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🧪Why modeling childhood vaccines after Denmark is non-sensical:
1. In Denmark moms are screened for Hep B, part of the free healthcare. At risk babies get vaccinated.
2. In the US 25% of mothers aren't screened. US guidelines are based on redundancy.
Its a false equivalence.
@acedurrani on IG
1. In Denmark moms are screened for Hep B, part of the free healthcare. At risk babies get vaccinated.
2. In the US 25% of mothers aren't screened. US guidelines are based on redundancy.
Its a false equivalence.
@acedurrani on IG
December 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
🧪Why modeling childhood vaccines after Denmark is non-sensical:
1. In Denmark moms are screened for Hep B, part of the free healthcare. At risk babies get vaccinated.
2. In the US 25% of mothers aren't screened. US guidelines are based on redundancy.
Its a false equivalence.
@acedurrani on IG
1. In Denmark moms are screened for Hep B, part of the free healthcare. At risk babies get vaccinated.
2. In the US 25% of mothers aren't screened. US guidelines are based on redundancy.
Its a false equivalence.
@acedurrani on IG
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The US is not Denmark. Denmark is not the US. The Danish immunization schedule is not adapted for the realities of the American Healthcare system and population.
Let me explain.
This is a long thread so buckle up 🧵
Let me explain.
This is a long thread so buckle up 🧵
December 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The US is not Denmark. Denmark is not the US. The Danish immunization schedule is not adapted for the realities of the American Healthcare system and population.
Let me explain.
This is a long thread so buckle up 🧵
Let me explain.
This is a long thread so buckle up 🧵
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The outbreaks of measles and whooping cough have been dangerous, but don't worry: by failing to attempt any emergency herd immunity in infected communities, RFK is making sure they will be even worse, @ryanlcooper.com writes.
prospect.org/2025/12/15/k...
prospect.org/2025/12/15/k...
The Kennedy Center of Contagious Diseases - The American Prospect
Measles and whooping cough are spreading around the country. The man in charge of American public health is making everything worse.
prospect.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The outbreaks of measles and whooping cough have been dangerous, but don't worry: by failing to attempt any emergency herd immunity in infected communities, RFK is making sure they will be even worse, @ryanlcooper.com writes.
prospect.org/2025/12/15/k...
prospect.org/2025/12/15/k...
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The NIH grant cuts in 2025
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
December 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The NIH grant cuts in 2025
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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🧪 Dr. Carl Dieffenbach, the highly respected Division of AIDS Director, was transferred to a position w/ significantly less oversight of #NIH. Many advances in HIV treatments happened under his watch.
We are watching MAGA deemphasize the gravity of AIDS & discredit impactful HIV research.
We are watching MAGA deemphasize the gravity of AIDS & discredit impactful HIV research.
1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
🧪 Dr. Carl Dieffenbach, the highly respected Division of AIDS Director, was transferred to a position w/ significantly less oversight of #NIH. Many advances in HIV treatments happened under his watch.
We are watching MAGA deemphasize the gravity of AIDS & discredit impactful HIV research.
We are watching MAGA deemphasize the gravity of AIDS & discredit impactful HIV research.
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“Without data to support their decision & defying warnings from doctors, medical associations, & public-health groups, a federal advisory panel stocked with loyalists to Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has voted to stop recommending a life-saving vaccine to infants at birth”
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“Without data to support their decision & defying warnings from doctors, medical associations, & public-health groups, a federal advisory panel stocked with loyalists to Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has voted to stop recommending a life-saving vaccine to infants at birth”
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The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is seeking input on Federal policy updates to accelerate the American scientific enterprise.
This is your chance to give some feedback on how the past ~10 months have gone for science.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
I plan to highlight:
This is your chance to give some feedback on how the past ~10 months have gone for science.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
I plan to highlight:
Notice of Request for Information; Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise
The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requests input from all interested parties on Federal policy updates that aim to accelerate the American scientific enterprise, enable groundbreaking...
www.federalregister.gov
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is seeking input on Federal policy updates to accelerate the American scientific enterprise.
This is your chance to give some feedback on how the past ~10 months have gone for science.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
I plan to highlight:
This is your chance to give some feedback on how the past ~10 months have gone for science.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
I plan to highlight:
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Thats 216 biomedical PhD students for their whole degree, or 140 2 year R21 grants, or 30 5 year R01 grants, or one fired football coach...
FIFTY FOUR MILLION DOLLARS, to fire a football coach at a state university
SOURCE: LSU has given Brian Kelly formal written notice that he has been terminated without cause and that it will fulfill the obligation of his nearly $54 million buyout.
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Thats 216 biomedical PhD students for their whole degree, or 140 2 year R21 grants, or 30 5 year R01 grants, or one fired football coach...
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🧪 The NIH is dropping public "paylines," ending funding based strictly on peer review. While aimed at portfolio balance, the move raises concerns about transparency and the potential for political meddling in science. #AcademicSky
NIH shake-up to grant decision-making draws concerns of political meddling
Policy drops “paylines” based on peer-review scores and requires geography and other factors to guide approvals
www.science.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🧪 The NIH is dropping public "paylines," ending funding based strictly on peer review. While aimed at portfolio balance, the move raises concerns about transparency and the potential for political meddling in science. #AcademicSky
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This is concerning…. Based on their new policy, NIH can stop providing reasoning for rejecting high-scoring proposals. #RAdminsky
This is concerning.
NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES).
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NIH is changing their policy so that staff have to prepare justification for every application that is funded BUT NO DOCUMENTATION FOR APPLICATIONS THAT ARE SKIPPED (BASED ON PERCENTILES).
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November 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This is concerning…. Based on their new policy, NIH can stop providing reasoning for rejecting high-scoring proposals. #RAdminsky
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Proposals from Senators Scott and Cassidy to convert ACA premium tax credits into health accounts present trade-offs that benefit healthy people at the expense of sick people. Senator Scott's proposal, in particular, would destabilize the insurance market in some states.
www.kff.org/affordable-c...
www.kff.org/affordable-c...
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Proposals from Senators Scott and Cassidy to convert ACA premium tax credits into health accounts present trade-offs that benefit healthy people at the expense of sick people. Senator Scott's proposal, in particular, would destabilize the insurance market in some states.
www.kff.org/affordable-c...
www.kff.org/affordable-c...
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"When you remove scientists from science, you don’t get truth. You get ideology. " Signed D3- Deb, Dan, and @drdemetre.bsky.social
We are former CDC officials. RFK Jr.'s change to vaccine guidance is propaganda.
Under Secretary Kennedy, CDC materials can no longer be assumed to reflect scientific authority.
www.ms.now
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"When you remove scientists from science, you don’t get truth. You get ideology. " Signed D3- Deb, Dan, and @drdemetre.bsky.social
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It's true. No more paylines at #NIH.
Implementing a Unified NIH Funding Strategy to Guide Consistent and Clearer Award Decisions | Grants & Funding
grants.nih.gov
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
It's true. No more paylines at #NIH.
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A reminder that I’ve archived every public-facing web page from the CDC website prior to the Trump Regime purging data back in late January:
acasignups.net/cdc-website
acasignups.net/cdc-website
CDC.Gov Archive Index
With the Musk/Trump Administration bulldozing their way through seemingly every federal government website, teams of data analysts and archivers have been attempting to download and archive as much fe...
acasignups.net
November 20, 2025 at 5:13 AM
A reminder that I’ve archived every public-facing web page from the CDC website prior to the Trump Regime purging data back in late January:
acasignups.net/cdc-website
acasignups.net/cdc-website
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New from me: Are the deals to save research funding good for research?
More and more scientists at Cornell, Columbia, and elsewhere are going back to work after their universities struck unprecedented—some say mistaken—arrangements with the Trump administration.
www.chronicle.com/article/are-...
More and more scientists at Cornell, Columbia, and elsewhere are going back to work after their universities struck unprecedented—some say mistaken—arrangements with the Trump administration.
www.chronicle.com/article/are-...
Are the Deals to Save Research Funding Good For Research?
More and more scientists are going back to work after their universities struck unprecedented — some say mistaken — arrangements with the Trump administration.
www.chronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
New from me: Are the deals to save research funding good for research?
More and more scientists at Cornell, Columbia, and elsewhere are going back to work after their universities struck unprecedented—some say mistaken—arrangements with the Trump administration.
www.chronicle.com/article/are-...
More and more scientists at Cornell, Columbia, and elsewhere are going back to work after their universities struck unprecedented—some say mistaken—arrangements with the Trump administration.
www.chronicle.com/article/are-...
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NIH Job Postings Raise Red Flags for Scientists
— A dozen high-level spots are open for a short period of time
www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
"at best, placeholders, and at worst, attempts to get people into positions who are not qualified for them"
— A dozen high-level spots are open for a short period of time
www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
"at best, placeholders, and at worst, attempts to get people into positions who are not qualified for them"
NIH Job Postings Raise Red Flags for Scientists
A dozen high-level spots are open for a short period of time
www.medpagetoday.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
NIH Job Postings Raise Red Flags for Scientists
— A dozen high-level spots are open for a short period of time
www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
"at best, placeholders, and at worst, attempts to get people into positions who are not qualified for them"
— A dozen high-level spots are open for a short period of time
www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
"at best, placeholders, and at worst, attempts to get people into positions who are not qualified for them"
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HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
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CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
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How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
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Living costs and politics have lead to PhD students studying abroad
Read the full story: go.nature.com/3Xx4G3t
Read the full story: go.nature.com/3Xx4G3t
November 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Living costs and politics have lead to PhD students studying abroad
Read the full story: go.nature.com/3Xx4G3t
Read the full story: go.nature.com/3Xx4G3t
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How RFK Jr., America’s celebrity health secretary, is steamrolling science
A remarkable profile from @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social @caseyross.bsky.social and @sarah-todd.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
A remarkable profile from @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social @caseyross.bsky.social and @sarah-todd.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
How RFK Jr., America's celebrity health secretary, is steamrolling science
RFK Jr. is plowing ahead with sweeping changes to U.S. health care that have thrilled supporters, purged opponents, and horrified critics.
www.statnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
How RFK Jr., America’s celebrity health secretary, is steamrolling science
A remarkable profile from @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social @caseyross.bsky.social and @sarah-todd.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
A remarkable profile from @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social @caseyross.bsky.social and @sarah-todd.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/r...
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Important new analysis identifying the scope of clinical trials disrupted because of NIH shenanigans.
> 74 thousand trial participants affected
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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> 74 thousand trial participants affected
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Clinical Trials Affected by Research Grant Terminations at the National Institutes of Health
This cross-sectional study summarizes the number of trials with terminated grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and calculates the proportion of affected trials among those with previou...
jamanetwork.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Important new analysis identifying the scope of clinical trials disrupted because of NIH shenanigans.
> 74 thousand trial participants affected
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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> 74 thousand trial participants affected
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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NIH grant applicants:
October and November grant application submission *deadlines* will be rescheduled (🤯). Specific dates TBD.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
October and November grant application submission *deadlines* will be rescheduled (🤯). Specific dates TBD.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-26-005: Interim Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Interim Guidance on Reopening of NIH Extramural Activities NOT-OD-26-005. NIH
grants.nih.gov
November 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
NIH grant applicants:
October and November grant application submission *deadlines* will be rescheduled (🤯). Specific dates TBD.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
October and November grant application submission *deadlines* will be rescheduled (🤯). Specific dates TBD.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...