Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist
@drandrealove.bsky.social
👩🏻🔬 Immunology | 🦠 Microbiology
🧫Cancer Biology | 🧬 Biotechnology
SciComm | Data | Snark
Founder: ImmunoLogic
Director: American Lyme Disease Foundation
w: immunologic.org | ALDF.com
🧫Cancer Biology | 🧬 Biotechnology
SciComm | Data | Snark
Founder: ImmunoLogic
Director: American Lyme Disease Foundation
w: immunologic.org | ALDF.com
RFK Jr pretends thimerosal’s ethylmercury cation is the same as methylmercury.
This is chemically illiterate & dangerously ignorant.
Even though he has been corrected about this for over two decades, he continues to profit off this lie.
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This is chemically illiterate & dangerously ignorant.
Even though he has been corrected about this for over two decades, he continues to profit off this lie.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
RFK Jr pretends thimerosal’s ethylmercury cation is the same as methylmercury.
This is chemically illiterate & dangerously ignorant.
Even though he has been corrected about this for over two decades, he continues to profit off this lie.
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This is chemically illiterate & dangerously ignorant.
Even though he has been corrected about this for over two decades, he continues to profit off this lie.
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Thimerosal is a salt: in chemistry, an ionic compound that dissociates in water.
The positive ion is ethylmercury, C₂H₅Hg⁺.
Ethylmercury is *not* mercury. It’s also *not* methylmercury, a compound that accumulates in our environment & can cause toxicity.
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The positive ion is ethylmercury, C₂H₅Hg⁺.
Ethylmercury is *not* mercury. It’s also *not* methylmercury, a compound that accumulates in our environment & can cause toxicity.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Thimerosal is a salt: in chemistry, an ionic compound that dissociates in water.
The positive ion is ethylmercury, C₂H₅Hg⁺.
Ethylmercury is *not* mercury. It’s also *not* methylmercury, a compound that accumulates in our environment & can cause toxicity.
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The positive ion is ethylmercury, C₂H₅Hg⁺.
Ethylmercury is *not* mercury. It’s also *not* methylmercury, a compound that accumulates in our environment & can cause toxicity.
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All-natural botulinum toxin is a million times more toxic than synthetic sarin—yet people willingly inject that into their faces while fearing preservatives in bread.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
All-natural botulinum toxin is a million times more toxic than synthetic sarin—yet people willingly inject that into their faces while fearing preservatives in bread.
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Having a cat with cancer means keeping him nourished and tracking his calorie intake.
The tiny bright spot? My other 6 cats are delighted by the rotating menu of high calorie foods and treats whenever the patient hits flavor fatigue.
The tiny bright spot? My other 6 cats are delighted by the rotating menu of high calorie foods and treats whenever the patient hits flavor fatigue.
October 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Having a cat with cancer means keeping him nourished and tracking his calorie intake.
The tiny bright spot? My other 6 cats are delighted by the rotating menu of high calorie foods and treats whenever the patient hits flavor fatigue.
The tiny bright spot? My other 6 cats are delighted by the rotating menu of high calorie foods and treats whenever the patient hits flavor fatigue.
In 2025, we are losing our measles-free status, just 25 years after we eliminated measles from the US because of vaccines.
It’s not because our sanitation systems have been eliminated.
It’s because people aren’t getting vaccinated.
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It’s not because our sanitation systems have been eliminated.
It’s because people aren’t getting vaccinated.
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October 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
In 2025, we are losing our measles-free status, just 25 years after we eliminated measles from the US because of vaccines.
It’s not because our sanitation systems have been eliminated.
It’s because people aren’t getting vaccinated.
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It’s not because our sanitation systems have been eliminated.
It’s because people aren’t getting vaccinated.
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No one who supports vaccines discounts the impact of sanitation and hygiene. This is ignored by anti-vaccine activists.
Sanitation, hygiene, and vaccination:
• Are not one and the same.
• Address wildly different health needs
• Are not mutually exclusive
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Sanitation, hygiene, and vaccination:
• Are not one and the same.
• Address wildly different health needs
• Are not mutually exclusive
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October 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
No one who supports vaccines discounts the impact of sanitation and hygiene. This is ignored by anti-vaccine activists.
Sanitation, hygiene, and vaccination:
• Are not one and the same.
• Address wildly different health needs
• Are not mutually exclusive
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Sanitation, hygiene, and vaccination:
• Are not one and the same.
• Address wildly different health needs
• Are not mutually exclusive
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Protein powders aren’t poisoning you, but we need supplement regulation.
I wrote an article on the lead in protein powder headlines, actual science (spoiler: it ain’t prop 65 & consumer reports)
and what we should be discussing about supplements:
Read it here: news.immunologic.org/p/consumer-r...
I wrote an article on the lead in protein powder headlines, actual science (spoiler: it ain’t prop 65 & consumer reports)
and what we should be discussing about supplements:
Read it here: news.immunologic.org/p/consumer-r...
October 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Protein powders aren’t poisoning you, but we need supplement regulation.
I wrote an article on the lead in protein powder headlines, actual science (spoiler: it ain’t prop 65 & consumer reports)
and what we should be discussing about supplements:
Read it here: news.immunologic.org/p/consumer-r...
I wrote an article on the lead in protein powder headlines, actual science (spoiler: it ain’t prop 65 & consumer reports)
and what we should be discussing about supplements:
Read it here: news.immunologic.org/p/consumer-r...
And if you don’t realize your immense privilege, read the article for a tiny snapshot into other parts of the world.
Like toilets in much of Uganda:
I used them but had soap, sanitizer, bottled water, antibiotics, antimalarials, insect repellent, typhoid & hep A vaccines: things locals don’t.
Like toilets in much of Uganda:
I used them but had soap, sanitizer, bottled water, antibiotics, antimalarials, insect repellent, typhoid & hep A vaccines: things locals don’t.
October 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
And if you don’t realize your immense privilege, read the article for a tiny snapshot into other parts of the world.
Like toilets in much of Uganda:
I used them but had soap, sanitizer, bottled water, antibiotics, antimalarials, insect repellent, typhoid & hep A vaccines: things locals don’t.
Like toilets in much of Uganda:
I used them but had soap, sanitizer, bottled water, antibiotics, antimalarials, insect repellent, typhoid & hep A vaccines: things locals don’t.
We have the cleanest hands & air in human history—yet we’re letting one of the most preventable diseases return.
Hygiene didn’t fail. Science didn’t fail.
We failed public health by letting ideology override evidence.
Read the full article for more:
news.immunologic.org/p/were-losin...
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Hygiene didn’t fail. Science didn’t fail.
We failed public health by letting ideology override evidence.
Read the full article for more:
news.immunologic.org/p/were-losin...
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October 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We have the cleanest hands & air in human history—yet we’re letting one of the most preventable diseases return.
Hygiene didn’t fail. Science didn’t fail.
We failed public health by letting ideology override evidence.
Read the full article for more:
news.immunologic.org/p/were-losin...
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Hygiene didn’t fail. Science didn’t fail.
We failed public health by letting ideology override evidence.
Read the full article for more:
news.immunologic.org/p/were-losin...
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It’s the difference between life & death.
The wellness industry profits by creating distrust of medicine, falsely claiming “real” cancer cures are being hidden so doctors can keep patients sick & poison them with chemotherapy.
They are lying to you. With fatal consequences. While making money.
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The wellness industry profits by creating distrust of medicine, falsely claiming “real” cancer cures are being hidden so doctors can keep patients sick & poison them with chemotherapy.
They are lying to you. With fatal consequences. While making money.
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October 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It’s the difference between life & death.
The wellness industry profits by creating distrust of medicine, falsely claiming “real” cancer cures are being hidden so doctors can keep patients sick & poison them with chemotherapy.
They are lying to you. With fatal consequences. While making money.
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The wellness industry profits by creating distrust of medicine, falsely claiming “real” cancer cures are being hidden so doctors can keep patients sick & poison them with chemotherapy.
They are lying to you. With fatal consequences. While making money.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Correlation DOESN’T equal causation.
That’s especially true when it comes to weak observational data.
Yet every day, people believe poor associations as truthful causation.
Read more in today’s issue of ImmunoLogic:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/correlatio...
That’s especially true when it comes to weak observational data.
Yet every day, people believe poor associations as truthful causation.
Read more in today’s issue of ImmunoLogic:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/correlatio...
October 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Correlation DOESN’T equal causation.
That’s especially true when it comes to weak observational data.
Yet every day, people believe poor associations as truthful causation.
Read more in today’s issue of ImmunoLogic:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/correlatio...
That’s especially true when it comes to weak observational data.
Yet every day, people believe poor associations as truthful causation.
Read more in today’s issue of ImmunoLogic:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/correlatio...
Headlines constantly blare health crises:
Diet soda causes depression!
Tylenol in pregnancy causes autism!
Pesticides as bad as smoking!
NO, they’re wrong.
We know ice cream doesn’t cause shark attacks, yet throw that logic out the window when it comes to health claims.
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Diet soda causes depression!
Tylenol in pregnancy causes autism!
Pesticides as bad as smoking!
NO, they’re wrong.
We know ice cream doesn’t cause shark attacks, yet throw that logic out the window when it comes to health claims.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Headlines constantly blare health crises:
Diet soda causes depression!
Tylenol in pregnancy causes autism!
Pesticides as bad as smoking!
NO, they’re wrong.
We know ice cream doesn’t cause shark attacks, yet throw that logic out the window when it comes to health claims.
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Diet soda causes depression!
Tylenol in pregnancy causes autism!
Pesticides as bad as smoking!
NO, they’re wrong.
We know ice cream doesn’t cause shark attacks, yet throw that logic out the window when it comes to health claims.
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Headlines constantly blare health crises:
Diet soda causes depression!
Tylenol in pregnancy causes autism!
Pesticides as bad as smoking!
NO, they’re wrong.
We know ice cream doesn’t cause shark attacks, yet throw that logic out the window when it comes to health claims.
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Diet soda causes depression!
Tylenol in pregnancy causes autism!
Pesticides as bad as smoking!
NO, they’re wrong.
We know ice cream doesn’t cause shark attacks, yet throw that logic out the window when it comes to health claims.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Headlines constantly blare health crises:
Diet soda causes depression!
Tylenol in pregnancy causes autism!
Pesticides as bad as smoking!
NO, they’re wrong.
We know ice cream doesn’t cause shark attacks, yet throw that logic out the window when it comes to health claims.
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Diet soda causes depression!
Tylenol in pregnancy causes autism!
Pesticides as bad as smoking!
NO, they’re wrong.
We know ice cream doesn’t cause shark attacks, yet throw that logic out the window when it comes to health claims.
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and THAT’s what’s being cited as “proof” by the Trump administration?
…just asking!
If you want the whole juicy story, read the article I wrote today:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/the-tyleno...
…just asking!
If you want the whole juicy story, read the article I wrote today:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/the-tyleno...
September 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
and THAT’s what’s being cited as “proof” by the Trump administration?
…just asking!
If you want the whole juicy story, read the article I wrote today:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/the-tyleno...
…just asking!
If you want the whole juicy story, read the article I wrote today:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/the-tyleno...
Today’s issue of ImmunoLogic:
the story behind false claims about Tylenol use in pregnancy & autism.
It’s a tactic used over and over: blame “chemicals” for health issues without real evidence.
Now dangerous medical advice is being spread by science deniers & adopted as federal health policy.
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the story behind false claims about Tylenol use in pregnancy & autism.
It’s a tactic used over and over: blame “chemicals” for health issues without real evidence.
Now dangerous medical advice is being spread by science deniers & adopted as federal health policy.
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September 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Today’s issue of ImmunoLogic:
the story behind false claims about Tylenol use in pregnancy & autism.
It’s a tactic used over and over: blame “chemicals” for health issues without real evidence.
Now dangerous medical advice is being spread by science deniers & adopted as federal health policy.
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the story behind false claims about Tylenol use in pregnancy & autism.
It’s a tactic used over and over: blame “chemicals” for health issues without real evidence.
Now dangerous medical advice is being spread by science deniers & adopted as federal health policy.
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Our body makes 425,000 times MORE formaldehyde per day than what might be in a vaccine.
Levels of formaldehyde in:
• Your body at any time
• A pear
• A vaccine
Aren’t harmful.
We need context & nuance when discussing science, not fearmongering.
Read more:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/every-huma... 🔗
Levels of formaldehyde in:
• Your body at any time
• A pear
• A vaccine
Aren’t harmful.
We need context & nuance when discussing science, not fearmongering.
Read more:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/every-huma... 🔗
September 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Our body makes 425,000 times MORE formaldehyde per day than what might be in a vaccine.
Levels of formaldehyde in:
• Your body at any time
• A pear
• A vaccine
Aren’t harmful.
We need context & nuance when discussing science, not fearmongering.
Read more:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/every-huma... 🔗
Levels of formaldehyde in:
• Your body at any time
• A pear
• A vaccine
Aren’t harmful.
We need context & nuance when discussing science, not fearmongering.
Read more:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/every-huma... 🔗
Toxicology principle that needs to be mainstream:
The dose makes the poison.
That’s true of everything. Water. Oxygen. Vitamin A. Vitamin D. Aspartame. Formaldehyde.
A single pear contains 120 times MORE formaldehyde than what might be in a vaccine.
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The dose makes the poison.
That’s true of everything. Water. Oxygen. Vitamin A. Vitamin D. Aspartame. Formaldehyde.
A single pear contains 120 times MORE formaldehyde than what might be in a vaccine.
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September 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Toxicology principle that needs to be mainstream:
The dose makes the poison.
That’s true of everything. Water. Oxygen. Vitamin A. Vitamin D. Aspartame. Formaldehyde.
A single pear contains 120 times MORE formaldehyde than what might be in a vaccine.
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The dose makes the poison.
That’s true of everything. Water. Oxygen. Vitamin A. Vitamin D. Aspartame. Formaldehyde.
A single pear contains 120 times MORE formaldehyde than what might be in a vaccine.
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Example: Charlatans “prescribe” vitamins & minerals for cancer.
What happens? People die more frequently and faster than those who take meds.
Pseudoscience and medical conspiracism is deadly.
More detail in this article I wrote:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/cancer-mis... 🔗
What happens? People die more frequently and faster than those who take meds.
Pseudoscience and medical conspiracism is deadly.
More detail in this article I wrote:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/cancer-mis... 🔗
September 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Example: Charlatans “prescribe” vitamins & minerals for cancer.
What happens? People die more frequently and faster than those who take meds.
Pseudoscience and medical conspiracism is deadly.
More detail in this article I wrote:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/cancer-mis... 🔗
What happens? People die more frequently and faster than those who take meds.
Pseudoscience and medical conspiracism is deadly.
More detail in this article I wrote:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/cancer-mis... 🔗
Claiming autism is caused by “toxin exposure” allows wellness charlatans to exploit vulnerable parents.
That’s what David Geier, the guy RFK Jr appointed to find the “cause” of autism did. While chemically castrating & abusing children for profit.
Read more:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/there-is-n...
That’s what David Geier, the guy RFK Jr appointed to find the “cause” of autism did. While chemically castrating & abusing children for profit.
Read more:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/there-is-n...
September 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Claiming autism is caused by “toxin exposure” allows wellness charlatans to exploit vulnerable parents.
That’s what David Geier, the guy RFK Jr appointed to find the “cause” of autism did. While chemically castrating & abusing children for profit.
Read more:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/there-is-n...
That’s what David Geier, the guy RFK Jr appointed to find the “cause” of autism did. While chemically castrating & abusing children for profit.
Read more:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/there-is-n...
RFK Jr, MAHA allies, and their dangerous policies will cause immeasurable harm. We’ve seen it before.
We cannot allow anti-science profiteers erode our health infrastructure.
Read more data, science, and history here:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/without-va...
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We cannot allow anti-science profiteers erode our health infrastructure.
Read more data, science, and history here:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/without-va...
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September 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
RFK Jr, MAHA allies, and their dangerous policies will cause immeasurable harm. We’ve seen it before.
We cannot allow anti-science profiteers erode our health infrastructure.
Read more data, science, and history here:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/without-va...
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We cannot allow anti-science profiteers erode our health infrastructure.
Read more data, science, and history here:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/without-va...
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HHS once helped eliminate polio and smallpox. Now it’s doing PR for measles.
Read more in yesterday’s issue of ImmunoLogic:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/without-va...
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Read more in yesterday’s issue of ImmunoLogic:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/without-va...
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September 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
HHS once helped eliminate polio and smallpox. Now it’s doing PR for measles.
Read more in yesterday’s issue of ImmunoLogic:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/without-va...
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Read more in yesterday’s issue of ImmunoLogic:
🔗 news.immunologic.org/p/without-va...
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Reminder:
RFK Jr has made MILLIONS demonizing a vaccine that blocks viral infections AND prevents CANCERS
Cervical cancer
Penile cancer
Oropharyngeal cancer (throat)
Vaginal cancer
Anal cancer
Vulvar cancer
I guess he DOESN’T care about reducing chronic illness after all…
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RFK Jr has made MILLIONS demonizing a vaccine that blocks viral infections AND prevents CANCERS
Cervical cancer
Penile cancer
Oropharyngeal cancer (throat)
Vaginal cancer
Anal cancer
Vulvar cancer
I guess he DOESN’T care about reducing chronic illness after all…
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September 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Reminder:
RFK Jr has made MILLIONS demonizing a vaccine that blocks viral infections AND prevents CANCERS
Cervical cancer
Penile cancer
Oropharyngeal cancer (throat)
Vaginal cancer
Anal cancer
Vulvar cancer
I guess he DOESN’T care about reducing chronic illness after all…
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RFK Jr has made MILLIONS demonizing a vaccine that blocks viral infections AND prevents CANCERS
Cervical cancer
Penile cancer
Oropharyngeal cancer (throat)
Vaginal cancer
Anal cancer
Vulvar cancer
I guess he DOESN’T care about reducing chronic illness after all…
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That means he’s going to accelerate what he’s been doing for decades. The Senate ushered that in, knowing full well his history.
I’ve written so much about him I’ve organized a section of my newsletter under “RFK Jr”
Find them all here ⬇️⬇️⬇️
🔗 news.immunologic.org/t/rfk-jr
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I’ve written so much about him I’ve organized a section of my newsletter under “RFK Jr”
Find them all here ⬇️⬇️⬇️
🔗 news.immunologic.org/t/rfk-jr
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August 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
That means he’s going to accelerate what he’s been doing for decades. The Senate ushered that in, knowing full well his history.
I’ve written so much about him I’ve organized a section of my newsletter under “RFK Jr”
Find them all here ⬇️⬇️⬇️
🔗 news.immunologic.org/t/rfk-jr
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I’ve written so much about him I’ve organized a section of my newsletter under “RFK Jr”
Find them all here ⬇️⬇️⬇️
🔗 news.immunologic.org/t/rfk-jr
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mRNA vaccines are safe, have been in development for decades, & have far broader applications than older vaccine technologies.
New vaccine technologies evolve when scientists have tools & knowledge to make something more elegant or complex that wasn’t possible before.
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New vaccine technologies evolve when scientists have tools & knowledge to make something more elegant or complex that wasn’t possible before.
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August 31, 2025 at 1:06 AM
mRNA vaccines are safe, have been in development for decades, & have far broader applications than older vaccine technologies.
New vaccine technologies evolve when scientists have tools & knowledge to make something more elegant or complex that wasn’t possible before.
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New vaccine technologies evolve when scientists have tools & knowledge to make something more elegant or complex that wasn’t possible before.
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