Even in Vermont, where state health officials are sane, doctors struggle with more parents who've been needlessly frightened of #vaccines by #RFKJr. https://vtdigger.org/2026/05/18/vermont-rejected-the-federal-governments-vaccine-rollbacks-but-doctors-are-still-seeing-their-impact/

#ImpeachRFKJr

Vermont rejected the federal government’s vaccine rollbacks. But doctors are still seeing their impact.

The latest wave of vaccine skepticism puts an added load on an already-strained primary care workforce, clinicians say.

VTDigger
Trump officials plan to repeal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

EPA outlines effort to kill Biden-era rules as critics condemn RFK Jr and Lee Zeldin’s ‘hocus pocus’

The Guardian

Anti-depressants, specifically SSRIs, saved my life.

#RFKJr #NoSSRIForWhatAilsThatOne

"The US began w/d funding for the #WHO in early 2025 *forced:🚨org to slash its budgets for 2026/27. WHO: now greatly underfunded -had to shed huge#s of staff -disastrous.”

#HHS🚨Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious #Diseases to Stop Res. NIAID’s Integr Res Fac is one of the few fed facs chgd with studying #Ebola. All of its work was put on indefinite pause by #RFKJr’s dept.”

I've lost track of how many ways Trump/Rs are KILLING us‼️#Deaths #USPol
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2527072-the-ebola-emergency-shines-a-light-on-the-urgent-need-for-new-vaccines/
https://www.wired.com/story/hhs-niaid-irf-ebola-disease-research-stop/

The Ebola emergency shines a light on the urgent need for new vaccines

A little-known strain of Ebola virus is behind an ongoing health emergency, prompting researchers to call for the acceleration of vaccine candidates against such infections

New Scientist

US Health Secretary Declares Nation 'Sickest in History,' Cites Chronic Disease Crisis

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared the US the 'sickest country in history' due to chronic diseases. Learn about the MAHA initiative and its calls for dietary reform.

#ChronicDisease, #PublicHealth, #RFKJr, #MAHA, #USHealth

https://newsletter.tf/us-health-secretary-sickest-country-chronic-disease/

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated the nation is the 'sickest country in history' due to chronic diseases. This is a major concern for public health.

#ChronicDisease, #PublicHealth, #RFKJr, #MAHA, #USHealth
https://newsletter.tf/us-health-secretary-sickest-country-chronic-disease/

US Health Secretary Says Nation is Sickest Ever Due to Chronic Disease

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared the US the 'sickest country in history' due to chronic diseases. Learn about the MAHA initiative and its calls for dietary reform.

NewsletterTF

A doctor's political obit for Sen. #BillCassidy: "As others have said, Cassidy got nothing in exchange for selling us all out with Kennedy. Trump was never going to forgive Cassidy for his 'real sin.' You see, back when Cassidy had principles, he voted in favor of removing #Trump from office, after MAGA supporters mounted a failed coup at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021."
https://insidemedicine.substack.com/p/the-end-of-the-road-for-dr-disgrace

#RFKJr

The end of the road for Dr. Disgrace.

I’m really, really pissed off at my fellow physician, and soon-to-be former US Senator, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana.

Inside Medicine

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/17/pandemic-preparedness-after-covid

"‘We’re not ready’: US lags on pandemic preparedness after Covid, experts say."

"The hantavirus outbreak, while unlikely to spark the next big pandemic, is shining a spotlight on the ways public health has deteriorated in the US: its ability to test for rare diseases, its expertise on outbreak prevention and response, its ability to battle misinformation and restore trust."

#Hantavirus #Pandemic #USPol #Health #USHealthCare #RFKJR #AntiVax #Antifa

‘We’re not ready’: US lags on pandemic preparedness after Covid, experts say

Experts say slashed funding and growing misinformation are some of the greatest challenges facing public health

The Guardian

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is "international concern" says WHO.

Trump is president
RFK is health secretary

Nah, nothing to worry about.

#Ebola #WHO #Trump #RFKjr
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/17/who-ebola-outbreak-congo-uganda-global-health-emergency.

WHO says Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda is ‘emergency’ of international concern

At least 80 deaths and more than 300 suspected cases in the DRC, while Uganda reports spread from travellers

The Guardian