Janet Krommes MD
@janetkrommes.bsky.social
Retired Rheumatologist, still passionate about the human condition. Public health advocate for policy in the interest of humans, not companies! Lover of the Celtic harp, and given enough decades, will play too!
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No single person, especially someone with zero expertise, should be able to just change the CDC website on a whim. The fact that federal health and science pages are no longer trustable is a catastrophe for public health and democracy.
Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
No single person, especially someone with zero expertise, should be able to just change the CDC website on a whim. The fact that federal health and science pages are no longer trustable is a catastrophe for public health and democracy.
Explore this article from The New York Times. You can read it for free.
OK NYT, skepticism is not accurate here. Try lie or falsehood or deception or fantasy. The story tries to be balanced, but what is balanced about babies and adults dying of preventable disease?
@drsforamerica.bsky.social
OK NYT, skepticism is not accurate here. Try lie or falsehood or deception or fantasy. The story tries to be balanced, but what is balanced about babies and adults dying of preventable disease?
@drsforamerica.bsky.social
C.D.C. Changes Website to Reflect Kennedy’s Vaccine Skepticism
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Explore this article from The New York Times. You can read it for free.
OK NYT, skepticism is not accurate here. Try lie or falsehood or deception or fantasy. The story tries to be balanced, but what is balanced about babies and adults dying of preventable disease?
@drsforamerica.bsky.social
OK NYT, skepticism is not accurate here. Try lie or falsehood or deception or fantasy. The story tries to be balanced, but what is balanced about babies and adults dying of preventable disease?
@drsforamerica.bsky.social
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Melissa, living with heart disease in Jacksonville, Florida, says the ACA gave her access to life saving care. Without the ACA tax credits, her premiums will go from $238 to $1,308 a month.
She has chosen to go without health insurance in 2026, saying "I'm not going to be able to afford that."
She has chosen to go without health insurance in 2026, saying "I'm not going to be able to afford that."
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Melissa, living with heart disease in Jacksonville, Florida, says the ACA gave her access to life saving care. Without the ACA tax credits, her premiums will go from $238 to $1,308 a month.
She has chosen to go without health insurance in 2026, saying "I'm not going to be able to afford that."
She has chosen to go without health insurance in 2026, saying "I'm not going to be able to afford that."
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Who hates libraries? The Trump Admin apparently.
Fortunately we just stopped them from destroying your favorite local reading corner.
Fortunately we just stopped them from destroying your favorite local reading corner.
Just in: Federal judge blocks Trump admin effort to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Minority Business Development Agency, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessnes
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November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Who hates libraries? The Trump Admin apparently.
Fortunately we just stopped them from destroying your favorite local reading corner.
Fortunately we just stopped them from destroying your favorite local reading corner.
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RFK Jr. just reversed the CDC's position on vaccines and autism.
RFK Jr. just reversed the CDC's position on vaccines and autism.
CDC 1946-2025: R.I.P.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has now weaponized the CDC website to promote his anti-vaccine views
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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RFK Jr. just reversed the CDC's position on vaccines and autism.
RFK Jr. just reversed the CDC's position on vaccines and autism.
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Tenika, whose daughter is a brain cancer survivor, depends on the ACA tax credits to cover her child's cancer specialist.
Without the ACA, her family's insurance will increase by $1,000 every month - that's nearly 225%.
Without the ACA, her family's insurance will increase by $1,000 every month - that's nearly 225%.
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Tenika, whose daughter is a brain cancer survivor, depends on the ACA tax credits to cover her child's cancer specialist.
Without the ACA, her family's insurance will increase by $1,000 every month - that's nearly 225%.
Without the ACA, her family's insurance will increase by $1,000 every month - that's nearly 225%.
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Do not get your medical advice from the CDC website. Use @altcdc.altgov.info instead.
The CDC’s Website Is Anti-Vaccine Now
The agency’s revamped vaccine-safety page enshrines Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s fringe beliefs as government guidance.
www.theatlantic.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Do not get your medical advice from the CDC website. Use @altcdc.altgov.info instead.
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The CDC didn’t just edit a webpage—they rewrote decades of science to appease RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine crusade.
Why is the CDC rewriting vaccine science now?
Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were stunned this week after the agency quietly rewrote long-standing language on vaccines and autism, adding false information that has ...
www.dailykos.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The CDC didn’t just edit a webpage—they rewrote decades of science to appease RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine crusade.
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RFK Jr. is using the #CDC and the power of the federal government to platform one of the biggest science frauds in history. @briandeer.com #science #vaccines #autism
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www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
RFK Jr. is using the #CDC and the power of the federal government to platform one of the biggest science frauds in history. @briandeer.com #science #vaccines #autism
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www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
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Wow! Autism Speaks criticizes the CDC "declaring that the statement 'vaccines do not cause autism' lacks evidence." Says "these updates will pull attention, funding, and energy away from the research and supports the autism community urgently needs."
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Wow! Autism Speaks criticizes the CDC "declaring that the statement 'vaccines do not cause autism' lacks evidence." Says "these updates will pull attention, funding, and energy away from the research and supports the autism community urgently needs."
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CDC’s misinformation about vaccines, autism, and science cannot go unchallenged.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
American Families for Vaccines Federal Action Center — American Families for Vaccines
familiesforvaccines.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
CDC’s misinformation about vaccines, autism, and science cannot go unchallenged.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
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Revised CDC Website About Autism and Vaccines Is Not Evidence-Based
www.factcheck.org/2025/11/revi...
www.factcheck.org/2025/11/revi...
November 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Revised CDC Website About Autism and Vaccines Is Not Evidence-Based
www.factcheck.org/2025/11/revi...
www.factcheck.org/2025/11/revi...
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U.S. CDC C.D.C. Changes Website to Reflect Kennedy’s Vaccine Skepticism. A previous version denied a link between vaccines and autism. It now echoes the doubts about that conclusion voiced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/h... via @nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
U.S. CDC C.D.C. Changes Website to Reflect Kennedy’s Vaccine Skepticism. A previous version denied a link between vaccines and autism. It now echoes the doubts about that conclusion voiced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/h... via @nytimes.com
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Our Depressing Vaccine Future Laid Bare on the C.D.C. Website, by Jessica Grose www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/o... via @nytimes.com
Opinion | Our Depressing Vaccine Future Laid Bare on the C.D.C. Website
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Our Depressing Vaccine Future Laid Bare on the C.D.C. Website, by Jessica Grose www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/o... via @nytimes.com
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This case reflects our unbreakable commitment to pursue justice for victims and hold accountable those who abuse their positions of trust to commit crimes.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This case reflects our unbreakable commitment to pursue justice for victims and hold accountable those who abuse their positions of trust to commit crimes.
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Whooping cough is resurging in the U.S.
Falling vaccine coverage + waning immunity = babies at risk.
Pregnant women, teens, adults: Get your Tdap.
Clinicians: Watch for persistent coughs.
@celinegounder.com reports ⤵️
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Falling vaccine coverage + waning immunity = babies at risk.
Pregnant women, teens, adults: Get your Tdap.
Clinicians: Watch for persistent coughs.
@celinegounder.com reports ⤵️
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Waning Immunity and Falling Vaccination Rates Fuel Pertussis Outbreaks - KFF Health News
New details from health officials suggest the whooping-cough surge may be part of a national pattern driven by slipping vaccine coverage and waning immunity, with infants bearing the brunt of the cons...
kffhealthnews.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Whooping cough is resurging in the U.S.
Falling vaccine coverage + waning immunity = babies at risk.
Pregnant women, teens, adults: Get your Tdap.
Clinicians: Watch for persistent coughs.
@celinegounder.com reports ⤵️
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Falling vaccine coverage + waning immunity = babies at risk.
Pregnant women, teens, adults: Get your Tdap.
Clinicians: Watch for persistent coughs.
@celinegounder.com reports ⤵️
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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The CDC publicly reversed its stance that vaccines do not cause autism, over the objections of career staff and counter to years of scientific evidence.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c...
Under RFK Jr., federal health agency reverses course on stance that vaccines don’t cause autism
A CDC website now promotes the debunked idea of a link between vaccines and autism.
www.statnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The CDC publicly reversed its stance that vaccines do not cause autism, over the objections of career staff and counter to years of scientific evidence.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c...
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Vinay Prasad is now attacking lifesaving vaccines at the FDA.
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Vinay Prasad is now attacking lifesaving vaccines at the FDA.
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I have so much shit to get done today, and I know RFK Jr has destroyed the CDC & HHS in general in pieces since the spring, but this last bit has really just hammered me. What a disgrace for our scientific community and our country more broadly.
CDC Updates Vaccine Safety Page to Promote Vaccine Misinformation, Cites Kennedy’s Anti-Vax Allies
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CDC Updates Vaccine Safety Page to Promote Vaccine Misinformation, Cites Kennedy’s Anti-Vax Allies
It is the latest move by Robert Kennedy Jr.’s Department of Health and Human Services to undermine vaccines.
www.importantcontext.news
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I have so much shit to get done today, and I know RFK Jr has destroyed the CDC & HHS in general in pieces since the spring, but this last bit has really just hammered me. What a disgrace for our scientific community and our country more broadly.
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A quadrivalent modified mRNA influenza vaccine was more efficacious than a standard quadrivalent inactivated flu vaccine, a randomized phase III trial showed.
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/uritheflu/118607?trw=no
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/uritheflu/118607?trw=no
mRNA Flu Vaccine Tops Standard Shot in Trial
But federal health authorities' hostility may dim mRNA flu vaccines' prospects
www.medpagetoday.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A quadrivalent modified mRNA influenza vaccine was more efficacious than a standard quadrivalent inactivated flu vaccine, a randomized phase III trial showed.
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/uritheflu/118607?trw=no
Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/uritheflu/118607?trw=no
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On top of the Trump administration’s blatant weaponization of the recently concluded government shut down, the scientific work of federal agencies decreased immensely during this time period, endangering advancements in research and the health and safety of all those who benefit from it.
The Shutdown Ends, but Threats to Science Go On
As the administration tightens its grip on the federal government, its campaign against federal government science continues.
blog.ucs.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
On top of the Trump administration’s blatant weaponization of the recently concluded government shut down, the scientific work of federal agencies decreased immensely during this time period, endangering advancements in research and the health and safety of all those who benefit from it.
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the nation’s public health agency, held hostage www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c...
November 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
the nation’s public health agency, held hostage www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c...
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“All I can say is ‘Wake up, America. This administration wants to take your vaccines away from you. And they’re on a path to do that,’” Michael Osterholm, director of @cidrap.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c...
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Under RFK Jr., CDC reverses course on stance that vaccines don’t cause autism
A CDC website now promotes the debunked idea of a link between vaccines and autism.
www.statnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“All I can say is ‘Wake up, America. This administration wants to take your vaccines away from you. And they’re on a path to do that,’” Michael Osterholm, director of @cidrap.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c...
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Rural providers already struggle to keep their doors open. Trump's Medicaid cuts will push clinics to reduce services or shut down entirely—leaving whole regions with no maternal care, no mental health care, no treatment for addiction, no primary care.
Without Medicaid, many rural Americans will die
The attacks on Medicaid aren’t just policy choices — they’re signing people’s death certificates before they ever see a physician.
www.forwardky.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Rural providers already struggle to keep their doors open. Trump's Medicaid cuts will push clinics to reduce services or shut down entirely—leaving whole regions with no maternal care, no mental health care, no treatment for addiction, no primary care.
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The corrupted CDC website refers to a Danish study (Andersson et al) and "a statistically significant 67% increased risk of Asperger's syndrome per 1 mg increase in aluminum exposure among children born between 2007 and 2018 (Supplement Figure 4)." It's worth putting this into context. Short 🧵
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The corrupted CDC website refers to a Danish study (Andersson et al) and "a statistically significant 67% increased risk of Asperger's syndrome per 1 mg increase in aluminum exposure among children born between 2007 and 2018 (Supplement Figure 4)." It's worth putting this into context. Short 🧵