Elana Pearl BenJoseph

1 week ago | portside.org | Jess Steier |David Higgins |Elana Pearl BenJoseph |Aimee Bernard

How RFK Jr. Broke 60 Years of Vaccine Decision-Making Process Published May 30, 2025 Yesterday, in a move that stunned the public health community, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced via Twitter/X that COVID-19 vaccines have been removed from the CDC’s recommended immunization schedule for healthy children and pregnant women. This announcement is unprecedented.

1 week ago | theunbiasedscipod.substack.com | Jess Steier |Aimee Bernard |Elana Pearl BenJoseph |David Higgins

We all want the same thing: to keep our kids healthy and safe. Like the authors of the MAHA report*, as parents and scientists, we believe in transparency, rigorous science, informed consent, and putting children's health first. We agree that parents deserve complete information about medical interventions, that safety monitoring systems should be robust, and that open scientific discussion strengthens public health policy.

1 week ago | theunbiasedscipod.substack.com | Jess Steier |David Higgins |Elana Pearl BenJoseph |Aimee Bernard

Yesterday, in a move that stunned the public health community, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced via Twitter/X that COVID-19 vaccines have been removed from the CDC’s recommended immunization schedule for healthy children and pregnant women. This announcement is unprecedented. It bypassed every established scientific and administrative process typically involved in changing national vaccine policy.

1 month ago | theunbiasedscipod.substack.com | Jess Steier |David Higgins |Elana Pearl BenJoseph

This week, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to require all new vaccines to undergo placebo-controlled trials before approval. According to The Washington Post, an HHS spokesperson stated that "all new vaccines will undergo safety testing in placebo-controlled trials prior to licensure — a radical departure from past practices."Kennedy also emphasized a commitment to “radical transparency.”As public health experts, we're deeply concerned about this development.

1 month ago | theunbiasedscipod.substack.com | Jess Steier |Aimee Bernard |Elana Pearl BenJoseph |Sarah Scheinman

Last month, researchers published an important study about how mRNA COVID-19 vaccines affect our immune system. The findings are fascinating and highlight a beneficial aspect of these vaccines that extends beyond their targeted protection against COVID-19.