Dr Paul Mackey
@auscandoc.bsky.social
Rural FP anesthetist formerly of Fort St John, BC, Canada. Trained in Aus and UK. Now doing rural locums in Canada.
Blessed to live, work and play on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc people.
Blessed to live, work and play on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc people.
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100%. As always.
Tonight, I’m published in MSNBC—sorry, MS Now.
In this piece, I explain how the right-wing war on COVID mitigation measures and politicization of science led us to this moment.
www.ms.now/opinion/fda-...
In this piece, I explain how the right-wing war on COVID mitigation measures and politicization of science led us to this moment.
www.ms.now/opinion/fda-...
Opinion | The FDA’s anti-vax turn came out of the right-wing backlash to the Covid pandemic
Walker Bragman: The Food and Drug Administration — like other HHS agencies overseen by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. — is no longer moored to evidence-based reality.
www.ms.now
December 13, 2025 at 3:35 AM
100%. As always.
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Rise of anti-science rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between doctors and patients www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a... via @statnews.com
Rise of anti-science rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between doctors and patients
“The rise of anti-science and anti-vaccine rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between clinicians and patients.”
www.statnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Rise of anti-science rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between doctors and patients www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a... via @statnews.com
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My trust is not being restored.
You know the "quack Miranda warning?" The text that must be placed on labels of supplements to indicate that the FDA has not evaluated any of it?
Well, it's on its way out, further blurring the lines between drugs & nonsense in the US.
h/t @builduprdns.bsky.social
www.fda.gov/food/informa...
Well, it's on its way out, further blurring the lines between drugs & nonsense in the US.
h/t @builduprdns.bsky.social
www.fda.gov/food/informa...
Letter to the Dietary Supplement Industry on the DSHEA Disclaimer
Letter to the Dietary Supplement Industry on the DSHEA Disclaimer
www.fda.gov
December 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
My trust is not being restored.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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The guy who was against the pediatric Covid vaccine months before there was a pediatric covid vaccine wants you to know he was right all along.
December 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The guy who was against the pediatric Covid vaccine months before there was a pediatric covid vaccine wants you to know he was right all along.
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Interesting piece. We deal a lot in Hamilton (especially in Hamilton Centre) with total abandonment by the provincial and federal governments, with the concomitant huge negative health and economic impacts of that. The recent turn towards electing less committed representatives has made it worse.
thenarwhal.ca/canada-docto...
“In the past few years, at least seven doctors have left Dawson Creek, B.C., over concerns about the health impacts of the liquefied natural gas industry” #RuralHealth
“In the past few years, at least seven doctors have left Dawson Creek, B.C., over concerns about the health impacts of the liquefied natural gas industry” #RuralHealth
Are environmental risks making Canada's doctor shortage worse? | The Narwhal
The doctor shortage is a national problem. Worries about health-care risks in industrial and disaster-prone areas may be a factor
thenarwhal.ca
December 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Interesting piece. We deal a lot in Hamilton (especially in Hamilton Centre) with total abandonment by the provincial and federal governments, with the concomitant huge negative health and economic impacts of that. The recent turn towards electing less committed representatives has made it worse.
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Prasad, Makary and others who claim that COVID19 vaccines killed 10 children are not telling the truth.
According to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, the committee that worked on this question reported that there were ZERO deaths that they were certain were caused by the vaccines.
Well worth reading.
According to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, the committee that worked on this question reported that there were ZERO deaths that they were certain were caused by the vaccines.
Well worth reading.
Scoop: FDA vaccine chief’s memo cited 10 pediatric Covid-19 vaccine deaths—but the agency’s own analysis found 0–7.
Dr. Vinay Prasad circulated a memo before FDA scientists finished their work. His conclusions overshot what the agency’s own analysts ultimately found.
insidemedicine.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Prasad, Makary and others who claim that COVID19 vaccines killed 10 children are not telling the truth.
According to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, the committee that worked on this question reported that there were ZERO deaths that they were certain were caused by the vaccines.
Well worth reading.
According to @jeremyfaust.bsky.social, the committee that worked on this question reported that there were ZERO deaths that they were certain were caused by the vaccines.
Well worth reading.
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The ignorance and data denialism of FDA intent of putting a black box on Covid vaccines when the evidence of benefit is overwhelming, even among children
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
December 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The ignorance and data denialism of FDA intent of putting a black box on Covid vaccines when the evidence of benefit is overwhelming, even among children
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
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Important read.
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Important read.
thenarwhal.ca/canada-docto...
“In the past few years, at least seven doctors have left Dawson Creek, B.C., over concerns about the health impacts of the liquefied natural gas industry” #RuralHealth
“In the past few years, at least seven doctors have left Dawson Creek, B.C., over concerns about the health impacts of the liquefied natural gas industry” #RuralHealth
Are environmental risks making Canada's doctor shortage worse? | The Narwhal
The doctor shortage is a national problem. Worries about health-care risks in industrial and disaster-prone areas may be a factor
thenarwhal.ca
December 12, 2025 at 5:19 AM
thenarwhal.ca/canada-docto...
“In the past few years, at least seven doctors have left Dawson Creek, B.C., over concerns about the health impacts of the liquefied natural gas industry” #RuralHealth
“In the past few years, at least seven doctors have left Dawson Creek, B.C., over concerns about the health impacts of the liquefied natural gas industry” #RuralHealth
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How should foreign heads of state react to Trump’s increasingly deranged behavior? We asked three unvaccinated UFC fans at a Chick-fil-a in Spartanburg.
December 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
How should foreign heads of state react to Trump’s increasingly deranged behavior? We asked three unvaccinated UFC fans at a Chick-fil-a in Spartanburg.
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My comments with @nytimes.com
Covid Vaccines Reduced Children’s Likelihood of E.R. and Urgent Care Visits, the C.D.C. Reported www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
Covid Vaccines Reduced Children’s Likelihood of E.R. and Urgent Care Visits, the C.D.C. Reported www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
Covid Vaccines Reduced Children’s Likelihood of E.R. and Urgent Care Visits, the C.D.C. Reported
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
My comments with @nytimes.com
Covid Vaccines Reduced Children’s Likelihood of E.R. and Urgent Care Visits, the C.D.C. Reported www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
Covid Vaccines Reduced Children’s Likelihood of E.R. and Urgent Care Visits, the C.D.C. Reported www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/h...
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Kiddo is learning the Pythagorean theorem so I finally have the pleasure of introducing him to the hippopotenuse
December 12, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Kiddo is learning the Pythagorean theorem so I finally have the pleasure of introducing him to the hippopotenuse
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The FDA says more information about claims that Covid vaccines resulted in death - for children and adults - will be coming "soon." But experts say the delay has been "striking." My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
FDA to update regulations after unconfirmed claims of Covid vaccine-linked death
Announcement, and lack of details in the weeks following, represents major departure from previous FDA priorities
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The FDA says more information about claims that Covid vaccines resulted in death - for children and adults - will be coming "soon." But experts say the delay has been "striking." My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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If we take the claims of Prasad, Makary, and Hoeg at face value (😂), then currently, they are hiding evidence the COVID vaccine killed children.
The FDA says more information about claims that Covid vaccines resulted in death - for children and adults - will be coming "soon." But experts say the delay has been "striking." My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
FDA to update regulations after unconfirmed claims of Covid vaccine-linked death
Announcement, and lack of details in the weeks following, represents major departure from previous FDA priorities
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
If we take the claims of Prasad, Makary, and Hoeg at face value (😂), then currently, they are hiding evidence the COVID vaccine killed children.
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When Prasad presents his evidence, let’s remember not to get breathless about rare anecdotes.
December 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
When Prasad presents his evidence, let’s remember not to get breathless about rare anecdotes.
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Are we seriously supposed to believe that if you agree to narrate a film, you have significant moral opposition to its arguments, particularly if you're a wealthy star?
December 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Are we seriously supposed to believe that if you agree to narrate a film, you have significant moral opposition to its arguments, particularly if you're a wealthy star?
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Meanwhile, measles cases are at their highest level in 33 years.
And the worst effects of the MAHA anti-vaccine agenda are yet to come.
And the worst effects of the MAHA anti-vaccine agenda are yet to come.
December 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Meanwhile, measles cases are at their highest level in 33 years.
And the worst effects of the MAHA anti-vaccine agenda are yet to come.
And the worst effects of the MAHA anti-vaccine agenda are yet to come.
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I am seeing this paper being used to claim that mRNA vaccines consistently cause myocarditis in mice.
Let's look at this:
The average mouse weighs ~20 grams. The dose of vaccine that consistently caused myocarditis was 2 micrograms. (cont.)
Let's look at this:
The average mouse weighs ~20 grams. The dose of vaccine that consistently caused myocarditis was 2 micrograms. (cont.)
Inhibition of CXCL10 and IFN-γ ameliorates myocarditis in preclinical models of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination
Preclinical models of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination revealed a targetable CXCL10–IFN-γ axis that drives cytokine-induced cardiac injury.
www.science.org
December 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I am seeing this paper being used to claim that mRNA vaccines consistently cause myocarditis in mice.
Let's look at this:
The average mouse weighs ~20 grams. The dose of vaccine that consistently caused myocarditis was 2 micrograms. (cont.)
Let's look at this:
The average mouse weighs ~20 grams. The dose of vaccine that consistently caused myocarditis was 2 micrograms. (cont.)
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Sad, but good article
Rise of anti-science rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between doctors and patients www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a... by @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social
via @statnews.com
#HHS #FDA #CDC #publichealth #vaccines #science #MedSky
via @statnews.com
#HHS #FDA #CDC #publichealth #vaccines #science #MedSky
Rise of anti-science rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between doctors and patients
“The rise of anti-science and anti-vaccine rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between clinicians and patients.”
www.statnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Sad, but good article
