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ACIP votes to end universal HBV birth dose for newborns. The consequence? Prepare to see a reversal of our rates of chronic liver disease and liver cancer as more children are left unprotected.

The birth dose has an up to 90% efficacy rate of protecting newborns from Hep B, which is incurable.
ACIP votes to abandon universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns
Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are meeting today on what could be a major change to the childhood vaccination schedule. Follow here for live updates.
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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crampell.bsky.social
In poll of Hispanic adults, 68% say the situation for Hispanics in this country has worsened in the past year. www.pewresearch.org/race-and-eth...
November 24, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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cidrap.bsky.social
California identifies infant botulism cases tied to powdered formula from months before current outbreak

California health officials say the cases, which occurred from November 2024 to June 2025, have not been connected to the current outbreak.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/b...
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Utah, South Carolina see more measles cases ahead of Thanksgiving

Officials reported exposures at a high school and an international airport.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...

Photo: CDC
November 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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cidrap.bsky.social
Five new #avian flu outbreaks confirmed in ducks, turkeys in 3 US states

In Michigan, 113,000 birds were affected on a turkey farm, the state's third detection in commercial turkeys in less than a week.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...

Photo: Andew-M-Whitman / Flickr cc
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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cidrap.bsky.social
CDC: Salmonella outbreak linked to powder supplement

So far 11 people in 7 states have been sickened.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/s...
November 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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A court had to force Trump to keep Americans from going hungry — and he's still only covering half of this month’s SNAP needs.

He won’t meet to reopen the government or do the bare minimum to feed people. And he couldn’t care less that health care costs are about to skyrocket. Shameful.
SNAP benefits will restart, but will be half the normal payment and delayed
About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first time, the Trump administration stopped the payments due at the beginning of th...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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cidrap.bsky.social
Deadly multistate Listeria outbreak tied to prepared pasta meals expands

Seven new illness and 2 additional deaths have been confirmed in the outbreak, which has grown to 27 cases and 6 deaths.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/l...
October 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Breaking News: Roughly two dozen states sued the Trump administration over its refusal to fund food stamps during the government shutdown, seeking to spare roughly 42 million people from hunger and financial hardship starting Nov. 1.
Dozens of States Sue Trump Administration Over Food Stamp Funding During Shutdown
The states petitioned a federal court days after the Agriculture Dept. said it would not take emergency steps to provide aid during the government shutdown.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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The New Mexico laboratory where Oppenheimer developed the atomic bomb is under increasing pressure to meet the federal government’s ambitions to upgrade the nation’s nuclear arsenal. Yet the site has contended with contamination incidents, work disruptions and old infrastructure.
In a Looming Nuclear Arms Race, Aging Los Alamos Faces a Major Test
The lab where Oppenheimer developed the atomic bomb is the linchpin in the United States’ effort to modernize its nuclear weapons. Yet the site has contended with contamination incidents, work disruptions and old infrastructure.
nyti.ms
October 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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standupforscience.bsky.social
MAHA and MAGA go hand in hand.

Case in point: Republican shutdown will rip away SNAP benefits for 41M Americans, creating the worst food crisis since the Great Depression (pre-SNAP)

RFK Jr's USDA stopped tracking US hunger — a data blackout that covers up the cost of MAGA's starvation campaign.
The shutdown will worsen hunger—which the Trump administration just stopped tracking
Millions of women and children are at risk of losing food benefits.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with winds of 185 mph. It's one of the strongest on record to make landfall in the Atlantic. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4hAyNQU
October 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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lvaces.bsky.social
No tricks, just treats 👻🎃

Roll the tape for Part 2 of our favorite assists from this season 📽️👇
October 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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standupforscience.bsky.social
If there's any question on the MAHA link to this — the Tylenol/autism tomfoolery is just one front in MAGA's attempt to make Americans hungry, sick, and ignorant.

The rest is cuts to life-saving research, a showdown over our healthcare and SNAP, attacking our universities and medical experts, etc.
October 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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cidrap.bsky.social
A recent HHS video is filled with selective data and misleading claims about vaccines.

Dr. Michael Osterholm of @CIDRAP breaks down how – and why - it misleads.

🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/Lh5hP6zcVrs
Vaccine Integrity Project - Response to HHS claims about vaccines (Oct 2025)
YouTube video by CIDRAP
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October 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Analysis: After an impassioned set of arguments Wednesday over the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the question is whether Justice Brett Kavanaugh is willing to completely dismantle a law intended to ensure equal voting power for Blacks and other racial minorities
Analysis: Brett Kavanaugh holds the future of the Voting Rights Act in his hands | CNN Politics
After an impassioned set of arguments Wednesday over the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the question is whether Justice Brett Kavanaugh is willing to completely dismantle a law intended to ensure equal votin...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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sciam.bsky.social
Studies suggesting circumcision rates are linked with autism are “riddled with flaws”
RFK, Jr., Cites ‘Truly Appalling’ Studies to Tie Autism to Circumcision and Tylenol
Studies suggesting circumcision rates are linked with autism are “riddled with flaws”
www.scientificamerican.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Based on the body of evidence, what happens if pregnant women do not receive Covid booster vaccination?
Thousands of hospitalizations of infants and expectant mothers
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September 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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"To many medical professionals, Kennedy’s hostility toward vaccines represents the greatest threat to the nation’s public health system in memory," writes Ronald Brownstein | Analysis https://cnn.it/45QokN4
Will RFK Jr.’s wrecking-ball approach to vaccines and public health lead Trump onto thin political ice? | CNN Politics
Other institutions that Trump has targeted have struggled to mount an effective resistance to his efforts. But the medical profession may have more advantages than most.
www.cnn.com
September 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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cidrap.bsky.social
Papua New Guinea confirms its first human polio case

The case involves an unvaccinated 4-year-old boy who developed acute flaccid paralysis caused by circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2.
Papua New Guinea confirms its first human polio case
The case involves an unvaccinated 4-year-old boy who developed acute flaccid paralysis caused by circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
September 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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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...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
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September 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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The ‘self-inflicted injury’ to US tourism that’s making some Americans angry and disappointed: https://cnn.it/427GSWy
The ‘self-inflicted injury’ to US tourism that’s making some Americans angry and disappointed | CNN
Many international travelers are skipping the US this year. ““I am super-duper angry. I’m also disappointed,” said one business owner who’s feeling the effects of tourists staying away.
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August 31, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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“It’s not just about the firing of the CDC director. It’s the fact that CDC has been hemorrhaging some of the world’s top experts."

I spoke to @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social and Georges Benjamin @apha.org about the CDC leadership exodus @sciam.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/cdc-...
CDC’s Leadership Is in Chaos. Experts React to Crumbling U.S. Public Health Systems
Public health experts warn that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s leadership crisis—sparked by the White House’s efforts to oust CDC director Susan Monarez—could jeopardize national bio...
www.scientificamerican.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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CDC staff held a “clap-out” on Thursday to honor three of the agency’s high-ranking officials, who resigned in protest after President Trump fired the director, Susan Monarez. nyti.ms/4oSxakJ
August 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business. I am happy to stay on for two weeks to provide transition, if requested. This decision has not come easily, as I deeply value the work that the CDC does in safeguarding public health and am proud of my contributions to that critical mission. However, after much contemplation and reflection on recent developments and perspectives brought to light by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., I find that the views he and his staff have shared challenge my ability to continue in my current role at the agency and in the service of the health of the American people. Enough is enough. While I hold immense respect for the institution and my colleagues, I believe that it is imperative to align my professional responsibilities to my system of ethics and my understanding of the science of infectious disease, immunology, and my promise to serve the American people. This step is necessary to ensure that I can contribute effectively in a capacity that allows me to remain true to my principles. The recent change in the adult and children’s immunization schedule threaten the lives of the youngest Americans and pregnant people. The data analyses that supported this decision have never been shared with CDC despite my respectful requests to HHS and other leadership. This lack of meaningful engagement was further compounded by a “frequently asked questions” document written to support the Secretary’s directive that was circulated by HHS without input from CDC subject matter experts and that cited studies that did not support the conclusions that were attributed to these authors. Having worked in local and national public health for years, I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people. It is untenable to serve in an organization that is not afforded the opportunity to discuss decisions of scientific and public health importance released under the moniker of CDC. The lack of communication by HHS and other CDC political leadership that culminates in social media posts announcing major policy changes without prior notice demonstrate a disregard of normal communication channels and common sense. Having to retrofit analyses and policy actions to match inadequately thought-out announcements in poorly scripted videos or page long X posts should not be how organizations responsible for the health of people should function. Some examples include the announcement of the change in the COVID-19 recommendations for children and pregnant people, the firing of scientists from ACIP by X post and an op-ed rather than direct communication with these valuable experts, the announcement of new ACIP members by X before onboarding and vetting have completed, and the release of term of reference for an ACIP workgroup that ignored all feedback from career staff at CDC. Their desire to please a political base will result in death and disability of vulnerable children and adults. Their base should be the people they serve not a political voting bloc. I have always been first to challenge scientific and public health dogma in my career and was excited by the opportunity to do so again. I was optimistic that there would be an opportunity to brief the Secretary about key topics such as measles, avian influenza, and the highly coordinated approach to the respiratory virus season. Such briefings would allow exchange of ideas and a shared path to support the vision of “Making America Healthy Again.” We are seven months into the new administration, and no CDC subject matter expert from my Center has ever briefed the Secretary. I am not sure who the Secretary is listening to, but it is quite certainly not to us. Unvetted and conflicted outside organizations seem to be the sources HHS use over the gold standard science of CDC and other reputable sources. At a hearing, Secretary Kennedy said that Americans should not take medical advice from him. To the contrary, an appropriately briefed and inquisitive Secretary should be a source of health information for the people he serves. As it stands now, I must agree with him, that he should not be considered a source of accurate information. The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines favoring natural infection and unproven remedies will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer. I believe in nutrition and exercise. I believe in making our food supply healthier, and I also believe in using vaccines to prevent death and disability. Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun. The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud. I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that HIS and his minions’ words over decades created an environment where violence like this can occur. I reject his and his colleagues’ thoughts and prayers, and advise they direct those to people that they have not actively harmed. For decades, I have been a trusted voice for the LGBTQ community when it comes to critical health topics. I must also cite the recklessness of the administration in their efforts to erase transgender populations, cease critical domestic and international HIV programming, and terminate key research to support equity as part of my decision. Public health is not merely about the health of the individual, but it is about the health of the community, the nation, the world. The nation’s health security is at risk and is in the hands of people focusing on ideological self-interest. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the opportunities for growth, learning, and collaboration that I have been afforded during my time at the CDC. It has been a privilege to work alongside such dedicated professionals who are committed to improving the health and well-being of communities across the nation even when under attack from within both physically and psychologically. Thank you once again for the support and guidance I have received from you and previous CDC leadership throughout my tenure. I wish the CDC continued success in its vital mission and that HHS reverse its dangerous course to dismantle public health as a practice and as an institution. If they continue the current path, they risk our personal well-being and the security of the United States.
August 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM