Ted Rader
@tedrader4md.bsky.social
Hospital Epidemiologist and Transplant ID doc first and foremost. Many other things after that
I don’t think people understand how great it is to have Bobby Mukumala at the helm of AMA in this moment. Met him in med school, and knew he was going to be a leader, but also knew advocacy and public health well for someone not directly performing those tasks.
September 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I don’t think people understand how great it is to have Bobby Mukumala at the helm of AMA in this moment. Met him in med school, and knew he was going to be a leader, but also knew advocacy and public health well for someone not directly performing those tasks.
We diagnose trisomy 21 and other defects in the first trimester. This is just nonsensical. The chair of the ACIP is making things up, and which is unsurprising to say the least…..
He keeps going back to 8 and 2. Ignoring her point that those defects originate early in pregnancy, and vaccination occurred at week 20.
An outside expert points this out. Kulldorf goes with "birth defects are diagnosed after birth" Jesus...
An outside expert points this out. Kulldorf goes with "birth defects are diagnosed after birth" Jesus...
September 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
We diagnose trisomy 21 and other defects in the first trimester. This is just nonsensical. The chair of the ACIP is making things up, and which is unsurprising to say the least…..
Better yet, just don’t use vancomycin
August 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Better yet, just don’t use vancomycin
The Social Darwinism/soft eugenics theories of MAHA become unsettlingly clear when you start looking closely
As I scream into the void (a bullet pointed list),
- Why does it matter that people had underlying medical conditions?
- Why do you only care about those who were hospitalized?
- Why do you only care about severe cases?
#ACIP #LongCovid #Covid-19 #WearAMask
- Why does it matter that people had underlying medical conditions?
- Why do you only care about those who were hospitalized?
- Why do you only care about severe cases?
#ACIP #LongCovid #Covid-19 #WearAMask
June 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The Social Darwinism/soft eugenics theories of MAHA become unsettlingly clear when you start looking closely
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Kulldorff points out that low rates of COVID-19 vaccination are a reflection of a lack of trust in vaccination, as though this is a tragic accident he spectated rather than something he played an active role in
June 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Kulldorff points out that low rates of COVID-19 vaccination are a reflection of a lack of trust in vaccination, as though this is a tragic accident he spectated rather than something he played an active role in
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cardiovascular morbimortality later in life and raises the issue of subclinical myocarditis (i.e., myocarditis develops but you don't experience any symptoms).
This is something that is being actively followed- the long-term significance of these imaging changes cannot be known in advance.
This is something that is being actively followed- the long-term significance of these imaging changes cannot be known in advance.
June 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
cardiovascular morbimortality later in life and raises the issue of subclinical myocarditis (i.e., myocarditis develops but you don't experience any symptoms).
This is something that is being actively followed- the long-term significance of these imaging changes cannot be known in advance.
This is something that is being actively followed- the long-term significance of these imaging changes cannot be known in advance.
Absolutely not. This is the opposite of what should be happening and 100% uptake should be the target. You hate to call them hacks, but you don’t ask this question unless this is what you want
Meissner asks if public uptake ought to influence ACIP recommendations.
This is the game right there. The vaccines are safe and effective and a benefit to all ages. But these contrarians have sowed doubt in them and are using that to kill them.
This is the game right there. The vaccines are safe and effective and a benefit to all ages. But these contrarians have sowed doubt in them and are using that to kill them.
June 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Absolutely not. This is the opposite of what should be happening and 100% uptake should be the target. You hate to call them hacks, but you don’t ask this question unless this is what you want
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Meissner asks if public uptake ought to influence ACIP recommendations.
This is the game right there. The vaccines are safe and effective and a benefit to all ages. But these contrarians have sowed doubt in them and are using that to kill them.
This is the game right there. The vaccines are safe and effective and a benefit to all ages. But these contrarians have sowed doubt in them and are using that to kill them.
June 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Meissner asks if public uptake ought to influence ACIP recommendations.
This is the game right there. The vaccines are safe and effective and a benefit to all ages. But these contrarians have sowed doubt in them and are using that to kill them.
This is the game right there. The vaccines are safe and effective and a benefit to all ages. But these contrarians have sowed doubt in them and are using that to kill them.
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Hepatitis B can be passed from parent to baby at birth - and when that happens, the consequences can be deadly. It is unscientific and dangerous to intentionally ignore the success of U.S. vaccination programs or argue that the U.S. should not vaccinate babies for hepatitis B at birth.
June 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Hepatitis B can be passed from parent to baby at birth - and when that happens, the consequences can be deadly. It is unscientific and dangerous to intentionally ignore the success of U.S. vaccination programs or argue that the U.S. should not vaccinate babies for hepatitis B at birth.
I’m a hospital infection control person, this is an exceedingly dumb question.
As a reminder, Hoeg has previously suggested that a surge in COVID-19 in pediatric patients was actually driven by RSV, so it's unclear to me what she thinks is so different about those clinical presentations from COVID-19 (and from my vantage point the only thing clinically that distinguishes...
Is RSV Being Misdiagnosed as COVID-19?
Doctors who claimed that COVID-19 was essentially harmless to children are now being confronted with the sad fact that it is sometimes quite dangerous to them. How they respond reveals much about the
sciencebasedmedicine.org
June 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I’m a hospital infection control person, this is an exceedingly dumb question.
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"Maybe vaccination is making you more vulnerable to more viruses. Perhaps they vaccine efficacy really means vaccine less efficacy" (WTF)
June 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"Maybe vaccination is making you more vulnerable to more viruses. Perhaps they vaccine efficacy really means vaccine less efficacy" (WTF)
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It’s apparent these ACIP members have never attended a previous ACIP meeting as the format and breadth of data presented by the CDC is exactly the same as provided at every single meeting I’ve watched since 2020.
June 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It’s apparent these ACIP members have never attended a previous ACIP meeting as the format and breadth of data presented by the CDC is exactly the same as provided at every single meeting I’ve watched since 2020.
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Kuldorff made a nonsensical comment about test-negative designs not being reflective of the general population in their control group.
The control group is literally community members who happen to have a different infection that resembles COVID-19.
The control group is literally community members who happen to have a different infection that resembles COVID-19.
June 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Kuldorff made a nonsensical comment about test-negative designs not being reflective of the general population in their control group.
The control group is literally community members who happen to have a different infection that resembles COVID-19.
The control group is literally community members who happen to have a different infection that resembles COVID-19.
Just makes earlier this year announcement to remove approval even more unconscionable.
Presentation shows COVID vaccines provide the most protection for infants when given during pregnancy as opposed to before pregnancy.
June 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Just makes earlier this year announcement to remove approval even more unconscionable.
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Malone, who is part of several anti-vax orgs, says he has no conflicts.
This is ridiculous.
This is ridiculous.
June 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Malone, who is part of several anti-vax orgs, says he has no conflicts.
This is ridiculous.
This is ridiculous.
this is great data.... tells you most of what you need to know about pregnancy and COVID in one slide.
June 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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>90% chance of becoming chronic infection if acquired in infancy (under 1 year old) which risks fibrosis
AND
with 20-25% chance of hepatocellular carcinoma
It's an anti-cancer vaccine in babies
AND
with 20-25% chance of hepatocellular carcinoma
It's an anti-cancer vaccine in babies
leading to liver cirrhosis and cancer whereas this risk is much lower if infected later in life:
cdn.who.int/media/docs/d...
This is an intervention proven to have very low risk and potentially very substantial benefits. Portraying this vaccine as something that only injection drug users or...
cdn.who.int/media/docs/d...
This is an intervention proven to have very low risk and potentially very substantial benefits. Portraying this vaccine as something that only injection drug users or...
cdn.who.int
June 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
>90% chance of becoming chronic infection if acquired in infancy (under 1 year old) which risks fibrosis
AND
with 20-25% chance of hepatocellular carcinoma
It's an anti-cancer vaccine in babies
AND
with 20-25% chance of hepatocellular carcinoma
It's an anti-cancer vaccine in babies
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Kulldorff also recycles anti-vaccine propaganda about the birth dose of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine. This is not universally done across the world- mainly in those countries where there is a low rate of chronic infection. The US, however, has millions of chronically infected carriers.
Hepatitis B Facts and Figures
Hepatitis B is a global public health threat. Here are current statistics about hepatitis B around the world. Up to 80,000 Americans will become newly infected with hepatitis B each year therefore it ...
www.hepb.org
June 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Kulldorff also recycles anti-vaccine propaganda about the birth dose of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine. This is not universally done across the world- mainly in those countries where there is a low rate of chronic infection. The US, however, has millions of chronically infected carriers.
No. Absolutely not. This is a stupendously dumb idea. It is entirely preventable because there are people who don’t know they have Hep B. It needs <20 particles to infect, which is stupidly low numbers.
Kulldorff announces the creation of new work group to look at cumulative effect of vaccines, another to look at vaccines that haven’t been studied in 7 years.
He singles out Hep B for newborns. Says unless the mother is Hep. B positive, an argument could be made for delaying it.
He singles out Hep B for newborns. Says unless the mother is Hep. B positive, an argument could be made for delaying it.
June 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
No. Absolutely not. This is a stupendously dumb idea. It is entirely preventable because there are people who don’t know they have Hep B. It needs <20 particles to infect, which is stupidly low numbers.
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The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society has elected not to have our liaisons to ACIP participate in today's meeting. We believe the politicization of the committee renders it incapable of an independent, credible, data-driven process to review and recommend vaccines for the American public.
June 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society has elected not to have our liaisons to ACIP participate in today's meeting. We believe the politicization of the committee renders it incapable of an independent, credible, data-driven process to review and recommend vaccines for the American public.
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Hearing from all corners of HHS this morning about a total bloodletting — firings of scientists, analysts and many more as delayed RIFs take effect.
Many folks didn’t see early AM email and showed up, only to be turned away when badges didn’t work. Was sent this photo of long lines at one HHS site.
Many folks didn’t see early AM email and showed up, only to be turned away when badges didn’t work. Was sent this photo of long lines at one HHS site.
April 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hearing from all corners of HHS this morning about a total bloodletting — firings of scientists, analysts and many more as delayed RIFs take effect.
Many folks didn’t see early AM email and showed up, only to be turned away when badges didn’t work. Was sent this photo of long lines at one HHS site.
Many folks didn’t see early AM email and showed up, only to be turned away when badges didn’t work. Was sent this photo of long lines at one HHS site.
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#Breaking: HHS starts layoffs of thousands of workers across its agencies www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h...
HHS starts layoffs of thousands of workers across its agencies
Layoff notices began arriving early Tuesday for thousands of employees of HHS and its subsidiary agencies, with as many 10,000 workers potentially expected to be hit by the cuts.
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April 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#Breaking: HHS starts layoffs of thousands of workers across its agencies www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h...
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Vandalism is too mild. This is arson, with millions trapped in the building.
April 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Vandalism is too mild. This is arson, with millions trapped in the building.