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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 5d

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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California Immunization Coalition @immunizeca.bsky.social · 9d

Acting CDC director O'Neill calls on vaccine makers to separate combined MMR shot www.reuters.com/business/hea...

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 13d

Many thanks to @pbsnews.org @pbs.org for hosting us today ahead of our upcoming broadcast on our new book #ScienceUnderSiege @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 14d

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California Immunization Coalition @immunizeca.bsky.social · 15d

OC County toddler infected with #measles
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Orange County toddler infected with measles

Orange County Health Care Agency officials on Monday revealed a toddler has been infected with measles.

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California Immunization Coalition @immunizeca.bsky.social · 19d

Special Edition Vaccine Booster

Check out latest issue and subscribe to receive future newsletters ( their coming along fast)
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Special Edition Vaccine Booster Newsletter - AB-144 Signed Into Law, WCHA's Initial Recommendations

Email from California Immunization Coalition AB144 Signed By Governor, West Coast Health Alliance - COVID Vaccine Recommendations, Upcoming Trainings, More The Vaccine Booster - Special Edition Sept

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 21d

"There are autisms, rather than just autism. The diversity in symptoms, the severity of symptoms and the range of biological contributors are simply too large to be reduced to one uniform disorder. The neurobiology is too complex for easy explanations." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

Opinion | Autism Has Always Existed. We Haven’t Always Called It Autism.

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California Immunization Coalition @immunizeca.bsky.social · 21d

@Harvard School of Public Health Dean - paid to testify that a commonly used pain reliever ‘causes’ autism, even though there isn’t actually any proof. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Harvard’s Public Health Dean Was Paid $150,000 to Testify Tylenol Causes Autism | News | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard School of Public Health Dean Andrea A. Baccarelli received at least $150,000 to testify against Tylenol’s manufacturer in 2023 — two years before he published research used by the Trump admini...

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Daily Trix @dailytrix.bsky.social · 24d

It just seems incredibly irresponsible of the media to not mention prominently upfront that RFK Jr. is not a doctor and has no medical/scientific background when reporting on medical/scientific announcements he's making.

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Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social · Sep 11

🗞️ Media release from The George Washington University announces new report which finds FY 2026 budget cuts to CDC would lead to losses for state and local economies.

✅ States losing over 1,000 jobs each could include GA, CA, FL, TX, AZ, IL, NY, & PA.

✅ 42,000 jobs lost nationwide could happen.

New Research: Proposed CDC Budget Cuts Harm Public Health | Media Relations | The George Washington University

A new report by George Washington University researchers finds that proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if enacted, would endanger public health an...

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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · Sep 11

TB deaths projected to rise due to aid cuts, study says : Goats and Soda

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TB is the #1 killer among infectious diseases. A new study says its toll could mount

New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.

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California Immunization Coalition @immunizeca.bsky.social · Sep 10

RFK Jr. ally’s ‘smoking gun’ study on vaccines and chronic illness is fundamentally flawed www.statnews.com/2025/09/09/a... via @statnews.com

RFK Jr. ally’s ‘smoking gun’ study on vaccines and chronic illness is fundamentally flawed

Bogus study on vaccines and chronic illness presented at Senate presents “a dangerous precedent for how science is weighed in policymaking,” infectious disease expert writes.

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · Sep 6

"Oh, for the days of mere incompetence.

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has married ineptitude to pet obsessions, producing a goat rodeo for the ages.

New week, new mess: purgings, resignations, policy reversals, [COIs], elimination of transparency."
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RFK Jr. has turned health services into a goat rodeo

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has married ineptitude to pet obsessions, producing a goat rodeo for the ages.

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California Immunization Coalition @immunizeca.bsky.social · Aug 29

PAHO urges countries to step up their pertussis (whooping cough) surveillance and vaccination efforts due to rising infections that now include the spread of antibiotic-resistant strains. www.cidrap.umn.edu/pertussis/pa...

PAHO warns antibiotic-resistant pertussis is spreading

Since 2024, antibiotic-resistant pertussis cases have been detected in 4 nations in the Americas: Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and the US.

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California Department of Public Health @capublichealth.bsky.social · Aug 28

COVID-19 is spreading in California. Getting the 2024/2025 COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant is safe, effective & protects you & your developing baby from getting very sick.

📲Talk to your prenatal care provider or visit MyTurn.ca.gov to schedule your vaccine appointment.

Three individuals celebrating at a baby shower with decorations and gifts. One holds a teddy bear and sits near a sign about the importance of vaccination during pregnancy by CDPH. Text "Vaccination during pregnancy protects you and your baby".

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · Aug 28

New: In 7 months, Kennedy has broken the CDC, perhaps irreparably. For all he’s done with mass firings, gutting expertise, and attacking vaccines, Wednesday’s loss of its most senior and competent leaders—truly the CDC’s backbone—is the most consequential attack yet.

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‘People will die because of this’: How RFK Jr. drove out the CDC’s senior leaders

On the same day Susan Monarez was fired, four of the agency’s top leaders quit.

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Mark Zaid, Esq @markzaidesq.bsky.social · Aug 27

Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · Aug 28

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), top Dem on the Senate health committee, on this evening's chaos at CDC:

“We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired."

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California Immunization Coalition @immunizeca.bsky.social · Aug 25

Sanjay Patel, Pharmacy Manager at Haller's Pharmacy, stands up for science, truth, and public health when it matters most

That’s the kind of courage that saves lives and we thank him and all of our colleagues who support immunizations every day

#PublicHealth #NIAM2025 #VaccinesWork #IVax2Protect

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California Immunization Coalition @immunizeca.bsky.social · Aug 23

Actions of this so called administration is just payback for their grudges. And their pathological need to be ‘right’ at any cost.

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ACOG @acog.org · Aug 22

Today, ACOG released updated clinical guidance on vaccination during pregnancy against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. These guidance documents reflect a large and growing body of research and data regarding the safety and benefits of maternal immunization. Learn more: https://bit.ly/45w9LOD

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California Immunization Coalition @immunizeca.bsky.social · Aug 22

ACOG Releases Updated Maternal Immunization Guidance for COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV www.acog.org/news/news-re...

#VaccinesWork #PublicHealth #IVax2Protect
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ACOG Releases Updated Maternal Immunization Guidance COVID Influenza RSV

Today, ACOG released updated clinical guidance regarding vaccination during pregnancy against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.

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California Immunization Coalition @immunizeca.bsky.social · Aug 21

Terrific interview with @mtosterholm.bsky.social on @kqedforum.bsky.social w/ Mina Kim on the @ameracadpeds.bsky.social pediatric immunization schedule and the heavy challenges #publichealth is facing.
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Leading Pediatric Group Splits with CDC Over Vaccine Recommendations | KQED

We talk to infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm about how to make sense of the conflicting messages about vaccines. We’ll also get his thoughts on federal cuts to vaccine research funding, and ...

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · Aug 21

AAP releases evidence-based immunization schedule; calls on payers to cover recommendations publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...

AAP releases evidence-based immunization schedule; calls on payers to cover recommendations

The schedule includes guidance on COVID-19 vaccination that differs from federal policy along with updates to recommendations on RSV and flu.

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