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Christina Jewett

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Journalist covering the F.D.A. for The New York Times. Loves: The outdoors, a juicy investigation, spicy food & my most of all, my boys.

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 2d

“Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk.”

Six former surgeons general condemn RFK Jr.

Opinion | Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans

It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: The same day Pres. Trump announced a link b/t Tylenol & autism, Aaron Siri, Kennedy's former campaign lawyer, petitioned the FDA to add a warning.

He told me that he did not know if his office, which sought clients, had any against makers of Tylenol.

Gift: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/h...

Kennedy’s Ties to Ally Leading Vaccine Lawsuits Raise Ethical Concerns

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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s close ally has raised ethical concerns by leading legal efforts on vaccines, fluoride and Tylenol.

His vaccine efforts are largely funded by a nonprofit led by a man who said in July that polio "is like having a cold."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/h...

Kennedy’s Ties to Ally Leading Vaccine Lawsuits Raise Ethical Concerns

www.nytimes.com

Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 12d

He grew up in Brooklyn. He was a track & field Olympian and an educator.

He was born in Guyana and
ICE apparently wants to send him back:

GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Des Moines Schools Superintendent Is Detained by ICE

www.nytimes.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13d

“.. My main takeaway is that America is not a safe place to work,” Mr. Park said. “I don’t think I would go there again to work.”

@nytimes.com
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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 15d

NEW: Approval of an old generic to treat autism symptoms upended the FDA's usual process. Some experts worry that the limits of the drug will get lost in the hype.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/h...

F.D.A.’s Approval of Drug for Autism Upends Review Process

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katgw.bsky.social @katgw.bsky.social · 18d

www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/08/17/i...

‘I’m gonna shoot up the CDC’ | Patrick Joseph White’s father details his family’s horrors

Ken White granted an exclusive interview with Atlanta News First Investigates.

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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 19d

NEW: Will everyone need a prescription to get a Covid vaccine? Kennedy's newly-formed vaccine committee is going to vote on this very soon.

About 90% of people got those shots at a pharmacy -- with no vaccine. This is very likely to limit access. Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/_9ChY9S...

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - September 19, 2025 – Day 2 of 2

YouTube video by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 26d

SCOOP: FDA sent a warning letter to obesity drug seller Hims & Hers, saying that their website made "false or misleading" claims about its compounded drugs.

w/ @rebecca robbins & @dani blum

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/s...

Targeting Hims & Hers, F.D.A. Takes on a New Type of Drug Advertiser

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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 26d

NEW: The F.D.A. is reviewing about two dozen reports of deaths in young people after vaccination to present to an influential CDC panel that could limit access to the shots.

Through '23, about 1,800 children died from the virus.
w/ @apoorvanyt.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/h...

F.D.A. Reviews Reports of Covid Vaccine Deaths

www.nytimes.com

Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · Sep 4

@SecKennedy is due to testify before Senate Finance now. As @sherylnyt.bsky.social writes:

"Trump memorably said he would let Kennedy “go wild on health.” Now the secretary is expected to face questions from lawmakers who suggest he may have gone a little too wild."

Follow LIVE updates here:

Live Updates: Kennedy Set to Face Senate Scrutiny Over Vaccines

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 3

A top House committee released more than 33,000 pages of records on Tuesday that the Justice Department had turned over last month in connection with its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, as Republican leaders toiled to tamp down pressure in their ranks for more transparency.

House Oversight Panel Releases 33,000 Pages of Epstein Files as Pressure Mounts

The move came as Republican leaders pressed colleagues not to force a vote on disclosing all the material. Most of what was released Tuesday was not new.

Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · Aug 28

A key member of Trump 1.0 Covid team re: the CDC news:

“I think this is quite a negative and potentially catastrophic step for the country,” said Adm. Brett Giroir.

“I don’t know who’s in charge, honestly, and that’s frightening because the No. 1 thing you need is somebody in charge,” he added.

Kennedy Sought to Fire C.D.C. Director Over Vaccine Policy

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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · Aug 28

BREAKING (AGAIN): The White House said it has fired CDC director Susan Monarez, who clashed with
@seckennedy.govpeeps.us over vaccine policy. Confirmed by the Senate, she had refused to resign unless the WH fired her.

GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...

New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, Trump Administration Says

www.nytimes.com

Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · Aug 28

BREAKING: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

The director of the CDC, Susan Monarez, is refusing to leave her post, despite demands from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that she quit or be fired, per her lawyers.

via @sherylnyt.bsky.social + @apoorvanyt.bsky.social

Trump Administration Live Updates: Health Secretary Tries to Oust C.D.C. Director, but She Refuses to Leave

www.nytimes.com

Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · Aug 22

NEW: He called Covid vaccines "the most failing medical product in the history of medical products."

Now he's running a C.D.C. task force reviewing them.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/h...

Covid Vaccine Opponent Tapped to Lead Federal Review Team

www.nytimes.com

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Aaron Mitchell @thewonkologist.bsky.social · Aug 18

The only place industry COI does *not* pervade medicine, it would seem, is on vaccine advisory panels!

New in @jama.com today, great work by @profgenkanter.bsky.social

cc @mdaware.org @by-cjewett.bsky.social @charlesornstein.bsky.social @joho.bsky.social

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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · Aug 9

Mr. Kennedy has previously called the C.D.C. a “cesspool of corruption,” and a fascist enterprise. He accused C.D.C. employees of covering up vaccine harms to children, comparing it to the Catholic Church’s coverup of child sex abuse.

Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · Aug 9

A neighbor told NYT about the shooter: “He very deeply believed that vaccines had hurt him,” Ms. Hoalst said, “and that they were hurting other people.”

...Mr. White would launch into unrelenting monologues about it on her front porch, describing a vast and confusing conspiracy.

Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · Aug 9

A 33-year-old ex-Marine police officer was shot at the CDC by someone who believed he was hurt by the Covid vaccine. The policeman was a father of two with another baby on the way --->

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/u...

Gunman in Deadly C.D.C. Shooting Fixated on Covid Vaccine, Officials Say

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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · Jul 30

ICYMI: A pressure campaign by Laura Loomer + Rick Santorum leaning on the White House = the ouster of Dr. Vinay Prasad at the FDA.

Santorum reposted articles complaining that he was anti-innovation because he rejected some drugs (that he/his team deemed subpar) .

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/h...

Top F.D.A. Official Resigns Under Pressure

www.nytimes.com

Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · Jul 30

After a pressure campaign by Laura Loomer, Dr. Vinay Prasad is out at FDA. Sec. Kennedy tried to defend him -- based in part on his work on vaccines -- but it wasn't enough.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/h...

Top F.D.A. Official Resigns Under Pressure

www.nytimes.com

Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · Jul 28

Smart work (as always) by @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social:

"According to meeting recordings, internal communications reviewed by MSNBC and three sources familiar with the situation, Burns has become a central figure in subverting vaccine policy under Kennedy."

www.msnbc.com/opinion/anal...

RFK Jr. is completely reshaping vaccine policy. This is the man helping him do it.

Stuart Burns might be the most important CDC official you’ve never heard of.

Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · Jul 19

NEW: F.D.A. asked a company to stop shipping a drug to some patients today after the deaths of two teens and a 51-year-old patient with rare muscle diseases.

The company refused.

GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/h...

Drugmaker Refuses F.D.A. Request to Pull Treatment Linked to Patient Deaths

www.nytimes.com

Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · Jul 14

I’m afraid to read this 😢😥🫣😥

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · Jul 14

Amelia Moore, 14, had been awakened by a clap of thunder so near that it shook her cabin at Camp Mystic. There were screams in the night.

“I thought it was just people laughing and screaming in the rain,” she recalled. “No one wants to believe the worst.” 🔗: https://on.wsj.com/4lRUdKg