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Mallory Harris, PhD
@malar0ne.bsky.social
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thinking about infectious diseases, information, and behavior
Postdoc UMD College Park

https://mjharris95.github.io/
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There's something that could be written about how the NIH Director's disdain for the collaborative models of editing on Wikipedia and content moderation on Reddit fit with his approach to grant review
Tweet by Jay Bhattacharya from October 28th: I just read the current grokopedia article on the Great Barrington Declaration. It's balanced & almost entirely factually accurated (though it still has me as Stanford prof). Wikipedia, by contrast, is baised, bordering on libelous. Thank you @elonmusk.
October 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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I got my first dose of MMR almost exactly a year before Wakefield published his fraudulent, unethical study arguing it should be broken into 3 shots.

Almost 30 years later, my antibodies (and, unfortunately, this bad idea) are still going strong.
My measles antibodies measured at over 300 where the cutoff for immunity is 16.4
October 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Amidst the shutdown, it looks like the next meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which was scheduled for October 22-23, is being rescheduled.
Screenshot of 2025 schedule, which gives Sep 18 - 19 and then "2025 meeting, TBD"
October 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Florida's Surgeon General does, however, call measles outbreaks "common" and says he does not believe elimination is a worthwhile goal, "kids are gonna catch stuff...that's a part of health."
October 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Sailor moon meme. "My work here is done" "but you didn't do anything"
September 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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"He'll be a counterweight, not at all political"...

www.foxnews.com/video/637844...
Jay Bhattacharya on the Ingraham Angle last night defending RFK. Headline: RFK Jr's reasoning aligns with scientific evidence, common sense: NIH Director.
September 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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In December 2022, Joseph Fraiman expressed his concerns that the doubt he was casting on Covid vaccines would lead to mistrust of pediatric vaccines, telling parents "these are safe."

He is now under consideration for RFK Jr's ACIP.

**I do not expect him to stand by this now and stand up to RFK**
September 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Robert Malone serves on ACIP, the CDC's vaccine advisory committee.

He routinely uses Substack to attack CDC & spread false claims about vaccines. He has tens of thousands of paid subscribers. From what I can tell, his annual earnings from this are at the very least $500K, but could be 7 figures.
Robert Malone's substack profile says he has tens of thousands of paid subscribers Available subscription plans. Annual is $60/year or monthly $7.
September 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Austin out in the streets for Labor Day, marcing to the Texas State Capitol
View ahead: lots of people + signs Even more people
September 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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A picture of Barbara Streisand's private island
August 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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A picture of Barbara Streisand's private island
August 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Imagine you start a podcast with your friend with whole episodes responding to criticism you received years ago while your friend tells you how correct you are. Imagine you hire that friend to work for you when you become director of a federal agency. Then imagine your friend posts this about you :/
Jay Bhattacharya tweet: The NIH's work advances science and improve health — and it’s clear the world is taking notice. Last week, I met Pope Leo at the Vatican. I gave him an @NIH baseball cap, knowing his love of the @whitesox. He smiled and said he’s an even bigger fan of NIH! Bryce Nickels quote tweet: It should surprise no one that someone who thinks a baseball cap is an appropriate gift for the Pope also thinks Jeffrey Taubenberger is an appropriate choice to run the NIAID
August 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Huge crowds gathered to send off departing CDC leadership today (these still don't do it justice, full vid here: www.youtube.com/live/KZ7QvPH... )
Debra Houry, Demetre Daskalakis, and Daniel Jernigan surrounded by crowd holding signs like "thank you CDC" and "save public health" Another view of the crowd
August 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Before voting to confirm RFK Jr as HHS Director, Cassidy said RFK Jr would testify before the Senate HELP committee quarterly. Well the last time that happened was May 14th and I have some questions.

Better yet, #RemoveRFK.

www.help.senate.gov/hearings/hea...
Mr. Kennedy and the administration committed to a strong role of Congress. Aside from us meeting regularly, he will come before the Committee on a quarterly basis, if requested. He committed that the HELP Committee Chair, whether it’s me or someone else, may choose a representative on any board or commission formed to review vaccine safety.
August 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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"I wish the CDC continued success in its vital mission and that HHS reverse its dangerous course to dismantle public health as a practice and as an institution. If they continue the current path, they risk our personal well-being and the security of the United States."

- @drdemetre.bsky.social
Thank you once again for the support and guidance I have received from you and previous CDC leadership throughout my tenure. I wish the CDC continued success in its vital mission and that HHS reverse its dangerous course to dismantle public health as a practice and as an institution. If they continue the current path, they risk our personal well-being and the security of the United States. Sincerely, Demetre C. Daskalakis MD MPH (he/his/him)
August 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the opportunities for growth, learning, and collaboration that I have been afforded during my time at the CDC. It has been a privilege to work alongside such dedicated professionals who are committed to improving the health and well-being of communities across the nation even when under attack from within both physically and psychologically.
August 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Public health is not merely about the health of the individual, but it is about the health of the community, the nation, the world. The nation’s health security is at risk and is in the hands of people focusing on ideological self-interest.
August 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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For decades, I have been a trusted voice for the LGBTQ community when it comes to critical health topics. I must also cite the recklessness of the administration in their efforts to erase transgender populations, cease critical domestic and international HIV programming, and terminate key research to support equity as part of my decision.
August 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Noting here: the windows in Dr. Daskalakis' office were pierced by bullets in the shooting earlier this month.
The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud. I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that HIS and his minions’ words over decades created an environment where violence like this can occur. I reject his and his colleagues’ thoughts and prayers, and advise they direct those to people that they have not actively harmed.
August 28, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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The intentional eroding of trust in low-risk vaccines favoring natural infection and unproven remedies will bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer. I believe in nutrition and exercise. I believe in making our food supply healthier, and I also believe in using vaccines to prevent death and disability. Eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy that good medicine and science should continue to shun.
August 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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I have always been first to challenge scientific and public health dogma in my career and was excited by the opportunity to do so again. I was optimistic that there would be an opportunity to brief the Secretary about key topics such as measles, avian influenza, and the highly coordinated approach to the respiratory virus season. Such briefings would allow exchange of ideas and a shared path to support the vision of “Making America Healthy Again.” We are seven months into the new administration, and no CDC subject matter expert from my Center has ever briefed the Secretary. I am not sure who the Secretary is listening to, but it is quite certainly not to us. Unvetted and conflicted outside organizations seem to be the sources HHS use over the gold standard science of CDC and other reputable sources. At a hearing, Secretary Kennedy said that Americans should not take medical advice from him. To the contrary, an appropriately briefed and inquisitive Secretary should be a source of health information for the people he serves. As it stands now, I must agree with him, that he should not be considered a source of accurate information.
August 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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The recent term of reference for the COVID vaccine work group created by this ACIP puts people of dubious intent and more dubious scientific rigor in charge of recommending vaccine policy to a director hamstrung and sidelined by an authoritarian leader. Their desire to please a political base will result in death and disability of vulnerable children and adults. Their base should be the people they serve not a political voting bloc.
August 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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It is untenable to serve in an organization that is not afforded the opportunity to discuss decisions of scientific and public health importance released under the moniker of CDC. The lack of communication by HHS and other CDC political leadership that culminates in social media posts announcing major policy changes without prior notice demonstrate a disregard of normal communication channels and common sense. Having to retrofit analyses and policy actions to match inadequately thought-out announcements in poorly scripted videos or page long X posts should not be how organizations responsible for the health of people should function. Some examples include the announcement of the change in the COVID-19 recommendations for children and pregnant people, the firing of scientists from ACIP by X post and an op-ed rather than direct communication with these valuable experts, the announcement of new ACIP members by X before onboarding and vetting have completed, and the release of term of reference for an ACIP workgroup that ignored all feedback from career staff at CDC.
August 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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I am unable to serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt rather than to improve the public’s health. The recent change in the adult and children’s immunization schedule threaten the lives of the youngest Americans and pregnant people. The data analyses that supported this decision have never been shared with CDC despite my respectful requests to HHS and other leadership. This lack of meaningful engagement was further compounded by a “frequently asked questions” document written to support the Secretary’s directive that was circulated by HHS without input from CDC subject matter experts and that cited studies that did not support the conclusions that were attributed to these authors. Having worked in local and national public health for years, I have never experienced such radical non-transparency, nor have I seen such unskilled manipulation of data to achieve a political end rather than the good of the American people.
August 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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While I hold immense respect for the institution and my colleagues, I believe that it is imperative to align my professional responsibilities to my system of ethics and my understanding of the science of infectious disease, immunology, and my promise to serve the American people. This step is necessary to ensure that I can contribute effectively in a capacity that allows me to remain true to my principles.
August 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM