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Liz Essley Whyte
@lizessleywhyte.bsky.social
Reporter for The Wall Street Journal, covering the intersection of health + D.C. | Signal = JournoLiz.80 | Email = liz.whyte@wsj.com
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[I missed this at the time. Ck it out if you want to get caught up quickly.]

Video from Sept. 19th after the CDC's vaccine panel met and voted on new guidance for immunization.

@lizessleywhyte.bsky.social does a great job summarizing events. And interviews @drdebhoury.bsky.social. 4 minutes long.
Former CDC Leader Says Vaccine Panel’s Decisions Are ‘Concerning’
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine panel voted on new guidance for immunizations. Debra Houry, the agency’s former chief medical officer, explains her concerns for public health ...
www.wsj.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
UPDATE: The pause was scrapped Tuesday evening after intervention by top White House officials. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Administration Scraps Effort to Pause Health-Research Funding
The administration halted and then restarted billions in new research grants flowing from the National Institutes of Health.
www.wsj.com
July 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
In addition: the new vaccines chief at FDA overruled career staff in narrowing a Moderna vaccine approval

& more info about the current life and times of FDA

www.wsj.com/health/healt...
MAHA Redo at FDA Includes Fast-Tracking Some Drugs, More Use of AI
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary faces declining staff morale as he remakes the agency.
www.wsj.com
June 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM