Episode Details

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello in dismay examine the MAHA-Make America Health Again-report and its inclusion of fictious studies or “Creative literature degree Medical Science writing”, RFK Jr contradicted by the CDC for COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children, reduction in MMR vaccine coverage, the ongoing bird flu and measles outbreaks, how the General Accounting Office instructed HHS to fix deficiencies in infectious disease testing before the next pandemic, before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines approval of Moderna’s mNEXSPIKE vaccine for fall 2025, childhood immunization recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, where to find PEMGARDA, results from the phase 3 randomized clinical trial of pemivibart, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, the identification of an association between FOXP4 and long COVID and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research.

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• The MAHA report (The White House)
• White House Health Report Included Fake Citations (NY Times)
• C.D.C. Contradicts Kennedy and Keeps Advice That Children May Get Covid Shots (NY TImes)
• CDC revises recommendation for COVID vaccines in kids (CIDRAP)
• Exclusive: CDC Expert resigns from COVID vaccines advisory role (Reuters)
• Trends in County-Level MMR Vaccination Coverage in Children in the United States (JAMA Network)
• U.S. Cancels Contract With Moderna to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine (NY Times)
• Canada Wants to Kill 400 Ostriches. Kennedy and Dr. Oz Want to Save Them. (NY Times)
• Confirmations of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial and Backyard Flocks (USDA: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)
• H5 bird flu: current situation (CDC: Avian Influenza)
• Bird flu (CDC: Avian Influenza)
• H5N1 avian flu strik