John P Greer
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Retired physician (hematology/oncology). Interests: philosophy, politics, books, science, sports (LA Dodgers, Vanderbilt Commodores, LSU)
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Trump started his political career on the “birther” claim that Obama was born in Kenya. He is now attacking Somalians and blocking migrants from “Third World” countries. What does it say about a country that elected a man of such bigotry, cruelty, and racism?
Trump started his political career on the “birther” claim that Obama was born in Kenya. He is now attacking Somalians and blocking migrants from “Third World” countries. What does it say about a country that elected a man of such bigotry, cruelty, and racism?
Why Doesn’t Trump Pay a Political Price for His Racism?
Immigration isn’t breaking our society. We are.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Trump started his political career on the “birther” claim that Obama was born in Kenya. He is now attacking Somalians and blocking migrants from “Third World” countries. What does it say about a country that elected a man of such bigotry, cruelty, and racism?
Trump started his political career on the “birther” claim that Obama was born in Kenya. He is now attacking Somalians and blocking migrants from “Third World” countries. What does it say about a country that elected a man of such bigotry, cruelty, and racism?
A Battle with My Blood by Tatiana Schlossberg (New Yorker) At the delivery of her second child, she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. She has undergone two transplants and immunotherapy. She writes about her illness with grace, but with anger to cousin RFK Jr. for cuts to cancer research.
December 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A Battle with My Blood by Tatiana Schlossberg (New Yorker) At the delivery of her second child, she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. She has undergone two transplants and immunotherapy. She writes about her illness with grace, but with anger to cousin RFK Jr. for cuts to cancer research.
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The board is stacked with vaccine skeptics who are ignorant of the facts and have fealty to Kennedy. The new Chair Kirk Milhoan supports ivermectin for Covid and the Vice Chair Robert Malone is a conspiracist and critic of Anthony Fauci. America is less healthy.
The board is stacked with vaccine skeptics who are ignorant of the facts and have fealty to Kennedy. The new Chair Kirk Milhoan supports ivermectin for Covid and the Vice Chair Robert Malone is a conspiracist and critic of Anthony Fauci. America is less healthy.
The Vaccine Guardrails Are Gone
RFK Jr.’s allies are in full control of U.S. immunization policy.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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The board is stacked with vaccine skeptics who are ignorant of the facts and have fealty to Kennedy. The new Chair Kirk Milhoan supports ivermectin for Covid and the Vice Chair Robert Malone is a conspiracist and critic of Anthony Fauci. America is less healthy.
The board is stacked with vaccine skeptics who are ignorant of the facts and have fealty to Kennedy. The new Chair Kirk Milhoan supports ivermectin for Covid and the Vice Chair Robert Malone is a conspiracist and critic of Anthony Fauci. America is less healthy.
Trump orders review of childhood vaccine schedule, calls U.S. an ‘outlier’ - WP
No, Mr. President, you and Bobby Kennedy are removing evidence-based practice of vaccination in America. You are increasing the risk and spread of infections. We are going from leading the world to taking a back seat.
No, Mr. President, you and Bobby Kennedy are removing evidence-based practice of vaccination in America. You are increasing the risk and spread of infections. We are going from leading the world to taking a back seat.
December 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Trump orders review of childhood vaccine schedule, calls U.S. an ‘outlier’ - WP
No, Mr. President, you and Bobby Kennedy are removing evidence-based practice of vaccination in America. You are increasing the risk and spread of infections. We are going from leading the world to taking a back seat.
No, Mr. President, you and Bobby Kennedy are removing evidence-based practice of vaccination in America. You are increasing the risk and spread of infections. We are going from leading the world to taking a back seat.
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The Supreme Court once again fails to protect democracy by allowing gerrymandering. John Roberts has worked to weaken the Voting Rights Act even though he previously wrote in 2019, “Excessive partisanship in districting leads to results that reasonably seem unjust.”
The Supreme Court once again fails to protect democracy by allowing gerrymandering. John Roberts has worked to weaken the Voting Rights Act even though he previously wrote in 2019, “Excessive partisanship in districting leads to results that reasonably seem unjust.”
The Supreme Court, Once Wary of Partisan Gerrymandering, Goes All In
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December 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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The Supreme Court once again fails to protect democracy by allowing gerrymandering. John Roberts has worked to weaken the Voting Rights Act even though he previously wrote in 2019, “Excessive partisanship in districting leads to results that reasonably seem unjust.”
The Supreme Court once again fails to protect democracy by allowing gerrymandering. John Roberts has worked to weaken the Voting Rights Act even though he previously wrote in 2019, “Excessive partisanship in districting leads to results that reasonably seem unjust.”
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine - STAT
Of course, they did.
Of course, they did.
December 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine - STAT
Of course, they did.
Of course, they did.
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Bobby Kennedy with Trump’s backing is destroying public health and people’s confidence in vaccines. He is wrecking trust in doctors and the well-established vaccine schedule. It started with measles and now moves to hepatitis B. Kennedy’s death march moves forward.
Bobby Kennedy with Trump’s backing is destroying public health and people’s confidence in vaccines. He is wrecking trust in doctors and the well-established vaccine schedule. It started with measles and now moves to hepatitis B. Kennedy’s death march moves forward.
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
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December 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Bobby Kennedy with Trump’s backing is destroying public health and people’s confidence in vaccines. He is wrecking trust in doctors and the well-established vaccine schedule. It started with measles and now moves to hepatitis B. Kennedy’s death march moves forward.
Bobby Kennedy with Trump’s backing is destroying public health and people’s confidence in vaccines. He is wrecking trust in doctors and the well-established vaccine schedule. It started with measles and now moves to hepatitis B. Kennedy’s death march moves forward.
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Beware what follows. They will make changes based on belief and bias, leaving evidence behind. RFK Jr. and his henchmen are strangling public health and confidence. They are destroying vaccine recommendations based on science and practice. How many people will die?
Beware what follows. They will make changes based on belief and bias, leaving evidence behind. RFK Jr. and his henchmen are strangling public health and confidence. They are destroying vaccine recommendations based on science and practice. How many people will die?
Vaccine Committee May Make Significant Changes to Childhood Schedule
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December 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Beware what follows. They will make changes based on belief and bias, leaving evidence behind. RFK Jr. and his henchmen are strangling public health and confidence. They are destroying vaccine recommendations based on science and practice. How many people will die?
Beware what follows. They will make changes based on belief and bias, leaving evidence behind. RFK Jr. and his henchmen are strangling public health and confidence. They are destroying vaccine recommendations based on science and practice. How many people will die?
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Bobby Kennedy Jr. put his lifelong lie that vaccines cause autism on the official CDC website. Senator Bill Cassidy should apologize for supporting Bobby to lead HHS and call for Kennedy’s removal. Cassidy knows Bobby likely will end hepatitis B vaccines for neonates.
Bobby Kennedy Jr. put his lifelong lie that vaccines cause autism on the official CDC website. Senator Bill Cassidy should apologize for supporting Bobby to lead HHS and call for Kennedy’s removal. Cassidy knows Bobby likely will end hepatitis B vaccines for neonates.
Opinion | Our Depressing Vaccine Future Laid Bare on the C.D.C. Website
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November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Bobby Kennedy Jr. put his lifelong lie that vaccines cause autism on the official CDC website. Senator Bill Cassidy should apologize for supporting Bobby to lead HHS and call for Kennedy’s removal. Cassidy knows Bobby likely will end hepatitis B vaccines for neonates.
Bobby Kennedy Jr. put his lifelong lie that vaccines cause autism on the official CDC website. Senator Bill Cassidy should apologize for supporting Bobby to lead HHS and call for Kennedy’s removal. Cassidy knows Bobby likely will end hepatitis B vaccines for neonates.
Lepore praises Burns’s “The American Revolution” - “its fidelity to the best and most sophisticated scholarship—searing, challenging, and explosively interesting, especially as intellectual history. The Trump Administration won’t ‘restore truth and sanity to American history.’ But this film does.”
November 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Lepore praises Burns’s “The American Revolution” - “its fidelity to the best and most sophisticated scholarship—searing, challenging, and explosively interesting, especially as intellectual history. The Trump Administration won’t ‘restore truth and sanity to American history.’ But this film does.”
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Trump abuses the pardon power. The president who was the most egregious with pardons was Andrew Johnson, who like Trump, pardoned people “who directly attacked American democracy.” Trump continues to lie about the 2020 election. Trump 2.0 is the Second Lost Cause.
Trump abuses the pardon power. The president who was the most egregious with pardons was Andrew Johnson, who like Trump, pardoned people “who directly attacked American democracy.” Trump continues to lie about the 2020 election. Trump 2.0 is the Second Lost Cause.
Opinion | One of the Founders’ Worst Fears Has Been Realized
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November 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Trump abuses the pardon power. The president who was the most egregious with pardons was Andrew Johnson, who like Trump, pardoned people “who directly attacked American democracy.” Trump continues to lie about the 2020 election. Trump 2.0 is the Second Lost Cause.
Trump abuses the pardon power. The president who was the most egregious with pardons was Andrew Johnson, who like Trump, pardoned people “who directly attacked American democracy.” Trump continues to lie about the 2020 election. Trump 2.0 is the Second Lost Cause.
Promoting access to IVF, Bobby Kennedy said, “Today the average teenager in this country has 50% of the sperm count, 50% of the testosterone of a 65 year old man. our girls are hitting puberty 6 years early, and that’s bad but also, our parents aren’t having children.” He is unmoored to reality.
October 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Promoting access to IVF, Bobby Kennedy said, “Today the average teenager in this country has 50% of the sperm count, 50% of the testosterone of a 65 year old man. our girls are hitting puberty 6 years early, and that’s bad but also, our parents aren’t having children.” He is unmoored to reality.
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Kennedy continues to obfuscate about autism. He added circumcision to Tylenol and will only confuse families more. Many in the GOP believe him and will be hurt by his lies. Kennedy is unqualified for the job, undermines science, and sows mistrust.
Kennedy continues to obfuscate about autism. He added circumcision to Tylenol and will only confuse families more. Many in the GOP believe him and will be hurt by his lies. Kennedy is unqualified for the job, undermines science, and sows mistrust.
Opinion | Kennedy’s Comments on Circumcision Are Only Going to Confuse and Shame Parents
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October 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Kennedy continues to obfuscate about autism. He added circumcision to Tylenol and will only confuse families more. Many in the GOP believe him and will be hurt by his lies. Kennedy is unqualified for the job, undermines science, and sows mistrust.
Kennedy continues to obfuscate about autism. He added circumcision to Tylenol and will only confuse families more. Many in the GOP believe him and will be hurt by his lies. Kennedy is unqualified for the job, undermines science, and sows mistrust.
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Six surgeon generals warn us about RFK Jr. He has silenced experts, spread misinformation, depleted the healthcare workforce, and cut funding for research. He is “endangering the health of the nation.” Disease and deaths follow. It “will take years to rebuild.”
Six surgeon generals warn us about RFK Jr. He has silenced experts, spread misinformation, depleted the healthcare workforce, and cut funding for research. He is “endangering the health of the nation.” Disease and deaths follow. It “will take years to rebuild.”
Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.
We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.
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October 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Six surgeon generals warn us about RFK Jr. He has silenced experts, spread misinformation, depleted the healthcare workforce, and cut funding for research. He is “endangering the health of the nation.” Disease and deaths follow. It “will take years to rebuild.”
Six surgeon generals warn us about RFK Jr. He has silenced experts, spread misinformation, depleted the healthcare workforce, and cut funding for research. He is “endangering the health of the nation.” Disease and deaths follow. It “will take years to rebuild.”
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This is the tragic story occurring in the thousands from cutting USAID. It is not true that “no one has died.”
This is the tragic story occurring in the thousands from cutting USAID. It is not true that “no one has died.”
Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting.
USAID antimalarial and HIV supplies valued at nearly $140 million were delayed in the first half of the year or not delivered at all due to the Trump administration’s foreign aid pause, The Post found...
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September 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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This is the tragic story occurring in the thousands from cutting USAID. It is not true that “no one has died.”
This is the tragic story occurring in the thousands from cutting USAID. It is not true that “no one has died.”
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Dr. Stephen Camarata exposes the inaccuracies and dangers of RFK Jr. and Trump linking Tylenol and vaccines to autism. Makary’s claim that two-thirds of patients with autism will improve with leucovorin is based on small studies and is unwarranted.
Dr. Stephen Camarata exposes the inaccuracies and dangers of RFK Jr. and Trump linking Tylenol and vaccines to autism. Makary’s claim that two-thirds of patients with autism will improve with leucovorin is based on small studies and is unwarranted.
The US Announces Causes of Autism, but It's Not So Simple
There is great urgency to identify the causes of autism and to develop more effective treatments. But unsubstantiated proclamations can be harmful.
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September 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Dr. Stephen Camarata exposes the inaccuracies and dangers of RFK Jr. and Trump linking Tylenol and vaccines to autism. Makary’s claim that two-thirds of patients with autism will improve with leucovorin is based on small studies and is unwarranted.
Dr. Stephen Camarata exposes the inaccuracies and dangers of RFK Jr. and Trump linking Tylenol and vaccines to autism. Makary’s claim that two-thirds of patients with autism will improve with leucovorin is based on small studies and is unwarranted.
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Trump is ignorant. Kennedy is deranged. Tylenol is safe. Vaccines do not cause autism. The vaccine panel is subverting the review process and “cherry-picking” data to fit a false narrative. They are promoting an agenda that will make America sick again.
Trump is ignorant. Kennedy is deranged. Tylenol is safe. Vaccines do not cause autism. The vaccine panel is subverting the review process and “cherry-picking” data to fit a false narrative. They are promoting an agenda that will make America sick again.
Opinion | Five troubling themes that show where CDC vaccine policy is headed
Here’s what I learned watching Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s appointees discuss vaccines last week.
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September 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Trump is ignorant. Kennedy is deranged. Tylenol is safe. Vaccines do not cause autism. The vaccine panel is subverting the review process and “cherry-picking” data to fit a false narrative. They are promoting an agenda that will make America sick again.
Trump is ignorant. Kennedy is deranged. Tylenol is safe. Vaccines do not cause autism. The vaccine panel is subverting the review process and “cherry-picking” data to fit a false narrative. They are promoting an agenda that will make America sick again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...
Kristof gives examples of people who have been harmed and died from the removal of funds, medication, and food by the demise of USAID. Rubio claims that “no one has died because the United States has cut aid.” He is lying. Both he and Trump have blood on their hands.
Kristof gives examples of people who have been harmed and died from the removal of funds, medication, and food by the demise of USAID. Rubio claims that “no one has died because the United States has cut aid.” He is lying. Both he and Trump have blood on their hands.
Opinion | The Lives and Money We Are Wasting
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September 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Kristof gives examples of people who have been harmed and died from the removal of funds, medication, and food by the demise of USAID. Rubio claims that “no one has died because the United States has cut aid.” He is lying. Both he and Trump have blood on their hands.
Kristof gives examples of people who have been harmed and died from the removal of funds, medication, and food by the demise of USAID. Rubio claims that “no one has died because the United States has cut aid.” He is lying. Both he and Trump have blood on their hands.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/o...
The simple answer is no. If you think Dr. Bhattacharya might improve science, you just needed to witness him with his fellow charlatans behind Trump and RFK Jr. and the announcement linking Tylenol to autism, dividing and delaying vaccines, and prescribing leucovorin.
The simple answer is no. If you think Dr. Bhattacharya might improve science, you just needed to witness him with his fellow charlatans behind Trump and RFK Jr. and the announcement linking Tylenol to autism, dividing and delaying vaccines, and prescribing leucovorin.
Opinion | ‘The Power of Science to Solve Problems Is Almost Limitless’
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September 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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The simple answer is no. If you think Dr. Bhattacharya might improve science, you just needed to witness him with his fellow charlatans behind Trump and RFK Jr. and the announcement linking Tylenol to autism, dividing and delaying vaccines, and prescribing leucovorin.
The simple answer is no. If you think Dr. Bhattacharya might improve science, you just needed to witness him with his fellow charlatans behind Trump and RFK Jr. and the announcement linking Tylenol to autism, dividing and delaying vaccines, and prescribing leucovorin.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
Kristof tells the stories of individuals who have died from the loss of USAID. These are deaths that should not have occurred and are ongoing. Trump claims to want to save lives by ending wars while silently killing hundreds of thousands by taking away food and meds.
Kristof tells the stories of individuals who have died from the loss of USAID. These are deaths that should not have occurred and are ongoing. Trump claims to want to save lives by ending wars while silently killing hundreds of thousands by taking away food and meds.
Opinion | Trump’s Most Lethal Policy
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September 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Kristof tells the stories of individuals who have died from the loss of USAID. These are deaths that should not have occurred and are ongoing. Trump claims to want to save lives by ending wars while silently killing hundreds of thousands by taking away food and meds.
Kristof tells the stories of individuals who have died from the loss of USAID. These are deaths that should not have occurred and are ongoing. Trump claims to want to save lives by ending wars while silently killing hundreds of thousands by taking away food and meds.
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Some states have formed health care alliances. Florida could be a test case if it follows Dr. Ladapo’s plan for no vaccine requirements. There is concern that vaccine access will be a problem as well. How many preventable deaths will occur before we change course?
Some states have formed health care alliances. Florida could be a test case if it follows Dr. Ladapo’s plan for no vaccine requirements. There is concern that vaccine access will be a problem as well. How many preventable deaths will occur before we change course?
Opinion | I Asked Doctors About Vaccine Chaos. Here’s What They Said.
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September 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Some states have formed health care alliances. Florida could be a test case if it follows Dr. Ladapo’s plan for no vaccine requirements. There is concern that vaccine access will be a problem as well. How many preventable deaths will occur before we change course?
Some states have formed health care alliances. Florida could be a test case if it follows Dr. Ladapo’s plan for no vaccine requirements. There is concern that vaccine access will be a problem as well. How many preventable deaths will occur before we change course?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/o...
Jill Lepore reviews the importance of amendments, but now we have a sclerotic Constitution. Prior times where amendments changed the course of our country: the Bill of Rights, the Reconstruction Amendments, the women’s right to vote. We need a new Constitution.
Jill Lepore reviews the importance of amendments, but now we have a sclerotic Constitution. Prior times where amendments changed the course of our country: the Bill of Rights, the Reconstruction Amendments, the women’s right to vote. We need a new Constitution.
Opinion | How We the People Lost Control of Our Lives, and How We Can Get It Back
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September 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Jill Lepore reviews the importance of amendments, but now we have a sclerotic Constitution. Prior times where amendments changed the course of our country: the Bill of Rights, the Reconstruction Amendments, the women’s right to vote. We need a new Constitution.
Jill Lepore reviews the importance of amendments, but now we have a sclerotic Constitution. Prior times where amendments changed the course of our country: the Bill of Rights, the Reconstruction Amendments, the women’s right to vote. We need a new Constitution.
Susan Monarez, former CDC Director, and Deborah Houry, former CMO, testified before the Senate. They described how Kennedy undermined public health and failed to consult scientists. They worry that we are not prepared for the next pandemic and that children will die unnecessarily without vaccines.
September 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Susan Monarez, former CDC Director, and Deborah Houry, former CMO, testified before the Senate. They described how Kennedy undermined public health and failed to consult scientists. They worry that we are not prepared for the next pandemic and that children will die unnecessarily without vaccines.
There are things wrong with our system: access, cost, unfair. We get some parts right - research, new drugs, training. Life expectancy has improved but stalled due to gun homicides, deaths of despair, infant mortality in minorities. We can do better, but not by destroying public health and research.
Opinion | American Health Care Gets a Lot Wrong. Here’s What It Gets Right.
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September 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
There are things wrong with our system: access, cost, unfair. We get some parts right - research, new drugs, training. Life expectancy has improved but stalled due to gun homicides, deaths of despair, infant mortality in minorities. We can do better, but not by destroying public health and research.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/h...
The NYT is too easy on Kennedy, GOP senators, and Trump. If the NYT thinks RFK Jr. held his own, they are endorsing overt lying. Senator Cantwell was right in calling him a “charlatan.” Senator Warnock told him to resign as did previous CDC directors. The NYT failed.
The NYT is too easy on Kennedy, GOP senators, and Trump. If the NYT thinks RFK Jr. held his own, they are endorsing overt lying. Senator Cantwell was right in calling him a “charlatan.” Senator Warnock told him to resign as did previous CDC directors. The NYT failed.
5 Takeaways From Kennedy’s Senate Hearing
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September 6, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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The NYT is too easy on Kennedy, GOP senators, and Trump. If the NYT thinks RFK Jr. held his own, they are endorsing overt lying. Senator Cantwell was right in calling him a “charlatan.” Senator Warnock told him to resign as did previous CDC directors. The NYT failed.
The NYT is too easy on Kennedy, GOP senators, and Trump. If the NYT thinks RFK Jr. held his own, they are endorsing overt lying. Senator Cantwell was right in calling him a “charlatan.” Senator Warnock told him to resign as did previous CDC directors. The NYT failed.