Another opportunity to collaborate with an amazing team from Unbiased Science. David Higgins, MD, MPH Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD, MPH
Here we lay out the evidence to follow the recommended immunization schedule. The real-world consequences are that "when vaccination is delayed, children remain vulnerable to serious diseases. We're seeing this play out in real time with measles outbreaks. Current CDC data shows that almost all measles cases in 2025 (96%) occurred in people who did not receive the MMR vaccine. These aren't just statistics—they represent children suffering from preventable diseases, families dealing with serious illness, and communities grappling with outbreaks that could have been avoided."

Dr. Makary was on Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan this morning. (https://lnkd.in/e6qeceeS).

A few observations:

1. It is interesting that the FDA commissioner, who oversees the agency that determines whether or not a vaccine is safe and effective, is the spokesperson for clinical recommendations that the HHS Secretary directed CDC to make. FDA has no formal role in that process so it strikes me that HHS should be explaining these recommendations.

2. Dr. Makary continues to talk about his view that children should not get covid boosters because we don't have randomized controlled trials. Yet again he is conflating the boosters with the primary series--the first set of covid vaccines that a child gets. The new CDC recommendation applies not just to boosters, but also to the primary series. It would be very helpful to get an explanation from someone at HHS why they made a shift in the recommendation for the primary series if what they are concerned about is the evidence for a booster strategy. Margaret Brennan pushed him on this and he really didn't give a fact-based rationale. Further, the vaccine does have an Emergency Use Authorization for use in kids and if you want to dig further into the clinical trials that were the basis for that EUA, the fact sheet is available here: https://lnkd.in/egxB9cdW

3. Dr. Makary calls ACIP a Kangaroo Court that just "rubber stamps" every vaccine. Clearly he did not follow the debate around recommendations for the Meningitis B vaccine for infants. ACIP has so far declined to make a general recommendation for infants to get the Men B vaccine.

4. His answer on pregnant women continues to be confusing. It seemed that he and Dr. Prasad were very clear in their NEJM article in which they identified pregnancy as a risk factor for covid--which is in line with the science. That NEJM article outlined a framework that FDA would be using to evaluate covid vaccines going forward. But on Face the Nation it seemed like he was walking that back when he said that pregnant women should consult with their doctors, which again goes to the issue of clinical guidelines, which are not in the purview of FDA.

5. Lastly, Dr. Makary repeatedly says that people interested in vaccination should consult with their providers. But he never explains what information providers should rely on. The CDC website continues to present data demonstrating that vaccination is important for pregnant women and their newborn babies, and for the primary series. If Sec. Kennedy relied on different information for his action, the public deserves to have access to that information so that providers and patients can have those very conversations Dr. Makary says they should be having.

Anti-vaxxers have increased their influence and minimized the dangers of measles infections while exaggerating the risks of vaccinations. This year, we've lost two unvaccinated healthy children. Important Developments:
-- The Trump administration's dismantling of public health infrastructure, coupled with anti-vaccine misinformation, is exacerbating the measles outbreak.
-- Measles cases are rising, with some resulting in death and long-term health complications, yet public perception of vaccine risks is skewed.
-- Budget cuts and layoffs are hindering the CDC's ability to respond effectively to the crisis, while partisan divides further complicate the issue.
-- The suppression of data and the spread of misinformation about measles treatments are also contributing to the problem.

I wouldn't use the language here, but I think the points are valid.

"This might be a controversial take, but I think putting an ignorant boob like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of the nation’s health was a fundamentally bad idea.

That personal view was reinforced May 27 when the man who failed up and somehow became the U.S. Health and Human Services secretary overruled actual smart people and announced the COVID-19 vaccine would be dropped from the government's recommended immunization schedule for healthy children and pregnant women.

The announcement was made in the same way quack wellness influencers and dimwitted conspiracy theorists announce things: via a video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, currently known as a fact-resistant den of looniness and hate."
https://lnkd.in/gZVwx3qD

BREAKING NEWS:

55 composants non déclarés dans les vaccins
• Pfizer Moderna dont certains sont mortels.

🚨BREAKING: FDA Goes Rogue — Approves Moderna’s Next-Gen COVID-19 mRNA Injection Without Placebo-Controlled Trial

This move directly contradicts a recent HHS statement:

“All new vaccines will undergo safety testing in placebo-controlled trials prior to licensure — a radical departure from past practices.”

Moderna’s new shot: mNEXSPIKE (mRNA-1283) — a next-generation COVID-19 mRNA injection targeting the spike protein’s RBD and NTD regions, rather than the full-length spike.

🔻 Approved for adults 65+, and for ages 12–64 with any CDC-defined “underlying condition”

🔻 No placebo group in pivotal trial—only compared to Moderna’s earlier shot

🔻 Placebo-controlled trial won’t begin until Nov 2025 (results due 2027)

This authorization appears to align with their so-called “evidence-based approach to COVID-19 vaccination” published in NEJM.

https://lnkd.in/g366AwiV | 69 commentaires sur LinkedIn

It’s 2025, and no one in the White House has acknowledged that we’ve just lived through a second civil war.

Nicolas Hulscher, MPH | 11 commentaires sur LinkedIn

The anti-vax organization RFK Jr. led until recently relies heavily on a Wisconsin doctor who claim the measles virus has been "weaponized"

Mass Negligent Homicide.

Peter McCullough, MD, MPH

#MFJustice | 18 comments on LinkedIn

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One cannot believe that a vaccine developper would not know how unethical a placebo controlled might. So much that one wonders .

In vaccine trials, using a placebo control is generally considered unethical, especially when a safe and effective vaccine is available. However, there are specific circumstances where the use of a placebo might be ethically justifiable, primarily in the early stages of vaccine development or for diseases where no effective treatment exists.
Here's a breakdown of the ethical considerations:
Balancing Risks and Benefits:
Ethical guidelines prioritize the well-being of participants. Exposing individuals to the risk of a disease, or a poorly tested vaccine, is generally considered unethical, especially if a safe and effective alternative exists.
Importance of Scientific Rigor:
While placebo-controlled trials are essential for establishing efficacy, they can be ethically problematic when other methods, like comparing new vaccine candidates to a standard treatment, can achieve the same goal while minimizing risk.
Informed Consent and Autonomy:
Participants must be fully informed about the risks and benefits of participation in a trial, including the possibility of receiving a placebo. They have the right to withdraw their consent at any time.
Situations where placebo use might be ethically justifiable:
Early Vaccine Development:
In the early stages of vaccine development, when there's no established treatment or a safe and effective alternative, a placebo may be necessary to determine if the new vaccine is effective.
Diseases with Limited Treatment Options:
For diseases where there are few effective treatments, using a placebo in a trial might be considered if the trial results could lead to a breakthrough treatment option.
Specific Research Questions:
In some cases, a placebo might be used for specific research questions, such as studying the immune response to a vaccine.
It's important to note that even in these situations, ethical considerations must be carefully weighed, and the research must be conducted with utmost transparency and with the full informed consent of participants

Anti-vaccine influencers are trying to rewrite the history of smallpox.

Le mouvement Flat Earth n’est plus seulement une curiosité marginale ou un artefact du complotisme. Il incarne avec une transformation plus large et plus profonde : nous sommes dans une époque où chaque expérience subjective se mue en vérité propre, où les faits se déforment au contac

Un projet de loi déposé au Sénat le 15 novembre se fixe pour objectif de lutter contre les antivax. Attention toutefois à ne pas pénaliser toute critique

It does appear that Physicians for Informed Consent is either misleading you or showing their ignorance. The claim: one could delay MMR vaccines in newborn babies. The truth is that the maternal transfer of antibodies to newborns is efficient and renders protection until the infants are 6–7 months old in the case of mumps and rubella and 7–8 months old in the case of measles. Hence infants remain vulnerable to infections before the first dose of the MMR vaccine.

https://lnkd.in/eU3a2A9t

Desperate Bio-Pharmaceutical Complex Falsely Claims "COVID-19 Vaccines Saved Millions of Lives"

No matter how delusional COVID-19 vaccine promoters become, it was never worth it to mass vaccinate the country to suffer these horrific numbers of casualties. All for an infection that was always treatable even in the highest risk cases if started on day one to avoid hospitalization and death.
Peter McCullough, MD, MPH

https://lnkd.in/ghHd6_t7

#MFEducation | 22 comments on LinkedIn

🚨 C-19 Shots Are Military Countermeasures — Immune from Liability Under the PREP Act

In 2012, DARPA launched the ADEPT-P3 program to “end pandemics using mRNA.”

This was never just a Trump or Biden decision. The military planned it years in advance.

Peter McCullough, MD, MPH

#MFEducation

Jean-François Delfraissy avoue : Véran savait que le « vaccin » ne protégeait pasJean-François Delfraissy, professeur d'immunologie clinique et ancien président du conseil scientifique, revient sur les moments clés de la lutte contre la COVID-19 dans son nouveau livre "Médecin au Front." Dans cet ouvrage, il témoigne de la complexité de la gestion de cette crise sanitaire et des décisions prises pour "protéger" la population...
https://lnkd.in/dhAXZXSH

In an interview on Children’s Health Defense’s “Vax-Unvax” bus, Dr. Paul Thomas exposed the financial incentives pediatricians receive for administering vaccines, including kickbacks of up to $240 per visit.

𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐝𝐞́𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧… 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞̀𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐮 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐞𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 ? 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥'𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ?

Vivre ou ne pas vivre dans « un #MondeDuFaux », that is the question… et l'un des défis du XXIè siècle !

Celles et ceux qui me suivent savent que j'évoque souvent une des exigences imposées par notre monde numérique : 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐮𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐝'𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 dans nos façons d'utiliser, recevoir et partager l'#information, qu'elle soit ou non confrontée à l'#intelligenceartificielle.

👉 Pour mieux comprendre, je vous présente un dossier réalisé avec ma petite #cKiou : « #Information, #désinformation… Genèse du #FactChecking, et demain ? »
Le dossier 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ecftTQe5

Épiphénomène géopolitique, information, désinformation, fact-checking sont plus que jamais au cœur d'une « 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 » mondiale. L’information se retrouve prise en otage d’enjeux de pouvoir, ce qui a notamment conduit certains géants de la Tech et de l’#IA à choisir de « faire allégeance » à des pouvoirs d’Etats.


📖 Au sommaire

👉 Qu’est-ce que l’information ? Différents profils…
🔹Ce qui rend l’information essentielle à l’Humanité depuis « la pierre et le feu »

👉 Information, désinformation, une longue histoire
🔹Quelques chapitres de l’Histoire de la désinformation
🔹Parcours sémantique de la « fausse nouvelle » à la « désinformation »

👉 Qu’est-ce qui change désormais au point de susciter une certaine anxiété ?
🔹Un risque insidieux
🔹Ce n’est pas une fatalité, mais il n’y a pas de temps à perdre !
🔹Un levier, l’opinion publique
🔹Différentes réponses s’exercent face à ces prises de conscience

👉 Des outils et solutions pour débusquer la désinformation
🔹Et si l’on apprenait à fact-checker l’info !
🔹Des outils de fact-checking pour tous
🔹Exemples de supports pédagogiques

👓 Sans oublier : Le regard de #cKiou

« Je comprends de mieux en mieux l’importance de faire preuve d’esprit critique et de ne pas hésiter à faire l’effort de fact-checker toute information trop "sensationnelle" » !


🗨️ J'ajouterai, pour conclure, que 𝐜𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 « 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 » 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐥’𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞́𝐭𝐞́
 
👉 Lorsque les Humains auront atteint les limites supportables d'un monde désinformé, ne risque-t-on pas de voir apparaître, à l'inverse, l'instauration de régulations drastiques et/ou, in fine, la disparition de plateformes qui seront passées de « trop peu » à « trop » de modération ?

📢 N'oublions pas que nous disposons d'un levier, souvent ignoré/négligé : l’opinion publique, et qu'il est entre les mains et sur les claviers de chacune et chacun de nous !