Martin Michaelis (he/him)
Ars Technica NewsWith NIH in chaos, its controversial director is taking over CDC, too https://arstechni.ca/eHqr #robertfkennedyjr #anti-vaccine #Bhattacharya #vaccine #Health #CDC #NIH
merely rhysI'll never understand these people.
They're negligent and stupid enough to have killed their child, and stubborn and arrogant enough to not regret it.
Antivaxxers, so-called alternative medicine advocates, and various other anti-scientific groups are a threat to civil society — and perhaps an existential one given their propensity for supporting populists.
Mom of 7-year-old hospitalized with brain swelling from measles: ‘I still wouldn’t have given my son the vaccine’
EXCLUSIVE: South Carolina parents living in the state’s measles epicenter tell Rhian Lubin of their devastation after their unvaccinated 7-year-old son, Ethan, developed encephalitis, a complication from the virus that causes swelling and inflammation in the brain
Bruce Mirken"The New Hampshire House of Representatives rejected a proposal Thursday to end all #vaccine mandates in the state." Sometimes sanity prevails!
https://newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/new-hampshire-house-votes-down-anti-vaccine-bill/
Chuck DarwinDementia is tragically common among the elderly.
A growing body of work, however, suggests that simply taking a course of the #shingles #vaccine
can meaningfully slow the decline.
New data suggest that it cut dementia risk, for example, by 20%.
Can the shingles vaccine slow ...
Can the shingles vaccine slow ...
Chuck DarwinDementia is tragically common among the elderly.
In 2021 57m people worldwide were thought to have the condition.
Ageing is a risk factor for many other ailments too,
ranging from chronic inflammation to a decline in organ function.
A growing body of work, however, suggests that simply taking a course of the #shingles #vaccine
can meaningfully slow the decline.
New data suggest that it cut dementia risk, for example, by 20%.
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/02/13/can-the-shingles-vaccine-slow-ageing
Glyn MoodyVinay Prasad: The One Man Roadblocking An #mRNA Flu #Vaccine - https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/18/vinay-prasad-the-one-man-roadblocking-an-mrna-flu-vaccine/
Jennifer Hamilton, MD PhDGood news, maybe: The FDA has decided to review the application for Moderna's flu vaccine after all.
David McFarlane
CBC HealthU.S. FDA changes course and agrees to review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine application
Moderna says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to review its influenza vaccine, reversing an earlier decision to reject the application, following modifications from the company.
#FDA #Moderna #vaccine #flu
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/moderna-fda-flu-vaccine-9.7095195?cmp=rss
Moderna says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to review its influenza vaccine, reversing an earlier decision to reject the application, following modifications from the company.
#FDA #Moderna #vaccine #flu
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/moderna-fda-flu-vaccine-9.7095195?cmp=rss
