Bruce Mirken3h ago

Nothing good can come of this: "U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pursuing federal government access to most Americans' medical records, in a quest to research a link between #vaccines and #autism -- a connection the medical establishment studied for decades and flatly rejects."

https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/washington-watch/121605

#RFKJr #ImpeachRFKJr

RFK Jr. Seeks to Peek at Americans' Medical Records for Clues on Autism and Vaccines

Some public health leaders have raised doubts that giving access would be legal or even useful

MedpageToday
Bich Nguyen4h ago

"In a typical year, the process of bringing a new seasonal flu shot to market is one of the United States’ most predictable vaccine routines. This, however, is not a typical year."

🎁🔗: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/06/flu-vaccine-acip/687466/?gift=4QaRc8exrrCy8GO1zwB_RoOhvcQFQlz6rOK_h-gFh8M

#PublicHealth #flu #influenza #vaccines #immunizations #ACIP #FDA #covid19 #ChildrensHealth

Flu Vaccines Should Not Be This Hard

Normally, the CDC’s vaccine advisors weigh in on flu vaccines in June. This year, the panel is in disarray.

The Atlantic
Big Blu Gnu6h ago
You know, the one thing that irritates me about these people is never hearing them attempt to answer their own question: "Why isn't anyone else doing this?" https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/04/study-rfk-jr-joe-rogans-misinformation-campaigns-led-to-a-38-increase-in-vitamin-a-poisoning-last-year/
#conspiracyTheories #criticalThinking #HHS #JoeRogan #measles #miracleCure #misinformation #quackery #RFKJr #snakeOil #vaccineHesitancy #vaccines
Study: RFK Jr., Joe Rogan’s Misinformation Campaigns Led To A 38% Increase In Vitamin A Poisoning Last Year

Early last year, when America’s measles outbreaks were still being counted in three-digit numbers, we talked about how RFK Jr. and his misinformation campaign were making things worse. A lot …

Techdirt
Bich Nguyen7h ago

"Doctors around the country say they are seeing more cases of serious, sometimes life-threatening illnesses that vaccines have long kept at bay, including whooping cough and bacterial infections that can cause pneumonia or meningitis."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/well/children-vaccines-illnesses.html

#healthcare #PublicHealth #measles #covid19 #vaccines #immunizations #pneumonia #vitaminK #tetanus #misinformation #disinformation

Hospitals See Diseases Resurge as Vaccinations Decline

Doctors nationwide are encountering more children with whooping cough, bacterial infections and other serious illnesses, as well as more adults refusing tetanus shots.

The New York Times
Good grief, it's you8h ago
GODDAMMIT https://megaphone.link/VMP3159237382
#vaccines #science
The lost Lyme vaccine by Unexplainable

Vijay Sikand is a family doctor in the Connecticut town that gave Lyme disease its name.

Megaphone.fm
Bruce Mirken9h ago
"The decision is a 'powerful' example of how insurance companies, which have detailed data on health outcomes after #vaccination and vaccine-preventable illnesses alike, 'are clearly choosing to cover #vaccines because they know that they are safe and effective,' said Elizabeth Jacobs, an epidemiology professor at the University of Arizona and a founding member of the grassroots organization Defend Public Health." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/07/insurance-coverage-vaccines-trump
US insurers’ move to back vaccines sends ‘powerful’ message about safety of shots, experts say

As Trump officials take aim at vaccine schedule, scientists encouraged by companies’ desire to continue coverage

The Guardian
Ron Chusid13h ago
Harvard reports that use of an adjuvant increases duration of action and activity of mRNA vaccines against Omicron in mice studies.
#COVID #vaccines https://hms.harvard.edu/news/new-immune-system-enhancer-extends-covid-19-vaccine-protection-animal-models
Kim Perales13h ago

Major posts are vacant.🚨Waves of scientists are gone. Ebola looms.

“If the CEO🚨lacked deep expertise in the company’s business & the leaders of its most important divisions were missing, investors would revolt."

#RFKJr🚨has demonstrated little interest in managing his dept as he focuses on food & vaccine policies. He’s received few briefings about #ebola from #CDC scientists. He mismanages #HHS &💔imperils Americans, esp #children.

#Vaccines #AntiVax #Health #USPol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/us/politics/ebola-vaccines-kennedy-health-department.html?unlocked_article_code=1.oVA.zaa-.qj3lRC4Y-6Dj&smid=url-share

RFK Jr. Appears Disengaged on Many Health Department Matters Beyond Vaccines

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has demonstrated little interest in managing his sprawling department as he focuses on food and vaccine policies, according to colleagues.

The New York Times
Salve J. Nilsen14h ago

Video 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, #Experts, #Science, #Communication, #SocialMedia, #Medicine, #PsuedoScience and lots more.

Extremely interesting long-form conversation with lots of useful and practical points – well worth the time!

2h39m

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv1ZaJ9mL1k

Antivaxxers, Acupuncture, And Alternative Cancer Cures | Dr. Steven Novella

YouTube
NYT > Home Page17h ago

RFK Jr. Appears Disengaged on Many Health Department Matters Beyond Vaccines

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/us/politics/ebola-vaccines-kennedy-health-department.html

#Politics #Health #Vaccines

RFK Jr. Appears Disengaged on Many Health Department Matters Beyond Vaccines

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has demonstrated little interest in managing his sprawling department as he focuses on food and vaccine policies, according to colleagues.

The New York Times