Ignorer la science a un coût ... humain. Explosion du cas de rougeole aux US, maladie disposant d'un vaccin efficace.
Les 🇺🇸 ont quitté l' #OMS pour "remettre la politique de santé publique des 🇺🇸 entre les mains du peuple américain" selon l'antivax #RFK, équivalent du ministre de la santé. Bien vu !
Ignorer la science a un coût ... humain. Explosion du cas de rougeole aux US, maladie disposant d'un vaccin efficace.
Les 🇺🇸 ont quitté l' #OMS pour "remettre la politique de santé publique des 🇺🇸 entre les mains du peuple américain" selon l'antivax #RFK, équivalent du ministre de la santé. Bien vu !
RE: https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren/115963873612884664
Reminder that in the UK in 1900, before mass vaccination for childhood diseases began, 20% of all babies died before their fifth birthday (from diseases we currently vaccinate them against).
RFK jr's appointee wants to kill roughly 20% of all newborn Americans "to improve the breed" or something.
(Not including those paralysed for life by polio.)
A must-read about the data showing vaccinations for older Americans reduces #dementia risk -- or why NOT to listen to a word #RFK says.
"In 21 studies involving more than 104 million participants in Europe, Asia & North America, vaccination against shingles was associated with a 24% reduction in the risk of developing dementia. Flu vaccination was linked to a 13% reduction. Those vaccinated for pneumococcal infection had a 36% reduction in #Alzheimer’s risk."
A must-read about the data showing vaccinations for older Americans reduces #dementia risk -- or why NOT to listen to a word #RFK says.
"In 21 studies involving more than 104 million participants in Europe, Asia & North America, vaccination against shingles was associated with a 24% reduction in the risk of developing dementia. Flu vaccination was linked to a 13% reduction. Those vaccinated for pneumococcal infection had a 36% reduction in #Alzheimer’s risk."
After 6 hours of watching Jack Smith's testimony, it finally dawned on me what I find so inspiring about him. Of course, it's the truth-telling, the integrity, & the utter brilliance of the man but it's also his calmness, professionalism, & unwillingness to rise to #MAGA's foolish bait, esp. King fool Jim Jordan.
& then I think of Smith's demeanor in relation to the outrageous, puerile, snotty, rude behavior of #Noem, #RFK, #Bondi, #Patel, etc.
He is a hero for our time.
After 6 hours of watching Jack Smith's testimony, it finally dawned on me what I find so inspiring about him. Of course, it's the truth-telling, the integrity, & the utter brilliance of the man but it's also his calmness, professionalism, & unwillingness to rise to #MAGA's foolish bait, esp. King fool Jim Jordan.
& then I think of Smith's demeanor in relation to the outrageous, puerile, snotty, rude behavior of #Noem, #RFK, #Bondi, #Patel, etc.
He is a hero for our time.
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
https://www.propublica.org/article/covid-pregnancy-risk-autism-study-cdc?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Science #Research #Health #COVID #Vaccines #Women #Autism
Even as Canada loses its measles elimination status, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is leading a campaign that promotes anti-vaccine legislation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/23/world/canada-loses-measles-elimination-fight/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #measles #canada #us #health #vaccinations #medicine #robertfkennedyjr #rfk
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
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To combat bird flu spread, other countries have authorized poultry vaccines. The U.S. hasn’t, amid political and economic pushback. Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/bird-flu-airborne-usda-pandemic?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
@ProPublica The #RFK #Flu
Highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1, is currently spiking in wild bird populations. Will this be the year it becomes readily transmissible p2p? That would be a perfect storm, with US monitoring and mitigation at an all time low thanks to RFKs gutting of the US public health system.
Meanwhile, a children's petting farm in Canada has asked all visitors to get tested, after detecting H5N1 in their poultry.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1, is currently spiking in wild bird populations. Will this be the year it becomes readily transmissible p2p? That would be a perfect storm, with US monitoring and mitigation at an all time low thanks to RFKs gutting of the US public health system.
Meanwhile, a children's petting farm in Canada has asked all visitors to get tested, after detecting H5N1 in their poultry.
