It's encouraging to see that states are forming regional public health alliances to ensure everyone will still have access to vaccines. They should take it one step further and include distributing free masks and tests, installing clean air infrastructure etc. The best way to prevent outbreaks is with layered protections!

Extraordinary and alarming that vaccines are perhaps the most polarizing topic that threatens the strength of the union.

Extraordinary and alarming that vaccines are perhaps the most polarizing topic that threatens the strength of the union.

In response to the dismantling of the CDC, California, Oregon, and Washington have launched the West Coast Health Alliance, which will make their own science-based vaccine guidelines, and make sure vaccines are accessible to everyone.

Wow. Florida's Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo just vowed to end all vaccine mandates and compared them with slavery. "Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery. Who am I to tell you what your child should put in [their] body?"

Resignations can make a difference! In 2005, Dr. Susan Wood resigned from the FDA to protest political delays in approving Plan B, saying she could no longer serve when scientific evidence has been overruled. In 2006, Plan B was approved for OTC use for ages 18+, and in 2013 with no restrictions.

When a top CDC scientist resigns and cites eugenicist rhetoric from federal health agencies as a main reason, everyone should absolutely be paying attention.

“Monarez also clashed with Kennedy and his team over vaccine policies, including an impending announcement that could draw links between immunizations and autism, according to a person familiar with the situation.” https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/27/health/cdc-director-monarez

“My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece & lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him & his legacy proud. The nation’s health security is at risk & is in the hands of people focusing on ideological self-interest.” Dr. Daskalakis, CDC immunization director