RFK Jr, HHs & Public Health News | Measles outbreak, etc.

[HintonJamesHeel]

Arr uou seriously defending RFK? Hes a fucking drug addled loon.

I was talking about the fact we (as humans) have an HIV medicine. RFK? Nothing I said even implies what you said.

 

[Kingpin]

I am extremely confident that autism is not caused by any vaccine or external anything. It has a strong genetic component. I am also extremely confident that it is not related to an pathogen that could be vaccinated.

I wonder if one reason that autism diagnoses have skyrocketed is that autism became more respected. Suicide rates among autistic people dropped a lot, and one also wonders if they were more accepted socially. In other words, maybe one reason autism is more common these days (assuming arguendo that it is more common and not just a measurement artefact) is that autistic people are having more children.

That, and those people are not locked away out of sight anymore, and many children attend Public schools, which previously was unheard of.

 

[nycfan]

The disappearing funds for​

These are the nearly 2,500 N.I.H. grants that have been ended or delayed.

—> Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump

[article includes interactive graphics]

 

[uncjhodges]

Yep. I have been getting all of my vaccines at CVS and insurance has covered everyone. Could I get it at my doctor’s office? More than likely. But while it is cheaper it is much less convenient. And some people don’t have a PCP so that makes it more difficult because you’re probably not an established patient anywhere. Novel idea. Maybe they should just stop f’ing with vaccines.

1. Just make sure your PCP knows and is updating your records- they could be getting dinged for you not being “up to date” even though you are and
2. If you have Medicare, much preferable to get in the pharmacy- they will cover the shots at the pharmacy but not all of them at the doctors office

 

[DiehardHeelFan]

1. Just make sure your PCP knows and is updating your records- they could be getting dinged for you not being “up to date” even though you are and
2. If you have Medicare, much preferable to get in the pharmacy- they will cover the shots at the pharmacy but not all of them at the doctors office

Yep, my PCP knows as I make him aware. Believe what I get done at CVS is able to be seen by my PCP as well. Not yet on Medicare but good to know.

 

[nycfan]

Vaccine Opponent Hired by RFK Jr. Scours Official Records for Link to Autism​

David Geier has sought access to federal database from which he was previously kicked out​

—> https://www.wsj.com/health/healthca...4?st=h6WQLC&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

“… Geier’s work provides a window into how Kennedy is molding the Department of Health and Human Services to fit his skepticism of vaccines. Under Kennedy’s leadership, federal health agencies have nixed Covid-19 vaccine recommendations for pregnant women, required additional scientific testing of new vaccines and questioned the safety of vaccines in the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again report. Kennedy argues the actions are based on science and common sense, but his moves have alarmed many public health advocates and academics.

Geier is seeking access to a database known as the Vaccine Safety Datalink, or VSD, which Kennedy referenced in his 2005 Rolling Stone article. But before joining HHS, Geier was barred at least twice from using the database because officials said he had misused it. …”