Melody Schreiber
@melodyschreiber.com
Health contributor/reporter at Guardian US, contributing editor at the New Republic, freelance elsewhere. Arctic obsessive and book enthusiast.
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My takeaway from ACIP so far: they have not presented any evidence of harm from the hepatitis B vaccine, yet there are immense benefits.
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
My takeaway from ACIP so far: they have not presented any evidence of harm from the hepatitis B vaccine, yet there are immense benefits.
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there's a reason we have less chronic hepatitis B infections in the USA -
December 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
there's a reason we have less chronic hepatitis B infections in the USA -
America’s top vaccines official promised, in a long and argumentative memo to staff, to revamp vaccine regulation after claiming 10 children died from Covid vaccines. But Vinay Prasad offered no evidence for that allegation and scant details on the new approach.
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‘Never seen anything like this’: alarm at memo from top US vaccine official
Vinay Prasad memo said at least 10 children had died from Covid vaccination – but offered scant evidence for claim
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December 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
America’s top vaccines official promised, in a long and argumentative memo to staff, to revamp vaccine regulation after claiming 10 children died from Covid vaccines. But Vinay Prasad offered no evidence for that allegation and scant details on the new approach.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I'm following the CDC vaccine advisory meeting (ACIP) today and tomorrow. I won't be able to live-post much -- for that, I highly recommend following @enirenberg.bsky.social -- but I will likely do some live blogging for the Guardian US. www.youtube.com/live/LpthhPB...
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - December 4, 2025 - Day 1 of 2
YouTube video by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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December 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I'm following the CDC vaccine advisory meeting (ACIP) today and tomorrow. I won't be able to live-post much -- for that, I highly recommend following @enirenberg.bsky.social -- but I will likely do some live blogging for the Guardian US. www.youtube.com/live/LpthhPB...
hm (official link to ACIP meeting)
December 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
hm (official link to ACIP meeting)
NEW: Tracy Beth Høeg, a sports medicine physician who has released several preprints about the risks of Covid vaccines (including with Vinay Prasad), is now the acting top drug regulator at the FDA. www.fda.gov/news-events/...
FDA Announces Leadership Appointments at Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
FDA Announces Leadership Appointments at Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
www.fda.gov
December 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
NEW: Tracy Beth Høeg, a sports medicine physician who has released several preprints about the risks of Covid vaccines (including with Vinay Prasad), is now the acting top drug regulator at the FDA. www.fda.gov/news-events/...
If the FDA has proof that vaccines killed children, it needs to release that evidence immediately.
So, let's play make-believe and pretend that Prasad has rock solid proof the vaccine killed 10 kids.
He is now sitting on it, refusing to give doctors on the ground the information they need to inform their patients.
The opposite of radical transparency.
endpoints.news/fda-says-it-...
He is now sitting on it, refusing to give doctors on the ground the information they need to inform their patients.
The opposite of radical transparency.
endpoints.news/fda-says-it-...
FDA says it won't release details of claimed Covid vaccine deaths in 'near term'
Details from an investigation by CBER Director Vinay Prasad into 10 alleged child deaths related to Covid-19 vaccines won't be coming soon, an FDA spokesperson told Endpoints News on Wednesday.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
If the FDA has proof that vaccines killed children, it needs to release that evidence immediately.
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Man, the Bluesky Wrapped 2025 is pretty brutal
December 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Man, the Bluesky Wrapped 2025 is pretty brutal
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November 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
🚨LA-based journalists/journos willing to relocate to the west coast:
We're looking for a senior news editor to help run our news operation in downtown LA!
If you're well-versed in breaking news and want to work with really wonderful humans, APPLY!
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We're looking for a senior news editor to help run our news operation in downtown LA!
If you're well-versed in breaking news and want to work with really wonderful humans, APPLY!
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The top drug regulator at FDA is already moving to retire, weeks after accepting the job. It adds to an already tumultuous year at the agency. My latest: www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
FDA drug chief signals possible exit as agency turmoil deepens
Richard Pazdur’s potential retirement weeks into the role adds to upheaval at the FDA amid political pressure
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December 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The top drug regulator at FDA is already moving to retire, weeks after accepting the job. It adds to an already tumultuous year at the agency. My latest: www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
My brother would've turned 29 today. Hold your loved ones close.
December 3, 2025 at 3:56 AM
My brother would've turned 29 today. Hold your loved ones close.
It's giving: Tuesday
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
It's giving: Tuesday
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A mom in Portland has been separated from her child since June bc ICE kidnapped her. The only thing standing between her & her baby right now is a $7,500 bond. There's 5k to go. PLEASE let's do this. Many hands make light work. This is literally the reason for the gd mfing season gofund.me/3e980d9d3
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December 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A mom in Portland has been separated from her child since June bc ICE kidnapped her. The only thing standing between her & her baby right now is a $7,500 bond. There's 5k to go. PLEASE let's do this. Many hands make light work. This is literally the reason for the gd mfing season gofund.me/3e980d9d3
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I am looking to speak with individuals about their affordability concerns/issues they're experiencing this holiday season and the impact on their families
Please reach out to me at [email protected]
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Please reach out to me at [email protected]
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‘I can’t get a single present’: millions in US barely scraping by amid holidays
As of November, 15.6 million workers in the US are still affected by the pandemic’s economic downturn
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December 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I am looking to speak with individuals about their affordability concerns/issues they're experiencing this holiday season and the impact on their families
Please reach out to me at [email protected]
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...
Please reach out to me at [email protected]
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Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
Cloud seeding???
Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
December 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Cloud seeding???
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
Absolutely this. The idea that 20% of a student body couldn't be disabled is an expression of ableism (not understanding disability) but also an implicitly normative statement -- that 20% of students shouldn't be disabled.
We need to be able to see that the line "accommodations have gone too far" is an expression of the ableist notion that disabled students do not belong in higher ed. Its fundamentally an anxiety about the fact that disabled students get an "advantage" over abled students.
December 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Absolutely this. The idea that 20% of a student body couldn't be disabled is an expression of ableism (not understanding disability) but also an implicitly normative statement -- that 20% of students shouldn't be disabled.
Richard Pazdur is retiring from the top drug regulatory position at the FDA after only weeks on the job. He reportedly declined the promotion at first, after his predecessor left under... unusual circumstances.
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Richard Pazdur is retiring from the top drug regulatory position at the FDA after only weeks on the job. He reportedly declined the promotion at first, after his predecessor left under... unusual circumstances.
This post by @enirenberg.bsky.social is absolutely worth your time. It's not just scicomm, it's poetry. deplatformdisease.substack.com/p/the-cdc-a-...
December 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This post by @enirenberg.bsky.social is absolutely worth your time. It's not just scicomm, it's poetry. deplatformdisease.substack.com/p/the-cdc-a-...
New Lizza just dropped, so it's time for me to tap the sign
Olivia Nuzzi wrote an entire story based on unnamed sources about Biden's decline, reinvigorating calls for him to leave the race -- and the whole time, she was working on RFK Jr.'s behalf, according to her ex-fiance. newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Olivia Nuzzi’s Real Victims
More than her fiancé, or fellow female journalists, the public will pay the price for these misdeeds. RFK Jr. will see to that.
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
New Lizza just dropped, so it's time for me to tap the sign
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This move was widely celebrated but nevertheless demands scrutiny. Important reporting here by @melodyschreiber.com. Is this the way the FDA will make decisions going forward? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Doctors respond to ‘data-free’ decision over menopause hormone therapy: ‘It’s not true’
Physicians say FDA panel conflated two issues and made baseless claims about unproven health benefits
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November 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This move was widely celebrated but nevertheless demands scrutiny. Important reporting here by @melodyschreiber.com. Is this the way the FDA will make decisions going forward? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The only thing you need to know about Nuzzi is that she used her position of power, as a journalist, to advise & elevate the world’s most prominent anti-vaccine activist... The latest bombshell revelations ... risk obscuring the important part of the story: The beliefs RFK Jr. espouses kill people.
Olivia Nuzzi wrote an entire story based on unnamed sources about Biden's decline, reinvigorating calls for him to leave the race -- and the whole time, she was working on RFK Jr.'s behalf, according to her ex-fiance. newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Olivia Nuzzi’s Real Victims
More than her fiancé, or fellow female journalists, the public will pay the price for these misdeeds. RFK Jr. will see to that.
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The only thing you need to know about Nuzzi is that she used her position of power, as a journalist, to advise & elevate the world’s most prominent anti-vaccine activist... The latest bombshell revelations ... risk obscuring the important part of the story: The beliefs RFK Jr. espouses kill people.
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A cardiac MRI?? Ok well that’s weird.
WHITE HOUSE ON MRI: CARDIAC IMAGING WAS NORMAL
December 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A cardiac MRI?? Ok well that’s weird.
Good news! The Ebola outbreak in DRC has been contained
December 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Good news! The Ebola outbreak in DRC has been contained