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November 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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The US now has no vaccine advisory committee, no CDC director, and an anti-vaxxer as Health Secretary.
June 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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RFK Jr.‘s extreme anti-vax views — and his related conflicts of interest — were a huge problem during his confirmation process.

So he promised not to change the vaccine advisory panel.

Today, he fired every single expert on that panel. It's a public health disaster.
RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines.
apnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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To better prepare for this violent insurrection, Marines and the National Guard are being taught how to line dance.
This is the spirit of Los Angeles.

This is California.

Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

#FreeDavidEndRaids
June 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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The pediatric vaccine schedule doesn’t need to be “scrutinized.”

It has saved the young lives of millions worldwide.

It’s perfectly fine as it is.

Far more burning and urgent health matters to attend to. We certainly don’t need to invent one to keep busy.
February 19, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.
February 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the #CDC's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades.
Envy of the world. Poof!
www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
www.statnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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After going quiet on bird flu, CDC scientists have published a report on its spread among veterinarians. The findings suggest a need for better surveillance.
After delay, CDC releases data signaling bird flu spread undetected in cows and people
After going quiet on bird flu, CDC scientists have published a report on its spread among veterinarians. The findings suggest a need for better surveillance.
www.npr.org
February 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Physician Group Sues Trump Health Agencies Over Scrubbed Sites, Data

"Federal public health agencies must reinstate these resources in full to protect our patients."
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www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
Physician Group Sues Trump Health Agencies Over Scrubbed Sites, Data
The move is unlawful and 'creates a dangerous gap in the scientific data,' complaint alleges
www.medpagetoday.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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The American College of OB/GYN’s website is now hosting the critical documents purged by the CDC

This is what every professional medical organization should be doing right now

#MedSky

www.acog.org/clinical/cli...
ACOG Endorsed
The following documents have ACOG’s endorsement and are listed in order of endorsed date.
www.acog.org
February 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Many health professionals are lining up against Trump's pick for health secretary. They say his anti-vaccine views could cost lives. Some of his supporters embrace his stance.
Doctors opposing RFK Jr. rally in the lead-up to his confirmation
Many health professionals are lining up against Trump's pick for health secretary. They say his anti-vaccine views could cost lives. Some of his supporters embrace his stance.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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In the dead of night, an executive order slashing Medicaid, SNAP, WIC, funding for research, and other federally funded programs, was announced.

Elected officials and institutions who have not released statements to fight back: YOUR SILENCE IS DEAFENING.
January 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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January 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Whether it's volunteering at a local school or taking soup to a sick neighbor, improving the welfare of others can also improve our own physical and mental health, a sizable body of research shows.
When kindness becomes a habit, it improves our health
Whether it's volunteering at a local school or taking soup to a sick neighbor, improving the welfare of others can also improve our own physical and mental health, a sizable body of research shows.
www.npr.org
December 26, 2024 at 4:44 PM
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More than 75 Nobel Prize winners signed a letter urging senators not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a cabinet choice. nyti.ms/41uQueD
December 10, 2024 at 2:17 AM
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A must read op-ed in @nytimes.com by @zey.bsky.social about the real danger of RFK Jr at HHS. Gift link below.
Please share widely
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www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/o...
Opinion | How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Could Destroy One of Civilization’s Best Achievements
Let’s not make child mortality great again.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 12:47 PM
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November 13, 2024 at 1:23 AM