<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[CDC&#x27;s acting dir.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>CDC's acting dir. Jay Bhattacharya has blocked a report showing the efficacy of the covid-19 vaccine from being published in the agency’s flagship scientific journal.</p><p>"The report had cleared the agency’s scientific-review process, which includes dozens of scientists. Stopping an MMWR report at that stage is highly unusual, say former CDC officials."</p><p>Bhattacharya has concerns about its methodology long used by the CDC.</p><p>Ideology trumps science.</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/04/22/covid-vaccine-report-blocked-cdc-mmwr/" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>washingtonpost.com/health/2026</span><span>/04/22/covid-vaccine-report-blocked-cdc-mmwr/</span></a><br /><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Health" rel="tag">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/UsPol" rel="tag">#<span>UsPol</span></a> <br />1/n</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/cf31a58b-f989-49b3-93ad-2892fe58d208/cdc-s-acting-dir.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 08:04:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/cf31a58b-f989-49b3-93ad-2892fe58d208.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:47:40 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to CDC&#x27;s acting dir. on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:58:28 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Epidemiologist and Professor Emerita Elizabeth Jacobs has a more forceful response to this blatant act of censorship by Jay Bhattacharya at the CDC.</p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/elizabethjacobs.bsky.social/post/3mk3mnk2c7c23" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>bsky.app/profile/elizabethjaco</span><span>bs.bsky.social/post/3mk3mnk2c7c23</span></a><br /><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Health" rel="tag">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/UsPol" rel="tag">#<span>UsPol</span></a> <br />2/n</p>

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