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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH
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Professor, University of California, Riverside School of Public Policy. Public health scientist & sociologist keen on population health & community issues. Sometimes in the news, often for troubling and frustrating topics. Opinions my own. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ .. more

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· Nov 9
Welcome new followers! About me beyond my profile: I post on a range of public health, sociological, & policy topics in my expertise areas (e.g., vaccinations, misinformation, health disparities) & other stuff I find important, intriguing, or fun/funny. Journalists: happy to chat (part of my job).

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 1h
cc: @joho.bsky.social

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 1h
I never thought Leopards would eat MY face, sobs Great Barrington Declaration-signing MD who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party

Good read about the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices & its vote to alter Hep B vax guidelines--focusing on one of RFK Jr.'s appointees.πŸ›ŸπŸ˜·medsky
This Is What It Looks Like When RFK Jr. Wins
His handpicked β€˜experts’ just voted to roll back hepatitis B vaccine guidelinesβ€”and reverse a historic public health victory.
www.thebulwark.com

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 2h
Sure. I was referring to Prasad's actual letter and the claims it made.

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Jesper Padkær Petersen @padkaer.bsky.social · 4h
Danish military intelligence classifies US as a threat.

www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
USA nævnes for første gang negativt i ny trusselsvurdering
Der er usikkerhed om USA's rolle som garant for Europas sikkerhed, fremgΓ₯r det af Forsvarets Efterretningstjenestes nye trusselsvurdering.
www.dr.dk

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com Β· 6h
The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website. No US government website can be trusted for science information.

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CNN @cnn.com Β· 7h
US health regulators informed senior executives at Merck, Sanofi and AstraZeneca last week that their approved protective RSV treatments for infants would face fresh safety scrutiny following concerns raised by vaccine skeptics, multiple sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.
US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants | CNN
U.S. health regulators informed senior executives at Merck, Sanofi and AstraZeneca last week that their approved protective RSV treatments for infants would face fresh safety scrutiny following concer...
www.cnn.com

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 8h
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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 8h
Clearly, some federal folks have it out for the US tourism industry. But hey, what's billions of dollars to our economy just from visitors from these countries alone?

Curious to see how the hotel and tourism industry responds to this.
clarajeffery.bsky.social Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social Β· 9h
This is INSANE www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...

and these are our closest allies!
Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The change would affect visitors eligible for the visa waiver program, which allows people from 42 countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa as long as they first obtain electronic travel authorization. In a document filed on Tuesday in the Federal Register, C.B.P. said it plans to ask applicants for a long list of personal data including social media, email addresses from the last decade, and the names, birth dates, places of residence and birthplaces of parents, spouses, siblings and children. Under the current system, applicants from visa waiver countries must enroll in the Electronic System for Travel Authorization program. They pay $40 and submit an email address, home address, phone number and emergency contact information. The authorization is good for two years.

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 9h
Yes, I know.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social Β· 9h
This is INSANE www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...

and these are our closest allies!
Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The change would affect visitors eligible for the visa waiver program, which allows people from 42 countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa as long as they first obtain electronic travel authorization. In a document filed on Tuesday in the Federal Register, C.B.P. said it plans to ask applicants for a long list of personal data including social media, email addresses from the last decade, and the names, birth dates, places of residence and birthplaces of parents, spouses, siblings and children. Under the current system, applicants from visa waiver countries must enroll in the Electronic System for Travel Authorization program. They pay $40 and submit an email address, home address, phone number and emergency contact information. The authorization is good for two years.

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 9h
Such needless drama and attention-seeking. To think he could have just picked Arial or Aptos as a more professional looking alternative and ensure accessibility. 🀷

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 9h
Claim of 10 linked deaths. That's still up for question. But your question is right on.

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 9h
Good point! That is a nice teaching example.

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 10h
Old news at this point, but just wanted to highlight/compliment @arstechnica.com for showing press can use honest headlines that spare the public of the all-too-common false equivalence or other tepid/milquetoast prose.
12 former FDA chiefs unite to say agency memo on vaccines is deeply stupid
Prasad’s arguments β€œmisrepresent both the science and the regulatory record.”…
arstechnica.com

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 10h
I appreciate the header above the headline: "Still going"

Besides obvious health risks, consider the economic costs.

Currently: 254 unvaxxed & exposed ppl in quarantine, including 43 students

Quarantine period=21 days from exposure

Consider lost work for self/caring for child missing school.

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 10h
As if the Somali pop. in the US hasn't been targeted enough...

In 2017, a Minneapolis measles outbreak heavily hit its Somali community, which had declining vaccination rates due to concerns abt higher-than-normal autism rates among Somali-Am. children--concerns Wakefield & antivaxxers preyed on.πŸ›Ÿ

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 10h
So sad--all about showing off. Like Hegseth & I think Vance too working out w/ units at bases they visit. A certain demographic of men embrace this stupidity, but there's a middle age & up subset that's particularly pathetic. So easy to be into fitness at 50+ & not be such a tool--that takes effort.

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Ken Milne MD @thesgem.bsky.social Β· 11h
Over 250 people quarantined in South Carolina as measles outbreak rages flip.it/suFsPa
Over 250 people quarantined in South Carolina as measles outbreak rages
16 cases are linked to a church, which followed exposures at four schools last week.
flip.it

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 11h
Fun for the whole family--esp during a layover. SMH... Who uses a pull-up bar in public or beyond gym/home except to show off? I've noticed on YT a pull-up bar subculture thing--gives off a weird overcompensating vibe (at least among the dudebros who are buff but clearly feeling macho-challenged).

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 12h
Nothing but the best people...
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social Β· 12h
SCOOP β€” Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary β€˜2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.

My story:
Conspiracy theorist election denier given FEMA’s second-most important role
Gregg Phillips will lead the Office of Response and Recovery, β€œthe heart of what FEMA does.”
www.thehandbasket.co

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The Onion @theonion.com Β· 12h
New Poll Finds 86 Percent Of Americans Don't Want To Have A Country Anymore https://theonion.com/new-poll-finds-86-percent-of-americans-dont-want-to-hav-1819568337/
New Poll Finds 86 Percent Of Americans Don't Want To Have A Country Anymore

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social Β· 12h
SCOOP β€” Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary β€˜2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.

My story:
Conspiracy theorist election denier given FEMA’s second-most important role
Gregg Phillips will lead the Office of Response and Recovery, β€œthe heart of what FEMA does.”
www.thehandbasket.co

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social Β· 12h
Children’s Health Defense is now asking the FDA to revoke β€œCOVID vax licenses” and review the RSV shot.

This is insanity.

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 12h
Dylan was wrong: some do need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows...

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 23h
It is understandable why any reasonable person might ponder that. Calls to mind a George Carlin routine.
Abortion | George Carlin | Back In Town (1996)
YouTube video by Official George Carlin
youtu.be

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 1d
Add Waymo to the long list of ways kids can't catch a break in Texas...

What else?
-Rising exemption rates for child vaccinations
-Major measles outbreak for which RFK Jr. hyped Vitamin D
-Loose gun laws
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Waymo to issue voluntary software recall after close calls
The incidents are under investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
abcnews.go.com

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 1d
Amen.

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 1d
"Putting Tracy Beth (Hoeg) in charge is like dropping an atom bomb," one (FDA) source said, adding that multiple top-level officials are preparing resignations. "It's an extinction level event. (She) has never supervised a drug review...conducted a clinical trial...doesn't understand laws & reg's."πŸ›Ÿ
Appointment of controversial FDA official rocking agency like "an atom bomb," scientists there say
The Trump administration's elevation of Dr. Tracy Beth HΓΈeg to lead a high-profile office within the Food and Drug Administration is raising alarm among multiple senior FDA officials.
www.cbsnews.com

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Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH @rmcarpiano.medsky.social Β· 1d
All I said was your orig. q was off pt of my post & I showed you what story element I was commenting about (sig. theft among higher income ppl and why/how they rationalize it). Of course prior/current life circumstances matter for how ppl view theft. Have a nice day.

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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social Β· 2d
Allegations of covered up government data is antivaxx 101.
HEALTH NEWS FDA chief says Biden administration withheld data on heart risk from Covid vaccines Myocarditis is a known - but small - side effect risk of the mRNA Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, information that federal agencies have discussed openly since 2021.