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#RFKJr replaces chair of controversial #vaccine advisory panel
The chair of #ACIP, himself a well-known vaccine critic, will be moving to an official role within the #HHS, the agency announced Monday.
HHS announced #MartinKulldorff was appointed to be chief “science” officer for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation ( #ASPE).
#PublicHealth #science #medicine #Trump #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #law #policy #insurance #eugenics
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5628322-martin-kulldorff-kennedy-hhs-appointment/
OpenAIRE at the EU High-Level Conference on Reforming Research Assessment!
Today, #OpenAIRE contributed to the EU High-Level Conference on Reforming Research Assessment expert meeting hosted by CeRRA, focused on the next steps for an effective transition in Responsible Research Assessment (RRA).
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Natalia Manola, OpenAIRE CEO, took part as a speaker, bringing forward insights on community-driven reforms, open infrastructures, and the collective responsibility of shaping a more transparent and equitable research ecosystem.
Learn more about the event:
🔗https://www.openaire.eu/community/events/eventdetail/1546/eu-high-level-conference-on-reforming-re-search-ass-ess-ment
🔗Event host: https://www.cerra.aau.dk/
#ResponsibleResearchAssessment #RRA #OpenScience #CoARA #ResearchReform #OpenInfrastructures #ScholarlyCommunication #Policy #ResearchAssessmentReform #CeRRA
#RFKJr replaces chair of controversial #vaccine advisory panel
The chair of #ACIP, himself a well-known vaccine critic, will be moving to an official role within the #HHS, the agency announced Monday.
HHS announced #MartinKulldorff was appointed to be chief “science” officer for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation ( #ASPE).
#PublicHealth #science #medicine #Trump #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #law #policy #insurance #eugenics
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5628322-martin-kulldorff-kennedy-hhs-appointment/
New in our electronic #collection:
➡️ Making global norms: politics versus science in international organizations
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1093/9780197828656.001.0001
#OpenAccess #OpenScience #science #books #Bookstodon #politics #policy #international
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New Policy Insight by #PopulationErope, co-authored by CPC-CG's Hill Kulu & Sarah Christison as part of the #WeID project ' #Identities, #migration and #democracy'.
Examines #EU #migration #policy and the tension between #crisisresponse and long-term #integration.
Tech Titans Amass Multimillion-Dollar War Chests to Fight AI Regulation
#HackerNews #TechTitans #AIRegulation #WarChests #Innovation #Policy
A playbook for implementing a new model of social care, by the Equal Care Co-op: https://play.equal.care
A playbook for implementing a new model of social care, by the Equal Care Co-op: https://play.equal.care
Arduino Terms of Service and Privacy Policy update: setting the record straight
#HackerNews #Arduino #Terms #of #Service #Privacy #Policy #Update #TechNews #Transparency
Sen. #BillCassidy (R-Louisiana), a #physician who chairs the #Senate #Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, decided to set aside his misgivings & support #RFKJr after receiving a range of commitments, which he detailed in a Feb. 4 speech on the Senate floor. They INCLUDED that the “ #CDC will not remove statements on their website pointing out that #vaccines do not cause #autism.”
#science #medicine #PublicHealth #policy #Trump #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #USpol
“My question is, how language that misrepresents decades of research ended up on a #CDC website,” said #DebraHoury, the CDC’s former chief medical officer who also resigned in August. “ #PublicHealth communication must be accurate, evidence-based & free from political distortion. Anything less erodes trust & puts lives at risk.”
#science #medicine #policy #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol
…Scientists still at the #CDC told The Post they were shocked as word spread about the apparent endorsement of a long-debunked claim. “We just saw it, & everyone is freaking out,” said one scientist.
#RFKJr’s past promotion of a link between #vaccines & #autism emerged as a key concern of some Republican senators ahead of his confirmation to be the nation’s top #health ofcl.
#science #medicine #PublicHealth #policy #Trump #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol
The false claim that #vaccines cause #autism can be traced to a 1998 article that has since been retracted, but it has persisted for decades in #AntiVax messaging that has repeatedly come up in conversations at pediatricians’ offices. The connection has been repeatedly disproved through dozens of studies examining hundreds of thousands of children around the world.
#science #medicine #PublicHealth #policy #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol
“My question is, how language that misrepresents decades of research ended up on a #CDC website,” said #DebraHoury, the CDC’s former chief medical officer who also resigned in August. “ #PublicHealth communication must be accurate, evidence-based & free from political distortion. Anything less erodes trust & puts lives at risk.”
#science #medicine #policy #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol
The revisions show that the “CDC cannot currently be trusted as a scientific voice,” said Demetre Daskalakis, who formerly led the agency’s center responsible for respiratory viruses & #immunizations. He was 1 of 3 senior leaders who resigned in August because of what they said was the politicization of #science at the agency. “The weaponization of the #CDC voice by validating false claims on official websites confirms what we have been saying,” he said.
The false claim that #vaccines cause #autism can be traced to a 1998 article that has since been retracted, but it has persisted for decades in #AntiVax messaging that has repeatedly come up in conversations at pediatricians’ offices. The connection has been repeatedly disproved through dozens of studies examining hundreds of thousands of children around the world.
#science #medicine #PublicHealth #policy #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol
Career scientists at the agency responsible for information about #vaccine safety & #autism had no prior knowledge about the changes to the website and were not consulted, acc/to 5 agency ofcls…
Before the Wednesday update, the #CDC webpage stated that studies have shown that there is “no link” between #vaccines & developing autism, & that “no links”have been found between any vaccine ingredients & the disorder…
#science #medicine #PublicHealth #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation
The current #CDC page falsely says that studies supporting a link between #vaccines & #autism “have been ignored by health authorities.”
It falsely states: “The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.”
#science #medicine #PublicHealth #policy #Trump #RFKJr #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol
Under #Trump & #RFKJr., The #CDC promotes false #vaccines - #autism link it once discredited
The CDC’s website now says #health authorities ignored evidence of a potential connection between vaccines & autism, despite dozens of studies showing no link.
#science #medicine #PublicHealth #policy #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #eugenics #SocialCleansing #USpol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/11/20/cdc-vaccines-autism-website-change/
They bought #HealthInsurance promoted by #Trump. Then they needed surgery.
The cheap #health #insurance promoted by Trump officials has a catch.
Some states have banned “short-term” insurance plans with limited coverage, & consumer advocates have warned of the drawbacks.
#law #scammers #affordability #healthcare #HealthcareCrisis #CostOfLiving #economy #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #Aporophobia #SocialCleansing #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #policy #USpol
https://wapo.st/4oRpNtt
They bought #HealthInsurance promoted by #Trump. Then they needed surgery.
The cheap #health #insurance promoted by Trump officials has a catch.
Some states have banned “short-term” insurance plans with limited coverage, & consumer advocates have warned of the drawbacks.
#law #scammers #affordability #healthcare #HealthcareCrisis #CostOfLiving #economy #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #Aporophobia #SocialCleansing #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #policy #USpol
https://wapo.st/4oRpNtt