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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 7d

Why HHS Is Wrong to Bring Back the Stigmatizing Name Monkeypox
time.com/7321965/mpox-m… @nikkiromanik.bsky.social

https://time.com/7321965/mpox-m…

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 10d

Not talking about it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. cdc.gov/measles/data-r…

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 10d

The measles website at CDC continues to share updated data. 1514 cases reported in 2025. 3 deaths. CDC scientists working hard but have to manage vaccine attacks from @SecKennedy and his minions. This will be the year that ends US’s measles elimination status. Not one word at #UNGA.

https://cdc.gov/measles/data-r…

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 13d

Fascinating how the highest heights of the White House jumped on condemning the ICE shooting today but still has not said a word about the CDC shooting. Political violence is an emergency that our nation has to face. Silence from our leaders is complicit. #CDC #publichealth

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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 14d

Please join us for a free, virtual National town hall on childhood health and vaccines on Sept 30 6p EDT

Sponsored by the @aft.org and with the great @drdemetre.bsky.social joining us

Please share questions here or register and bring them live! We have your back

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Cutting through the Noise: Vaccines, Childhood Health and Navigating the School Year

Separating Facts from Misinformation with Experts from the CDC and Beyond As the 2025–26 school year unfolds, families and educators are once again caught in the crossfire of misinformation about chil...

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 17d

I stand by my justification for my resignation. Sending strength to the scientists being held hostage at CDC.

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 17d

FINAL THOUGHT: When scientific process is not followed, the science that make the foundation for
decisions is suspect and the decisions are therefore not valid. The ACIP is no longer a scientific committee. It is an ideology machine.

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 17d

6) The COVID workgroup chair made good on his position as THE COVID overlord to present data of dubious quality that had not been through the normal ACIP process (like they noted for Hep B). Using the same logic as the Hep B vote, they should have tabled that vote too and maintained status quo.

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 17d

5) COVID 19 resolutions were passed about informed consent and communication that are at best unclear and at worst not feasible from the scientific, legal, or regulatory perspective.

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 17d

4) COVID vaccine was made “shared clinical decision making” (SCDM). Which means different barriers in different states. Some will require a prescription. Some won’t… ACIP had been moving away from SCDM because of the barriers. Doublespeak jargon about individual choice means nothing.

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 17d

3) (continued)

Now the questions is, will this go back to a workgroup and good scientific process? And if it does, will decisions reflect the findings of the data. Who will be on the workgroup, more ideology clones or balanced scientist? We shall see.

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 17d

3) Hepatitis B birth dose tabled. Because of the complete chaos created by Secretary Kennedy insisting that this be on the September catch up meeting agenda and not go through a scientific process (that takes time), the regular process of data review and recommendation development wasn’t possible.

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 17d

2) ACIP passed a resolution that pregnant women should be tested for hepatitis B. This is already in guidelines and adds nothing new. Glad tax payers paid for that one!

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 17d

My ACIP recap: 🧵

1) MMRV combo vaccine no longer recommended for children <4y. That means vaccine will not be covered by insurance, so not an option for patients. The 2 shot MMR and chickenpox vaccines are still available. This removes access. Let’s see which vaccine they will go for next!

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 19d

Maybe that’s better given the intense bumbling we saw from ACIP members and the secretariat yesterday….

Deb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social · 19d

As of 8am CDC's ACIP website does not have the proposed vote language for today's COVID vaccine recommendation posted. How is the public able to engage and provide informed comments? I testified before Senator Cassidy and @sanders.senate.gov on Wednesday- this is not radical transparency.

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

ACIP develops recommendations on how to use vaccines to control disease in the United States.

www.cdc.gov

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 19d

In June, an ACIP member said that 250 pediatric flu deaths were no big deal. Maybe today we will find out that a handful of hepatitis B related cancers, transplants, and deaths are also not a big deal to them either. Welcome to the new public health. We are aligned to a manifesto, not science.

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 19d

That’s the problem. It doesn’t make sense. They should not be trusted to make policy recommendations. VFC providers have to adhere to ACIP recommendations. Who knows what it means if there is an ACIP recommendation that doesn’t comport to the VFC resolution?

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 19d

Also… the CDC “director” should talk to his lawyers and experts to figure out how to mitigate this cluster.

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 19d

No one knows what that means. Seems like the committee would benefit from a vaccine expert or two and someone who can run a meeting

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 19d

So VFC providers may be violating their agreement if they administer the vaccine contrary to ACIP recommendations.

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 19d

Private insurance doesn’t have to cover it, but AHIP committed to ignoring this ACIP (as they should) and they will anyway. VFC covers it, but that coverage is not based on an ACIP recommendation.

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 19d

NO TRUST IN ACIP!

Well, the absolutely incomprehensible vote at the end of the ACIP meeting has left everyone confused. MMRV resolution passed, so it’s off the schedule for younger children and CMS won’t cover it.

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 20d

www.hepmag.com/article/cdc-...

CDC Advisors Could Nix Hepatitis B Vaccine for Newborns

The HBV vaccine prevents liver cancer and saves lives, but critics contend that most infants don’t need the first dose right after birth.

www.hepmag.com

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Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 20d

They also talk about science complying to ideology… that’s why we resigned… so….

There’s that.

I could go on…

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