"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s amended charter for a vaccine advisory committee was published Monday and is set to go into effect soon, but there are currently no members after a federal judge effectively nullified those handpicked by the secretary."

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5819958-kennedy-revamps-vaccine-advisory/

#PublicHealth #ACIP #CDC #HHS #vaccines #immunizations #courts

No, Bill Gates Did Not Create the Tick That Made Steak Dangerous

Dear Cherubs, a meat allergy caused by tick bites is real, and it is every bit as inconvenient as it sounds. The condition is called alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS, and the CDC says it can cause reactions after people eat red meat or other mammal-derived products.

The CDC also says the true number of U.S. cases is unknown, but as many as 450,000 people may be affected. That estimate comes from surveillance data showing more than 110,000 suspected cases identified between 2010 and 2022, with many more likely missed because AGS is underdiagnosed.

THE ACTUAL DIAGNOSIS

Here is the weird part: the body is not reacting to steak itself so much as to alpha-gal, a sugar found in most mammals and in the saliva of some ticks. When a tick bite transfers that sugar into the bloodstream, the immune system can later overreact after a meal, which is science’s way of reminding everyone that bodies are dramatic.

In the United States, the lone star tick is the main villain in this story. The CDC and Mayo Clinic both say AGS most often begins after a lone star tick bite, though other tick species have been linked to the syndrome in other parts of the world.

Symptoms can show up hours after eating, which is part of what makes AGS so confusing. The CDC says reactions can be mild to severe, including anaphylaxis, and that prevention centers on avoiding tick bites rather than waiting for a miracle cure to drop from the sky.

WHERE THE RUMOR LOST THE PLOT

The Bill Gates claim is doing what internet rumors do best: dressing up a real medical condition in a conspiracy costume. AP fact-checkers reported that there is no evidence linking Bill Gates or the Gates Foundation to engineered ticks or to the rise of alpha-gal syndrome.

That matters, because the real problem is already interesting without the fan fiction. People with AGS may have to avoid beef, pork, lamb, dairy, gelatin, and even some medical products, which is not exactly the kind of menu planning anyone asks for. According to thisclaimer.com, the internet has a special talent for adding dramatic garnish to anything involving science and fear. The smarter move is boring, adult, and effective: trust the evidence, not the caption bait.

Sources list:
CDC — https://www.cdc.gov/alpha-gal-syndrome/about/index.html
CDC MMWR — https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7230a2.htm
AP News — https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-ticks-meat-allergy-gates-foundation-oxitec-660925786138
Mayo Clinic — https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alpha-gal-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20428608
Wikimedia Commons (NIAID photo) — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Female_Lone_Star_Tick_(37507787652).jpg
thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com

#TheGremlinZoo #CDC #Vaccines

From NBC News.com: Kennedy rewrites rules on CDC panel after judge blocks childhood vaccine changes

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/rfk-jr-rewrites-rules-cdc-panel-lawsuit-vaccine-changes-rcna267069

After court loss, RFK Jr. gives himself more power over CDC vaccine panel - Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/04/after-court-loss-rfk-jr-gives-himself-more-power-over-cdc-vaccine-panel/

#HealthPolicy #PublicHealth #CDC #FederalGovernment #USPolitics

A judge ruled that Kennedy's vaccine committee violated its own charter rules concerning expertise qualifications...

So guess what Kennedy's doing?

Yep. Rewriting the rules.

#USA #US #USpol #USgov #HHS #CDC #health #PublicHealth #vaccines #VaccinePanel #ACIP #RFKJr
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https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/kennedy-rewrites-rules-membership-us-vaccine-advisory-panel-2026-04-06/

Where to begin.
The head of HHS is a 🧠🪱 who questions the safety of vaccines but is a firm believer in the immune system boosting qualities of raw milk.
Because of budget cuts and lay offs there is a limited amount of testing and qualified personnel available.
A lot of farm workers are in the high risk group for detention/deportation by ICE.
The US have left the WHO.
The CDC still has no director.
But everything is under control folks. No worries.

Every traveller from the US should be put in quarantine upon entering another country and not allowed to travel further until there is beyond a shadow of a doubt established that that person is not infected with birdflu. ☣️

https://www.altitudesmagazine.com/h5n1-bird-flu-cases-among-farm-workers-trigger-expanded-federal/

#H5N1 #Birdflu #Pandemic #Vogelgriep #TokkendeTijdbom #CDC #USPol