Jason Yip<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> 's reported hire for a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> study is a discredited misinformation agent <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/cdc-vaccine-autism-study-link-research-geier-rcna198485" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinio</span><span class="invisible">n/cdc-vaccine-autism-study-link-research-geier-rcna198485</span></a></p>
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Six Grandfathers Mountain<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@LondonOnLogic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LondonOnLogic</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@londononlogic/the-chortling-owl-oratu8hgz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>the-chortling-owl-LondonOnLogic</span></a></span> <br>RE<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RFKjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKjr</span></a> Forces Out Top <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccine</span></a> Official</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeterMarks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterMarks</span></a> forced <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resignation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resignation</span></a> letter March 28 2025</p><p>“It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the Secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> and lies"</p><p>WOW, that's a punch‼️</p><p>⭕PDF<br><a href="https://tinalexander.github.io/notes/attachments/2025-03-28_fda_peter-marks-resignation.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tinalexander.github.io/notes/a</span><span class="invisible">ttachments/2025-03-28_fda_peter-marks-resignation.pdf</span></a></p><p>⭕️AP<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/fda-vaccine-chief-peter-marks-resign-rfk-kennedy-7743be11cec4e4e22c50c2ddbcb6bcd8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/fda-vaccine</span><span class="invisible">-chief-peter-marks-resign-rfk-kennedy-7743be11cec4e4e22c50c2ddbcb6bcd8</span></a></p>
Andy<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RobertFKennedyJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RobertFKennedyJr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RobertFKennedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RobertFKennedy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HealthSecretary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthSecretary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/antiVAX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiVAX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AntiVAXXER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiVAXXER</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MedicalResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalResearch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <br>Vaccines helped to eradicate smallpox, and diseases like polio are pretty rare. An anti-vax health secretary in a golden age of medicine is totally absurd, and as much use as a witch doctor. <br>I wonder how many people in America would die in another pandemic under Robert F. Kennedy’s watch?</p><p><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/americas-top-vaccine-regulator-resigns-over-anti-vax-health-secretary-13337939" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.sky.com/story/americas-to</span><span class="invisible">p-vaccine-regulator-resigns-over-anti-vax-health-secretary-13337939</span></a></p>
AnnaAnthro<p>Top <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccine</span></a> Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/health/fda-vaccines-rfk-jr-peter-marks.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/28/health/</span><span class="invisible">fda-vaccines-rfk-jr-peter-marks.html</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Top <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccine</span></a> Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’ </p><p>Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in <a href="https://mas.to/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> is irresponsible and a danger to public health.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/rfkjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rfkjr</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/health/fda-vaccines-rfk-jr-peter-marks.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/28/health/</span><span class="invisible">fda-vaccines-rfk-jr-peter-marks.html</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin on Fri pushed out Peter Marks, the nation’s top <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> regulator & an architect of the US program to rapidly develop <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/coronavirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coronavirus</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a>, a move that comes as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> Secy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> continues his *overhaul* [destruction] of the nation’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> agencies amid a worsening <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> outbreak of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a>.<br>
Marks, who joined the FDA in 2012 & had overseen its Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research since 2016, was offered the choice to resign or be fired….</p><p>He opted to resign.</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a>. forces out Peter Marks, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a>’s top <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> scientist<br>
Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> outbreak shows how confidence in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> is being “undermined.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disease</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/28/rfk-jr-fda-vaccine-scientist-peter-marks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/politics/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/28/rfk-jr-fda-vaccine-scientist-peter-marks/</span></a></p>
Snowshadow 🇨🇦<p>💉 💉 Hoe Do You Get Vaccinated Without A Doctor? 🇨🇦 </p><p>Adults, children, travel and more info here.</p><p>In this article is a list of public health agencies by province and territory:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Doctor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doctor</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://thehealthinsider.ca/getting-vaccinated-without-a-family-doctor/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehealthinsider.ca/getting-va</span><span class="invisible">ccinated-without-a-family-doctor/</span></a></p>
WeeklyAmericanPandemicDeaths<p>2025-March-28 Friday </p><p>567 Americans Died Last Week From COVID 19</p><p>1,224,920 Americans Dead From COVID 19 In Total</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmericanDeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanDeaths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Booster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Booster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Corona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corona</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CoronaVirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoronaVirus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Covid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CovidIsAirborn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CovidIsAirborn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CovidIsNotOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CovidIsNotOver</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Friday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Friday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LongCovid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongCovid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mask</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Masks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Masks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pandemic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PandemicIsNotOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PandemicIsNotOver</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WearAMask" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WearAMask</span></a></p>
CBC British Columbia<p>B.C. launches spring COVID-19 vaccination campaign as respiratory season comes to a close<br>British Columbia's top doctor says respiratory illness season has come to an end, but the province will soon launch a spring COVID-19 immunization campaign and encourages everyone to ensure the...<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/covid19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covid19</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-launches-spring-covid-19-vaccination-campaign-as-respiratory-season-comes-to-a-close-1.7496619?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col</span><span class="invisible">umbia/b-c-launches-spring-covid-19-vaccination-campaign-as-respiratory-season-comes-to-a-close-1.7496619?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
Giuseppe Michieli<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genetic</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/antigenic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antigenic</span></a> characteristics of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/zoonotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zoonotic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/influenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influenza</span></a> A viruses and development of candidate <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> viruses for <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a> preparedness {WHO, March 28 '25}, <a href="https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/03/genetic-and-antigenic-characteristics.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/genetic-and-antigenic-characteristics.html</span></a></p>
chiasm<p>I got my measles shot a week or two ago, just to be on the safe side. At the time there were no outbreaks in my state. But here--as I seem to be saying a lot these days--we are.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2025/03/measles-outbreak-in-ohio-10-cases-in-ashtabula-county-possible-exposures-in-knox-county.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cleveland.com/metro/2025/03/me</span><span class="invisible">asles-outbreak-in-ohio-10-cases-in-ashtabula-county-possible-exposures-in-knox-county.html</span></a></p>
charrvein<p>Great read</p><p>"Why RFK Jr.’s pick for a vaccine-autism review may be familiar to Retraction Watch readers"</p><p>"While there’s irony in the retraction of a paper on conflicts of interest for issues with conflicts of interest, the key part of that story is that the journal replaced it with a new version of the paper with an updated conflict of interest statement and changes throughout — and this paper remains intact. "</p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/retractionWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retractionWatch</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/RFK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFK</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/antivax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antivax</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/AcademicChatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicChatter</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://retractionwatch.com/2025/03/27/david-geier-retractions-autism-vaccines-rfk-hhs-cdc/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">retractionwatch.com/2025/03/27</span><span class="invisible">/david-geier-retractions-autism-vaccines-rfk-hhs-cdc/</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/RFK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFK</span></a> Jr. Turns to a Discredited <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccine</span></a> Researcher for <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autism</span></a> Study</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/DavidGeier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidGeier</span></a> has been hired as a senior data analyst at H.H.S. According to several people, he will examine any potential links between vaccines and autism that were debunked long ago.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/hhs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hhs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/rfkjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rfkjr</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/health/rfk-jr-autism-vaccines.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/27/health/</span><span class="invisible">rfk-jr-autism-vaccines.html</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Discredited anti-vaccine advocate will lead <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> study on <a href="https://mas.to/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a></p><p>A discredited anti-vaccine advocate who has no medical background and who has been disciplined for practicing medicine without a license will reportedly lead a questionable federal study on vaccines and autism—despite a large volume of existing research that has found no link between the two and despite a thorough debunking of claims that vaccines cause autism.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/03/rfk-jr-hires-anti-vaccine-advocate-to-study-debunked-vaccine-autism-link/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/health/2025/03</span><span class="invisible">/rfk-jr-hires-anti-vaccine-advocate-to-study-debunked-vaccine-autism-link/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Several experts said that appointing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DavidGeier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidGeier</span></a> to work on a study of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> safety preordains the outcome — like having a basketball referee show up in one team’s jersey.</p><p>“You’d think you’d want a fresh eye,” said Edward L. Hunter, a fmr head of Washington’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDC</span></a> office.</p><p>“This isn’t a fresh eye. They have already published their results, & spending all this time & money is not going to help anyone. I am quite certain they’ll come to the same conclusion.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DavidGeier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DavidGeier</span></a>’s involvement in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> govt <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> heightens fears that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> confidence could be further eroded, especially after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a>’s recent embrace of questionable alternative treatments for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> during the ongoing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/outbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreak</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a>.</p><p>“If we increase vaccine hesitancy & immunization rates go down further, we will see more vaccine-preventable <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disease</span></a> outbreaks. That’s how it works,”said Dr. Christopher Beyrer, director of the Duke Global Health Institute.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Federal judges have rejected their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> as too unreliable to stand up in court.</p><p>David Geier’s new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> govt role has stunned <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> experts, who had already expressed concerns about <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a>’s decisions to cancel a long-held <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> meeting & to cut grants focused on understanding vaccine hesitancy.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheories</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicDisservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicDisservice</span></a></p>
Daniel Dvorkin<p>I have in fact read the <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/MIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MIS</span></a> (<a href="https://qoto.org/tags/medication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medication</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a> sheet) for the <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Pfizer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pfizer</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a>, since that's the one I've been getting, and I do the same for every prescribed <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/medication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medication</span></a> I take. People act like it's some kind of super-secret information, when really it's as easily accessible as a Mike <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Waltz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waltz</span></a> chat on <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>.</p>
Brittany Trang<p>Sen. Bill Cassidy voted to confirm <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/RFK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFK</span></a> Jr. on the condition that he would keep him informed on vaccine-related matters.</p><p>They two had breakfast to talk about <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> job cuts, but picking an anti-vax advocate to oversee <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a> research Cassidy has said is unnecessary didn't come up.</p><p>More <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@STAT" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>STAT</span></a></span>:<br><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/27/rfk-jr-meets-with-louisiana-senator-bill-cassidy-no-word-on-controversial-vaccine-autism-study/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statnews.com/2025/03/27/rfk-jr</span><span class="invisible">-meets-with-louisiana-senator-bill-cassidy-no-word-on-controversial-vaccine-autism-study/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a></p>
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