Simone Popperl
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I’m so sorry this happening to you 💔
September 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I’m so sorry this happening to you 💔
- recommending healthcare providers discuss risks and benefits of COVID-19 vaccination with patients based on age, health history, and other factors. Again, no specific wording provided for this.
September 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
- recommending healthcare providers discuss risks and benefits of COVID-19 vaccination with patients based on age, health history, and other factors. Again, no specific wording provided for this.
- recommending the CDC change the vaccine information statement for COVID-19 vaccines to include at least the six risks outlined by Retsef Levi today. They aren't offering any wording to the CDC for how to do this.
September 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
- recommending the CDC change the vaccine information statement for COVID-19 vaccines to include at least the six risks outlined by Retsef Levi today. They aren't offering any wording to the CDC for how to do this.
4. A whole mess of things for COVID-19 shots:
- changing the immunization schedule to require "individual decision-making" for all groups, with extra instructions for those under age 65. There was confusion (even among HHS staff in the room) about what this will mean in practice.
- changing the immunization schedule to require "individual decision-making" for all groups, with extra instructions for those under age 65. There was confusion (even among HHS staff in the room) about what this will mean in practice.
September 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
4. A whole mess of things for COVID-19 shots:
- changing the immunization schedule to require "individual decision-making" for all groups, with extra instructions for those under age 65. There was confusion (even among HHS staff in the room) about what this will mean in practice.
- changing the immunization schedule to require "individual decision-making" for all groups, with extra instructions for those under age 65. There was confusion (even among HHS staff in the room) about what this will mean in practice.
3. Recommended perinatal screening for hep B. The CDC already recommends this.
September 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
3. Recommended perinatal screening for hep B. The CDC already recommends this.
2. Do nothing (for now) to change the hepatitis B vaccine schedule.
This was a big issue, almost all public comment was focused on urging them not to postpone the hep B birth dose. They voted...not to vote on whether to postpone it.
This was a big issue, almost all public comment was focused on urging them not to postpone the hep B birth dose. They voted...not to vote on whether to postpone it.
September 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
2. Do nothing (for now) to change the hepatitis B vaccine schedule.
This was a big issue, almost all public comment was focused on urging them not to postpone the hep B birth dose. They voted...not to vote on whether to postpone it.
This was a big issue, almost all public comment was focused on urging them not to postpone the hep B birth dose. They voted...not to vote on whether to postpone it.
The livestream from the room cut out!!
From colleagues in the room, I hear that Vote 3 passed.
From colleagues in the room, I hear that Vote 3 passed.
September 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The livestream from the room cut out!!
From colleagues in the room, I hear that Vote 3 passed.
From colleagues in the room, I hear that Vote 3 passed.
ACIP member Meissner asked for his vote on Vote 3. Says "I've hardly had a chance to read it." So they're coming back to him.
September 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
ACIP member Meissner asked for his vote on Vote 3. Says "I've hardly had a chance to read it." So they're coming back to him.
Reposted by Simone Popperl
Vote 2, recommending states require a prescription for COVID-19 vaccines TIES. 6-6.
The chair breaks the tie, and Kulldorff voted no. The motion fails.
The chair breaks the tie, and Kulldorff voted no. The motion fails.
September 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Vote 2, recommending states require a prescription for COVID-19 vaccines TIES. 6-6.
The chair breaks the tie, and Kulldorff voted no. The motion fails.
The chair breaks the tie, and Kulldorff voted no. The motion fails.
Vote 2, recommending states require a prescription for COVID-19 vaccines TIES. 6-6.
The chair breaks the tie, and Kulldorff voted no. The motion fails.
The chair breaks the tie, and Kulldorff voted no. The motion fails.
September 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Vote 2, recommending states require a prescription for COVID-19 vaccines TIES. 6-6.
The chair breaks the tie, and Kulldorff voted no. The motion fails.
The chair breaks the tie, and Kulldorff voted no. The motion fails.
A heated debate around Vote 2, the one that recommends states require a prescription.
Will this limit access? Can pharmacists provide the prescriptions? Will this still let states do whatever they want? No one is sure.
Will this limit access? Can pharmacists provide the prescriptions? Will this still let states do whatever they want? No one is sure.
September 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A heated debate around Vote 2, the one that recommends states require a prescription.
Will this limit access? Can pharmacists provide the prescriptions? Will this still let states do whatever they want? No one is sure.
Will this limit access? Can pharmacists provide the prescriptions? Will this still let states do whatever they want? No one is sure.
Wow Retsef Levi says he thinks people at high risk for COVID-19 are probably on other drugs so shouldn't have a problem getting a prescription if they want one.
@kffhealthnews.org and @npr.org reporting I edit suggests that's very much not the case...Here's a places to start:
@kffhealthnews.org and @npr.org reporting I edit suggests that's very much not the case...Here's a places to start:
More patients are losing their doctors – and their trust in the primary care system
In Rhode Island, safety-net clinics are under new pressures as clinicians retire or burn out. Patients report that it's harder to find care, and they're losing connections to familiar doctors.
www.npr.org
September 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Wow Retsef Levi says he thinks people at high risk for COVID-19 are probably on other drugs so shouldn't have a problem getting a prescription if they want one.
@kffhealthnews.org and @npr.org reporting I edit suggests that's very much not the case...Here's a places to start:
@kffhealthnews.org and @npr.org reporting I edit suggests that's very much not the case...Here's a places to start:
Reposted by Simone Popperl
Vote 1 passes 11-1. This is the one recommending the CDC add language about the risks Retsef Levi presented earlier to vaccine information statements for COVID-19 vaccines.
Chairman Kuldorff voted no, but didn't explain why.
Chairman Kuldorff voted no, but didn't explain why.
September 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Vote 1 passes 11-1. This is the one recommending the CDC add language about the risks Retsef Levi presented earlier to vaccine information statements for COVID-19 vaccines.
Chairman Kuldorff voted no, but didn't explain why.
Chairman Kuldorff voted no, but didn't explain why.
Vote 1 passes 11-1. This is the one recommending the CDC add language about the risks Retsef Levi presented earlier to vaccine information statements for COVID-19 vaccines.
Chairman Kuldorff voted no, but didn't explain why.
Chairman Kuldorff voted no, but didn't explain why.
September 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Vote 1 passes 11-1. This is the one recommending the CDC add language about the risks Retsef Levi presented earlier to vaccine information statements for COVID-19 vaccines.
Chairman Kuldorff voted no, but didn't explain why.
Chairman Kuldorff voted no, but didn't explain why.
Reposted by Simone Popperl
Vote 4 passes 12-0, changing the recommendation for COVID-19 for all age groups to "individual decision-making," also know by this group as "shared clinical decision making," with some added nuance for those under age 64.
September 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Vote 4 passes 12-0, changing the recommendation for COVID-19 for all age groups to "individual decision-making," also know by this group as "shared clinical decision making," with some added nuance for those under age 64.
Vote 4 passes 12-0, changing the recommendation for COVID-19 for all age groups to "individual decision-making," also know by this group as "shared clinical decision making," with some added nuance for those under age 64.
September 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Vote 4 passes 12-0, changing the recommendation for COVID-19 for all age groups to "individual decision-making," also know by this group as "shared clinical decision making," with some added nuance for those under age 64.
Reposted by Simone Popperl
Kulldorff says they're beginning with Vote 4: changing the COVID-19 vaccine schedule to "individual decision-making"
September 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Kulldorff says they're beginning with Vote 4: changing the COVID-19 vaccine schedule to "individual decision-making"
Responding to a question from ACIP member Meissner, Kulldorff just acknowledged ACIP has no power to require a prescription, though that is the substance of Vote 2
September 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Responding to a question from ACIP member Meissner, Kulldorff just acknowledged ACIP has no power to require a prescription, though that is the substance of Vote 2
Kulldorff says they're beginning with Vote 4: changing the COVID-19 vaccine schedule to "individual decision-making"
September 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Kulldorff says they're beginning with Vote 4: changing the COVID-19 vaccine schedule to "individual decision-making"