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Jake Scott, MD

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Infection diseases doctor | Stanford Clinical Associate Professor Focused on vaccines, data transparency, and antimicrobial stewardship. Views my own.

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Jake Scott, MD @jakescottmd.bsky.social · 29d

A US senate subcommittee was told this unpublished vaccine study was 'the most important ever.' Henry Ford Health now confirms why it was never published: it failed scientific standards.

Here's what's actually wrong with the study:
jakescottmd.substack.com/p/why-the-senates-most-important-vaccine

Why the Senate's 'Most Important Vaccine Study Ever' Was Never Published

The fatal flaws that made this study unpublishable

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Jake Scott, MD @jakescottmd.bsky.social · 17h

Well deserved. 👏👏

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 18h

We’re once again ranked #1 among most-read U.S. nonprofit news sites, according to @niemanlab.org 👏

Our mission to share fact-based journalism keeps reaching new audiences .

We’re in great company on the list, which includes @propublica.org, @blockclubchi.bsky.social and other great nonprofits.

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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social · 18h

Some of these people have now been fired and rehired TWICE since January. The current state of dysfunction is mind boggling.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 20h

OOOPS! UPDATE: Two HHS officials tell me that disease detectives, measles response officers, global health officials and the MMWR staff were laid off by mistake and will be reinstated. But Washington office is still RIFed

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

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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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 1d

The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.

The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.

We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.

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Jake Scott, MD @jakescottmd.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you 🙏

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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 3d

CIDRAP Op-Ed: Why the CDC director is wrong about the MMR vaccine

by @jakescottMD

A call to develop separate measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines to replace the combined MMR shot is not backed by evidence. Here are the facts.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

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Jake Scott, MD @jakescottmd.bsky.social · 4d

Mostly the latter. Monovalent measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines are not less effective when given on schedule. MMR does not blunt immunity. Main advantage is practical: one visit, fewer missed doses, better coverage. For mumps, MMR is at least as good. Safety is similar.

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 5d

“Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk.”

Six former surgeons general condemn RFK Jr.

Opinion | Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans

It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

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Jake Scott, MD @jakescottmd.bsky.social · 5d

“We have 1,544 measles cases this year, 92% in unvaccinated people, and 3 deaths. The problem isn’t the vaccine — it’s that people aren’t getting it. O’Neill hasn’t offered a single scientific rationale for breaking up MMR.”

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Acting CDC director calls for MMR vaccine to be broken up into three shots

There's no evidence that breaking up the MMR shot would make the immunization safer or more effective.

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Julie Parsonnet @julieparsonnet.bsky.social · 6d

The Trump Action Tracker is a website designed by a British group that is cataloging all of the administration's actions, statements, and plans. It is a depressing but important read. Check it out at trumpactiontracker.info

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 6d

A study imagined NIH with 40% less funding. The result? More than half of FDA-approved drugs since 2000 might not exist. Basic research dollars have real-world impact.
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Science costs money – research is guided by who funds it and why

The federal government is more likely to fund curiosity-driven basic research, while industry is more likely to support research that has a clearer eventual payoff.

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Jake Scott, MD @jakescottmd.bsky.social · 7d

One my all time faves: open.spotify.com/track/5LuYMH...

2-Step

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 8d

Six young children died, one facing amputation of limbs, all unvaccinated, all from measles.

Protect your children.
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11-Month-Old Charedi Baby Faces Amputation After Severe Measles Complications - Belaaz News

An 11-month-old infant from Beitar Illit, hospitalized at Hadassah Medical Center after contracting measles, is scheduled for surgery to amputate all four limbs due to necrosis, according to a Tuesday...

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Jake Scott, MD @jakescottmd.bsky.social · 7d

The US needs to build an independent alternative to HHS, CDC, etc. We’ve been hijacked by an authoritarian with an ideological agenda, and no amount of evidence will convince him he’s dead wrong. There are brilliant scientists and doctors in this country and this is an all hands on deck crisis.

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 7d

She had a reputation for working with Republicans and Democrats alike. But @drdebhoury.bsky.social was never once able to brief RFK Jr. In fact, she only met him once — when he toured the empty CDC after a gunman killed Officer David Rose and traumatized staff.
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A ‘hostile takeover’: ousted CDC official raises alarm over RFK Jr approach to infectious disease

Debra Houry speaks after testifying on eight months under Kennedy, who critics say shuns science and spreads falsehoods

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 8d

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It is unbelievable that in 2025, defending science has become an act of bravery.

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Ed Belongia MD @belongia.bsky.social · 8d

No training in stats or climate models is needed to understand this is bad news for the planet 👇

Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 8d

Record warm ocean temperatures continued in September across the North Pacific Ocean, with a number of consequential impacts (including on downstream weather patterns).

This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every September from 1854-2025 using @noaa.gov ERSSTv5 data.

Green line graph time series of average sea surface temperature anomalies for each September from 1850 through 2025 for only the midlatitude region of the North Pacific Ocean. There is large interannual variability, but an overall long-term increasing trend. Anomalies are computed relative to a 1981-2010 baseline. 2025 is a record high.

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Jake Scott, MD @jakescottmd.bsky.social · 8d

Dr. Marrazzo led NIAID after Dr. Fauci. She pushed back when Trump appointees questioned childhood flu vaccines and canceled trials. She filed a proper whistleblower complaint through official channels. She was fired 22 days later. This is what happens when you defend science over ideology.

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Jake Scott, MD @jakescottmd.bsky.social · 8d

RFK Jr. just fired Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo — a dedicated ID physician & researcher who has served this country with integrity & compassion — for defending evidence-based vaccine research. She was silenced, placed on leave, filed a whistleblower complaint, and terminated.
www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...

RFK Jr. fires NIH vaccine whistleblower Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo

RFK Jr. fired infectious disease specialist Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, who told CBS News she was put on leave after questioning actions taken by Trump appointees.

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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 8d

The 280 pediatric flu deaths are the highest number reported in the U.S. since the 2009-10 H1N1 pandemic and the highest for a non-pandemic flu season since child deaths became nationally notifiable in 2004. The mortality rate was highest overall in infants under 6 months of age

Care of Earth and People Ensure A Future World 🌎 @bpermaculture.bsky.social · 15d

Sadly, CDC reports highlight 2024-25 flu season's deadly impact on US kids | CIDRAP www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...

CDC reports highlight 2024-25 flu season's deadly impact on US kids

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 9d

PubMed is in trouble

This is beyond bad for medical research

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 9d

"The lag by the CDC is very unusual. Typically, the CDC acts within days — sometimes hours...
The delay has created "a lot of confusion..."
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The CDC still hasn't issued COVID vaccine guidelines, leaving access in limbo

Access to the COVID-19 vaccines remains difficult because of an unusual and unexplained delay by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in accepting recommendations from its advisers.

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 9d

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 8d

Of the 208 children with vaccine information available, 89% of those who died of the flu last year had not been fully vaccinated against flu.

Care of Earth and People Ensure A Future World 🌎 @bpermaculture.bsky.social · 15d

Sadly, CDC reports highlight 2024-25 flu season's deadly impact on US kids | CIDRAP www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...

CDC reports highlight 2024-25 flu season's deadly impact on US kids

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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: The same day Pres. Trump announced a link b/t Tylenol & autism, Aaron Siri, Kennedy's former campaign lawyer, petitioned the FDA to add a warning.

He told me that he did not know if his office, which sought clients, had any against makers of Tylenol.

Gift: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/h...

Kennedy’s Ties to Ally Leading Vaccine Lawsuits Raise Ethical Concerns

www.nytimes.com

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