Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Dr. Monarez’s lawyers, Mark S. Zaid & Abbe Lowell, asserted in a statement earlier Wednesday that Dr. Monarez’s situation was symbolic of larger issues.

“It is about the systematic dismantling of #PublicHealth institutions, the silencing of experts, & the dangerous politicization of #science,” Mr. Zaid & Mr. Lowell wrote. “The attack on Dr. Monarez is a warning to every American: Our evidence-based systems are being undermined from within.”

#Trump#RFKJr #vaccines #medicine
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Dr. #SusanMonarez, an #InfectiousDisease researcher, was sworn in just a month ago by #RFKJr, but had clashed with him over #vaccine policy…. 4 other high-profile #CDC officials quit en masse, apparently in frustration over vaccine #policy & RFKJr’s leadership.

Because Dr. Monarez had been confirmed by the #Senate — previous CDC directors were not subject to such confirmation — she served at the pleasure of the Trump. RFKJr most likely did not have the authority to dismiss her.

#medicine
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Dr. Monarez’s firing, along with the resignations of 4 of the #CDC’s top leaders, will undoubtedly throw the nation’s #PublicHealth agency into further turmoil after a tumultuous month in which agency employees were laid off & a gunman fired a barrage of bullets at the Atlanta headquarters, killing a policeman & terrifying employees.

#Trump#RFKJr #vaccines #science #medicine
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

New #CDC Director Is Fired, #Trump White House Says

#SusanMonarez was said to have refused to adopt #Health Secretary #RFKJr.’s stance on #vaccination policy.

The White House said late Wednesday that it had fired Susan Monarez, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, after a tense confrontation in which Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to remove her from her position & she refused to resign.

#science #medicine #vaccines#USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/health/cdc-monarez-kennedy-vaccines.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Dennis A
@DharmaDog@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
#COVID #vaccines#CDC #RobertFKennedy
Anyone who didn't know this was coming is an ignorant blithering idiot. Severe restrictions now on the COVID vaccines. Covid cases have been rising in parts of the U.S., particularly in the South and California, driven by a new variant. We're all going to die.

FDA approves fall Covid shots, but with new restrictions

"The new restrictions may affect what insurers cover for people who don’t qualify for the updated Covid shots."
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-approves-fall-covid-shots-new-restrictions-rfk-jr-rcna227569
Dennis A
@DharmaDog@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
#COVID #vaccines#CDC #RobertFKennedy
Anyone who didn't know this was coming is an ignorant blithering idiot. Severe restrictions now on the COVID vaccines. Covid cases have been rising in parts of the U.S., particularly in the South and California, driven by a new variant. We're all going to die.

FDA approves fall Covid shots, but with new restrictions

"The new restrictions may affect what insurers cover for people who don’t qualify for the updated Covid shots."
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-approves-fall-covid-shots-new-restrictions-rfk-jr-rcna227569

Kim Perales
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈
Kim Perales and 1 other boosted
Kim Perales
@KimPerales@toad.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

"I’m deeply concerned about the🚨new FDA move limiting only to “high-risk groups.” CDC data shows those 50+ face rising risks, 65+ up to 340x higher death risk. Add: chronic disease:➡️71% of US adults are at elevated risk!

Underlying conds like diabetes or heart disease, plus LTC res (35% of deaths, <1% pop), & minorities w access barriers heighten risk. Even w this chg,⚡vaccination remains critical for all adults. Talk to your health provider -stay protected!"
-J Adams MD

Text from a tweet by Jerome Adams outlining conditions that increase risk for severe COVID outcomes, including cancer, chronic kidney disease, and dementia. It emphasizes the importance of protecting oneself and acknowledges the high risk for most U.S. adults.
Text from a tweet by Jerome Adams outlining conditions that increase risk for severe COVID outcomes, including cancer, chronic kidney disease, and dementia. It emphasizes the importance of protecting oneself and acknowledges the high risk for most U.S. adults.
Text from a tweet by Jerome Adams outlining conditions that increase risk for severe COVID outcomes, including cancer, chronic kidney disease, and dementia. It emphasizes the importance of protecting oneself and acknowledges the high risk for most U.S. adults.
Kim Perales
@KimPerales@toad.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

"I’m deeply concerned about the🚨new FDA move limiting only to “high-risk groups.” CDC data shows those 50+ face rising risks, 65+ up to 340x higher death risk. Add: chronic disease:➡️71% of US adults are at elevated risk!

Underlying conds like diabetes or heart disease, plus LTC res (35% of deaths, <1% pop), & minorities w access barriers heighten risk. Even w this chg,⚡vaccination remains critical for all adults. Talk to your health provider -stay protected!"
-J Adams MD

Text from a tweet by Jerome Adams outlining conditions that increase risk for severe COVID outcomes, including cancer, chronic kidney disease, and dementia. It emphasizes the importance of protecting oneself and acknowledges the high risk for most U.S. adults.
Text from a tweet by Jerome Adams outlining conditions that increase risk for severe COVID outcomes, including cancer, chronic kidney disease, and dementia. It emphasizes the importance of protecting oneself and acknowledges the high risk for most U.S. adults.
Text from a tweet by Jerome Adams outlining conditions that increase risk for severe COVID outcomes, including cancer, chronic kidney disease, and dementia. It emphasizes the importance of protecting oneself and acknowledges the high risk for most U.S. adults.
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

The new shots from Pfizer, Moderna & Novavax are approved for all #seniors. But the #FDA narrowed their use for younger #adults & #children to those with at least 1 high-risk #health condition, such as #asthma or #obesity. That presents new barriers to access for millions of Americans who’d have to prove their risk -- & millions more who may want to get vaccinated & suddenly no longer qualify.

#Trump#RFKJR#AntiVax#ConspiracyTheories #vaccines #science #medicine #law #regulation
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Additionally, Pfizer’s #vaccine will no longer be available for any child underage 5, after the #FDA said it was revoking the shot’s emergency authorization for that age group.
Parents will still be able to seek out shots from rival drugmaker #Moderna, the other
maker of #mRNA #vaccines, which has full FDA approval for #children as young as 6 months. But the company’s Spikevax vaccine is only approved for children w/at least one serious #health problem.

#Trump#RFKJR#AntiVax #science #medicine
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
#FDA approves updated #COVID19 shots but limits access for some kids & adults

US regulators approved updated #COVID-19 shots Wednesday but limited their use for many Americans — & removed 1 of the 2 #vaccines available for young #children.

#Trump#RFKJR#AntiVax#ConspiracyTheories #science #medicine #law #regulation
https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-covid-shots-fda-kennedy-pfizer-children-9ce19908ae7afb354732aa162fd28532?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-27-Breaking+News
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

The new shots from Pfizer, Moderna & Novavax are approved for all #seniors. But the #FDA narrowed their use for younger #adults & #children to those with at least 1 high-risk #health condition, such as #asthma or #obesity. That presents new barriers to access for millions of Americans who’d have to prove their risk -- & millions more who may want to get vaccinated & suddenly no longer qualify.

#Trump#RFKJR#AntiVax#ConspiracyTheories #vaccines #science #medicine #law #regulation
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago
#FDA approves updated #COVID19 shots but limits access for some kids & adults

US regulators approved updated #COVID-19 shots Wednesday but limited their use for many Americans — & removed 1 of the 2 #vaccines available for young #children.

#Trump#RFKJR#AntiVax#ConspiracyTheories #science #medicine #law #regulation
https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-covid-shots-fda-kennedy-pfizer-children-9ce19908ae7afb354732aa162fd28532?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-27-Breaking+News