s a growing list. Feel free to add others I’ve missed.
#federaldata #governmentdata #datapurge
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Came across this as well: bsky.app/profile/magg... 6/x
If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Downloaded CDC Data And Where To Find It
Journalists and scientists are downloading a bunch of public health data they suspect might be at risk of deletion. Instead of all of us privately reinventing the wheel over and over, what if we share...
docs.google.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Came across this as well: bsky.app/profile/magg... 6/x
On the left, CDC’s page of vaccine-specific recommendations from its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
On the right, that page tonight
On the right, that page tonight
February 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Running list of disappearing web pages and data.
This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x
February 1, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Running list of disappearing web pages and data.
Prior vaccination prevents overactivation of innate immune responses during COVID-19 breakthrough infection | Science Translational Medicine www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Prior vaccination prevents overactivation of innate immune responses during COVID-19 breakthrough infection
SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections in previously vaccinated individuals are characterized by reduced activation of innate immune responses.
www.science.org
February 1, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Prior vaccination prevents overactivation of innate immune responses during COVID-19 breakthrough infection | Science Translational Medicine www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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"In 1900, 30 percent of all deaths in the United States occurred in children less than 5 years of age." #RFKJr wants to bring all this back. He doesn't believe in germ theory, he doesn't believe in vaccines. He is a menace to our nation's children. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK220...).
PATTERNS OF CHILDHOOD DEATH IN AMERICA
In 1999, children aged 0 to 19 accounted for 29 percent, or 77.8 million, of the U.S. population of 272.7 million (U.S. Census, 2001). Reflecting their generally good health, children accounted for on...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"In 1900, 30 percent of all deaths in the United States occurred in children less than 5 years of age." #RFKJr wants to bring all this back. He doesn't believe in germ theory, he doesn't believe in vaccines. He is a menace to our nation's children. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK220...).
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Well-behaved cats rarely make history. 👑
January 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Well-behaved cats rarely make history. 👑