Jarod Fox MD
@jdfoxmd.bsky.social
Infectious Diseases Physician in Orlando, FL
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Florida is proposing the introduction of new eligibility rules for ADAP which subsidizes HIV treatment. Under the new rules up to 16000 people living with HIV in the state could lose access to life saving medication.
Without ADAP meds cost 3000$-6000$ US/month.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Without ADAP meds cost 3000$-6000$ US/month.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Free HIV drugs save lives. Why one state is restricting access for thousands.
An estimated 16,000 HIV and AIDS patients in Florida might lose free medication, health care as the state dramatically rolls back a decades-old program.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Florida is proposing the introduction of new eligibility rules for ADAP which subsidizes HIV treatment. Under the new rules up to 16000 people living with HIV in the state could lose access to life saving medication.
Without ADAP meds cost 3000$-6000$ US/month.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Without ADAP meds cost 3000$-6000$ US/month.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
8 mile run done! Happy Saturday!
January 31, 2026 at 1:30 PM
8 mile run done! Happy Saturday!
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Reports said the trial was halted. HHS says it will proceed. The revised protocol remains unethical. Scrutiny must continue until participants are no longer placed in harm’s way. I read the revised protocol and wrote a follow-up.
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Lipstick on a Pig: Why the Amended Hepatitis B Birth-Dose Trial in Guinea Bissau Remains Ethically Indefensible
How Scrutiny and African Leadership Changed the Conversation
bktitanji.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Reports said the trial was halted. HHS says it will proceed. The revised protocol remains unethical. Scrutiny must continue until participants are no longer placed in harm’s way. I read the revised protocol and wrote a follow-up.
bktitanji.substack.com/p/lipstick-o...
bktitanji.substack.com/p/lipstick-o...
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The full protocol of the study in Guinea Bissau provides no reassurance. If anything is spells out just how insanely unethical the planned study is. The PI who wrote the protocol tried to defend the indefensible by writing to me directly. I responded publicly.
Read 👇
substack.com/@bktitanji/n...
Read 👇
substack.com/@bktitanji/n...
January 15, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The full protocol of the study in Guinea Bissau provides no reassurance. If anything is spells out just how insanely unethical the planned study is. The PI who wrote the protocol tried to defend the indefensible by writing to me directly. I responded publicly.
Read 👇
substack.com/@bktitanji/n...
Read 👇
substack.com/@bktitanji/n...
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Insidious and dangerous erosion of evidence based guidelines.
Nothing if off limits. The scale of public health destruction we are witnessing will take decades to reverse if at all.
Nothing if off limits. The scale of public health destruction we are witnessing will take decades to reverse if at all.
There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Insidious and dangerous erosion of evidence based guidelines.
Nothing if off limits. The scale of public health destruction we are witnessing will take decades to reverse if at all.
Nothing if off limits. The scale of public health destruction we are witnessing will take decades to reverse if at all.
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Five real global health wins in 2025
1.HPV vaccination scaled faster than expected;
2. measles/rubella eliminated in several countries;
3. long-acting HIV PrEP (lenacapavir) approved;
4. progress on TB vaccines/diagnostics;
5. A promising new antimalarial.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
1.HPV vaccination scaled faster than expected;
2. measles/rubella eliminated in several countries;
3. long-acting HIV PrEP (lenacapavir) approved;
4. progress on TB vaccines/diagnostics;
5. A promising new antimalarial.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Five big global health wins in 2025 that will save millions of lives
From HIV to TB, scientists and doctors made breakthroughs in treatment and prevention of some of the world’s deadliest diseases
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Five real global health wins in 2025
1.HPV vaccination scaled faster than expected;
2. measles/rubella eliminated in several countries;
3. long-acting HIV PrEP (lenacapavir) approved;
4. progress on TB vaccines/diagnostics;
5. A promising new antimalarial.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
1.HPV vaccination scaled faster than expected;
2. measles/rubella eliminated in several countries;
3. long-acting HIV PrEP (lenacapavir) approved;
4. progress on TB vaccines/diagnostics;
5. A promising new antimalarial.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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I am glad to see large media outlets reporting on this. Hopefully it shames the researchers into not continuing with the planned study or at minimum making sure ALL children in the study receive the birth dose of the HepB vaccine.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
CDC funds controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in African newborns
Scientists question the value of the proposed study, which will investigate a vaccine long known to be efficacious and safe
www.science.org
December 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I am glad to see large media outlets reporting on this. Hopefully it shames the researchers into not continuing with the planned study or at minimum making sure ALL children in the study receive the birth dose of the HepB vaccine.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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"A causal link between mRNA vaccination and excess long-term mortality appears highly unlikely."
bit.ly/4q3rGDw
bit.ly/4q3rGDw
Massive four-year study finds no increase in deaths linked to COVID-19 mRNA vaccination
Data from 30 million French adults suggests COVID-19 vaccines did not lead to higher death rates. Instead, they reduced them.
bit.ly
December 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"A causal link between mRNA vaccination and excess long-term mortality appears highly unlikely."
bit.ly/4q3rGDw
bit.ly/4q3rGDw
Can we get universal healthcare like our “peer countries”?
December 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Can we get universal healthcare like our “peer countries”?
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Senator Bill Cassidy is a hepatologist, he confirmed a health secretary who is overseeing the come back of hepatitis B related cirrhosis and liver cancer. That legacy is a choice.
December 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Senator Bill Cassidy is a hepatologist, he confirmed a health secretary who is overseeing the come back of hepatitis B related cirrhosis and liver cancer. That legacy is a choice.
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The country's biggest anti-vaccine lawyer, the guy behind weakened school mandates in Mississippi and West Virginia, who pulls in millions a year harassing the CDC on behalf of Del Bigtree's anti-vaxx org is ... presenting at ACIP. This panel is anti-vaccine theater. It's a cruel joke.
December 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The country's biggest anti-vaccine lawyer, the guy behind weakened school mandates in Mississippi and West Virginia, who pulls in millions a year harassing the CDC on behalf of Del Bigtree's anti-vaxx org is ... presenting at ACIP. This panel is anti-vaccine theater. It's a cruel joke.
FIFA just freed up my summer by giving Trump peace award.
December 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
FIFA just freed up my summer by giving Trump peace award.
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Summary of what happened at Temu ACIP this morning:
As expected, they overturned the 30+ year recommendation for the birth dose of HepB vaccine, which has reduced the incidence of pediatric HepB by 99%.
They provided no credible evidence to support this decision.
As expected, they overturned the 30+ year recommendation for the birth dose of HepB vaccine, which has reduced the incidence of pediatric HepB by 99%.
They provided no credible evidence to support this decision.
December 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Summary of what happened at Temu ACIP this morning:
As expected, they overturned the 30+ year recommendation for the birth dose of HepB vaccine, which has reduced the incidence of pediatric HepB by 99%.
They provided no credible evidence to support this decision.
As expected, they overturned the 30+ year recommendation for the birth dose of HepB vaccine, which has reduced the incidence of pediatric HepB by 99%.
They provided no credible evidence to support this decision.
FIFA just gave Trump some made up peace prize award. Shame on you FIFA. I wanted to attend a World Cup match next year but no longer.
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
FIFA just gave Trump some made up peace prize award. Shame on you FIFA. I wanted to attend a World Cup match next year but no longer.
Listening to Aaron Siri spew such nonsense at ACIP meeting is likely bad for my health.
December 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Listening to Aaron Siri spew such nonsense at ACIP meeting is likely bad for my health.
I wish the ACIP members who seem enamored by the Denmark vaccine schedule were as enamored by their universal healthcare.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I wish the ACIP members who seem enamored by the Denmark vaccine schedule were as enamored by their universal healthcare.
ACIP making changes to hepatitis b vaccine recommendations based on nothing more than vibes.
December 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
ACIP making changes to hepatitis b vaccine recommendations based on nothing more than vibes.
I’m really concerned that certain physician members on ACIP are actually practicing medicine as they must have skipped a great number of days in medical school to make some of the comments they have made.
December 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I’m really concerned that certain physician members on ACIP are actually practicing medicine as they must have skipped a great number of days in medical school to make some of the comments they have made.
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Risky behavior for acquisition of hep B in children include: putting things in their mouths, biting, scratching, touching their eyes, etc.
"Waiting for vaccination until risky behavior" = shortly after birth, so no change?
#ACIP #hepatitisB #HepBVaccine #vaccines
"Waiting for vaccination until risky behavior" = shortly after birth, so no change?
#ACIP #hepatitisB #HepBVaccine #vaccines
December 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Risky behavior for acquisition of hep B in children include: putting things in their mouths, biting, scratching, touching their eyes, etc.
"Waiting for vaccination until risky behavior" = shortly after birth, so no change?
#ACIP #hepatitisB #HepBVaccine #vaccines
"Waiting for vaccination until risky behavior" = shortly after birth, so no change?
#ACIP #hepatitisB #HepBVaccine #vaccines
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A picture is worth a 1000 words. The birth dose of hepatitis B vaccines in the USA eliminated perinatally acquired hepatitis B infection from over 20,000 cases a year before the vaccine was introduced to <20 cases a year. The gaslighting by the current members ACIP is obscene, unethical and cruel.
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A picture is worth a 1000 words. The birth dose of hepatitis B vaccines in the USA eliminated perinatally acquired hepatitis B infection from over 20,000 cases a year before the vaccine was introduced to <20 cases a year. The gaslighting by the current members ACIP is obscene, unethical and cruel.
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🦠What happens when you say you will only protect babies of infected moms, but you are bad at detecting infected moms❓
🚫You miss a lot of babies who needed protection.
This is exactly why in 1991 we went from only vaccinating babies of Hepatitis B positive moms to vaccinating all babies.
🚫You miss a lot of babies who needed protection.
This is exactly why in 1991 we went from only vaccinating babies of Hepatitis B positive moms to vaccinating all babies.
December 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
🦠What happens when you say you will only protect babies of infected moms, but you are bad at detecting infected moms❓
🚫You miss a lot of babies who needed protection.
This is exactly why in 1991 we went from only vaccinating babies of Hepatitis B positive moms to vaccinating all babies.
🚫You miss a lot of babies who needed protection.
This is exactly why in 1991 we went from only vaccinating babies of Hepatitis B positive moms to vaccinating all babies.
Retsef Levi had a diatribe today during ACIP meeting today calling for physicians to be more humble. He is the one who needs to have some humility when he thinks he understands the data on hepatitis b vaccines better than those scientists who have spent their entire careers studying it.
December 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Retsef Levi had a diatribe today during ACIP meeting today calling for physicians to be more humble. He is the one who needs to have some humility when he thinks he understands the data on hepatitis b vaccines better than those scientists who have spent their entire careers studying it.
Found it difficult watching the ACIP meeting without having the urge to throw my phone across the room every 5 minutes.
December 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Found it difficult watching the ACIP meeting without having the urge to throw my phone across the room every 5 minutes.
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Excellent reporting by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social . The vote was once again delayed...because there is no evidence to support that voting to eliminate the birth-dose of hepatitis B vaccine is right or in anyway justifiable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/h...
Vaccine Panel Again Postpones Vote on Hepatitis B Shot for Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Excellent reporting by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social . The vote was once again delayed...because there is no evidence to support that voting to eliminate the birth-dose of hepatitis B vaccine is right or in anyway justifiable.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/h...
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“Delaying the first hepatitis B vaccine dose beyond the newborn period introduces risks that have lifelong detrimental consequences and no measurable health benefit.”
Important and timely piece by an amazing team - Mike Abers, Angela Ulrich, & Rochelle Walensky. 👏👏
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Important and timely piece by an amazing team - Mike Abers, Angela Ulrich, & Rochelle Walensky. 👏👏
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Risks of Revising Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccination Recommendation
This Viewpoint from infectious disease experts cautions about the consequences of rescinding the ACIP policy to immunize all newborns against hepatitis B.
jamanetwork.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
“Delaying the first hepatitis B vaccine dose beyond the newborn period introduces risks that have lifelong detrimental consequences and no measurable health benefit.”
Important and timely piece by an amazing team - Mike Abers, Angela Ulrich, & Rochelle Walensky. 👏👏
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Important and timely piece by an amazing team - Mike Abers, Angela Ulrich, & Rochelle Walensky. 👏👏
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...