Dorit Reiss
@doritreiss.bsky.social
Professor of law at UC Law San Francisco. Writes about vaccines law and policy. Vaccine Advocate. Mom of two.
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Here’s what @gregggonsalves.bsky.social was referring to.
December 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Here’s what @gregggonsalves.bsky.social was referring to.
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A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
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December 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
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I've always thought that the whole "natural immunity is the best way to protect people" thing was a bit like saying "getting pregnant is the best form of birth control."
Anyway, cool to see it's better for the immune system to see vaccine before virus from an effectiveness standpoint too.
Anyway, cool to see it's better for the immune system to see vaccine before virus from an effectiveness standpoint too.
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I've always thought that the whole "natural immunity is the best way to protect people" thing was a bit like saying "getting pregnant is the best form of birth control."
Anyway, cool to see it's better for the immune system to see vaccine before virus from an effectiveness standpoint too.
Anyway, cool to see it's better for the immune system to see vaccine before virus from an effectiveness standpoint too.
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We already had real health disinfo “experts” pushing junk supplements. Now AI deepfakes of doctors are doing it too. AI isn’t regulated. Supplements aren’t regulated. Perfect combo. Millions of people are being targeted. Health disinformation is a business model.
Also, health disinformation kills!
Also, health disinformation kills!
AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media
Hundreds of videos on TikTok and elsewhere impersonate experts to sell supplements with unproven effects
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
We already had real health disinfo “experts” pushing junk supplements. Now AI deepfakes of doctors are doing it too. AI isn’t regulated. Supplements aren’t regulated. Perfect combo. Millions of people are being targeted. Health disinformation is a business model.
Also, health disinformation kills!
Also, health disinformation kills!
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Medical practices can't bill Part D. You have to go to a pharmacy for Part D benefits. Practices bill Part B, or if provider based, Part A and B.
December 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Medical practices can't bill Part D. You have to go to a pharmacy for Part D benefits. Practices bill Part B, or if provider based, Part A and B.
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I learned:
The shingles vaccine is covered by Medicare Part D.
People with Original Medicare must have a Part D (Drug) Plan.
One Medical accepts Original Medicare but will not submit a claim to a patient's Part D insurer for a shingles vaccine received at a One Medical doctor's office.
The shingles vaccine is covered by Medicare Part D.
People with Original Medicare must have a Part D (Drug) Plan.
One Medical accepts Original Medicare but will not submit a claim to a patient's Part D insurer for a shingles vaccine received at a One Medical doctor's office.
December 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I learned:
The shingles vaccine is covered by Medicare Part D.
People with Original Medicare must have a Part D (Drug) Plan.
One Medical accepts Original Medicare but will not submit a claim to a patient's Part D insurer for a shingles vaccine received at a One Medical doctor's office.
The shingles vaccine is covered by Medicare Part D.
People with Original Medicare must have a Part D (Drug) Plan.
One Medical accepts Original Medicare but will not submit a claim to a patient's Part D insurer for a shingles vaccine received at a One Medical doctor's office.
Shingles vaccine linked to a lower rate of dementia-related deaths: study shows 29% decline. www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap... via @skepticalraptor.bsky.social
Shingles vaccine linked to a lower rate of dementia-related deaths
A new study highlights the effectiveness of the shingles vaccine, linking it to 29% decrease in rates of dementia-related deaths.
www.skepticalraptor.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Shingles vaccine linked to a lower rate of dementia-related deaths: study shows 29% decline. www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap... via @skepticalraptor.bsky.social
"The president’s call for removal of the metal from childhood inoculations set off alarms. About half of shots for polio, whooping cough and other diseases would be affected."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/h... Via @by-cjewett.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/h... Via @by-cjewett.bsky.social
Trump Rattles Vaccine Experts Over Aluminum
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"The president’s call for removal of the metal from childhood inoculations set off alarms. About half of shots for polio, whooping cough and other diseases would be affected."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/h... Via @by-cjewett.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/h... Via @by-cjewett.bsky.social
Even ignoring Dr. Høeg's antivaccine views and obvious bias, she has no qualifications for the job. She does not know regulations, she does not know drug approvals, and she has no expertise in any relevant scientific area.
No wonder people are resigning.
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-tra...
No wonder people are resigning.
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-tra...
Appointment of controversial FDA official rocking agency like "an atom bomb," scientists there say
The Trump administration's elevation of Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg to lead a high-profile office within the Food and Drug Administration is raising alarm among multiple senior FDA officials.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Even ignoring Dr. Høeg's antivaccine views and obvious bias, she has no qualifications for the job. She does not know regulations, she does not know drug approvals, and she has no expertise in any relevant scientific area.
No wonder people are resigning.
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-tra...
No wonder people are resigning.
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-tra...
RFK Jr.’s upside-down world of vaccines: Kennedy's ACIP ignores measles outbreaks that show the costs of his misinformation and instead worked to make sure children are less protected from disease. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world... via @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social @arthurallen202.bsky.social
RFK Jr.’s upside-down world of vaccines | News analysis
Friday's session of a vaccine panel dominated by skeptics was chaotically at odds with past practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.seattletimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
RFK Jr.’s upside-down world of vaccines: Kennedy's ACIP ignores measles outbreaks that show the costs of his misinformation and instead worked to make sure children are less protected from disease. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world... via @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social @arthurallen202.bsky.social
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Hepatitis B vaccine guidance set to be rolled back for US babies: what the science says
A panel of US vaccine advisers voted to rescind a recommendation that all newborns should receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
www.nature.com/artic...
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A panel of US vaccine advisers voted to rescind a recommendation that all newborns should receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
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Hepatitis B vaccine guidance set to be rolled back for US babies: what the science says
Nature - A panel of US vaccine advisers voted to rescind a recommendation that all newborns should receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
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December 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Hepatitis B vaccine guidance set to be rolled back for US babies: what the science says
A panel of US vaccine advisers voted to rescind a recommendation that all newborns should receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
www.nature.com/artic...
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A panel of US vaccine advisers voted to rescind a recommendation that all newborns should receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
www.nature.com/artic...
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Thank you! We need more like this. . .
December 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Thank you! We need more like this. . .
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My comments with @anacabrera.bsky.social and @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social on @msnowreports.bsky.social on what Congress could do now for oversight as CDC scientists are stifled from health matters like vaccine discussions
CDC panel votes to delay Hepatitis B vaccine schedule
At a key CDC hearing, a group of vaccine advisers to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. just voted to roll back the Hepatitis B vaccine schedule. MS NOW Senior Enterprise Reporter Brandy Zadrozny ha...
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December 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My comments with @anacabrera.bsky.social and @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social on @msnowreports.bsky.social on what Congress could do now for oversight as CDC scientists are stifled from health matters like vaccine discussions
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All told, the bogus conspiracy theories about the origins of #Lyme disease distract from the rampant abuse of kids and adults occurring in the overlapping anti-vaccine and chronic Lyme movements.
Unsurprisingly, the “Lyme literate” quack group ILADS partners with the anti-vax/autism quacks at MAPS.
Unsurprisingly, the “Lyme literate” quack group ILADS partners with the anti-vax/autism quacks at MAPS.
So RFK Jr., Jay Bhattacharya, and Marty Makary have all promoted Kris Newby and false claims of #Lyme being man-made.
Newby produced the cult propaganda documentary Under Our Skin, which promotes "Lyme literate" child abusers Charles Ray Jones and Joseph Jemsek, who have many victims.
Newby produced the cult propaganda documentary Under Our Skin, which promotes "Lyme literate" child abusers Charles Ray Jones and Joseph Jemsek, who have many victims.
A Review of Under Our Skin, A Cult Classic
Under Our Skin is a propaganda film attempting to sell viewers dangerous treatments for 'chronic Lyme disease', a rejected diagnosis not recognized by any legitimate medical organization.
sciencebasedmedicine.org
December 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
All told, the bogus conspiracy theories about the origins of #Lyme disease distract from the rampant abuse of kids and adults occurring in the overlapping anti-vaccine and chronic Lyme movements.
Unsurprisingly, the “Lyme literate” quack group ILADS partners with the anti-vax/autism quacks at MAPS.
Unsurprisingly, the “Lyme literate” quack group ILADS partners with the anti-vax/autism quacks at MAPS.
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Marty Makary, RFK Jr, & Jay Bhattacharya all promote chronic Lyme cult propagandist Kris Newby.
But Newby doesn’t mention Lab 257 or a Nazi scientist in her book. And her claim about Plum Island (where Lyme was NOT studied) is in one paragraph.
Newby's nonsensical conspiracy theories are nebulous.
But Newby doesn’t mention Lab 257 or a Nazi scientist in her book. And her claim about Plum Island (where Lyme was NOT studied) is in one paragraph.
Newby's nonsensical conspiracy theories are nebulous.
December 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Marty Makary, RFK Jr, & Jay Bhattacharya all promote chronic Lyme cult propagandist Kris Newby.
But Newby doesn’t mention Lab 257 or a Nazi scientist in her book. And her claim about Plum Island (where Lyme was NOT studied) is in one paragraph.
Newby's nonsensical conspiracy theories are nebulous.
But Newby doesn’t mention Lab 257 or a Nazi scientist in her book. And her claim about Plum Island (where Lyme was NOT studied) is in one paragraph.
Newby's nonsensical conspiracy theories are nebulous.
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It's so interesting to me how Makary conspiracy code switches when he talks to podcasters vs national news. This is the kind of stuff MAHA hears from the FDA Commissioner.
December 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
It's so interesting to me how Makary conspiracy code switches when he talks to podcasters vs national news. This is the kind of stuff MAHA hears from the FDA Commissioner.
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1. BREAKING
A coup is underway in the West African nation of Benin.
A group of soldiers appeared on state television and declared the dissolution of the government, the removal of President Patrice Talon (an ally of the United States), and the dismantling of state institutions.
A coup is underway in the West African nation of Benin.
A group of soldiers appeared on state television and declared the dissolution of the government, the removal of President Patrice Talon (an ally of the United States), and the dismantling of state institutions.
December 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
1. BREAKING
A coup is underway in the West African nation of Benin.
A group of soldiers appeared on state television and declared the dissolution of the government, the removal of President Patrice Talon (an ally of the United States), and the dismantling of state institutions.
A coup is underway in the West African nation of Benin.
A group of soldiers appeared on state television and declared the dissolution of the government, the removal of President Patrice Talon (an ally of the United States), and the dismantling of state institutions.
Former FDA, CDC leaders warn that US vaccine policy is under threat due to Dr. Prasad's ill-informed (pneumonia vaccines?), non-transparent memo. www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/h...
Former FDA, CDC leaders warn that US vaccine policy is under threat | CNN
Former US public health officials are sounding alarms about significant changes being made to the country’s vaccine policy under the Trump administration.
www.cnn.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Former FDA, CDC leaders warn that US vaccine policy is under threat due to Dr. Prasad's ill-informed (pneumonia vaccines?), non-transparent memo. www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/h...
Under RFK Jr., the CDC provides a megaphone to the anti-vaccine movement wapo.st/4oILc77 via @lenasun.bsky.social @davidovalle.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com
Under RFK Jr., the CDC provides a megaphone to the anti-vaccine movement
Common anti-vaccine talking points were on display as the CDC’s immunization advisers repealed a hepatitis B birth vaccine recommendation and scrutinized the childhood schedule.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Under RFK Jr., the CDC provides a megaphone to the anti-vaccine movement wapo.st/4oILc77 via @lenasun.bsky.social @davidovalle.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com
"What just happened with hepatitis B vaccine policy?...
This is the first time the CDC advisers have limited access to a routine vaccination that has been offered for decades."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is the first time the CDC advisers have limited access to a routine vaccination that has been offered for decades."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Who’s allowed to get the hepatitis B vaccine in the US now?
Advisers for the CDC voted to limit the vaccines – here’s what happened and why the vote is so significant
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"What just happened with hepatitis B vaccine policy?...
This is the first time the CDC advisers have limited access to a routine vaccination that has been offered for decades."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is the first time the CDC advisers have limited access to a routine vaccination that has been offered for decades."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I believe the term is not "mistake," rather it's intentional medical malpractice. Or, better yet, simply maleficence.
Mistakes are by accident; what is being done is intentional with full awareness of the resultant pain, suffering, & deaths.
Mistakes are by accident; what is being done is intentional with full awareness of the resultant pain, suffering, & deaths.
December 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I believe the term is not "mistake," rather it's intentional medical malpractice. Or, better yet, simply maleficence.
Mistakes are by accident; what is being done is intentional with full awareness of the resultant pain, suffering, & deaths.
Mistakes are by accident; what is being done is intentional with full awareness of the resultant pain, suffering, & deaths.
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With the upcoming CR/appropriations bill for #HHS, can Congress include a provision to remove all the current members of #ACIP and the anti-science recommendations they've voted on? 🤔
@doritreiss.bsky.social Is this possible?
@doritreiss.bsky.social Is this possible?
December 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
With the upcoming CR/appropriations bill for #HHS, can Congress include a provision to remove all the current members of #ACIP and the anti-science recommendations they've voted on? 🤔
@doritreiss.bsky.social Is this possible?
@doritreiss.bsky.social Is this possible?
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@adrian7745.bsky.social had a block list for antivaccine accounts on Bluesky, not sure if he had been keeping it up.
December 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
@adrian7745.bsky.social had a block list for antivaccine accounts on Bluesky, not sure if he had been keeping it up.
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We're getting all the ignorant idiocy from the Middle Ages without any of the feasts, parties, and community. What a rip.
December 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We're getting all the ignorant idiocy from the Middle Ages without any of the feasts, parties, and community. What a rip.