The power of the people is greater than the people in power.

RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.

This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
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Philly

#nokings

There are nearly 100,000 people at the rally in Philadelphia. #NoKings

Why the Sudden Firing of ACIP Members Should Put Every Clinician on High Alert There are certain irrefutable verities when, like me, you’re an infectious diseases specialist married to a pediatrician. Here are our top two, which are deeply interrelated: Infectious deaths in chil...

The head of HHS said he’d preserve ACIP. Then he fired the entire committee.

Now a new panel -- with mostly unclear expertise in clinical trials, vaccines, and ID -- is in place. Time for high alert for changes that could seriously affect public health. #IDSky blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...

Secretary Kennedy’s allegations about the integrity of CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices are completely unfounded and will have a significant negative impact on Americans of all ages.

Our statement: bit.ly/3SGaDcb

Infant who contracted measles virus before birth is 1st recorded death in current Ontario outbreak | CBC News Ontario's Ministry of Health has announced the first recorded death of a measles patient from the outbreak that started in October. The newborn contracted the virus before birth from the mother, the c...

Ontario’s large #measles outbreak claims the life of a child. If you let measles spread, preventable harms will happen. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings

Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history

It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women

Unreal

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#handsoff #philly

Cory Booker. 👇👇👇

#standupforscience
#philly

Former chairs of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on the panel’s role Six former chairs of the U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices explain how the committee works — and why it’s so important.

The ACIP plays a crucial role in protecting childhood & adult health by developing vaccination recommendations based on scientific evidence. This article is a great resource for more information on why SHEA encourages timely rescheduling of the ACIP’s meeting.

Tragic Childhood Death from Measles Reminds Us That Some Don't Understand Either the Medical Significance or the Human Heart My ID colleague Dr. Adam Ratner, Chief of Pediatric ID at NYU Medical Center, just published an insightful and remarkably timely book called Booster Shots:  The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncer...

If someone thinks the measles outbreak and childhood death in Texas are "not unusual" or "happens all the time", they are deeply misinformed. h/t @adamratnermd.bsky.social for the inspiration.

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First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that's infected more than 120 people A person who was hospitalized with measles has died from measles in West Texas. It's the first since the outbreak began late last month.

The Texas measles outbreak has reported its first death.

This was completely avoidable and it is infuriating that we choose to allow this disease to persist.

And there it is. A nation that would rather cater to the ultra rich than feed the poor, heal the children, and treat the elderly. It’s the Republican way. May we reap what we sow. Nothing more, nothing less.

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.

Democracy requires your courage.

"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope." - RFK Sr.

Don't Believe Him | The Ezra Klein Show YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show

From @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social

If you haven’t yet seen this short video, you must.

Absolutely essential framing to understand and respond to this moment.

youtu.be/K8QLgLfqh6s

STI Treatment Guidelines are down, for now go to nnptc.org where our group has housed STI and HIV PrEP guidelines #HIVSky #STISky #IDSky

Behind the Chaotic Attempt to Freeze Federal Assistance The potential for devastation is made plain by another order, concerning the crucial work of U.S.A.I.D.

My @newyorker.com piece on the ongoing, likely unconstitutional funding freeze at USAID now imperiling millions: “This is not a pause. It is a destruction.”

USAID is also where the Administration is testing out its playbook for eviscerating other agencies.
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Opinion | RFK Jr. Is a Vaccine Cynic, Not Skeptic. My job is to ask tough questions of vaccine makers. That’s not what he is doing.

All 100 senator should read Paul Offit's commentary on RFK jr. RFK jr's wild, fact free claims about vaccines don't reflect healthy skepticism, or concern for patients, they are the ramblings and outright lies of a man who is a professional anti-vaxxer. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...

The kind of meme that should go viral.
#VaccinesWork

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