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I went to Utah to see what life is like in America's new reality, where vaccine-preventable diseases are common again.
Utah's measles outbreak has lasted 10 months. Pediatricians teared up in interviews. Mothers were stressed.
š§µMy latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/anguis...
By the way, @hhsofficial.bsky.social & @nationalacademies.org violated ethics standards and accepted big money from crank billionaires Steven and Alexandra Cohen.
Still, NASEM's "teach the controversy" report acknowledges the science showing the futility and danger of long-term antibiotics for Lyme
Our societyās failure to stop the quacks who abuse autistic children is shameful
#AntibioticStewardship
Question for Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos, employee of RFK Jr:
Why refer vulnerable patients to chronic Lyme cult leaders given your acknowledgement of the overwhelming science that long-term antibiotics aren't warranted (and are dangerous) for people with persistent symptoms after #Lyme disease?
Womp womp- Donut Labs made extraordinary claims that were too good to be true.
It didnāt take long for them to be exposed:
youtu.be/j5oyVNjrUPI
Pseudoscience peddler Joe Mercola was once against vitamin K for newborns; after being contacted by @propublica.org, he changed his tune.
As a Mercola expert, I have thoughts.
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Dr. Haridopolos, the above statement from your paper would be a good one to put on the HHS website.
You could also correct myths about #Lyme disease, such as fabricated "biofilms" claims.
Disturbingly, chronic Lyme cult leaders are known for abusing children and adults:
The stateās outbreak means adapting to Americaās new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.
www.wired.com
I still see influencers and media pundits suggesting that those who are battling RFK Jr.ās anti-science activities should āfind common groundā with MAHA, and specifically with MAHA moms.
This thread is about why I refuse to do so, which boils down to this: they reject the scientific method.