Corey Watts
@coreywatts.bsky.social
Infectious diseases physician
RFK hired him to destroy trust in vaccines. Dr. Prasad did not disappoint him. But fundamentally every Trump appointee must have the right enemies. It seems that Dr. Prasad was seen as just a bit too unreliable in that metric.
July 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
RFK hired him to destroy trust in vaccines. Dr. Prasad did not disappoint him. But fundamentally every Trump appointee must have the right enemies. It seems that Dr. Prasad was seen as just a bit too unreliable in that metric.
Vinay Prasad’s regulatory decision that ended his MAGA career was exactly what anyone who ever listened to his podcast (as I did in 2019) knew he would do if he got this job.
His mistake was thinking that he was hired to do that job.
His mistake was thinking that he was hired to do that job.
July 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Vinay Prasad’s regulatory decision that ended his MAGA career was exactly what anyone who ever listened to his podcast (as I did in 2019) knew he would do if he got this job.
His mistake was thinking that he was hired to do that job.
His mistake was thinking that he was hired to do that job.
Thanks for this. The whiplash in tone on this from his furious post on Peter Marks, now his predecessor, is amazing. I wonder if he knew he was going to get that position at the time
May 8, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Thanks for this. The whiplash in tone on this from his furious post on Peter Marks, now his predecessor, is amazing. I wonder if he knew he was going to get that position at the time
Yes indeed.
By the way, in digging up the 2022 press release I cited above, I stumbled on a possible explanation for one of RFK’s most baffling statements about vaccines (re Novavax).
Memoli really is pulling the strings around HHS.
By the way, in digging up the 2022 press release I cited above, I stumbled on a possible explanation for one of RFK’s most baffling statements about vaccines (re Novavax).
Memoli really is pulling the strings around HHS.
May 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Yes indeed.
By the way, in digging up the 2022 press release I cited above, I stumbled on a possible explanation for one of RFK’s most baffling statements about vaccines (re Novavax).
Memoli really is pulling the strings around HHS.
By the way, in digging up the 2022 press release I cited above, I stumbled on a possible explanation for one of RFK’s most baffling statements about vaccines (re Novavax).
Memoli really is pulling the strings around HHS.
The insider favorite of the NIH/FDA crew in power, Michael Memoli, is a champion of this (trials of which began under Fauci).
Memoli not only argued against mandates, he famously refused COVID vaccination.
The tech seems fine, just not the total focus on one approach.
www.nih.gov/news-events/...
Memoli not only argued against mandates, he famously refused COVID vaccination.
The tech seems fine, just not the total focus on one approach.
www.nih.gov/news-events/...
Trial of potential universal flu vaccine opens at NIH Clinical Center
The study can enroll up to 100 people aged 18 to 55 years.
www.nih.gov
May 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The insider favorite of the NIH/FDA crew in power, Michael Memoli, is a champion of this (trials of which began under Fauci).
Memoli not only argued against mandates, he famously refused COVID vaccination.
The tech seems fine, just not the total focus on one approach.
www.nih.gov/news-events/...
Memoli not only argued against mandates, he famously refused COVID vaccination.
The tech seems fine, just not the total focus on one approach.
www.nih.gov/news-events/...
Need more info as to RFK’s involvement. But if this is him, it is notable that this is a multi-antigen vaccine, whereas his (absurd) alleged objection to the Novavax vaccine was that it is single-antigen
April 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Need more info as to RFK’s involvement. But if this is him, it is notable that this is a multi-antigen vaccine, whereas his (absurd) alleged objection to the Novavax vaccine was that it is single-antigen
This man can’t tell a dead chicken from a cat (nor can he spell Cory)
April 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This man can’t tell a dead chicken from a cat (nor can he spell Cory)
Reposted by Corey Watts
Specifically, I experienced censorship in the reporting of our research because of agency concerns that it did not appear to fully support preconceived narratives of my agency’s leadership about ultra-processed food addiction.
April 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Specifically, I experienced censorship in the reporting of our research because of agency concerns that it did not appear to fully support preconceived narratives of my agency’s leadership about ultra-processed food addiction.
It’s a tool of control so they will presumably continue to exempt themselves
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Per multiple sources, NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya sent all staff an email this morning saying that all employees and contractors must use a standardized email signature with certain details that he then ignored for himself and again signed it "Jay".
Btw, the new NIH director signed his message to all staff this morning, in which he pledged to conduct the massive layoffs "humanely," as "Jay Bhattacharya." NIH staff have been told they cannot use nicknames in email signatures, or in the internal staff directory. His first name is Jayanta. So.
April 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
It’s a tool of control so they will presumably continue to exempt themselves
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He cited “a report” arguing that the child died of a “bacteriological infection” in this interview…
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This interview is a master class in holding RFK Jr responsible for his falsehoods. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2U0...
Watch: RFK Jr.'s first network TV interview as HHS secretary
YouTube video by CBS News
www.youtube.com
April 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
He cited “a report” arguing that the child died of a “bacteriological infection” in this interview…
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