Chris Laxton
@chris-laxton.bsky.social
Aging advocate. Grandpa to Margot, Charlotte, Forrest and Madelyn
Remember when RFK Jr. eliminated HICPAC, CDC's advisory group on infection control? Once again, the medical sector has stepped up to fill the void. These are two very credible, evidence-based organizations. (Still, I mourn the demise of our public health facility.)
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APIC and SHEA Announce Joint Healthcare Infection Prevention Advisory Group (HIPAG) – SHEA
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December 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Remember when RFK Jr. eliminated HICPAC, CDC's advisory group on infection control? Once again, the medical sector has stepped up to fill the void. These are two very credible, evidence-based organizations. (Still, I mourn the demise of our public health facility.)
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As expected, ACIP did the wrong thing - and did so with lies, fabrications and distortions. This is what they mean by "Gold Standard Evidence." Children will get sick and some will die. If you want a deep dive into everything that was false, follow this link:
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December 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
As expected, ACIP did the wrong thing - and did so with lies, fabrications and distortions. This is what they mean by "Gold Standard Evidence." Children will get sick and some will die. If you want a deep dive into everything that was false, follow this link:
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ACIP Meets tomorrow to begin to dismantle the childhood vaccination schedule and prevent access to the HepB vaccine.
Thanks to Katelyn Jetelina and YLE for this:
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Thanks to Katelyn Jetelina and YLE for this:
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What to expect from this week's U.S. vaccine meeting
Hep B, routine vaccination schedule, and a firehose of falsehoods
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December 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
ACIP Meets tomorrow to begin to dismantle the childhood vaccination schedule and prevent access to the HepB vaccine.
Thanks to Katelyn Jetelina and YLE for this:
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/what-to-ex...
Thanks to Katelyn Jetelina and YLE for this:
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Maybe they really are trying to reduce the U.S. population?
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The HepB birth dose has been credited with a 99% drop in infections in children and teens since the 1991 recommendation, according to a 2023 study from the U.S. Surgeon General.
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The HepB birth dose has been credited with a 99% drop in infections in children and teens since the 1991 recommendation, according to a 2023 study from the U.S. Surgeon General.
RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers plan biggest change yet to childhood schedule
The new chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said the panel plans to vote to end universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth and to scrutinize if childhood shots cause allergies.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Maybe they really are trying to reduce the U.S. population?
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The HepB birth dose has been credited with a 99% drop in infections in children and teens since the 1991 recommendation, according to a 2023 study from the U.S. Surgeon General.
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The HepB birth dose has been credited with a 99% drop in infections in children and teens since the 1991 recommendation, according to a 2023 study from the U.S. Surgeon General.
A brilliant (and hilarious) rebuttal to RFK Jr's endless foolishness about vaccines and autism. Must see!!
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Do dogs cause autism? How to sell a scientific rumor.
YouTube video by You Can Know Things
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November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A brilliant (and hilarious) rebuttal to RFK Jr's endless foolishness about vaccines and autism. Must see!!
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Now that CDC has been flatlined by JFK Jr, here is a useful list of credible public health information resources. Thank you to the Evidence Collective for compiling this!
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Your Starter Guide to Trustworthy Science Online
Your Starter Guide to Trustworthy Science Online Some reliable voices & helpful sharing habits It’s hard to know what online sources are trustworthy, so we pulled together a number of accounts that fo...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Now that CDC has been flatlined by JFK Jr, here is a useful list of credible public health information resources. Thank you to the Evidence Collective for compiling this!
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The cruelty continues: Vulnerable seniors will be hard hit by Medicaid cuts.
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Medicaid beneficiaries at risk of losing coverage are older, have multiple chronic conditions, study shows
Medicaid beneficiaries at risk of losing coverage are older, have multiple chronic conditions, study shows
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November 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The cruelty continues: Vulnerable seniors will be hard hit by Medicaid cuts.
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The Governors Public Health Alliance has been formed to counter federal health agencies under President Donald Trump. It's an independent hub to monitor diseases and prepare for emergencies in the face of a hollowed-out CDC.
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Democratic governors form state public health alliance to counter RFK Jr.
The Governors Public Health Alliance would counter federal health agencies under President Donald Trump as an independent hub to monitor diseases and prepare for emergencies.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The Governors Public Health Alliance has been formed to counter federal health agencies under President Donald Trump. It's an independent hub to monitor diseases and prepare for emergencies in the face of a hollowed-out CDC.
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Reading the reports after this week's ACIP meeting makes it very clear: We no longer have a Federal vaccine advisory function. PLEASE do not pay attention to anything coming from ACIP in future - it will damage your and your family's health. Ask your physician!
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Vaccine panel that limited covid shot scrutinized after chaotic meetings
Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices showed a tenuous grasp of process and cited flawed research as they revisited covid, hepatitis B and MMRV shots.
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September 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Reading the reports after this week's ACIP meeting makes it very clear: We no longer have a Federal vaccine advisory function. PLEASE do not pay attention to anything coming from ACIP in future - it will damage your and your family's health. Ask your physician!
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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The non-governmental vaccine recommendations are coming out now. While we're grateful that evidence-based public health still exists, we mourn the loss of our heroic central public health agency.
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Western States Issue Their Own Vaccine Recommendations to Counter Kennedy
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September 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The non-governmental vaccine recommendations are coming out now. While we're grateful that evidence-based public health still exists, we mourn the loss of our heroic central public health agency.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/h...
More chaos from RFK Jr. wrecking CDC:
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California, Oregon, and Washington to launch new West Coast Health Alliance to uphold scientific integrity in public health as Trump destroys CDC’s credibility | Governor of California
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September 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
More chaos from RFK Jr. wrecking CDC:
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RFK Jr. is dismantling our healthcare system from the inside.
❌ Fired top scientists
❌ Gutted CDC & FDA divisions
❌ Politicized vaccine policy
❌ Undermined clean water & drug safety protections
❌ Pushed Medicaid cuts that leave millions uninsured
❌ Institutionalized health misinformation
❌ Fired top scientists
❌ Gutted CDC & FDA divisions
❌ Politicized vaccine policy
❌ Undermined clean water & drug safety protections
❌ Pushed Medicaid cuts that leave millions uninsured
❌ Institutionalized health misinformation
September 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
RFK Jr. is dismantling our healthcare system from the inside.
❌ Fired top scientists
❌ Gutted CDC & FDA divisions
❌ Politicized vaccine policy
❌ Undermined clean water & drug safety protections
❌ Pushed Medicaid cuts that leave millions uninsured
❌ Institutionalized health misinformation
❌ Fired top scientists
❌ Gutted CDC & FDA divisions
❌ Politicized vaccine policy
❌ Undermined clean water & drug safety protections
❌ Pushed Medicaid cuts that leave millions uninsured
❌ Institutionalized health misinformation
Is anyone listening? These folks know what they're talking about about.
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Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
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September 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Is anyone listening? These folks know what they're talking about about.
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And now CDC is decimated.
CDC leaders who resigned said RFK Jr. undermined vaccine science, risking lives
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CDC leaders who resigned said RFK Jr. undermined vaccine science, risking lives
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CDC leaders who resigned said RFK Jr. undermined vaccine science, risking lives
As the CDC reels from the firing of its director, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Fox News the agency is “in trouble and we need to fix it.”
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August 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
And now CDC is decimated.
CDC leaders who resigned said RFK Jr. undermined vaccine science, risking lives
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CDC leaders who resigned said RFK Jr. undermined vaccine science, risking lives
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The Beat Goes On... Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts
I guess they forgot that these vaccines just saved literally millions of lives in the US and across the world.
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I guess they forgot that these vaccines just saved literally millions of lives in the US and across the world.
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Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts
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August 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Beat Goes On... Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts
I guess they forgot that these vaccines just saved literally millions of lives in the US and across the world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...
I guess they forgot that these vaccines just saved literally millions of lives in the US and across the world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/h...
Some Good News - Coming from local action on health!
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Odd bedfellows: Moving with MAHA from conversation to collaboration
Authors: Katelyn Jetelina, Nicole Deziel, Megan Ranney, Elizabeth Frost, Brinda Adhikari
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July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Some Good News - Coming from local action on health!
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Potential Dismissal of USPSTF Members - more erosion of evidence-based health care from RFK Jr.
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Statement from Leading Physician Groups on USPSTF Changes
The reports of pending dismissal of the members of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) reflects an alarming erosion in reliance on scientific integrity and evidence-based health ...
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July 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Potential Dismissal of USPSTF Members - more erosion of evidence-based health care from RFK Jr.
www.psychiatry.org/News-room/Ne....
www.psychiatry.org/News-room/Ne....
Here's a good (but still incomplete!) list of all Trump's erosions of the US health care infrastructure.
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What just happened
Yesterday marks 6 months since the start of sweeping cuts to America’s health and science infrastructure. Changes have come so quickly (and confusingly) in the midst of an already chaotic news cycle, ...
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July 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Here's a good (but still incomplete!) list of all Trump's erosions of the US health care infrastructure.
www.youcanknowthings.com/what-just-ha...
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All you need to know about the effect of the Medicaid cuts:
July 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
All you need to know about the effect of the Medicaid cuts:
Some good analysis from the always excellent folks at CIDRAP.
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Medical groups sue HHS, Kennedy over COVID vaccine policy changes
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July 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Some good analysis from the always excellent folks at CIDRAP.
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Finally, some pushback! Public health groups file lawsuit to stop RFK Jr.’s vaccine changes
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Public health groups file lawsuit to stop RFK Jr.’s vaccine changes
The lawsuit argues that the HHS secretary’s withdrawal of public vaccine advice reduces access to vaccines for some people.
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July 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Finally, some pushback! Public health groups file lawsuit to stop RFK Jr.’s vaccine changes
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So, RFK's first Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting with his seven anti-vaxx members has now concluded. As predicted, they failed to add anything useful to our understanding of upcoming U.S. vaccine needs and have added significant falsehoods and misinformation to the topic.
June 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
So, RFK's first Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting with his seven anti-vaxx members has now concluded. As predicted, they failed to add anything useful to our understanding of upcoming U.S. vaccine needs and have added significant falsehoods and misinformation to the topic.
CIDRAP's Vaccine Integrity Project just posted interim recommendations for preserving our U.S. vaccine infrastructure.
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With RFK Jr.'s total failure to do his job, universities and expert clinicians must step up to fill the void.
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With RFK Jr.'s total failure to do his job, universities and expert clinicians must step up to fill the void.
The Vaccine Integrity Project - Interim Update (June 17 2025)
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June 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
CIDRAP's Vaccine Integrity Project just posted interim recommendations for preserving our U.S. vaccine infrastructure.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
With RFK Jr.'s total failure to do his job, universities and expert clinicians must step up to fill the void.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...
With RFK Jr.'s total failure to do his job, universities and expert clinicians must step up to fill the void.
So, now VA docs don't have to treat Democrats?
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What about the Hippocratic Oath?
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What about the Hippocratic Oath?
‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status
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June 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
So, now VA docs don't have to treat Democrats?
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What about the Hippocratic Oath?
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What about the Hippocratic Oath?
Thank you for standing up for science!
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Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
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June 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Thank you for standing up for science!
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