CDC Contractor Exposes What Really Drove the Dramatic Drop in Hepatitis B Cases
What has the universal birth dose [of the hepatitis B vaccine] accomplished, compared to more targeted measures, which could include selective vaccination of at-risk populations or non-pharmaceutical public health programs? And the answer there is, surprisingly, that it’s the more targeted measures that have had the biggest effect in bringing down cases of hepatitis B. […]
ACIP Reveals: The Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccination Policy Was Built on Narrative, Not Science
The vote on whether to continue the universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination policy was postponed, but the discussion at ACIP exposed how, for decades, the blanket directive to vaccinate infants immediately after birth rested on assumptions, theoretical models, and partial data rather than on a solid scientific foundation. As a father and a scientist, I […]
Tens of Millions of Americans Experienced COVID-19 Shot Side Effects
It has been nearly five years since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fast-tracked the COVID-19 mRNA biologic and distributed it under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommending the COVID shot for every American. This was followed by many workplaces and universities across the […]
European Medicines Agency Issues Support for New Recombinant Pertussis Vaccine
A new pertussis vaccine, which has been designed to be used as a booster and for vaccinating pregnant women, has received “positive regulatory support” from the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). Marketed under the name VacPertagen, the recombinant pertussis vaccine—formulated with genetically engineered proteins rather than inactivated whole […]
Louisiana Surgeon General Named to No. 2 Post at CDC
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) last week confirmed the appointment of Louisiana surgeon general Ralph Abraham, MD to be principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. Abraham, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2015 to 2021 representing Louisiana’s 5th congressional district, will […]
CDC Looking to Break Up MMR Vaccine?
On Oct. 6, 2025, the acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Jim O’Neill, called on the manufacturers of the live attenuated MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine to break up the biologic and develop separate shots for the three diseases it targets. “I call on vaccine manufacturers to develop safe […]