Looks like MAHA got thrown under the bus by the corporate lobbyists…
US to drop guidance to limit alcohol to one or two drinks per day, sources say
Summary
Americans have long been told to drink two or fewer drinks per day
New guidelines due as soon as this month
Expected to include brief statement on limiting drinking
Alcohol industry faces growing scrutiny of health risks
June 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. government is expected to eliminate from its dietary guidelines the long-standing recommendation that adults limit alcohol consumption to one or two drinks per day, according to three sources familiar with the matter, in what could be a major win for an industry threatened by heightened scrutiny of alcohol’s health effects.
Individually, no, I don’t think so. But these recommendations do have influence over a long time because they filter through doctor education, continual professional development, training courses, the newsletters they receive, the patient brochures and booklets and pamphlets, the little statements added into news articles (like “recommends 150 minutes of exercise per week”, “5 servings of fruit and vegetables per day”) etc etc, all of which filter into common knowledge.
The irony of this is that one of the objectives of MAHA, was the supposed elimination of entrenched establishment practices that are actually unhealthy and so restoring integrity to governmental recommendations thus presumably increasing trust in this free from undue influences official institutions when it comes to health - no more dodgy vaccine mandates and recommendations based on commercially influenced scientific advice etc.
Meanwhile what actually happened is a wholesale disregard of good scientific practices, an open door to every kind of conspiracy nuttiness and rampant commercial lobbying. Whereas before I was generally of a “trust but verify” attitude to governmental health recommendations, with the advent of the MAHA reign, I have zero trust in current government health initiatives. What trust I had in institutions is now completely gone, as I regard this as a “inmates have taken over the asylum” situation. All bets are off.
What a journey it has been. After 67 years on this earth, never did I think we’d get to the point of actual farcical regression of public health policy into a prescientific era of superstition and chemtrails. Do not take civilization for granted. Shocking collapse is always a present danger. Meanwhile precedents are broken at such a clip, it’s a challenge to keep up with lowering expectations. Where it will all end up, I’m afraid nobody knows.
What a great idea to get rid of a vaccine platform that can counter bioengineered viruses made with AI in someone’s basement. Pariah state.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities under the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), including the cancellation and de-scoping of various contracts and solicitations. The decision follows a comprehensive review of mRNA-related investments initiated during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
“We reviewed the science, listened to the experts, and acted,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “BARDA is terminating 22 mRNA vaccine development investments because the data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu. We’re shifting that funding toward safer, broader vaccine platforms that remain effective even as viruses mutate.”
The wind-down affects a range of programs including:
Termination of contracts with Emory University and Tiba Biotech.
De-scoping of mRNA-related work in existing contracts with Luminary Labs, ModeX, and Seqirus.
Rejection or cancellation of multiple pre-award solicitations, including proposals from Pfizer, Sanofi Pasteur, CSL Seqirus, Gritstone, and others, as part of BARDA’s Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle (RRPV) and VITAL Hub.
Restructuring of collaborations with DoD-JPEO, affecting nucleic acid-based vaccine projects with AAHI, AstraZeneca, HDT Bio, and Moderna/UTMB.
Here’s the new biotech anthem over this uneducated lunatic, enjoy licensing high tech mRNA after you’ve decimated your research industry and after your worse than useless HHS administration, and at a massive premium:
Now we just need MAGA to kick out RFK Jr, based on the falsehood he’s spreading, decimating American biotech industry and the Operation Warp Speed achievements, and making American Science appear a joke. Get Jim O’Neill in charge instead and a Manhattan Project for Longevity.
“The new cancellations dismayed scientists, many of whom regard mRNA shots as the best option for protecting Americans in a pandemic. ‘This is a bad day for science,’ said Scott Hensley, an immunologist at the University of Pennsylvania.” Editor’s note: It’s a(nother) bad day for science. Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts.
Is this politics or not? Not long ago you approved a comment, posted in screaming, 3/4-inch type, telling us to keep our politics off the board. If Kennedy is an open target, then surely his begetter and abetter is open as well.
If anyone doesn’t believe this admin will lead to bad outcomes, read this post the debunk of the MAHA report by Avi Bitterman. It’s literally a prophecy. If there is any serious people they would get hold of Avi.
Hidden subagencies putting out fires “you never hear about the disasters that are stopped”, are probably defunded or demoralized. Incompetent leadership that doesn’t have the moral backbone to evaluate research accurately, without bias, truthfully, and simply from a lack of education or knowledge in this area are going to subtly lead to disastrous outcomes. We all are aware that missiles need to hit their targets with correct math, you can’t scribble some code and math on a piece of paper and implement the idea and expect it to work. That’s what they’re doing. It’s such a long feedback loop that you need to get it right on the first try. You can’t make bullshit MAHA reports citing papers with the opposite conclusion you’re saying it’s doing. It’s not too late to steer the ship by engaging with critics, the opposition, who have well reasoned and thoughtful arguments and who are highly educated in those areas like Avi.
nine former cdc employees pen op-ed for the new york times, saying rfk jr’s leadership “should alarm every american, regardless of political leanings.”
after replacing “experts on federal health advisory committees with unqualified individuals who share his dangerous and unscientific views.”
We’ll see how it goes… right now we’re in the middle of the worse measles outbreak in 30 years. I suspect things will get even worse going forward given the dismantling of the federal health systems, but I hope I’m pleasantly surprised…
As Measles Exploded, Officials in Texas Looked to CDC Scientists. Under Trump, No One Answered.
As measles surged in Texas early this year, the Trump administration’s actions sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists that kept them from performing the agency’s most critical function — emergency response — when it mattered most, an investigation from KFF Health News shows.
The outbreak soon became the worst the United States has endured in over three decades.
In the month after Donald Trump took office, his administration interfered with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention communications, stalled the agency’s reports, censored its data, and abruptly laid off staff. In the chaos, CDC experts felt restrained from talking openly with local public health workers, according to interviews with seven CDC officials with direct knowledge of events, as well as local health department emails obtained by KFF Health News through public records requests.
I feel bad for the poor children of Florida who will become afflicted with easily preventable diseases. I only wish that the parents who make these terrible decisions could suffer the same fate.
What we will see states disregarding more and more cdc guidelines. After all, every state has the power to to set vaccination rules in their jurisdiction. California, and Washington have more stringent vaccine requirements for children, while states like Florida are the opposite. Both set of states are reacting to the cdc guidelines who they see as untrustworthy for their own reasons.
