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RFK Jr has fired all 17 members of CDC’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices. The US now has no CDC director and no ACIP. Control of US vaccines is concentrated in the office of an HHS Sec who doesn’t believe any vaccine is safe and effective. wsj.com/opinion/rfk-jr…

Dark Age 2.0 gaining momentum. Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel statnews.com/2025/06/09/rfk… via STAT Michael Osterholm: "We have just demonstrated that politics will overrun science in this administration. It scares me to think of what’s ahead."

I was just informed Trump is deploying another 2,000 Guard troops to L.A. The first 2,000? Given no food or water. Only approx. 300 are deployed — the rest are sitting, unused, in federal buildings without orders. This isn’t about public safety. It’s about stroking a dangerous

I was seeing patients in the ER when I got a text from a friend "How bad is this thing about RFK Jr removing ALL 17 experts from a CDC vaccine advisory committee?" Theres been a lot of hot takes on here already But heres why this makes me worry, from a clinical perspective 🧵

"Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” includes $185bn for ICE, which is more than the annual military spending of the UK and France combined. Wherever ICE raids trigger protests, Trump can send in the troops." My column. ft.com/content/3d6c91…

I’m an epidemiologist and I’ve been all over this world. Mark my words, I PROMISE YOU, Americans will be forced to present vaccination records or be forced to obtain stronger visas (which have vaccine requirements) to travel outside the US. I GUARANTEE it. You antivaxxers can

Australians take up rooftop solar electricity with gusto. Now comes home battery storage with an inverter. This will help liberate households from retail price gouge. Next family EV sedans, wagons, utes, SUVs recharged by solar - free at last from corrupt global petro cartels.

Neither glib lines nor warm thoughts can hide the cynicism of Labor’s North West Shelf decision theguardian.com/environment/co…

“Jews worldwide better prepare themselves, their children & their grandchildren for a reality they’ve never known: to be Jewish in a world where the Jewish state is a pariah state-a source of shame, not of pride.” Tom Friedman, Jewish & supporter of Israel nytimes.com/2025/06/10/opi…

Crawl, grovel…

A reminder for those heading to tropical destinations to escape the cold during the upcoming school holidays. It’s not mosquito season here but they’re still buzzing about in warmer climates 🦟

A new national immunisation strategy for Australia released today. It's comprehensive, aspirational, and has some exciting plans (along with some gaps). We need more detail on implementation and budget for that process. health.gov.au/resources/publ…

It's interesting watching pre- and post-pandemic changes to patterns among flu counts in Australia over the last decade. Come have a read about some thoughts on why. And while you're there, why not subscribe as well? virologydownunder.com/flu-down-under…

Very good thread below on the latest SARS-CoV-2 variants.👇👇👇

Data are good. Because science is based on data. Not idiotic feelz, hollow wishes and empty faith.

I'm not sure much of this group's point or understanding is about "antigens". Rather, about the number of vaccines or needles their kids get .