The HPV vaccine is the only medical intervention that prevents six distinct cancer types across both sexes. It's been studied in more than 50 randomized controlled trials across multiple continents. Now a reconstituted ACIP — with members who have served as paid expert witnesses against the vaccine's manufacturer — wants to conduct a sweeping reexamination of whether it works.

I wrote about the evidence, the process that was dismantled, and what's at stake. Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP)
https://lnkd.in/gbFJBbkf

C’était un plaisir pour moi de participer à cette vidéo, en soutien au rapport élaboré par Mathieu Molimard, Dominique Costagliola et Herve Maisonneuve, visant à lutter contre la désinformation. Merci également à Fantine Hippocrate de nous avoir sollicité.es !

Did you know that studies observed that mass vaccination may lead to increased prevalence of non-type b Haemophilus influenzae strains? Learn more: picdata.org/hib-dis

#vaccines #protectyourkids

Truth with a Twist: The Rhetoric of Persuasion in Professional vs. Community-Authored Fact-Checks (arXiv):

https://lnkd.in/dZaF25dg

Glimpse: This study offers the first extensive comparison of the persuasive strategies employed in professionally produced versus crowdsourced debunks. It assesses the frequency and kinds of persuasive tactics in various fact-checking ecosystems by utilizing large datasets from Community Notes, EUvsDisinfo, and the Database of Known Fakes. The results demonstrate no greater average usage of persuasion techniques than professional fact-checks, challenging the notion that crowd-written debunks depend more heavily on subjective or persuasive language. Simultaneously, the analysis finds systemic rhetorical disparities associated with topical attention and institutional standards. It also shows that crowd assessors successfully penalize the employment of rhetorically problematic approaches, even if more persuasive remarks tend to obtain slightly higher helpfulness ratings.

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Vaccines Save Lives…

In this world where anti-vaxxers with loud megaphones pollute the social
media ether with disinformation, misinformation and outright conspiracies, push untested “wellness” alternatives (at a profit on their websites), and insist that the right to choose overpowers the need to protect - it is helpful to recognize the outsized impact childhood vaccines have had on lives saved.

Adding insult to injury is the inexplicable choice to the most important public health position in government to an environmental lawyer with a history of bizarre behaviors - dropping a bear cub carcass in Central Park, beheading a whale with a chainsaw or self debating himself - a declared anti-vaxxer with zero medical knowledge (“I don’t think people should be taking advice - medical advice from me”) who is on a baseless and capricious power trip to “reshape” the CDC and FDA, prioritizing ideology over scientific evidence.

Well, I shall let the data speak for itself…..

#childhoodvaccines #rfkjr #antivaxxer #livessaved

A new ethics policy paper from the American College of Physicians argues that referring to physicians as “providers” undermines the ethical foundation of the patient‑physician relationship and fails to reflect physicians’ training, responsibilities, and professional role. 

The paper calls for language that preserves clinical integrity, transparency, and professionalism in health care and recommends referring to professionals with varied medical credentials as clinicians or health care professionals. Read the paper here: https://bit.ly/4kMsHi9

Merci Helen Petousis-Harris important d’expliquer les mécanismes et de réfuter des affirmations péremptoires

Sur cette capture, on voit :
👉 le canal « Louis Fouché Officiel »
👉 qui relaie la promotion d’une BD co-écrite par Nicolas Fraisse (« Je sors de mon corps et alors ? »),
👉 avec séance de dédicace en librairie.

Or Nicolas Fraisse est connu pour ses récits de sorties hors du corps présentés comme réels, largement utilisés dans les milieux :
• spiritualistes,
• ésotériques,
• et pseudo-scientifiques.

Quand Louis Fouché relaie ce contenu, il ne s’agit pas juste d’un coup de pub culturel :
➡️ il contribue à légitimer ces récits
➡️ auprès d’un public déjà sensible aux discours alternatifs
➡️ en brouillant la frontière entre :
fiction / croyance / réalité scientifique.

C’est exactement le même mécanisme que pour :
• la santé « alternative »,
• les récits d’expériences extraordinaires non démontrées,
• les figures présentées comme témoins plutôt que comme auteurs de fiction.

On est dans une stratégie de normalisation :
📌 « ce n’est qu’une BD »
📌 « ce n’est qu’un témoignage »
📌 « ce n’est que du partage »

… alors que ça diffuse un imaginaire présenté comme crédible.

Beyond the Needle: Understanding Vaccine Acceptance

In some schools, children showed up already instructed 
“Don’t take it.”
“Something bad will happen.”
“Just refuse.”

This resistance didn’t come from nowhere.
It came from fear.
From past experiences.
From mistrust.
From misinformation passed quietly from adult to child.

As public health professionals, it’s easy to focus on coverage numbers and targets. But moments like this remind us that vaccination is not just a medical intervention, it’s a trust intervention.

People don’t resist vaccines because they hate health.
They resist because they don’t feel safe, informed, or included.

So the question is not just “How do we vaccinate more children?”
It’s “How do we communicate better with parents, caregivers, and communities?”

Some lessons worth reflecting on:
• Information alone is not enough context matters
• Fear grows in silence , engagement reduces resistance
• Communities trust familiar voices more than institutions

If we want better outcomes, we must:
• Start conversations earlier, not at the point of injection
• Work with schools, religious leaders, and community influencers
• Replace medical jargon with simple, honest explanations
• Listen not just educate

Vaccine hesitancy is not a failure of science.It’s a signal that trust still needs work.And trust is built person by person, conversation by conversation.

#PublicHealth #Vaccination #MeaslesRubella #HealthCommunication #VaccineConfidence #CommunityEngagement #NigeriaPublicHealth

Here is a really excellent piece by the staff of the vaccine integrity project about the how the current administration places ideology on vaccines over saving lives. Trust is a necessary ingredient for successful vaccination efforts and requires rigorous science and not conspiracy theories. Do Americans really want to let 1.2 million children die because of debunked conspiracies? Where is the accountability in our government? #vaccineswork but only if we use them.

https://lnkd.in/e3p2JpHP

Giovanni Trambusti et Panagis Polykretis viennent nous expliquer pourquoi le choix de définir administrativement comme vaccinés, uniquement ceux ayant reçu une injection depuis plus de 15 jours conduit à attribuer les échecs vaccinaux (survenue de covid 19), les effets secondaires précoces des injections au groupe des non vaccinés. Une escroquerie à deux sous à l'origine d'une surévaluation de l'efficacité des injections et d'une minoration de leur toxicité !

Téléchargez l'article:
https://lnkd.in/eRFMfXfd

Traduction de l'article sur l'AIMSIB:
https://lnkd.in/eNCVpVHX

Le conseil scientifique indépendant reçoit les chercheurs à l'origine de cet article très important. Dr Louis Fouché et Dr Hélène Banoun sont les discutants de cette session internationale extraordinaire.

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One of the most striking things about recent measles coverage isn’t just the outbreaks themselves—it’s when consensus suddenly reappears.

As cases rise, the messaging becomes clearer: measles is dangerous, vaccination matters, and prevention works.

This pattern shows up again and again in public health.
We debate and delay preventive action when the threat feels distant. But once consequences are visible—hospitalizations, outbreaks, deaths—expert guidance feels easier to accept.

The challenge is that prevention only works before the crisis.
By the time urgency sets in, options are fewer and the stakes are higher.

Measles isn’t unique in this way—it’s just a particularly clear reminder that trust in expertise matters most upstream, long before emergencies force our hand.

Immunofitness in older adults: vaccination as a pillar of healthy aging

Aging reshapes the immune system through immunosenescence and inflammaging, increasing vulnerability to infections and their downstream consequences. In our recent review, we propose immunofitness as a practical and achievable goal for healthy aging — and highlight adult vaccination as one of its most powerful tools.
Beyond preventing specific infections, vaccines can strengthen immune resilience, support trained immunity, and reduce clinically meaningful outcomes such as hospitalizations, cardiovascular events, and mortality. Evidence across influenza, RSV, pneumococcal, COVID-19, and herpes zoster vaccines consistently shows benefits that go well beyond pathogen-specific protection.
Embedding routine, age-appropriate vaccination into preventive care — together with lifestyle measures — is a feasible, high-impact strategy to promote healthier aging and better quality of life.

📄 Immunofitness in the elderly: The role of vaccination in promoting healthy aging
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2026
Full article here: https://lnkd.in/e9J-KFJQ
By @neumoexpertos www.neumoexpertos.org

Let's take a look at all of the kids who have died in the latest measles outbreak in Israel - kids who were previously healthy and unvaccinated.

Kenya is watching life-saving human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines expire on the shelves, even as cervical cancer continues to kill thousands of women every year.
According to obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Nelly Bosire, the country is “not doing very well” in meeting the World Health Organisation’s 2030 elimination target. The paradox is that the vaccine is free and widely available, yet demand remains dangerously low.
To accelerate uptake, the Ministry of Health has transitioned from a two-dose to a single-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine schedule for children aged 10 to 14.

#HPVVaccine #CervicalCancer #PublicHealth #KenyaHealth #WomenHealth #CancerPrevention #HealthCommunication #EndCervicalCancer

La comédienne, suivie par plus de 300 000 personnes sur le réseau social Instagram, a partagé mardi une publication vidéo critiquant les mesures de l'état d'urgence sanitaire. Dans les commentaires, elle évoque une thèse sur Bill Gates directement venue des milieux complotistes.

📢 Healthcare professionals urge European countries to increase vaccination coverage and tackle misinformation

🌍 The Coalition for Vaccination is concerned that the success of vaccine protection may be in danger, due to vaccine hesitancy, vaccine shortages, misinformation and disinformation, and structural barriers to access within healthcare systems

⚡ Losing protection could have dangerous consequences for individuals and population groups

🏛️ The Coalition for Vaccination supports the European Commission’s continued work, alongside Member States, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and European Medicines Agency, to:
- Provide clear, accessible, and evidence-based information
- Actively counter misinformation and disinformation
- Support national vaccination strategies based on scientific evidence
- Provide adequate education and continuing professional development for healthcare professionals,
- Monitor the performance of immunisation programmes
- Advance a European digital vaccination card
- Improve transparency in vaccine approval processes
- Strengthen independent, national and EU-wide vaccine safety surveillance.

➡️ Read the full statement here: https://lnkd.in/eHyGrnsp

#CoalitionForVaccination #VaccinesWork

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