RFK, Jr.: Anti-vax HHS Secretary

[92tide]

the beclowning continues apace

 

[CrimsonNagus]

"A different way of calculating percentages" = they are so stupid they don't know basic math.

 

[92tide]

the clown show idiocy continues apace

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/22/health/hhs-cdc-study-covid-19-vaccines

HHS rejects publication of study showing Covid-19 vaccines prevent hospitalizations, ER visits​

 

[CrimsonNagus]

Their leader doesn't know how percentages work, do we really expect them to understand a published scientific study containing big sciency words?

 

[arthurdawg]

It is a fair point to be made that the COVID vaccines ability to completely prevent infection has waned as the strains have mutated away from the original and we haven't kept up. But even though prevention rates are less than stellar, the protection against severe infection has been quite solid. A while back one of the updates estimated that 17 million hospital admissions had been averted. Not only a savings of major healthcare spending, but honestly, being in the hospital and being really sick sucks. And being on a ventilator is even worse if you are severely ill. This means months of follow up care and illness are also prevented as well. Protection from major events is still in the 80-90% range in most studies and is well worth it in the elderly, diabetics, and other chronically ill people.

 

[92tide]

"A different way of calculating percentages" = they are so stupid they don't know basic math.

i imaging a whole bunch of folks are going to come to their defense to pwn the libs

 

[92tide]

It is a fair point to be made that the COVID vaccines ability to completely prevent infection has waned as the strains have mutated away from the original and we haven't kept up. But even though prevention rates are less than stellar, the protection against severe infection has been quite solid. A while back one of the updates estimated that 17 million hospital admissions had been averted. Not only a savings of major healthcare spending, but honestly, being in the hospital and being really sick sucks. And being on a ventilator is even worse if you are severely ill. This means months of follow up care and illness are also prevented as well. Protection from major events is still in the 80-90% range in most studies and is well worth it in the elderly, diabetics, and other chronically ill people.

not that much thought went into it.

vaccines are totally good, just not woke vaccines

 

[Bamaro]

 

[92tide]

pure evil

Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth

A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.

www.propublica.org

 

[jthomas666]

the beclowning continues apace

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My calculus teacher would never let me get away with that argument...

 

[Huckleberry]

the beclowning continues apace

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Please note that neither Trump or RFK Jr attended public schools.

 

[92tide]

Please note that neither Trump or RFK Jr attended public schools.

only the best schools

 

[92tide]

My calculus teacher would never let me get away with that argument...

i think remedial math teachers would have an issue with it

 

[92tide]

bro science may not take to kindly to this

Why nutrition experts are wary of new federal dietary guidelines that advise doubling protein

The guidance emphasizes red meat, whole milk and other animal sources of protein, while downplaying plant-based offerings. But top nutrition experts question the protein push, saying Americans already consume more protein than they need, and there’s no new evidence that people need to...

www.pbs.org

 

[arthurdawg]

bro science may not take to kindly to this

Why nutrition experts are wary of new federal dietary guidelines that advise doubling protein

The guidance emphasizes red meat, whole milk and other animal sources of protein, while downplaying plant-based offerings. But top nutrition experts question the protein push, saying Americans already consume more protein than they need, and there’s no new evidence that people need to...

www.pbs.org

We already consume twice the protein we typically need. Plant and their fiber are very important and excess protein can increase the rates of chronic kidney disease. Ugh.

 

[92tide]

We already consume twice the protein we typically need. Plant and their fiber are very important and excess protein can increase the rates of chronic kidney disease. Ugh.

but meat is manly /s

 

[92tide]

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[92tide]

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[92tide]

so much winning

Hantavirus misinformation runs rampant as the US is unequipped to respond to infectious disease health scare

But the US’s withdrawal from the WHO – and cuts to the country’s health system – stymie officials’ response

www.theguardian.com

 

[arthurdawg]

https://bsky.app/profile/did%3Aplc%3Atbqqvyv6pjjww44glrmycaxl%2Fpost%2F3mljgxjqbls2i

Funny thing is... There are some excellent statistics published out there that show school closures were one of the most effective methods for slowing COVID spread.

Of course, nobody seems to remember when the hospitals were stacked with people critically ill and dying in 2020 and 2021. I do though... It was bad. Greatest kudos to Huntsville Hospital for gearing up here and making it work, but we burned a ton of staff out and came close to being beyond our capacity to provide excellent care.

Not being prepared for Hanta which carries a 40% mortality for the Sin Nombre strain, and variably 25-40% for the Andes strain is more than concerning... Fortunately, neither seems likely to take off as an epidemic in terms of person to person contact.