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HHS is weaponizing evidence-based medicine to falsely portray vaccines as unsafe

Last week, HHS announced that all "new vaccines will undergo safety testing in placebo-controlled trials." Sounds good? Not so fast. This is really a deceptive weaponization of evidence-based medicine to undermine confidence in vaccines and eliminate at least some of them.

/ May 5, 2025
Extinction-level event. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

How bad is it? RFK Jr.’s extinction-level threat to science-based federal health policy and public health is here

Five months ago, I called RFK Jr. an "extinction-level" threat to US biomedical science and public health. That extinction is under way.

/ April 14, 2025
A tweet by Frederik Schaltz-Buchholzer discussing a measles outbreak occurring two months after someone's nomination. The tweet suggests that declining vaccine coverage, exacerbated by COVID-19 policies, is to blame. The tweet has 197 views.

Science Based Satire: Falling Vaccine Coverage Over The Years Is A Problem That Likely Increased Due To The Failed Covid-19 Policies That Jonathan Howard Championed.

If RFK Jr. is to blame for measles outbreaks and deaths, then I would be responsible for saying he would be a net positive for public health in the US.  Thank goodness that’s not the case.

/ April 11, 2025
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Measles, MAHA, and “soft eugenics”

I've long said that the antivax movement is borderline eugenicist (or at least social Darwinist) in nature. Now that a second child has died of measles, it's time for me to take a look at the "soft eugenics" of the antivax movement and, more generally, the MAHA movement.

/ April 7, 2025
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Doctors Who Fluffed RFK Jr.: Here’s What You Own So Far

"Just where is that extensive 5000 word longform apology from Adam Cifu over at Sensible Medicine, begging forgiveness for legitimizing Robert F. Kennedy, Jr?"

/ April 4, 2025
A man in a suit, identified as Mr. Kennedy, gestures while speaking at a microphone during a formal meeting or hearing. He has gray hair and is sitting at a table with name placard, papers, a coffee cup, and water bottles. People are visible in the background.

David Geier Hired to Study Vaccines and Autism

If you are already tired of hearing about RFK Jr. being the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), buckle in. I get it – it can be exhausting. Don’t we already know everything we need to about what a medical crank he is? While SBM will not neglect the many topics that we cover, we certainly consider it a high priority...

/ March 26, 2025
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Beholden to Big Suppla, RFK Jr. Wants to Cover Up the Symptoms of Diseases With Untested, Toxic Chemicals & Drugs, Rather Than Prevent the Root Cause

Fortunately, there is a better way. Millions of parents have embraced a holistic approach, one that boosts the immune system by harnessing children's innate, natural ability to prevent illness.

/ March 21, 2025
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RFK Jr: Recruit Dr. Vinay Prasad to Run an RCT of the Routine Vaccine Schedule

I only feel comfortable suggesting an RCT of routine vaccines because I am confident it wouldn't get off the ground.

/ March 14, 2025
informed consent vs. misinformed refusal

Misinformed refusal: What antivaxxers are really promoting when they invoke “informed consent”

Our new Secretary of Health and Human Services wants to change CDC messaging about vaccines to emphasize "informed consent." What he really means is misinformed refusal.

/ March 10, 2025
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Everything Old Is New Again, Again

Myths spread by contrarian doctors to minimize COVID are being recycled to minimize measles. The anti-vaccine circle is complete.

/ March 7, 2025