@kayhelm.bsky.social
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"During the meetings, committee members and presenters made at least 60 false, misleading or unsupported claims about vaccine safety, disease spread and rationale for childhood vaccination, according to the Evidence Collective, a coalition of science and medicine researchers."
Under RFK Jr., the CDC provides a megaphone to the anti-vaccine movement
Common anti-vaccine talking points were on display as the CDC’s immunization advisers repealed a hepatitis B birth vaccine recommendation and scrutinized the childhood schedule.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"During the meetings, committee members and presenters made at least 60 false, misleading or unsupported claims about vaccine safety, disease spread and rationale for childhood vaccination, according to the Evidence Collective, a coalition of science and medicine researchers."
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Offit, who also co-invented a rotavirus vaccine, characterized the meeting to CIDRAP News as “a sad day for America's children. You have a clearly poorly informed group making recommendations for the nation's health. They didn't know certain key facts.”
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
Relatively calm afternoon ACIP session still cauldron of ‘misinformation, disinformation, and information taken out of context’
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Offit, who also co-invented a rotavirus vaccine, characterized the meeting to CIDRAP News as “a sad day for America's children. You have a clearly poorly informed group making recommendations for the nation's health. They didn't know certain key facts.”
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
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60 years ago, peaceful protestors marching for voting rights were violently attacked by state troopers during their attempted 54-mile march from Selma to Montgomery, AL. May the protestors’ steadfast resolve and determination in the face of violence continue to be a guiding light for us all.
March 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
60 years ago, peaceful protestors marching for voting rights were violently attacked by state troopers during their attempted 54-mile march from Selma to Montgomery, AL. May the protestors’ steadfast resolve and determination in the face of violence continue to be a guiding light for us all.
One lonely penguin. From my trip earlier this year.
March 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
One lonely penguin. From my trip earlier this year.
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In this episode, I talk with Joel Breakstone about lateral reading, digital literacy, and practical strategies to help people think more critically in the age of misinformation.
matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/how-to-thi...
matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/how-to-thi...
How to Think Like a Fact-Checker with Joel Breakstone
The science of digital literacy, lateral reading, and outsmarting misinformation
matthewfacciani.substack.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
In this episode, I talk with Joel Breakstone about lateral reading, digital literacy, and practical strategies to help people think more critically in the age of misinformation.
matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/how-to-thi...
matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/how-to-thi...
Let the lying lips be mute,
Which speak arrogantly against the righteous
With pride and contempt.
Ps 31:18
Which speak arrogantly against the righteous
With pride and contempt.
Ps 31:18
March 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Let the lying lips be mute,
Which speak arrogantly against the righteous
With pride and contempt.
Ps 31:18
Which speak arrogantly against the righteous
With pride and contempt.
Ps 31:18