@memeorandum@universeodon.comSanders Releases Internal HHS Emails Demonstrating Secretary Kennedy's Politicization of CDC, Interference with Vaccines (Senator Bernie Sanders)
https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-releases-internal-hhs-emails-demonstrating-secretary-kennedys-politicization-of-cdc-interference-with-vaccines/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260626/p44#a260626p44
@cdarwin@c.imAs Bozkurt, Kamat, and Hotez reported in Circulation,
the myocarditis risk from COVID-19 vaccination is both rare and less severe than the myocarditis one risks from COVID-19 itself:
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, myocarditis/pericarditis rates are
≈12.6 cases per million doses of second-dose mRNA vaccine among individuals 12 to 39 years of age.
…
Despite rare cases of myocarditis,
the benefit-risk assessment for COVID-19 vaccinati…
@wraithe@mastodon.social @memeorandum@universeodon.comRelief group is phasing out vaccines RFK Jr. believes are unsafe (Carmen Paun/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/22/gavi-rfk-vaccines-thimerosal-shaheen-00934540
http://www.memeorandum.com/260522/p43#a260522p43
@servelan@newsie.socialRoutine vaccines may cut dementia risk—experts have startling hypothesis on how - Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/05/routine-vaccines-may-cut-dementia-risk-experts-have-startling-hypothesis-on-how/
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@memeorandum@universeodon.comCovid vaccine study the acting CDC director blocked is published in an outside journal (Aria Bendix/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/study-covid-vaccines-acting-cdc-director-blocked-published-rcna351174
http://www.memeorandum.com/260624/p1#a260624p1
@cdarwin@c.imGlobal health leaders are considering whether vaccines or medicines still in development could be used to fight Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
as the World Health Organization’s chief said he was deeply concerned by the outbreak’s speed and scale.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there had been at least 500 suspected cases of Ebola
and 130 suspected deaths in DRC since the new outbreak began
– up from about 200 cases and 65 deaths when it was announc…
@scottmiller42@mstdn.socialI heard on Iowa Public Radio this morning that Gov Reynolds signed a bill permitting over-the-counter Ivermectin sales.
Great, let's all take Ivermectin as a 21st century cure all, for viruses and cancer and anything else our whim strikes! Why would we use evidence-based science to guide us!?
Meanwhile Covid-19 vaccines, some of the most researched medicine ever, Republicans have made harder to obtain at the pharmacy.
@jacobgudiol@mastodonsweden.se"If we assume that this is governed by a Poisson distribution—a good first approximation for random events—the probability of observing zero deaths in 2020–24 without the vaccine is:
P(0) = e⁻²²·⁷ ≈ 1.4 × 10⁻¹⁰
That's roughly 1 in 7 billion—ie, essentially impossible"
https://
@grumpybozo@toad.socialRE: https://mastodon.social/@Some_Emo_Chick/116760414841691102
This is very big and will be very much ignored by mass media and govt. because it requires more careful explanation than most people who doubt vaccines can absorb.
BTW: Flu vaccin…
@sjn@chaos.socialVideo recommendation!
Two of the best science communicators I know of, Doctor Mike and Dr. Steven Novella, having an in-depth conversation about #Skepticism, #AI, #Vaccines,
@servelan@newsie.socialW.Va. public schools will not accept religious exemptions for vaccines at the start of the new year
https://www.wvva.com/2026/07/20/wva-public-schools-will-not-accept-religious-exemptions-vaccines-start-new-year/
@cdarwin@c.imRFK Jr. asked the National Institute of Health to dedicate $5 billion (!)
to finding a link between vaccines and autism.
"That would have dedicated more than a tenth of the NIH’s annual budget
to investigating a hypothesis already refuted by scientists worldwide."
https://
@cdarwin@c.imAn executive order signed with little fanfare by Donald Trump on Friday could have a huge impact on the health of US children,
as it instructs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to cut the number of recommended childhood vaccines almost in half.
The vague language of the order, which refers to “a scientific assessment that compared United States childhood immunization recommendations with those of peer nations” published in January by anti-vaccine activist Rober…
@Treppenwitz@sfba.social @servelan@newsie.socialThe Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish — ProPublica
https://projects.propublica.org/childhood-vaccines-deaths-modeling/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comRFK Jr. Appears Disengaged on Many Health Department Matters Beyond Vaccines (Sheryl Gay Stolberg/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/us/politics/ebola-vaccines-kennedy-health-department.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260607/p4#a260607p4
@paulwermer@sfba.socialUh - Isn't the #GOP supposed to be the #PartyOfLife?
Republican mistrust in healthcare widens US health gap, study finds
@PaulWermer@sfba.socialUh - Isn't the #GOP supposed to be the #PartyOfLife?
Republican mistrust in healthcare widens US health gap, study finds
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@memeorandum@universeodon.comRFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans' medical records for clues on autism and vaccines (CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/04/health/medical-records-vaccines-autism
http://www.memeorandum.com/260604/p65#a260604p65
@grumpybozo@toad.socialThe fact that we have vaccines for HPV-induced cancers & for Varicella Zoster (chickenpox & shingles) is a pair of massive wins for 21st century medicine that we don’t have enough appreciation for. Especially since the Shingrix vaccine somehow also helps prevent dementia.
These are viruses that are *endemic* in humans, older than the species. Almost everyone who has ever lived has been exposed to both by age 25. Kids born today may never be exposed to either & many who are…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump FDA chief is leaving after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists and anti-abortion groups (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/fda-trump-makary-kennedy-vaccines-drugs-ef151784342c48cca3b91a829d615b5e
http://www.memeorandum.com/260512/p65#a260512p65
@cdarwin@c.imRobert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, is demanding answers from a medical journal that recently removed a paper suggesting a link between vaccines and infant death, saying their decision was “of great interest to me”.
The journal Toxicology Reports had removed the paper this spring after editors determined it was so seriously flawed it could harm patients and pose a risk to public health.
Public health advocates immediately criticized the move, and said Kennedy appeared t…
@servelan@newsie.socialRFK Jr’s team quietly updates CDC website to say science doesn’t know if vaccines cause autism | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-vaccine-autism-cdc-website-b3021275.html
@memeorandum@universeodon.comAmerica's doctors just voted for war with RFK Jr. (Simon J. Levien/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/10/ama-doctors-physicians-rfk-vaccines-00957489
http://www.memeorandum.com/260610/p120#a260610p120
@cdarwin@c.imTruth Decay
is defined in part by an increasing disagreement about objective facts
—a trend that exists on scale not observed in previous eras of American history.
For example, despite having more evidence than ever before about vaccines being safe and effective at preventing disease,
vaccine skepticism in the United States is on the rise.
This is just one example of how public attitudes can diverge from facts and data in debates and discourse.
So what…
@servelan@newsie.socialIncluding mRNA vaccines...
Trump’s CDC Nominee Praises Vaccines, Without Vowing Independence From Kennedy - Cobb Courier
https://cobbcountycourier.com/2026/07/trumps-cdc-nominee-praises-vaccines-without-vowing-independence-from-kennedy/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comCassidy will support Trump's CDC nominee (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/23/congress/cdc-erica-schwartz-cassidy-rfk-vaccines-01009324
http://www.memeorandum.com/260723/p46#a260723p46
@memeorandum@universeodon.comUS FDA blocked publication of COVID, shingles vaccine safety studies (Padmanabhan Ananthan/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-fda-blocked-research-publication-that-covid-shingles-vaccines-are-safe-nyt-2026-05-05/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260505/p109#a260505p109
@servelan@newsie.socialVaccine-Preventable Diseases Are Spreading, So Sure, Let's Decrease The Vaccines!
https://www.wonkette.com/p/vaccine-preventable-diseases-are
@memeorandum@universeodon.comRubio Suggests U.S. Return to Global Vaccine Program in Rebuke of Kennedy (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/us/politics/rubio-kennedy-vaccines-gavi.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nFA.z73n.-xOLuYgryY1v&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260602/p92#a260602p92
@memeorandum@universeodon.comKennedy Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into Vaccines, Despite His New Silence on the Issue (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/health/kennedy-vacccine-safety.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hlA.YrC7.1Gc1gfj2yayc&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260511/p86#a260511p86
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@memeorandum@universeodon.comGOP-led Florida House tanks AI, medical freedom proposals pushed by DeSantis (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/28/florida-house-gop-ai-vaccines-special-session-00895379
http://www.memeorandum.com/260428/p103#a260428p103
@memeorandum@universeodon.comFlu Vaccines Should Not Be This Hard (Katherine J. Wu/The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/06/flu-vaccine-acip/687466/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260607/p56#a260607p56
@memeorandum@universeodon.comF.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe (Christina Jewett/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/politics/fda-covid-vaccine-studies.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gFA.8TIf.Nf0VZEDJJMok&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260505/p73#a260505p73
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