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RFK's decision to cut funding for the Am Acad of Pediatrics is short sighted and harmful. It's pure vindictiveness for the principled stand of AAP on vaccines. Grants to AAP support studies on infant deaths, and childhood diseases like autism. This vindictive action is unconscionable.
December 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
RFK's decision to cut funding for the Am Acad of Pediatrics is short sighted and harmful. It's pure vindictiveness for the principled stand of AAP on vaccines. Grants to AAP support studies on infant deaths, and childhood diseases like autism. This vindictive action is unconscionable.
Today in the Georgetown J. of Int'l Affairs, Sam Halabi @oneillinstitute & I explain the importance of CDR in the @WHO Pandemic Agreement PABS Annex
The New WHO Pandemic Treaty and Global Health Governance: Common but Differentiated Responsibilities into PABS
gjia.georgetown.edu/2025/12/11/t...
The New WHO Pandemic Treaty and Global Health Governance: Common but Differentiated Responsibilities into PABS
gjia.georgetown.edu/2025/12/11/t...
The New WHO Pandemic Treaty and Global Health Governance: Incorporating Common but Differentiated Responsibilities into PABS - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
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December 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Today in the Georgetown J. of Int'l Affairs, Sam Halabi @oneillinstitute & I explain the importance of CDR in the @WHO Pandemic Agreement PABS Annex
The New WHO Pandemic Treaty and Global Health Governance: Common but Differentiated Responsibilities into PABS
gjia.georgetown.edu/2025/12/11/t...
The New WHO Pandemic Treaty and Global Health Governance: Common but Differentiated Responsibilities into PABS
gjia.georgetown.edu/2025/12/11/t...
254 measles cases in SC are in quarantine, 16 of whom are in isolation. That's the impact of RFK, Jr.'s attack on vaccines, and it will only get worse. Most people in confinement were unvaccinated. It's an entirely preventable health crisis. Measles vaccines are 97% effective
December 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
254 measles cases in SC are in quarantine, 16 of whom are in isolation. That's the impact of RFK, Jr.'s attack on vaccines, and it will only get worse. Most people in confinement were unvaccinated. It's an entirely preventable health crisis. Measles vaccines are 97% effective
Failure to pass ACA premium subsidies will unravel the insurance market. As premiums dramatically rise, the sickest will have little choice but to remain insured, while younger healthier people will opt out. Insurance will be still more unaffordable. The market is unsustainable
December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Failure to pass ACA premium subsidies will unravel the insurance market. As premiums dramatically rise, the sickest will have little choice but to remain insured, while younger healthier people will opt out. Insurance will be still more unaffordable. The market is unsustainable
Prasad says FDA will state that "COVID-19 vaccines have killed American children," which he calls a "profound revelation." He directs FDA staff who disagree to resign. He offers no research data & doesn't submit it to peer review. Science is transparent, it is testable.
This is not science
This is not science
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Prasad says FDA will state that "COVID-19 vaccines have killed American children," which he calls a "profound revelation." He directs FDA staff who disagree to resign. He offers no research data & doesn't submit it to peer review. Science is transparent, it is testable.
This is not science
This is not science
Ralph Abraham is an irresponsible pick as Deputy Director of CDC. As Louisiana Surgeon General, he cancelled vaccine campaigns. He's a major prescriber of ivermectin for COVID-19. Dr. Abraham is likely to further erode the credibility of the CDC. He's a loyalist, not a scientist
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Ralph Abraham is an irresponsible pick as Deputy Director of CDC. As Louisiana Surgeon General, he cancelled vaccine campaigns. He's a major prescriber of ivermectin for COVID-19. Dr. Abraham is likely to further erode the credibility of the CDC. He's a loyalist, not a scientist
RFK Jr forces CDC to say “studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”. It’s a fundamental misunderstanding of science. Science can not rule out infinite remote possibilities. But science has conclusively shown no link between vaccines and autism
November 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
RFK Jr forces CDC to say “studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism”. It’s a fundamental misunderstanding of science. Science can not rule out infinite remote possibilities. But science has conclusively shown no link between vaccines and autism
In London for @FT @TheLancet Scientific Integrity Strategies. AI fueled misleading health information is a defining issue of our time. Strategies include health literacy & communication. Quality Health Information for All is worth fighting for.
November 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In London for @FT @TheLancet Scientific Integrity Strategies. AI fueled misleading health information is a defining issue of our time. Strategies include health literacy & communication. Quality Health Information for All is worth fighting for.
America First bilateral global health pacts linking aid to pathogen sharing is feckless. Instead of a multilateral @WHO PABS annex we do deals with a few select countries. What makes Trump think the next pandemic will start in those countries? The US is safer inside WHO & PABS
November 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
America First bilateral global health pacts linking aid to pathogen sharing is feckless. Instead of a multilateral @WHO PABS annex we do deals with a few select countries. What makes Trump think the next pandemic will start in those countries? The US is safer inside WHO & PABS
The @oneillinstitute is hosting a special event on the revolutionary PrEp twice-yearly injectable Lenacapavir, featuring a keynote by Moupali Das
Registration Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Nov 12, 2025
120 F St NW, Washington, DC 20001, Gewirz 12th Floor
1:20 – 3:20 p.m. ET
Registration Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Nov 12, 2025
120 F St NW, Washington, DC 20001, Gewirz 12th Floor
1:20 – 3:20 p.m. ET
November 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The @oneillinstitute is hosting a special event on the revolutionary PrEp twice-yearly injectable Lenacapavir, featuring a keynote by Moupali Das
Registration Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Nov 12, 2025
120 F St NW, Washington, DC 20001, Gewirz 12th Floor
1:20 – 3:20 p.m. ET
Registration Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Nov 12, 2025
120 F St NW, Washington, DC 20001, Gewirz 12th Floor
1:20 – 3:20 p.m. ET
Sudan Is in Free Fall www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
I'm enormously proud of the @oneillinstitute senior human rights scholar Eric Friedman for his authoritative @nytimes opinion on "Sudan is in Free Fall."
I'm enormously proud of the @oneillinstitute senior human rights scholar Eric Friedman for his authoritative @nytimes opinion on "Sudan is in Free Fall."
Opinion | Sudan Is in Free Fall
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Sudan Is in Free Fall www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
I'm enormously proud of the @oneillinstitute senior human rights scholar Eric Friedman for his authoritative @nytimes opinion on "Sudan is in Free Fall."
I'm enormously proud of the @oneillinstitute senior human rights scholar Eric Friedman for his authoritative @nytimes opinion on "Sudan is in Free Fall."
India and the IHR Amendments: Strengthening Legal Preparedness for Global Health Security - O'Neill : O'Neill oneill.law.georgetown.edu/india-and-th...
Congratulations to my friends and colleagues Kashish Aneja and Sam Halabi. Proud to co-author with them
Congratulations to my friends and colleagues Kashish Aneja and Sam Halabi. Proud to co-author with them
India and the IHR Amendments: Strengthening Legal Preparedness for Global Health Security - O'Neill
The O’Neill Institute believes that the law is a fundamental tool for solving critical health problems.
oneill.law.georgetown.edu
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
India and the IHR Amendments: Strengthening Legal Preparedness for Global Health Security - O'Neill : O'Neill oneill.law.georgetown.edu/india-and-th...
Congratulations to my friends and colleagues Kashish Aneja and Sam Halabi. Proud to co-author with them
Congratulations to my friends and colleagues Kashish Aneja and Sam Halabi. Proud to co-author with them
Join the O'Neill Institute tomorrow Wed. 4 Nov on the IHR & Pandemic Agreement. I will moderate a panel of senior Biden Admin officials who negotiated these treaties:
Mara Burr
Susan Kim
Colin Mclff
Stephanie Psaki
@GeorgetownLaw 1:20 pm ET
Mara Burr
Susan Kim
Colin Mclff
Stephanie Psaki
@GeorgetownLaw 1:20 pm ET
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Join the O'Neill Institute tomorrow Wed. 4 Nov on the IHR & Pandemic Agreement. I will moderate a panel of senior Biden Admin officials who negotiated these treaties:
Mara Burr
Susan Kim
Colin Mclff
Stephanie Psaki
@GeorgetownLaw 1:20 pm ET
Mara Burr
Susan Kim
Colin Mclff
Stephanie Psaki
@GeorgetownLaw 1:20 pm ET
President Mahama just appointed Bedima Duut as Justice of the High Court of Ghana. I burst with pride at my student & dear friend who graduated from our Global Health LLM
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November 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
President Mahama just appointed Bedima Duut as Justice of the High Court of Ghana. I burst with pride at my student & dear friend who graduated from our Global Health LLM
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@oneillinstitute.bsky.social
@georgetownlaw.bsky.social
@oneillinstitute.bsky.social
Tomorrow, ACA open enrollment begins for 2026 coverage. Huge spikes in insurance rates will force people to discontinue coverage. These will be mostly young healthy people, further driving costs up for everyone. Even if Congress restores ACA subsidies, the damage is already done
October 31, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Tomorrow, ACA open enrollment begins for 2026 coverage. Huge spikes in insurance rates will force people to discontinue coverage. These will be mostly young healthy people, further driving costs up for everyone. Even if Congress restores ACA subsidies, the damage is already done
The MAHA Agenda is not serious about reducing chronic diseases. RFK, Jr. follows his whims and hunches, while ignoring science. We know what it takes to improve nutrition and physical activity, but the MAHA report just ignores the evidence
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The Make American Healthy Again Strategy Report
This Viewpoint discusses the deficiencies of the Make America Healthy Again Commission’s strategy report and proposes known evidence-based interventions to address chronic diseases in children.
jamanetwork.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The MAHA Agenda is not serious about reducing chronic diseases. RFK, Jr. follows his whims and hunches, while ignoring science. We know what it takes to improve nutrition and physical activity, but the MAHA report just ignores the evidence
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Delighted to be at #WHS2025 in Berlin. Tomorrow, our Nature Medicine Commission on
Quality Health Information for All will official launch at the World Health Summit
Our aim is to provide a framework for innovative solutions to advance quality health information equitably and for all
Quality Health Information for All will official launch at the World Health Summit
Our aim is to provide a framework for innovative solutions to advance quality health information equitably and for all
October 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Delighted to be at #WHS2025 in Berlin. Tomorrow, our Nature Medicine Commission on
Quality Health Information for All will official launch at the World Health Summit
Our aim is to provide a framework for innovative solutions to advance quality health information equitably and for all
Quality Health Information for All will official launch at the World Health Summit
Our aim is to provide a framework for innovative solutions to advance quality health information equitably and for all
Delighted to co-chair the Nature Medicine Commission on Quality Health Information for All in Berlin today.
Integrity & trust in information is the world’s greatest health challenge. Our Commission explores how quality health info shared through culture, media, & technology can be strengthened.
Integrity & trust in information is the world’s greatest health challenge. Our Commission explores how quality health info shared through culture, media, & technology can be strengthened.
October 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Delighted to co-chair the Nature Medicine Commission on Quality Health Information for All in Berlin today.
Integrity & trust in information is the world’s greatest health challenge. Our Commission explores how quality health info shared through culture, media, & technology can be strengthened.
Integrity & trust in information is the world’s greatest health challenge. Our Commission explores how quality health info shared through culture, media, & technology can be strengthened.
RFK has mounted a full assault on @CDCgov-- slashing funding & staff, & and turned the agency into a political tool that can no longer be fully trusted on public health recommendations, especially vaccines.
Out today in JAMA Health Forum
Peter Lurie CSPI
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Out today in JAMA Health Forum
Peter Lurie CSPI
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Assault on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Budget Cuts, Political Control, and the Erosion of Trust
This JAMA Forum discusses measures the Trump administration has taken against the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that include budget cuts and program eliminations, workforce reductions ...
jamanetwork.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
RFK has mounted a full assault on @CDCgov-- slashing funding & staff, & and turned the agency into a political tool that can no longer be fully trusted on public health recommendations, especially vaccines.
Out today in JAMA Health Forum
Peter Lurie CSPI
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Out today in JAMA Health Forum
Peter Lurie CSPI
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
The "America First Global Health Strategy" is an oxymoron. Global health requires solidarity & int'l cooperation. Trump's actions have also created mayhem in global health. But the Strategy does identify better ways to conduct foreign aid
@bmj.com
www.bmj.com/cgi/content/...
@bmj.com
www.bmj.com/cgi/content/...
Promise and gaps in America First strategy for global health
Plans are based on credibility the Trump administration does not have
Just before the 2025 UN General Assembly, US secretary of state Marco Rubio released the America First Global Health Strategy .1 ...
www.bmj.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The "America First Global Health Strategy" is an oxymoron. Global health requires solidarity & int'l cooperation. Trump's actions have also created mayhem in global health. But the Strategy does identify better ways to conduct foreign aid
@bmj.com
www.bmj.com/cgi/content/...
@bmj.com
www.bmj.com/cgi/content/...
Acting CDC Director O'Neill says "informed consent is back" but COVID vaccines are not mandated in any state.
He implies COVID vaccines are risky. They are not.
CDC halts combined MMRV vaccines. Expect a surge in chickenpox.
None of this is science informed
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-...
He implies COVID vaccines are risky. They are not.
CDC halts combined MMRV vaccines. Expect a surge in chickenpox.
None of this is science informed
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-...
Opinion | Trusted Vaccine Guidance Has Collapsed — Along With the Rule of Law
Government independence, transparency, and legal integrity must be restored
www.medpagetoday.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Acting CDC Director O'Neill says "informed consent is back" but COVID vaccines are not mandated in any state.
He implies COVID vaccines are risky. They are not.
CDC halts combined MMRV vaccines. Expect a surge in chickenpox.
None of this is science informed
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-...
He implies COVID vaccines are risky. They are not.
CDC halts combined MMRV vaccines. Expect a surge in chickenpox.
None of this is science informed
www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-...
NIH launches a $50m in autism research "to unlock causes." How odd. First, the President & HHS Secretary announce with great fanfare the cause of autism. And then they launch a study to find the cause
Isn't research supposed to come first? Chasing hunches a waste of NIH resources
Isn't research supposed to come first? Chasing hunches a waste of NIH resources
September 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
NIH launches a $50m in autism research "to unlock causes." How odd. First, the President & HHS Secretary announce with great fanfare the cause of autism. And then they launch a study to find the cause
Isn't research supposed to come first? Chasing hunches a waste of NIH resources
Isn't research supposed to come first? Chasing hunches a waste of NIH resources
Trump and RFK’s advice on Tylenol & autism is cartoonish. Politicians shouldn’t be giving health advice. Their words on vaccines and Tylenol are reckless. It’s impossible to trust anything HHS says. Science & evidence don’t seem to matter.
September 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Trump and RFK’s advice on Tylenol & autism is cartoonish. Politicians shouldn’t be giving health advice. Their words on vaccines and Tylenol are reckless. It’s impossible to trust anything HHS says. Science & evidence don’t seem to matter.
Trump’s plan on autism makes a mockery of science. Vast research shows autism has complex causes. Yet RFK is selling the idea that he knows. No new studies. No peer review. No transparency. That’s not how science works.
September 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Trump’s plan on autism makes a mockery of science. Vast research shows autism has complex causes. Yet RFK is selling the idea that he knows. No new studies. No peer review. No transparency. That’s not how science works.