Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:

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2025-09-05 19:15:20 GMT

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Article: https://archive.ph/HpbWZ

2025-09-05 19:11:29 GMT

Massachusetts is outdoing other states because they are the first to require insurers to cover the cost of COVID shots and other vaccines recommended by state health officials.
Vaccines are not accessible if they are unaffordable. Every state needs to follow their lead! https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-announces-immediate-steps-to-ensure-vaccine-availability-in-massachusetts-amid-trump-rfk-rollbacks

2025-09-05 18:10:28 GMT

So.. since New York Governor Kathy Hochul now apparently cares about public health measures that reduce COVID spread, how about issuing at executive order that prevents mask bans and affirms the right for anyone to wear a mask to protect their health?

2025-09-05 17:38:18 GMT

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New York's COVID vaccine executive order will essentially allow all New Yorkers, regardless of age or underlying conditions, to receive a COVID vaccine at any pharmacy, despite greater restrictions at federal level.
It is active for 30 days, allowing time for more permanent legislation to be passed.
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-signs-executive-order-expanding-access-vaccines-amid-uncertainty-washington

2025-09-05 17:34:21 GMT

Text of New York's COVID vaccine executive order is out.
- It allows physicians and nurses to prescribe vaccines to anyone 3 & over
- It expands pharmacists’ authority to administer vaccines to children under 18
- For the first time pharmacists can prescribe vaccines off-label to anyone 3 & over
Source: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-signs-executive-order-expanding-access-vaccines-amid-uncertainty-washington
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2025-09-04 22:42:26 GMT

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Source: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/new-york-playbook-pm/2025/09/04/micah-lasher-campaign-congress-ny-12-nadler-manhattan-00544857

2025-09-04 22:41:07 GMT

BREAKING: New York Governor Kathy Hochul is set to sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer Covid-19 vaccines to anyone who requests them, regardless of age or underlying conditions.
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2025-09-04 21:55:56 GMT

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Source: https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/09/04/hawaii-to-join-west-coast-health-alliance-with-california-oregon-and-washington/

2025-09-04 21:53:03 GMT

Hawaii announced they are joining California, Oregon, and Washington’s West Coast Health Alliance which will provide their own science-based vaccine guidelines and make vaccines accessible to everyone.
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2025-09-04 20:56:25 GMT

Some parts of society have always tried to downplay diseases. History has almost always proven them wrong.
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2025-09-04 19:45:19 GMT

The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

2025-09-03 20:46:54 GMT

This isn't abstract. Ending vaccine mandates will kill children. Any one who is trying to do this should be removed from office immediately.

2025-09-03 20:39:39 GMT

"Go to an old cemetery. See all the baby graves from before the 1950s & 60s? After that, hardly any. That's when people started vaccinating their children against deadly childhood diseases. If you're unsure what to do to protect your kids, the answer is literally written in stone." — Michael Okuda
How quick we forget.

2025-09-03 20:14:56 GMT

It's encouraging to see that states are forming regional public health alliances to ensure everyone will still have access to vaccines. They should take it one step further and include distributing free masks and tests, installing clean air infrastructure etc. The best way to prevent outbreaks is with layered protections!

2025-09-03 18:55:01 GMT

Extraordinary and alarming that vaccines are perhaps the most polarizing topic that threatens the strength of the union.
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2025-09-03 18:54:42 GMT

2025-09-03 18:26:56 GMT

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"Through this partnership, California, Oregon, and Washington will start coordinating health guidelines by aligning immunization recommendations informed by respected national medical organizations. This will allow residents to receive consistent, science-based recommendations they can rely on — regardless of shifting federal actions." https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/09/03/california-oregon-and-washington-to-launch-new-west-coast-health-alliance-to-uphold-scientific-integrity-in-public-health-as-trump-destroys-cdcs-credibility/

2025-09-03 18:21:44 GMT

In response to the dismantling of the CDC, California, Oregon, and Washington have launched the West Coast Health Alliance, which will make their own science-based vaccine guidelines, and make sure vaccines are accessible to everyone.
https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/141/747/144/701/799/original/760ba3554da7dc62.jpg

2025-09-03 17:25:21 GMT

Wow. Florida's Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo just vowed to end all vaccine mandates and compared them with slavery.
"Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery. Who am I to tell you what your child should put in [their] body?"
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2025-08-28 19:49:56 GMT

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Source: https://wapo.st/41pK6Vo

2025-08-28 19:47:32 GMT

Resignations can make a difference!
In 2005, Dr. Susan Wood resigned from the FDA to protest political delays in approving Plan B, saying she could no longer serve when scientific evidence has been overruled.
In 2006, Plan B was approved for OTC use for ages 18+, and in 2013 with no restrictions.
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2025-08-28 16:48:52 GMT

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Read the full resignation letters here: https://insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-news-read-three-top-cdc

2025-08-28 16:47:43 GMT

When a top CDC scientist resigns and cites eugenicist rhetoric from federal health agencies as a main reason, everyone should absolutely be paying attention.
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2025-08-28 09:55:04 GMT

“Monarez also clashed with Kennedy and his team over vaccine policies, including an impending announcement that could draw links between immunizations and autism, according to a person familiar with the situation.” https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/27/health/cdc-director-monarez

2025-08-28 00:57:52 GMT

“My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece & lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him & his legacy proud. The nation’s health security is at risk & is in the hands of people focusing on ideological self-interest.”
Dr. Daskalakis, CDC immunization director

2025-08-27 23:02:09 GMT

On the same day the FDA restricted access to COVID vaccines, the CDC director was sacked and top CDC scientists are resigning.
And it’s barely been two weeks since an antivax conspiracy theorist fired 180 bullets at CDC headquarters.
None of this is making America healthier. What a disaster.

2025-08-27 22:00:32 GMT

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Common conditions that make you more likely to get very sick from COVID-19, per CDC:
Cancer
Chronic diseases
Diabetes
Heart conditions
Weakened immune system
Mental health conditions
Overweight and obesity
Physical inactivity
Pregnancy
Smoking
Substance use disorders
Transplant

2025-08-27 22:00:32 GMT

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2025-08-27 21:52:07 GMT

It's official: Updated COVID vaccines have been approved by the FDA, but with restrictions.
Moderna: 6 months and up is high risk
Pfizer: 5 years and up if high risk
Novavax: 12 years and up if high risk
Anyone 65 years and up is eligible for updated COVID vaccines regardless of risk status.

2025-08-26 18:40:02 GMT

There are many rumors flying around about what might happen to COVID vaccine access, but please note these are rumors and we still do not have any official news yet.
While we wait, there are things you can do:
1️⃣ Wear a mask to prevent COVID transmission
2️⃣ Push your elected officials to speak up about vaccine access

2025-08-24 19:30:16 GMT

"This could be the difference whether your child gets cancer. Are you willing for them to die because the therapy for them is delayed?"
Powerful video with voices from top US scientists on the very real and devastating impacts of the funding cuts.
https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/115/085/397/723/545/108/original/97194f2e1610d71f.mp4

2025-08-21 23:13:41 GMT

The ideological cancellation of $800 million of scientific research grants because they supposedly focused on DEI was just backed by the Supreme Court. This is horrific on so many levels. https://www.npr.org/2025/08/21/g-s1-84441/supreme-court-nih-grants

2025-08-21 20:33:43 GMT

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"Abandoning research into more durable and variant-proof vaccines impacts communities of color and low-income populations.
Vaccines can be costly and people may not be able to take time off to get regular boosters.
More durable vaccines that can last years can help address these health inequities."

2025-08-21 20:26:09 GMT

"mRNA is one of the most promising technologies for preventing and treating any kind of disease that you can imagine.
Stopping development of mRNA vaccines could put cures of the world’s most common and debilitating chronic diseases, such as cancer and HIV, out of reach.
We need to stay engaged and push back."
My comments on the defunding of mRNA research in
@nprofile…fv5y https://prismreports.org/2025/08/21/mrna-vaccine-rfk-jr-cancer-hiv/

2025-08-21 15:29:48 GMT

Love this creative action! Send a rubber ducky to your House representative calling on them to IMPEACH THE QUACK and remove RFK Jr as HHS Secretary. 🦆
https://act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/send-your-congressperson-a-quackogram-impeach-and-removing-rfk/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=quackogram
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2025-08-20 00:30:51 GMT

In 2019 RFK Jr went to Samoa and spread misinformation about measles vaccines that led to a deadly outbreak that killed 80+ people.
He should have been charged, but instead was appointed to lead America’s top health agency and control the
largest public budget for medical research in the world.

2025-08-19 22:03:50 GMT

With COVID vaccine access likely to become restricted soon, now would be good time to get back in the habit of wearing a mask more frequently again if you haven’t been doing so lately.

2025-08-19 21:53:42 GMT

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For those asking about Novavax, this was fully approved by the FDA in May but only in adults 65 and older – or those 12 to 64 who have at least one health problem that puts them at increased risk from COVID-19. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/health/fda-approves-novavax-covid-19-vaccine-but-with-unusual-restrictions-on-its-use

2025-08-19 21:52:27 GMT

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Source: https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/covid-19-vaccine-label-change-alpha

2025-08-19 21:51:47 GMT

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And yes, many places have already pulled the current COVID vaccine so YMMV, and best to check pharmacies in your local area on how they are implementing policies (it’s a mess).

2025-08-19 21:39:30 GMT

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@nprofile…nm5n @nprofile…x87m yes because antibodies wane after a few months. New booster even of old vax will stimulate new antibody production.

2025-08-19 21:37:53 GMT

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Worth factoring in your vaccine timing calculations: Many people have conditions that would qualify them as higher risk for COVID and therefore eligible for the updated vaccine, BUT they may change this list and make it much more restricted when they change the FDA label. https://www.cdc.gov/covid/risk-factors/index.html

2025-08-19 21:27:49 GMT

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It’s honestly ridiculous and horrific that we all need to make these complicated calculations to figure out when to get our next COVID vaccine.
COVID vaccines should be accessible to anyone who wants them every year (like flu vaccines) and all year round.

2025-08-19 21:22:46 GMT

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@nprofile…x87m yes but COVID hasn’t changed that much recently, so while they will be updating the vaccine in fall to match the latest variants, the current “old” vaccine should still provide good protection (and better than no vaccine if access is restricted).

2025-08-19 21:22:27 GMT

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Note: COVID hasn’t changed that much recently, so while they will be updating the vaccine in fall to match the latest variants, the current “old” vaccine should still provide good protection (and better than no vaccine if access is restricted).

2025-08-19 21:18:12 GMT

From Your Local Epidemiologist: “If you’re under 65 and not high risk, the window to get a Covid-19 vaccine is right now—before the FDA label changes (possibly this Friday). Once it happens, access will be limited immediately.”

2025-08-19 17:55:01 GMT

Ridiculous that we have to keep repeating this in 2025, but:
✅ Vaccines save lives
✅ Flouride prevents cavities
✅ Sunscreen prevents skin cancer

2025-08-19 02:54:35 GMT

Are the mRNA vaccines incredible? YES!
Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.
Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!
Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!
Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!
Fund mRNA research!

2025-08-18 20:28:57 GMT

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In case you understandably can't decipher the CDC's calming COVID wastewater map, yes, we are in another surge.

2025-08-18 20:27:30 GMT

It will always be ridiculous how the CDC deliberately chose to color a map that's meant to represent how much COVID is spreading in calming shades of green and blue.
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2025-08-18 19:09:07 GMT

Former CDC Director William Foege:
"We will live through this drought of values, principles, and facts and again apply our talents to improving global health & happiness. Do not back down.
In the meantime, be clear. Kennedy’s words can be as lethal as the smallpox virus. Americans deserve better."
https://www.statnews.com/2025/08/18/rfk-jr-public-health-threats-william-foege-smallpox/

2025-08-16 00:58:51 GMT

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Several years ago I wrote for the @nprofile…8srg about the urgent need to hold social media companies accountable for refusing to stop the spread of deadly antivax misinformation. Tragically, not enough has been done, and now people are dying and scientists are being targeted.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/07/firehosing-the-systemic-strategy-that-anti-vaxxers-are-using-to-spread-misinformation

2025-08-16 00:50:37 GMT

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Article: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/cdc-shooting-anti-vaccine-myths-surged-online-depression-rcna224489

2025-08-16 00:48:24 GMT

Two things had a huge influence on the CDC shooting:
1️⃣ The head of HHS spreading antivax rhetoric
2️⃣ Social media companies failing to address rampant antivax misinformation on their platforms
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2025-08-15 20:17:52 GMT

Why are some people still spreading misinformation that "masks only work when everyone wears one," and use it as a personal excuse not to mask as "no-one else is."
It isn't all or nothing. While it's safer when more people mask because there's less virus in the air, a well-fitting mask protects you even if no-one else masks.

2025-08-15 04:49:41 GMT

If only RFK Jr had stopped at “I don't think people should be taking medical advice from me.”

2025-08-14 16:05:08 GMT

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@nprofile…rk77 Also: "A lot of trust is built at the local level, with your friends and family.
Let them know you’re getting the COVID shot and tell them about the potential advancements of mRNA technology.
There are these real conversations we can all have within our communities that will make a difference."

2025-08-14 15:59:09 GMT

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@nprofile…rk77 What can you do about cuts to mRNA research?
"Calling your local elected officials and advocate for the funding of science.
There have been budgetary wins in the past after folks spoke up and marched in the name of science.
Speaking up, organizing, and supporting research really does work."

2025-08-14 15:45:36 GMT

"COVID & flu mRNA vaccine research built a lot of basic technology that you can use to treat other diseases like cancer, diabetes & Alzheimer's. That’s now under threat.
These funding cuts make the US — & the world — more vulnerable to disease outbreaks and less able to treat chronic illnesses.
Just imagine all of the countless lives that we could save if we funded science & made sure this technology was continued to be supported."
My comments in @nprofile…rk77
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-cut-funding-vaccinnes-development_l_6899fff5e4b0c2e59a931a05

2025-08-14 13:32:10 GMT

No one who has spread rhetoric that has incited attacks on dedicated scientists and healthcare workers should be allowed to hold government leadership positions or elected office. Period.

2025-08-13 18:28:16 GMT

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Article: https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/autism/116944

2025-08-13 18:09:19 GMT

Antivaxxers love falsely accusing scientists of censorship but in reality they are the ones trying censor science.
RFK Jr just tried bullying a scientific journal into retracting a major study of 1.2  million kids that found that aluminum in vaccines do not increase the risk of autism or asthma. The journal refused.

2025-08-12 21:52:40 GMT

This is so ridiculously corrupt. One of the main reasons for mistrust by some parts of the public is that anti-science figures like Jay and RFK have been consistently spreading lies about vaccines.
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2025-08-12 21:25:24 GMT

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In case anyone needs some inspiration for the fight for science in 2025, I co-published a book on the signs, slogans, and stories behind the March for Science in 2017: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262038102/science-not-silence/

2025-08-12 21:24:36 GMT

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Article: https://wapo.st/3HaZ3Um

2025-08-12 21:23:43 GMT

Though it's honestly heartbreaking to be back at this point again where science is under constant attack, I do love seeing that all the slogans from our signs at the March of Science in 2017 are now a regular feature of lab walls, and that advocacy is far more common in every day scientific spaces.
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2025-08-12 01:18:35 GMT

“It should not be partisan to say that political violence is wrong, that corrupting science & manipulating data is wrong and that public service is patriotic. Restoring that shared base line is the only way to safeguard both the health of the public & the health of our democracy.” @nprofile…dnv4
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/opinion/cdc-shooting-vaccine-misinformation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dk8.4rS1.lFr--HMv5CiZ&smid=url-share

2025-08-12 00:41:43 GMT

This is what the audience for a Long COVID conference looked like today. Notice anything? 😷
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2025-08-11 18:38:53 GMT

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Source: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2022/two-years-covid-vaccines-prevented-millions-deaths-hospitalizations

2025-08-11 18:37:19 GMT

From 2020 to 2022 COVID vaccines prevented over 18.5 million hospitalizations, 3.2 million deaths and saved the US $1.15 trillion.
mRNA vaccines and treatments are being developed for diabetes, HIV, cancer, and more. Imagine how many more lives we could save if we don't defund science.

2025-08-10 22:41:57 GMT

Absolutely heartbreaking to see CDC staffers say they were surprised that the shooting didn’t happen sooner. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/08/cdc-shooting-trump-kennedy/683814/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=68980d8cf074e90001079eb3&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

2025-08-09 21:52:08 GMT

Remember when we all used to clap every night to thank doctors, nurses, scientists, and public health workers for saving lives?
Thanks to disinformation, people in these professions are now frequently threatened and attacked. There is no way society can keep functioning like this.

2025-08-09 02:52:43 GMT

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ICYMI https://www.newsweek.com/police-believe-cdc-shooter-thought-covid-vaccine-made-him-sick-report-2111117

2025-08-09 01:52:19 GMT

Misinformation kills in so many ways 💔

2025-08-09 01:35:24 GMT

Tonight, please spare a thought to all our scientists and public health workers who have dedicated their careers to saving millions of lives.
Despite their amazing work they are constantly threatened due to politicization and the unfettered spread of misinformation.
It should not be like this 💔

2025-08-08 18:57:49 GMT

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It's been difficult to develop a HIV vaccine & treatments for many cancers as they're so effective at evading & attacking immune systems. mRNA-based therapies offer real hope as they allow scientists to test new strategies much more quickly. The faster we do research, the faster we find treatments.

2025-08-08 18:46:54 GMT

mRNA vaccines can be modified and produced cheaply and quickly. This doesn't only help us respond to pandemics better, it enables researchers to rapidly test different treatment strategies for many diseases such as cancer. Cutting mRNA funding slows all of health research and makes us all sicker.

2025-08-07 18:00:16 GMT

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Source: https://carsey.unh.edu/publication/can-government-control-hurricanes-new-survey-results-conspiracies-science

2025-08-07 17:59:40 GMT

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While 69% of respondents understanding that vaccines have been beneficial for human health is still way too low, it is outrageous that someone who is in the 11% of conspiracy theorists runs the top US health agency, and can make uninformed policy decisions that kill people.

2025-08-07 17:58:00 GMT

New study on scientific understanding in the US:
Vaccines have mostly been a benefit to human health
69% Agree
20% Unsure
11% Disagree
https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/114/988/772/845/374/629/original/97722872e642fd94.webp

2025-08-06 19:20:28 GMT

One of the most promising areas of cancer research is CAR T therapy, in which a "living drug" is made by modifying a patient's T-cells.
Research suggests that mRNA can improve the safety of CAR-T therapy because it prevents genome integration.
Don't listen to RFK's lies about mRNA being unsafe.

2025-08-06 18:50:14 GMT

Dr. Katalin Karikó who won a Nobel Prize for developing mRNA vaccines responds to RFK Jr:
"When you are sick, you wouldn't ask for advice from a lawyer like Kennedy. You ask experts, your physician, for advice."
https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/114/983/316/623/371/912/original/8dc99131429cf9b4.mp4

2025-08-06 17:56:14 GMT

Vaccines made using whole viruses require growing large amounts of virus in eggs or cell culture. This means they take months longer to produce than mRNA vaccines. RFK Jr acknowledges that rapid viral evolution is a problem, but is killing our speediest, most effective platform for dealing with it.

2025-08-06 17:15:42 GMT

No, it's not only the US who will suffer from RFK Jr cancelling vaccine research.
1️⃣ You can't just instantly teleport research. Cancelling US projects slows global progress.
2️⃣ Preventing pandemics will always be a group project. The US is letting the team down and putting the world at risk.

2025-08-06 02:42:35 GMT

At his confirmation hearing, RFK Jr claimed he wouldn’t take away vaccines. So far he has:
Removed COVID vaccine recommendations
Fired the CDC’s vaccine committee
Replaced scientists with antivaxxers
Cancelled vaccine hesitancy research
Pulled $500m in mRNA vaccine research

2025-08-06 02:24:36 GMT

mRNA vaccines are one of the most important tools we have for preventing future catastrophic pandemics because we can update them more quickly than any other vaccine technology in response to new emerging viruses and variants.
RFK Jr cancelling millions in mRNA research makes the world far less safe.

2025-08-06 01:38:58 GMT

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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/health/rfk-jr-vaccine-funding.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cE8.z_p3.WOHRbAEQfr8v&smid=url-share

2025-08-06 01:37:44 GMT

This is so harmful. Scientists are developing mRNA-based cancer vaccines that could save so many lives.
https://cdn.masto.host/medmastodoncom/media_attachments/files/114/979/256/464/093/380/original/5afcdd00e8868919.png

2025-08-04 17:33:56 GMT

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Here's the study on how misinformation can spread by presenting legitimate sources out-of-context: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02223-4

2025-08-04 17:33:27 GMT

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It's hard to stop misinformation once the cat is out of the bag, but studies show that one effective tactic (called inoculation theory, fittingly) is to teach people how to identify tricks used to spread misinformation in the first place, which is why it's important we talk about examples like this.

2025-08-04 17:33:23 GMT

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For those of us that aren't news editors, we can help combat this form of misinformation by teaching each other to spot it. When you see a news article from a legitimate source being presented out of context to serve a bias narrative, highlight what the article is actually conveying in reality.

2025-08-04 17:33:15 GMT

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Given that presenting legitimate sources out of context has been shown to be a prevalent and effective misinformation tactic, it is critical that news editors stop undermining their science writers by using clickbait headlines that strip articles of much needed nuance and context.

2025-08-04 17:32:57 GMT

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"Top health expert says vaccinated people are spreading Covid variant" is a headline that was often used by major outlets.
The full context in the article was: "Data shows that vaccines reduce transmission. However, some experts warn that vaccinated individuals may still be capable of contracting & transmitting Covid."

2025-08-04 17:32:37 GMT

One of the most effective misinformation tactics antivaxxers use is to quote legitimate news sources out-of-context in order to convey a biased narrative.
Studies suggest that news editors often contribute to this problem by publishing clickbait headlines that are easily weaponized by antivaxxers.

2025-08-02 06:22:25 GMT

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Source: https://aas.org/posts/news/2025/07/us-physics-team-wins-international-olympiad

2025-08-02 06:21:15 GMT

Congrats to the US team who just won gold at the 2025 International Physics Olympiad
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2025-08-01 01:46:16 GMT

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Source: https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy26_lhhs_bill_summary.pdf

2025-08-01 01:36:47 GMT

NEW: The bipartisan Senate Appropriations Committee has rejected Trump’s proposed $18 billion, 40% cut to the National Institutes of Health budget and endorsed a $400 million increase.
DO NOT GIVE UP! Our advocacy is working. Keep speaking up and calling your elected officials.

2025-07-31 16:42:14 GMT

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Article: https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/maha-movement-chronically-ill-blame-game/amp/

2025-07-31 16:40:40 GMT

Sentiments like these are eugenics and should have no place at government health agencies, whose mission is to protect the health of all people regardless of anyone’s circumstances.
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