On the same day the FDA restricted access to COVID vaccines, the CDC director was sacked and top CDC scientists are resigning. And it’s barely been two weeks since an antivax conspiracy theorist fired 180 bullets at CDC headquarters. None of this is making America healthier. What a disaster.

It's official: Updated COVID vaccines have been approved by the FDA, but with restrictions. Moderna: 6 months and up is high risk Pfizer: 5 years and up if high risk Novavax: 12 years and up if high risk Anyone 65 years and up is eligible for updated COVID vaccines regardless of risk status.

There are many rumors flying around about what might happen to COVID vaccine access, but please note these are rumors and we still do not have any official news yet. While we wait, there are things you can do: 1️⃣ Wear a mask to prevent COVID transmission 2️⃣ Push your elected officials to speak up about vaccine access

"This could be the difference whether your child gets cancer. Are you willing for them to die because the therapy for them is delayed?" Powerful video with voices from top US scientists on the very real and devastating impacts of the funding cuts.

The ideological cancellation of $800 million of scientific research grants because they supposedly focused on DEI was just backed by the Supreme Court. This is horrific on so many levels. https://www.npr.org/2025/08/21/g-s1-84441/supreme-court-nih-grants

"mRNA is one of the most promising technologies for preventing and treating any kind of disease that you can imagine. Stopping development of mRNA vaccines could put cures of the world’s most common and debilitating chronic diseases, such as cancer and HIV, out of reach. We need to stay engaged and push back." My comments on the defunding of mRNA research in @npub1amu5...c0sn

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RFK Jr.’s halt on mRNA vaccine research risks progress on curing illnesses

The research made promising inroads on developing vaccines for cancers and HIV, which both have racial and socioeconomic disparities

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In 2019 RFK Jr went to Samoa and spread misinformation about measles vaccines that led to a deadly outbreak that killed 80+ people. He should have been charged, but instead was appointed to lead America’s top health agency and control the largest public budget for medical research in the world.

With COVID vaccine access likely to become restricted soon, now would be good time to get back in the habit of wearing a mask more frequently again if you haven’t been doing so lately.