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#HHS & many Americans are struggling to survive bc #RFKJr🚨has ZOMBIFIED the agency: "30% fewer staff, scientists sidelined, pol interference, its new dir, who pledged to 'follow the science,' instead challenged PA's announcement of 2 #measles deaths, shunning stand procedure." -T Gabriel For decades, the #CDC⚡was the global leader in #PublicHealth. Its scientists helped train #health ofcls ww. In the US: primary source of guidance for prevention & trt of diseases. #USPol

Remember when the govt, under #Biden, sent you 4 free #COVID tests? I bought one yesterday ($9.99 plus tax). Many people can't spend money on this & they will have COVID (my test was negative so that's good) and spread it & people will die. That, of course, is already happening but the #CDC and #RFK aren't telling us jacksh*t about it. The inequity & the silence are fatal. I can't wait for #ElSayed to win. He said the 1st person he wants to question is #RFK. 🍿 #USPol

"The worst measles epidemic in more than 30 years continues unabated, while the Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary is downplaying measles deaths and openly feuding with a sitting governor. Through it all, Schwartz has made no public appearances or remarks." https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6085687-cdc-erica-schwartz-measles-virus-vaccines/ #PublicHealth #measles #vaccines #immunizations #CDC #HHS #USpol

#ElizabethWarren is not happy with the administration’s #Cyclospora response: “Indeed, Taco Bell provided earlier and seemingly clearer guidance to consumers than the Food and Drug Administration (#FDA), #CDC, and other federal food safety agencies,” Warren wrote.

"Misinformation and distrust are among the challenges facing public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo as they confront the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak on record. Even though the virus has faded from U.S. headlines, key organizations are still at work providing medical care and training to counter the spread of the disease." https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/ebola-response-organizations-central-africa-democratic-republic-congo/#PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #misinformation #ebola #outbreak #CDC

Rest assured, the new CDC director thinks ‘abortion surveillance’ is essential Arwa Mahdawi #cdc #trump #politics #news #abortion

Dr. Erica Schwartz, newly confirmed #CDC director, assured Senator Josh Hawley that she is committed to #abortion surveillance. “Abortion surveillance is absolutely a critical component of what the CDC is currently doing,” she told Hawley.

CDC reportedly expands US cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states #DiseaseInvestigation #PublicHealth #CyclosporiasisOutbreak #OutbreakUpdate #CDC

Michigan reports 1st 2 U.S. deaths related to diarrhea-causing parasite #DigestiveIllness #PublicHealthAlert #Cyclospora #ParasiteOutbreak #CDC

Idiocracy at CDC: Autism and Vaccines “The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant #vaccines cause #autism.” https://www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safety/about/autism.html #cdc

@me_valentijn@m.ai6yr.org Because the #Trump admin and the #CDC don't want to admit what the core of the problem is: industrial-scale food production on factory-scale farms, all sending such a vast volume of food product into factory-scale food processing plants that quality control of any sort is impossible Farm it, ship it, package it for retail-wholesale, ship it out to the retail food industry as fast as possible Deal with repercussions only after evading discovery for as long as possible #FactoryFarmedFood #IndustrialFood #TacoBell #Diarrhea #ExplosiveDiarrhea #Cyclospora #PublicHealth cc @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

If you've never heard of #cyclospora before, remember: "The #TrumpAdministration initiated major cuts to #PublicHealth in 2025. Pandemic-era grants to state and local health departments were cut by $11.4bn, hampering their ability to respond to outbreaks. The #CDC lost between 25-30% of staff. Within the CDC, a specialized parasitic disease team was downsized from 11 people to just three. In part, that’s because the group was partially funded by USAID, which was also decimated by cuts." Actions have consequences.

"The appalling truth about cyclospora is that humans are its lone source. It’s only ever been found in human feces. So if it’s in our food or water, 'it doesn’t take a rocket scientist or a microbiologist to overthink this,' said Dr. Mark Moorman, who recently retired as director of the Office of Food Safety at the US Food and Drug Administration. 'Humans are the source.'" https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/25/health/cyclospora-outbreak-investigation #PublicHealth #cyclospora #diarrhea #IDmastodon #epidemiology #FoodSafety #FDA #CDC

"More than 70 Texans have fallen ill during a multistate salmonella outbreak that led a poultry company to recall eggs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention." https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/egg-recall-salmonella-texans-22359455.php#PublicHealth #salmonella #outbreak #diarrhea #eggs #CDC #texas

"USAID helped fund key divisions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), such as the Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria. Much of that division was focused on the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), a program to combat malaria abroad, as well as other programs to fight neglected tropical diseases." https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5984356-usaid-cuts-cyclospora-response/ #PublicHealth #diarrhea #cyclospora #epidemiology #HHS #FDA #CDC #DOGE #USpol

"Experts have long said the U.S. is underprepared to rein in foodborne outbreaks. But after the Trump administration slashed key officials — from federal employees who investigate the source of illnesses to those who share information with the public — Kennedy appears to face an even more daunting task to contain the parasite and build trust in the administration’s response." https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/23/cyclospora-outbreak-tests-rfk-jr-response-funding-cuts.html #PublicHealth #diarrhea #cyclospora #epidemiology #HHS #FDA #CDC #DOGE #USpol

…Experts said the #Trump admin’s response [to the #measles outbreaks] — which has NOT included ANY national push to increase #vaccination rates — has done the #US no favors. …Dr. Jonathan Temte, a former chair of the #CDC’s #vaccine advisory committee, said∶ “We have seen virtually no national messaging. We’ve seen no ad campaigns.” He added, “I think that really tells us something about their priorities.” #idiocracy #RFKJr #PublicHealth #Health #vaccines #science #medicine #policy #AntiVax

The #US has now recorded more cases of #measles in 2026 than in any other year since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000, a grim sign that the country may be headed toward a new era in which the #disease regularly [unnecessarily] sickens thousands every year. On Friday, the #CDC announced that there have been 2,318 confirmed cases of measles so far this year. The case count toppled the record set last year, when measles infected >2,200 Americans & killed 2 unvaccinated #children. #Trump

"The Trump administration will not renew direct federal funding of community-based organizations that work on HIV prevention, according to multiple groups impacted by the freeze. The move is the latest step in the administration’s push to eliminate funding for DEI-focused initiatives that help the LGBTQ community. But this one directly contradicts the White House’s push to end the HIV epidemic by 2030." https://rollcall.com/2026/07/20/trump-administration-puts-kibosh-on-hiv-prevention-funding/ #PublicHealth #HIV #prevention #lgbtq #OMB #CDC #HHS #USpol

“The #CDC Has a #Cyclospora Lab. #DOGE Downsized It Last Year. “Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished.”