Results for: COVID-19

Trump at Madison Square Garden

Donald Trump won. Now what for science-based federal health policy?

Last week, Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris and will return to the White House in January. What does this mean for science-based federal health policy? Hint: Nothing good. Just like the rest of the government, the worst people are likely to be in charge of health and science policy.

/ November 11, 2024

Dr. Vinay Prasad: “I Don’t Believe in Forgiveness Because in My Opinion These Pieces of Shit Are Still Lying.”

Mass purges and prosecutions of scientists have happened before. We shouldn't pretend they can't happen here.

/ November 10, 2024

Robert Kennedy Jr. & His Doctor Friends May Just Be Getting Started

Doctors who are concerned about members of our profession enabling powerful anti-vaxx disinformation agents should speak up before it's too late. But its probably too late already.

/ November 8, 2024
Extinction-level event. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

RFK Jr. is now an extinction-level threat to federal public health programs and science-based health policy

A week ago, Donald Trump said that, if elected, he would let Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "go wild" on healthcare. RFK Jr. has said that he'd immediately remove fluoride from drinking water, while surrogates say he'd work to prove vaccines unsafe. This is why a Trump Presidency could represent an extinction-level event for science-based federal health policy.

/ November 4, 2024
A grayscale image of a man wearing glasses and a suit, speaking into a microphone against a black background.

Bhattacharya for the CDC?

The Stanford health economist turned right-wing pandemic star could help take down academia and scientific institutions in a second Trump administration

/ November 3, 2024
An individual labeled as Dr. Daszak is speaking at a formal meeting, seated at a table with microphones and documents. Several people in suits are sitting in the background.

EcoHealth Alliance Fights Back

The organization scapegoated by the lab leak-promoting GOP-led House Covid subcommittee publishes its defense

/ October 31, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) and Donald Trump. MAHA vs. FDA

RFK Jr. declares MAHA war against the FDA

In a post on X/Twitter, antivaxxer turned Trump supporter Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. declared MAHA war on the FDA, should Trump be elected. What would this actually mean in practice?

/ October 28, 2024

Widespread Use of Dietary Supplements Linked to Liver Damage

Millions of Americans are taking herbal remedies that may be toxic to the liver.

/ October 24, 2024
Plasmid is dynamite, not killer rabbit.

“And we’d better not risk another frontal assault. That plasmid’s dynamite.” Antivaxxers vs. plasmid DNA

Ever since recombinant DNA has been used to develop and manufacture vaccines, antivaxxers have portrayed it as evil. This weekend, an antivaxxer decided that fear mongering about SV40 in COVID-19 vaccines wasn't enough. Here we go again...

/ October 21, 2024