They’re adorable. I hope to look this good at 70.

Senator Cassidy saying ACIP should not meet.

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2/ ACIP has helped guide every major U.S. vaccine recommendation since 1964, and helped eliminate rubella and measles in the U.S.

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Do you know someone who tried to get a Covid vaccine but couldn’t because the recommendations changed? I’m really interested in hearing those stories and documenting them. Please DM me or email me at work. Thanks so much.

3A/ Redwood repeatedly compares thimerosal (ethylmercury) to methylmercury. But they behave differently in the body. 📌 Ethylmercury is cleared faster and accumulates less.

Countries, all around the world are increasing their commitment to strengthen vaccination programs. The US should do the same. who.int/news/item/25-0…

Today's ACIP meeting is usually a time where experts come together to inform the future of vaccines. That is not what today will be. That is not what we can stand behind. The AAP will continue to recommend its own childhood vaccine schedule -- just as we have since the 1930s.

Who’s the greatest living statistician? I’ve heard Bradley Efron (bootstrap), Donald Rubin (multiple imputation, casual inference), Rob Tibshirani (lasso, statistical learning), and Trevor Hastie (generalized additive models, statistical learning). Who’s on your list? #Stats

JAMA: Professional Responsibility for COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy bit.ly/4lo2bdF

ACIP has lost all credibility with providers. Today marks the end of an era. I’m deeply saddened by this loss. I also applaud AAP for their leadership.

An update from Dr. Sean O’Leary on this morning’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting:

I edit crucial to important, and make a mental note that the writer may have used AI.

Covid me was spicy.

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Who can give the nation good advice on vaccines? It’s no longer CDC, at least not for now. We former members of ACIP lay out three options in our new paper. None of them can fully replace ACIP, but they can limit the damage.

Liaison members are being dismissed from ACIP work groups. That means two things. A huge loss of clinical expertise. And no brakes on fulfilling the new committee’s goal to take away vaccines from kids and adults.