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Andy Cox @andypedsid.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thank you PBS and Dr Offit
for highlighting the new recommendations for vaccination that are backed by science and pediatricians. It is an absolute failure that the same is not true for the recommendations of the ACIP.
#believescience

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Why the American Academy of Pediatrics is diverging from CDC vaccine guidelines

The American Academy of Pediatrics released new COVID vaccination guidelines, and for the first time, they diverge significantly from the recommendations from the CDC. The changes leave parents with c...

www.pbs.org

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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · Aug 28

The loss of highly experienced CDC leadership is the latest devastating result of the Administration’s sustained attacks on public health, and it absolutely must be the last.

Our statement: https://bit.ly/41XOkU7

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Andy Cox @andypedsid.bsky.social · Apr 1

This will be a landmark day in the history of US science in a terrible way. Our administration fired 4 institute directors including NIAID without any cause. Being a scientist in America is quickly becoming impossible.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs

In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.

www.nature.com

Andy Cox @andypedsid.bsky.social · Mar 26

I also was a recipient of this incredible grant and this is a gigantic blow to the development of pediatrician scientists. #NIH do you want to improve children’s health?

Matthew Kan @matthewkan.bsky.social · Mar 25

The NIH grant that has supported 38 years of training the best pediatrician-scientists in the country (I’m a proud former recipient) was cancelled. It was just approved for a 5 year renewal. The PSDP has supported the careers of many NIH-funded pediatrician-scientists and thought leaders

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Andy Cox @andypedsid.bsky.social · Mar 14

Happy to see labs from the sane parts of the world open their arms to US PhD candidates who have been harmed by our government policies!

John Trant @trantteam.bsky.social · Mar 14

So, this is a open call to American students who lost a PhD offer into medicinal chemistry/drug design/organic synthesis. Please share broadly.
The Trant Team wants you. Apply now.
lnkd.in/epi7wrrN

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Andy Cox @andypedsid.bsky.social · Mar 11

And the NIH anti-vaccination epoch officially begins. . . Terribly worried that vaccine development will be next.

Science Magazine @science.org · Mar 10

NIH is abruptly terminating at least 33 research grants for projects studying why some people are hesitant to receive vaccines or evaluating strategies that could encourage vaccine uptake. scim.ag/4how23i

NIH to ax grants on vaccine hesitancy, mRNA vaccines

Move reflects vaccine skepticism of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Andy Cox @andypedsid.bsky.social · Mar 5

@kimberlyadams.bsky.social
And
@kairyssdal.bsky.social
thanks for sharing my comment on Make Me Smart yesterday! It is a breath of fresh air to be heard and seen by someone. Thank you for all your thoughtful and careful reporting. I appreciate you and the whole @marketplace.org team.

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Andy Cox @andypedsid.bsky.social · Mar 3

Very helpful data pulled from NIH RePorter by David O’Connor at U Wisconsin. Shows how different this years funding has been compared to the past 9 years. Helpful but scary to see.

github.com/dhoconno/rep...

GitHub - dhoconno/reporter: Plot cumulative awards in NIH RePORTER by date

Plot cumulative awards in NIH RePORTER by date. Contribute to dhoconno/reporter development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Andy Cox @andypedsid.bsky.social · Mar 2

PubMed is back up now. Fingers crossed that this was just a quick hiccup and not a targeted problem.

Andy Cox @andypedsid.bsky.social · Mar 2

So now all NIH.gov websites are down including PubMed where the public can access the results of scientific research. This coupled with the firing of all internal researchers at NIH is one more chapter in the end
of US science.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health and medical research. The NIH website offers health information for the public, scientists, researchers, medical professionals, patients, educators, and students. The Site has extensive information on funding and training opportunities, clinical trials, health news and links to the many Institutes and Centers that make-up the NIH.

NIH.gov

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Andy Cox @andypedsid.bsky.social · Feb 27

Cancelling this meeting is so concerning. This meeting determines what goes into the flu vaccine every year. No flu vaccine 2025-2026 is a possible outcome of cancelling this meeting. The flu shot isn’t perfect but it saves lives every year.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · Feb 27

An FDA vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for March to select the strains to be included in next season's flu shot has been canceled, a panel member says.

FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots

The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.

www.nbcnews.com

Andy Cox @andypedsid.bsky.social · Feb 21

Nice to finally see a publication backing up what I have been stalking the NIH website to find. NIH is still effectively blocked from issuing new grants.

Brittany Baur @brittanybaur.bsky.social · Feb 21

My email was blowing up re: study section cancelations and I find it pretty alarming. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Revealed: NIH research grants still frozen despite lawsuits challenging Trump order

The Trump administration is exploiting a loophole to keep a funding freeze in place, leaving researchers in limbo.

www.nature.com

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Andy Cox @andypedsid.bsky.social · Feb 19

This program is a gem and the governor should be ashamed of himself. Removing this program will actively harm the next generation of children. As a pediatrician I’ve seen the joy on these kids faces when they receive a book from this program. Why would you target this program?!

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · Feb 18

First nukes, now eggs

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Feb 18

A sign that the Trump admin is taking your egg price concerns very seriously www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them

In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."

www.nbcnews.com

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Andy Cox @andypedsid.bsky.social · Feb 15

Really looks like they are trying to #makeamericainfectedagain

Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · Feb 14

"We're on the verge of potentially another pandemic and we're firing the people who have probably more expertise than anyone else in the country collectively.”

Trump Admin Fires CDC 'Disease Detectives' As Bird Flu Fears Rise: Sources

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Andy Cox @andypedsid.bsky.social · Feb 15

What an absolute disaster. Just one example of the terrible #dogeeffect.

Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 14

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · Feb 14

I am an ID doctor STILL standing in front of Congress, asking them to take action on antimicrobial resistance. ❤️ #HealthPolicyValentines

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