Jenn Kauffman
@jennaudrey.bsky.social
ANC Commissioner 4D08, DC Council staff. MPH health equity @ BU SPH. Alum of AFL-CIO & UMass Labor Center (among other places). I talk mostly about public health + politics + workers’ rights. **Personal account.**
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I’m Janeese Lewis George, and I’m running for Mayor.
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I’m Janeese Lewis George, and I’m running for Mayor.
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The DC I know
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Well, Senators Bill Cassidy and Thom Tillis, you wanted RFK Jr. to “go wild” at HHS.
Congratulations. You’ve achieved your goal. He is well on his way to completely destroying the US vaccine program.
Congratulations. You’ve achieved your goal. He is well on his way to completely destroying the US vaccine program.
December 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Well, Senators Bill Cassidy and Thom Tillis, you wanted RFK Jr. to “go wild” at HHS.
Congratulations. You’ve achieved your goal. He is well on his way to completely destroying the US vaccine program.
Congratulations. You’ve achieved your goal. He is well on his way to completely destroying the US vaccine program.
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While the new rules present challenges for all respiratory vaccines, updated flu and Covid shots especially “cannot be delayed,” @doritreiss.bsky.social said.
“I don’t know if we will have influenza vaccines next year in the US.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“I don’t know if we will have influenza vaccines next year in the US.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Never seen anything like this’: alarm at memo from top US vaccine official
Vinay Prasad memo said at least 10 children had died from Covid vaccination – but offered scant evidence for claim
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
While the new rules present challenges for all respiratory vaccines, updated flu and Covid shots especially “cannot be delayed,” @doritreiss.bsky.social said.
“I don’t know if we will have influenza vaccines next year in the US.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“I don’t know if we will have influenza vaccines next year in the US.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Such vile, hateful ignorance coming out of a once-respected institution.
I had to take a break after caller Michael Belkin declared that HepB is a disease of “gays, junkies and promiscuous heterosexuals” and Robert Malone THANKED HIM FOR IT.
December 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Such vile, hateful ignorance coming out of a once-respected institution.
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ACIP member Pollak points out that there is no science to support the guideline to not vaccinate infants against HBV until after 2 months of age.
He wants to strike that statement.
Someone says that the text of the vote has been written by the “Department of Redundancy Department”.
He wants to strike that statement.
Someone says that the text of the vote has been written by the “Department of Redundancy Department”.
December 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
ACIP member Pollak points out that there is no science to support the guideline to not vaccinate infants against HBV until after 2 months of age.
He wants to strike that statement.
Someone says that the text of the vote has been written by the “Department of Redundancy Department”.
He wants to strike that statement.
Someone says that the text of the vote has been written by the “Department of Redundancy Department”.
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Vaccines shouldn’t be partisan. Everyone benefits from vaccination. But when uptake dwindles to match partisan numbers, the efficacy of herd immunity goes out the door too — leaving infants, seniors, immunocompromised, and other at-risk people without community protection.
“The partisan gap over vaccines is widening, according to a recent survey by Pew Research Center. Ninety-two percent of Democrats say the benefits of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine outweigh the risks. But just 78 percent of Republicans feel that way, down from 91 percent a decade ago.” 🎁 🔗
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Vaccines shouldn’t be partisan. Everyone benefits from vaccination. But when uptake dwindles to match partisan numbers, the efficacy of herd immunity goes out the door too — leaving infants, seniors, immunocompromised, and other at-risk people without community protection.
“The partisan gap over vaccines is widening, according to a recent survey by Pew Research Center. Ninety-two percent of Democrats say the benefits of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine outweigh the risks. But just 78 percent of Republicans feel that way, down from 91 percent a decade ago.” 🎁 🔗
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
“The partisan gap over vaccines is widening, according to a recent survey by Pew Research Center. Ninety-two percent of Democrats say the benefits of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine outweigh the risks. But just 78 percent of Republicans feel that way, down from 91 percent a decade ago.” 🎁 🔗
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ACIP cannot answer why they are reconsidering the HepB vaccine when the preponderance of evidence shows it is safe and effective. Their response: "we need to be humble about what we know." This is how they'll make decisions that will increase preventable disease & affect infant health in the U.S.?
December 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
ACIP cannot answer why they are reconsidering the HepB vaccine when the preponderance of evidence shows it is safe and effective. Their response: "we need to be humble about what we know." This is how they'll make decisions that will increase preventable disease & affect infant health in the U.S.?
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What's at stake: ACIP will vote later today on whether to restrict access to the hepatitis B vaccine -- making it shared clinical decision-making at the hospital, and then limiting it to two months of age if the birth dose isn't received
December 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
What's at stake: ACIP will vote later today on whether to restrict access to the hepatitis B vaccine -- making it shared clinical decision-making at the hospital, and then limiting it to two months of age if the birth dose isn't received
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Praise for ACIP liaisons- medical societies that work in the area of medicine, infectious diseases, & nursing (AMA, ACOG, IDSA, etc). They are the ones bringing the flaws in thinking/science to the forefront. We must stand up for science when it is under attack, and these people get the assignment!
December 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Praise for ACIP liaisons- medical societies that work in the area of medicine, infectious diseases, & nursing (AMA, ACOG, IDSA, etc). They are the ones bringing the flaws in thinking/science to the forefront. We must stand up for science when it is under attack, and these people get the assignment!
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Note that Dr. Malone is only concerned about timing when he wants to shut down people calling out antivaccine misinformation.
Hoeg falsely says there are no placebo trials for hepatitis B vaccines.
That's why you ask experts before you speak.
Hoeg falsely says there are no placebo trials for hepatitis B vaccines.
That's why you ask experts before you speak.
December 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Note that Dr. Malone is only concerned about timing when he wants to shut down people calling out antivaccine misinformation.
Hoeg falsely says there are no placebo trials for hepatitis B vaccines.
That's why you ask experts before you speak.
Hoeg falsely says there are no placebo trials for hepatitis B vaccines.
That's why you ask experts before you speak.
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Found list of members. None, that I can tell, is an hepatitis B expert. www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
December 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Found list of members. None, that I can tell, is an hepatitis B expert. www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa...
Vaccine Court is a no-fault system where a special master evaluates HHS/DOJ analysis and makes a decision on whether applicant should be compensated.
The burden of proof is preponderance of evidence, but 60% of awards come from negotiated settlements that do not find the vaccine caused the injury.
The burden of proof is preponderance of evidence, but 60% of awards come from negotiated settlements that do not find the vaccine caused the injury.
Nevison tries to say vaccine harm proven by payouts from the Vaccine Injury Compensation program. Malone agrees.
Meissner jumps in. "I can absolutely tell you that these are not confirmed associations." Says Nevison is "incorrect"
#Medsky #IDsky #ACIP #vaccines #hepatitisB
Meissner jumps in. "I can absolutely tell you that these are not confirmed associations." Says Nevison is "incorrect"
#Medsky #IDsky #ACIP #vaccines #hepatitisB
December 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Vaccine Court is a no-fault system where a special master evaluates HHS/DOJ analysis and makes a decision on whether applicant should be compensated.
The burden of proof is preponderance of evidence, but 60% of awards come from negotiated settlements that do not find the vaccine caused the injury.
The burden of proof is preponderance of evidence, but 60% of awards come from negotiated settlements that do not find the vaccine caused the injury.
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THIS is how you do health journalism—including the highly responsible title that gets immediately to the real story
Thank goodness for journalists like @melodyschreiber.com & columnists like @lisamjarvis.bsky.social at Bloomberg, who are covering the dangerous shenanigans of the MAHA crew so well
Thank goodness for journalists like @melodyschreiber.com & columnists like @lisamjarvis.bsky.social at Bloomberg, who are covering the dangerous shenanigans of the MAHA crew so well
America’s top vaccines official promised, in a long and argumentative memo to staff, to revamp vaccine regulation after claiming 10 children died from Covid vaccines. But Vinay Prasad offered no evidence for that allegation and scant details on the new approach.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Never seen anything like this’: alarm at memo from top US vaccine official
Vinay Prasad memo said at least 10 children had died from Covid vaccination – but offered scant evidence for claim
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
THIS is how you do health journalism—including the highly responsible title that gets immediately to the real story
Thank goodness for journalists like @melodyschreiber.com & columnists like @lisamjarvis.bsky.social at Bloomberg, who are covering the dangerous shenanigans of the MAHA crew so well
Thank goodness for journalists like @melodyschreiber.com & columnists like @lisamjarvis.bsky.social at Bloomberg, who are covering the dangerous shenanigans of the MAHA crew so well
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It's hard to predict what the new #ACIP will do, but it looks like it will recommend that the universal birth dose for #hepatitisB be jettisoned. Experts warn even a delay of 2 months before the first dose will lead to chronically infected kids & deaths. www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/c...
CDC vaccine advisers appear likely to recommend delaying hepatitis B vaccine birth dose
A panel that issues advice on U.S. vaccine policy appears prepared to vote Thursday to recommend a delay in when most babies begin to be vaccinated against hepatitis B.
www.statnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It's hard to predict what the new #ACIP will do, but it looks like it will recommend that the universal birth dose for #hepatitisB be jettisoned. Experts warn even a delay of 2 months before the first dose will lead to chronically infected kids & deaths. www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/c...
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Data suggests that hep B vaccination protects children for at least 30 years. (Hep B has only been given at birth since 1980s/1990s depending on the country.) Doctors tell me they never seen hep B in people in their 20s and 30s, even if they use injection drugs. #ACIP
#ACIP Meissner says evidence is "very strong" that there is lifelong immunity to hepatitis B after receiving the vaccine series. "This disease has gone down in the US thanks to the effectiveness of the current vaccination program."
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Data suggests that hep B vaccination protects children for at least 30 years. (Hep B has only been given at birth since 1980s/1990s depending on the country.) Doctors tell me they never seen hep B in people in their 20s and 30s, even if they use injection drugs. #ACIP
All part of the broader #ACIP theme of “facts are opinion, and opinions are facts!”
#ACIP Retsef Levi now speaking, suggests there is not enough evidence to determine whether there is harm, which is a theme that he's focused on in the past two meetings. Also suggests risks of children getting hepatitis B is "so so small."
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
All part of the broader #ACIP theme of “facts are opinion, and opinions are facts!”
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"XYZ immigrant groups have ⬆️ rates of vertically & horizontally transmitted vaccine-preventable diseases"
No mention of the fact that routine vaccinations are not widely accessible in their countries of origin. Instead, leaning hard into xenophobia to imply that immigrants = disease vectors.
No mention of the fact that routine vaccinations are not widely accessible in their countries of origin. Instead, leaning hard into xenophobia to imply that immigrants = disease vectors.
It’s a circus of stigmatization and anti-immigrant breathlessness at Temu ACIP today.
December 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"XYZ immigrant groups have ⬆️ rates of vertically & horizontally transmitted vaccine-preventable diseases"
No mention of the fact that routine vaccinations are not widely accessible in their countries of origin. Instead, leaning hard into xenophobia to imply that immigrants = disease vectors.
No mention of the fact that routine vaccinations are not widely accessible in their countries of origin. Instead, leaning hard into xenophobia to imply that immigrants = disease vectors.
And then Robert Malone interjected with the most smug smile, “IN YOUR OPINION.”
Facts are opinion in this ACIP! Opinions are facts! Welcome to public health in 2025!
Facts are opinion in this ACIP! Opinions are facts! Welcome to public health in 2025!
#ACIP Meissner says evidence is "very strong" that there is lifelong immunity to hepatitis B after receiving the vaccine series. "This disease has gone down in the US thanks to the effectiveness of the current vaccination program."
December 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
And then Robert Malone interjected with the most smug smile, “IN YOUR OPINION.”
Facts are opinion in this ACIP! Opinions are facts! Welcome to public health in 2025!
Facts are opinion in this ACIP! Opinions are facts! Welcome to public health in 2025!
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A study cited in today's ACIP meeting about Hep B and SIDS was misrepresented. The study's authors themselves have refuted an association.
December 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A study cited in today's ACIP meeting about Hep B and SIDS was misrepresented. The study's authors themselves have refuted an association.
As an MPH student, I would get a D or an F if I had made the type of generalizability claims Nevison presented based off of specific geographic and ethnic populations #ACIP
December 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
As an MPH student, I would get a D or an F if I had made the type of generalizability claims Nevison presented based off of specific geographic and ethnic populations #ACIP
And there it is! There’s the racism I knew we were going to see coming out of #ACIP.
It’s so sad to see these institutions reduced into THIS.
It’s so sad to see these institutions reduced into THIS.
This is a completely unscientific, borderline racist presentation from Nevison. She says horizontal transmission "is unlikely to apply to the average American child."
What is the "average American child"?
#ACIP #Medsky #IDsky #vaccines #hepatitisB #publichealth
What is the "average American child"?
#ACIP #Medsky #IDsky #vaccines #hepatitisB #publichealth
December 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
And there it is! There’s the racism I knew we were going to see coming out of #ACIP.
It’s so sad to see these institutions reduced into THIS.
It’s so sad to see these institutions reduced into THIS.
I am fully expect that data presented at #ACIP on people of color and people with disabilities will largely be presented in harmful ways that promote racism and ableism — along with the obvious antivax agenda.
Nevison now saying most hep B-positive women in the United States are foreign born.
December 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I am fully expect that data presented at #ACIP on people of color and people with disabilities will largely be presented in harmful ways that promote racism and ableism — along with the obvious antivax agenda.
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She assumes all actual infections are identified, so she dismisses estimates and only uses identified cases. So she alleges cases are much lower than CDC estimates.
There's a reason experts do not make the same assumption. Because not all cases are identified. #ACIP.
There's a reason experts do not make the same assumption. Because not all cases are identified. #ACIP.
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
She assumes all actual infections are identified, so she dismisses estimates and only uses identified cases. So she alleges cases are much lower than CDC estimates.
There's a reason experts do not make the same assumption. Because not all cases are identified. #ACIP.
There's a reason experts do not make the same assumption. Because not all cases are identified. #ACIP.