In pretty much every meeting I’ve been in this week (and as a consultant I go to a LOT of meetings with a lot of different people), the meeting has started with someone tentatively saying, “How are you?” 🧵(1/x)
It's not good, y'all. CDC is in serious trouble.
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It's not good, y'all. CDC is in serious trouble.
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Annoyed by the government shutdown, and wishing you knew what the fight was all about? I did 2 hours of research so you don’t have to:
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Annoyed by the government shutdown, and wishing you knew what the fight was all about? I did 2 hours of research so you don’t have to:
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This administration is using the millions of people struggling to put food on their tables as a political wedge.
Read more here, including concrete steps YOU can take so we can help take care of each other, even when the gov't won't. open.substack.com/pub/shelleyf...
This administration is using the millions of people struggling to put food on their tables as a political wedge.
Read more here, including concrete steps YOU can take so we can help take care of each other, even when the gov't won't. open.substack.com/pub/shelleyf...
The way being RIFd is experienced is, “You may think you’ve been doing something important with your life, but it doesn’t matter, and the people you’ve been caring about don’t matter, and YOU don’t matter, so go away.”
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The way being RIFd is experienced is, “You may think you’ve been doing something important with your life, but it doesn’t matter, and the people you’ve been caring about don’t matter, and YOU don’t matter, so go away.”
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So what happens when you have a bunch of people who don’t seem very qualified, and aren’t very familiar with either the content or the process of the Big Important Meeting they’ve been selected to participate in?
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So what happens when you have a bunch of people who don’t seem very qualified, and aren’t very familiar with either the content or the process of the Big Important Meeting they’ve been selected to participate in?
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I don’t know how many of you watched the hearing where RFK Jr. appeared before the Senate Finance Committee on 9/4. There were multiple moments of 😵💫 and😲and 😳.
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I don’t know how many of you watched the hearing where RFK Jr. appeared before the Senate Finance Committee on 9/4. There were multiple moments of 😵💫 and😲and 😳.
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Most of what I share through this Substack is pretty distressing...but this time I found myself making sandwiches in Atlanta with some colleagues from CDC, and it changed my outlook on the week. I hope it inspires you, too. ❤️
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Most of what I share through this Substack is pretty distressing...but this time I found myself making sandwiches in Atlanta with some colleagues from CDC, and it changed my outlook on the week. I hope it inspires you, too. ❤️
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WOW so much has been happening. Here are six points to help you stay on top of some of most important and useful things I found in the past week or two--plus some actions you can take today to help improve our health, including yours! open.substack.com/pub/shelleyf...
WOW so much has been happening. Here are six points to help you stay on top of some of most important and useful things I found in the past week or two--plus some actions you can take today to help improve our health, including yours! open.substack.com/pub/shelleyf...
Even if you don’t follow public health news, you probably saw that CDC is in chaos right now—unless you live under a rock these days, which let’s be real, would be understandable.
Let’s review yesterday’s bonkers timeline, shall we?
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Even if you don’t follow public health news, you probably saw that CDC is in chaos right now—unless you live under a rock these days, which let’s be real, would be understandable.
Let’s review yesterday’s bonkers timeline, shall we?
open.substack.com/pub/shelleyf...
Something important you can do NOW to support HHS workers (it will only take 2 minutes!), plus a warning about COVID-19 vaccine access.
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Something important you can do NOW to support HHS workers (it will only take 2 minutes!), plus a warning about COVID-19 vaccine access.
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"Shortly before 5pm Friday, Patrick Joseph White went to the CDC headquarters in Atlanta and fired nearly 500 rounds at the buildings there. And yet, many people don’t even know this happened. The silence was—and has been—deafening."
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"Shortly before 5pm Friday, Patrick Joseph White went to the CDC headquarters in Atlanta and fired nearly 500 rounds at the buildings there. And yet, many people don’t even know this happened. The silence was—and has been—deafening."
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“Vaccine skeptics” want more research...to make sure that we’re only getting vaccines that are super safe and effective—with the benefits far outweighing any risks. A move like this takes away our ability to reach that goal."
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“Vaccine skeptics” want more research...to make sure that we’re only getting vaccines that are super safe and effective—with the benefits far outweighing any risks. A move like this takes away our ability to reach that goal."
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Big things are happening at NIH, CDC, and the FDA. Monarez is finally in at CDC, and Prasad is already out at FDA. Some good, some bad, and a lot could be good or bad—only time will tell.
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Big things are happening at NIH, CDC, and the FDA. Monarez is finally in at CDC, and Prasad is already out at FDA. Some good, some bad, and a lot could be good or bad—only time will tell.
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Yesterday another Executive Order dropped that was extremely distressing. It's called "Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets." Who doesn’t want that? Sounds great. Except it's not....
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Yesterday another Executive Order dropped that was extremely distressing. It's called "Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets." Who doesn’t want that? Sounds great. Except it's not....
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Plus Trump is burning food, contraceptives, and vaccines rather than sending them abroad.
Does this concern you? It should...
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Plus Trump is burning food, contraceptives, and vaccines rather than sending them abroad.
Does this concern you? It should...
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As of July 1, all that’s left of USAID is 15 administrators legally required to have a job. Before Trump took office the 2nd time, there were about 10K employees. Now there are 15.
What can you do about it? (It must be before Friday!)
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As of July 1, all that’s left of USAID is 15 administrators legally required to have a job. Before Trump took office the 2nd time, there were about 10K employees. Now there are 15.
What can you do about it? (It must be before Friday!)
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"Lynn Redwood—former leader of RFK Jr’s anti-vax advocacy group—presented on thimerosal in flu vaccines. The presentation had not been fact-checked by CDC. It had a ton of cherry-picked data and multiple fake citations. Unfortunately, that didn’t matter."
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"Lynn Redwood—former leader of RFK Jr’s anti-vax advocacy group—presented on thimerosal in flu vaccines. The presentation had not been fact-checked by CDC. It had a ton of cherry-picked data and multiple fake citations. Unfortunately, that didn’t matter."
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Did you know that adults with Medicaid spend 27% less, on average, than adults with private insurance? Plus it's completely false that Medicaid beneficiaries frequently defraud the system.
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Did you know that adults with Medicaid spend 27% less, on average, than adults with private insurance? Plus it's completely false that Medicaid beneficiaries frequently defraud the system.
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Today RFK Jr. abruptly fired all 17 members of ACIP. But something much more remarkable also happened today: More than 300 NIH employees signed an open letter to Director Jay Bhattacharya, dissenting from his leadership.
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Today RFK Jr. abruptly fired all 17 members of ACIP. But something much more remarkable also happened today: More than 300 NIH employees signed an open letter to Director Jay Bhattacharya, dissenting from his leadership.
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Are you confused about whether you'll be able to get a COVID vaccine this fall, if you want one? If so, you’re not alone. It’s confusing because this government and the communication from various leaders is a MESS.
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Are you confused about whether you'll be able to get a COVID vaccine this fall, if you want one? If so, you’re not alone. It’s confusing because this government and the communication from various leaders is a MESS.
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"The main goal of this budget reconciliation bill is to make permanent some massive tax cuts...In this case, the tax cuts benefit the rich the most, and make up for it by taking from the poor."
Cuts to Medicaid hurt us all. Read more:
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"The main goal of this budget reconciliation bill is to make permanent some massive tax cuts...In this case, the tax cuts benefit the rich the most, and make up for it by taking from the poor."
Cuts to Medicaid hurt us all. Read more:
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We are overdue for another update on the state of US public health. What comes below almost reads like The Onion, except The Onion is usually funny and this is not—this is real people’s lives and health at stake.
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We are overdue for another update on the state of US public health. What comes below almost reads like The Onion, except The Onion is usually funny and this is not—this is real people’s lives and health at stake.
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"On April 10, Wisconsin asked for help to address newly discovered lead poisoning in Milwaukee. The response from CDC? “I sincerely regret to inform you…we will be unable to support you with this.”
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"On April 10, Wisconsin asked for help to address newly discovered lead poisoning in Milwaukee. The response from CDC? “I sincerely regret to inform you…we will be unable to support you with this.”
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