Jessica Nix
@jessicanix.bsky.social
Health Reporter @ Bloomberg News writing about public health, disease and occasionally wellness || huge fan of GW SMPA and CJS || get in touch! [email protected] or jessicanix.24 on signal
Louisiana surgeon general Ralph Abramson is joining the CDC as principal deputy director. New for @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Louisiana Surgeon General Joins CDC as Principal Deputy Director
Ralph Abraham, the Louisiana Surgeon General, has been named to the No. 2 job at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Louisiana surgeon general Ralph Abramson is joining the CDC as principal deputy director. New for @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Take a scroll through social media and you're bombarded with telehealth ads for GLP-1s. Some emphasizing the shots as a cosmetic elixir: Lose weight fast and for cheap. The marketing blitz is driving the 'thin is in' moment - with Madison Muller for @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Ozempic and Other GLP-1s Are Now Being Marketed to People Who Aren't Obese
Telehealth companies are aggressively marketing GLP-1s as cosmetic elixirs for anyone who wants to lose a few pounds.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Take a scroll through social media and you're bombarded with telehealth ads for GLP-1s. Some emphasizing the shots as a cosmetic elixir: Lose weight fast and for cheap. The marketing blitz is driving the 'thin is in' moment - with Madison Muller for @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The CDC updated a page on its website to suggest vaccines may cause autism, rejecting longstanding medical consensus on the topic and advancing a campaign from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gift link for @bloomberg.com with @rachelcohrs.bsky.social
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CDC Updates Vaccines Site to Add Long-Debunked Link to Autism
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated a page on its website to suggest vaccines may cause autism, rejecting longstanding medical consensus on the topic and advancing a campaign fro...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The CDC updated a page on its website to suggest vaccines may cause autism, rejecting longstanding medical consensus on the topic and advancing a campaign from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gift link for @bloomberg.com with @rachelcohrs.bsky.social
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SCOOP: HHS and CDC have new proposals and reviewing some current plans, including a push for hepatitis B screening in pregnant women. From me for @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
HHS Proposes New CDC Programs, Including Hepatitis B Screening
The Health and Human Services Department is proposing new initiatives for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including a program to increase hepatitis B screening for pregnant women, as p...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
SCOOP: HHS and CDC have new proposals and reviewing some current plans, including a push for hepatitis B screening in pregnant women. From me for @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Republican support for mainstay childhood vaccines are waning, according to Pew Research. Only 78% of Republicans in an October survey said the benefits of the MMR shot outweigh the risks - that's down from 91% in 2016. @bloomberg.com
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Republican Support for Key Childhood Vaccines Is Backsliding
Republican support for mainstay childhood vaccinations like the measles, mumps and rubella shot is waning, though vaccines remain broadly popular, according to data from Pew Research Center published ...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Republican support for mainstay childhood vaccines are waning, according to Pew Research. Only 78% of Republicans in an October survey said the benefits of the MMR shot outweigh the risks - that's down from 91% in 2016. @bloomberg.com
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In your inbox today - an overview of my weekend in Austin, Texas, at the anti-vaccine conference where the movement basked in its new-found power in Washington. Gift link!
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RFK Jr. Looms Large as Anti-Vaxxers Take a Victory Lap
At the Children’s Health Defense conference, there are needle-shaped pens labeled ‘I call the shots’
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November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
In your inbox today - an overview of my weekend in Austin, Texas, at the anti-vaccine conference where the movement basked in its new-found power in Washington. Gift link!
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A date has been set for the next ACIP - Dec. 4 and 5 the vaccine committee is scheduled to discuss vaccine safety, hepatitis B (again) and the childhood and adolescent schedule. More for @bloomberg.com here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Group to Revisit Childhood Shots, Hepatitis B
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s key vaccine panel will reconvene in December to again weigh changes to the long-standing childhood immunization schedule.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A date has been set for the next ACIP - Dec. 4 and 5 the vaccine committee is scheduled to discuss vaccine safety, hepatitis B (again) and the childhood and adolescent schedule. More for @bloomberg.com here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Canada has been informed that the country has lost its measles elimination status, a worrying sign as the disease continues to spread. More on what this means for the US too in a gift link for @bloomberg.com
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Canada Loses Measles-Free Status With Outbreak Passing One-Year Mark
Canada has lost its claim to having measles under control.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Canada has been informed that the country has lost its measles elimination status, a worrying sign as the disease continues to spread. More on what this means for the US too in a gift link for @bloomberg.com
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Pharma and biotech earnings blitz today! BMY beat on its 3Q earnings today, highly anticipated data for the schizophrenia drug Cobenfy is still expected by the end of the year.
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Bristol Myers Beats Quarterly Expectations on New Drug Demand
Bristol Myers Squibb Co. raised its revenue outlook for the year after newer medicines outperformed expectations, easing pressure on its portfolio of aging blockbusters.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Pharma and biotech earnings blitz today! BMY beat on its 3Q earnings today, highly anticipated data for the schizophrenia drug Cobenfy is still expected by the end of the year.
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Measles cases are still spreading in the US with 41 states reporting infections. Latest on the Utah/Arizona outbreak and the declining vaccination rate for @bloomberg.com
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Measles Outbreaks Across the US Spread As Vaccination Rates Fall
Measles outbreaks have spread across the US to reach 41 states. The largest ongoing cluster in Utah and Arizona has now grown into the second-biggest outbreak of the year.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Measles cases are still spreading in the US with 41 states reporting infections. Latest on the Utah/Arizona outbreak and the declining vaccination rate for @bloomberg.com
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A more severe strain of mpox was reported last week in 3 unrelated CA residents with no known international travel, suggesting community spread. In your inbox on the latest for @bloomberg.com here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Infectious, Severe Mpox Strain Spreads in California
Hi, it’s Jessica in New York. Three people have been diagnosed with a more severe version of mpox in California. But first…
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October 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
A more severe strain of mpox was reported last week in 3 unrelated CA residents with no known international travel, suggesting community spread. In your inbox on the latest for @bloomberg.com here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
President Trump has cut a deal with Germany's Merck to slash the prices of IVF. Plus, details on employer insurance coverage and fertility treatments offered through TrumpRX. All during a chaotic presser at the White House. From me and @rachelcohrs.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Strikes Deal With German Merck on Tariffs, IVF Costs
President Donald Trump announced a deal with Germany’s Merck KGaA to cut the price of its fertility medicines in exchange for relief from threatened tariffs, a step toward fulfilling his campaign prom...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
President Trump has cut a deal with Germany's Merck to slash the prices of IVF. Plus, details on employer insurance coverage and fertility treatments offered through TrumpRX. All during a chaotic presser at the White House. From me and @rachelcohrs.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
In your inbox this morning: What public health functions are stopping during the government shutdown from the CDC, FDA and CMS: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
How the Government Shutdown Hits US Health Programs
Hi, it’s Jessica in New York. The reality of the US government shutdown and its impact on public health has started to set in. More on that in a moment, but first …
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October 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In your inbox this morning: What public health functions are stopping during the government shutdown from the CDC, FDA and CMS: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Kenvue's shares fell today after HHS dug up an old tweet from Tylenol. More from me and
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on the continued reaction to the Trump administration linking autism to acetaminophen use in pregnant women - www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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on the continued reaction to the Trump administration linking autism to acetaminophen use in pregnant women - www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
HHS Reposts Old Tylenol Tweet Warning on Use During Pregnancy
US Health and Human Services resurfaced an old social media post from an account that appeared to be Tylenol’s that cautioned against its use by pregnant women after the Trump administration linked th...
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September 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Kenvue's shares fell today after HHS dug up an old tweet from Tylenol. More from me and
@reddbrown5.bsky.social
on the continued reaction to the Trump administration linking autism to acetaminophen use in pregnant women - www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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on the continued reaction to the Trump administration linking autism to acetaminophen use in pregnant women - www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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HHS is trolling Tylenol maker Kenvue with an eight-year-old tweet that appears to be from its own account warning against use during pregnancy.
@reddbrown5.bsky.social and @jessicanix.bsky.social have the details > www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@reddbrown5.bsky.social and @jessicanix.bsky.social have the details > www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
HHS Reposts Old Tylenol Tweet Warning on Use During Pregnancy
US Health and Human Services resurfaced an old social media post from an account that appeared to be Tylenol’s that cautioned against its use by pregnant women after the Trump administration linked th...
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September 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
HHS is trolling Tylenol maker Kenvue with an eight-year-old tweet that appears to be from its own account warning against use during pregnancy.
@reddbrown5.bsky.social and @jessicanix.bsky.social have the details > www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@reddbrown5.bsky.social and @jessicanix.bsky.social have the details > www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Measles cases in the US continue to rise -- now there are outbreaks in Utah and Arizona. @jessicanix.bsky.social has the details >
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US Measles Cases Hit 1,514 on Fresh Outbreaks in Utah, Arizona
Measles infections in the US have reached 1,514 this year, as outbreaks continue to spread and routine childhood vaccinations fall.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Measles cases in the US continue to rise -- now there are outbreaks in Utah and Arizona. @jessicanix.bsky.social has the details >
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The CDC’s influential vaccine panel voted to split the MMRV shot today for kids under 4, there was confusion over how the votes for the federally funded vaccine program works and the hep B vote is delayed. Catch up for @bloomberg.com here:
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RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Questions Use of Routine Childhood Shots
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hand-selected vaccine advisers voted to change the way immunizations are given to millions of US children each year, recommending a tweak to the standard schedule that cast a l...
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September 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The CDC’s influential vaccine panel voted to split the MMRV shot today for kids under 4, there was confusion over how the votes for the federally funded vaccine program works and the hep B vote is delayed. Catch up for @bloomberg.com here:
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SCOOP: The CDC intends to fund a study on the links between vaccines and autism, a disproven theory. More here for @bloomberg.com :
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CDC Intends to Fund Investigation Into Vaccines and Autism
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to fund a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute study examining links between vaccines and autism — a widely debunked theory that Health and Human ...
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September 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
SCOOP: The CDC intends to fund a study on the links between vaccines and autism, a disproven theory. More here for @bloomberg.com :
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How RFK Jr. is pushing the CDC to the brink .
"These kinds of self-inflicted wounds are the worst kind, because it didn’t have to be this way," former acting director Rich Besser said.
With Madison Muller for @bloomberg.com :
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"These kinds of self-inflicted wounds are the worst kind, because it didn’t have to be this way," former acting director Rich Besser said.
With Madison Muller for @bloomberg.com :
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How RFK Jr. Is Pushing the CDC to the Brink
A small but vocal contingent has long been demanding changes at the agency. With an ally in RFK Jr., it’s finally getting what it wants—to the horror of the scientists he’s sidelined.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
How RFK Jr. is pushing the CDC to the brink .
"These kinds of self-inflicted wounds are the worst kind, because it didn’t have to be this way," former acting director Rich Besser said.
With Madison Muller for @bloomberg.com :
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"These kinds of self-inflicted wounds are the worst kind, because it didn’t have to be this way," former acting director Rich Besser said.
With Madison Muller for @bloomberg.com :
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Tylenol maker Kenvue dropped today on a report that
RFK Jr.'s upcoming MAHA report plans to link autism to a mother's Tylenol use. HHS said “Until we release the final report, any claims about its contents are nothing more than speculation.”
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RFK Jr.'s upcoming MAHA report plans to link autism to a mother's Tylenol use. HHS said “Until we release the final report, any claims about its contents are nothing more than speculation.”
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Kenvue Sinks After Report RFK Jr. Will Link Tylenol to Autism
Kenvue Inc.’s shares fell after the Wall Street Journal reported that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is likely to link the company’s Tylenol painkiller to autism, though the...
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September 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Tylenol maker Kenvue dropped today on a report that
RFK Jr.'s upcoming MAHA report plans to link autism to a mother's Tylenol use. HHS said “Until we release the final report, any claims about its contents are nothing more than speculation.”
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RFK Jr.'s upcoming MAHA report plans to link autism to a mother's Tylenol use. HHS said “Until we release the final report, any claims about its contents are nothing more than speculation.”
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Well THAT was some hearing. Read @jessicanix.bsky.social and @steventdennis.bsky.social on the sharp exchanges between RFK. Jr. and senators on both sides of the aisle.
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RFK Jr. Says Critics Are Lying, Conflicted in Senate Hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., head of Health and Human Services, batted away critics who questioned his moves to restrict vaccine access during a fiery Senate hearing Thursday by saying they’re lying or conf...
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September 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Well THAT was some hearing. Read @jessicanix.bsky.social and @steventdennis.bsky.social on the sharp exchanges between RFK. Jr. and senators on both sides of the aisle.
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Strong op-ed from the now fired CDC director hours before RFK Jr’s Senate hearing:
“The Senate confirmed me to ensure that unbiased evidence serves our nation’s health, and for doing that, I lost my job. America’s children could lose far more.”
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“The Senate confirmed me to ensure that unbiased evidence serves our nation’s health, and for doing that, I lost my job. America’s children could lose far more.”
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Opinion | Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC and Me
I was fired after 29 days because I held the line and insisted on rigorous scientific review.
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September 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Strong op-ed from the now fired CDC director hours before RFK Jr’s Senate hearing:
“The Senate confirmed me to ensure that unbiased evidence serves our nation’s health, and for doing that, I lost my job. America’s children could lose far more.”
www.wsj.com/opinion/robe...
“The Senate confirmed me to ensure that unbiased evidence serves our nation’s health, and for doing that, I lost my job. America’s children could lose far more.”
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Joined Apple News Today to talk about vaccine policy, Florida ending vaccine mandates for schools, a new coalition to the west and a preview of RFK Jr’s highly anticipated congressional hearing today -
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RFK Jr. tore up vaccine policy. Now for a Senate showdown.
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September 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Joined Apple News Today to talk about vaccine policy, Florida ending vaccine mandates for schools, a new coalition to the west and a preview of RFK Jr’s highly anticipated congressional hearing today -
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NYC Health has officially closed the legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem following 114 infections and seven deaths. The city also proposed new regulations for testing including requirements to test every 30 days rather than every 90. For @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
After Seven Deaths, NYC Declares Legionnaires’ Outbreak Over
New York City closed its investigation into a Legionnaires’ outbreak on Friday and announced more stringent testing requirements, after the disease sickened 114 people and caused seven deaths.
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August 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
NYC Health has officially closed the legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem following 114 infections and seven deaths. The city also proposed new regulations for testing including requirements to test every 30 days rather than every 90. For @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
And now it's official - Jim O'Neill is acting director of the CDC per and email sent to CDC staff tonight and viewed by Bloomberg News. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
RFK Jr. Taps Top Health Aide to Lead CDC After Ousting Director
The Trump administration is tapping a deputy of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after moving to oust...
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August 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
And now it's official - Jim O'Neill is acting director of the CDC per and email sent to CDC staff tonight and viewed by Bloomberg News. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...