So yesterday I showed that 9/14 people who RFK fired from ACIP had direct or indirect ties to pharmaceutical money. It's only fair we run the same research task on the new panel, and, you can judge for yourself the difference. 🧵👇
1/9 Dr. Joseph R. Hibbeln, MD - A psychiatrist & neuroscientist, Dr. Hibbeln is a noted Omega-3 expert. His research focuses on Omega-3s & fish oil. He serves on the Advisory Council of the Seafood Nutrition Partnership ; the funding sources of this partnership would be relevant to assess potential indirect conflicts. His publications primarily cite NIH funding.
2/9 Dr. Martin Kulldorff, MD, PhD - A biostatistician, Dr. Kulldorff co-authored the Great Barrington Declaration (GBD) , sponsored by the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER). AIER has received funding from sources like the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation, The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, and Donors Trust. Dr. Kulldorff is a founding fellow at Hillsdale College's Academy for Science and Freedom (Hillsdale is funded by private donations, including from Koch, Bradley, and Uihlein foundations ) and a Senior Scholar at the Brownstone Institute , which has AIER on its board and received over $1.1M in contributions in 2021.
3/9 Dr. Retsef Levi, PhD An MIT Professor of Operations Management, Dr. Levi has led industry collaborations. He was PI on an MIT contract with the FDA for food adulteration risk management and leads a Walmart Foundation-funded project on food safety. He has also been involved in developing operational risk methodologies for pharmaceutical organizations. His MIT initiatives, like the FSAS Initiative and a project in the MGAIC, may involve or allow for company-directed funding
4/9 Dr. Robert W. Malone, MD - A physician-scientist, Dr. Malone holds foundational patents for mRNA/DNA vaccine technology which were assigned to Vical, Inc. and licensed to Merck & Co. He is CEO of RW Malone MD, LLC, a consulting firm; the specific clients are not detailed but the firm is stated to have "yielded clients billions of dollars". His past industry roles include CMO at Alchem Laboratories, CEO of Atheric Pharmaceutical, and Director of Clinical Development at Solvay Pharmaceuticals (now Abbvie).
5/9 Dr. Cody Meissner, MD - A Professor of Pediatrics at Dartmouth, Dr. Meissner previously served on ACIP (2008-2012) and made 12 conflict of interest disclosures during that time, according to a CDC database. The specific details of these 12 past disclosures are key. He has also been involved with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) , an organization that receives pharmaceutical funding.
6/9 Dr. James Pagano, MD - An Emergency Medicine physician, publicly available information shows limited direct financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry for Dr. Pagano. He is aligned with Secretary Kennedy's "Make America Healthy Again" movement.
7/9 Dr. Vicky Pebsworth, OP, PhD, RN - Dr. Pebsworth has a long-standing, high-level association with the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC), serving as a board member and its volunteer Director of Research and Patient Safety. NVIC has received significant funding from Dr. Joseph Mercola ($2.9M, 2009-2018) and Barry Segal's Focus for Health foundation ($400k, 2011-2017). NVIC describes itself as 100% funded by donations.
8/9 Dr. Michael A. Ross, MD (OB/GYN) - Dr. Ross is an Operating Partner at Havencrest Capital Management, a private equity firm focused on healthcare investments. Havencrest's portfolio includes Tekton Research, a clinical trial site network partnering with pharmaceutical companies, including for vaccine trials , and Metabolon, which provides services for pharma/biotech R&D. His past roles include Chairman/CEO of Euclid Systems and President of CPL Inc. (Cadila Pharma div.). He also served on the board of the Generic Pharmaceutical Association.
Here's the thread detailing the conflict of interest on the previous panel:
https://x.com/phillyharper/status/1932786089430831132
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