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Craig Spencer MD MPH Profile picture
@Craig_A_Spencer
Sep 22 • 11 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
I’m absolutely speechless. Like, wow.

This is the worst ‘health’ press conference I maybe have ever seen

And I watched every one during Covid

How are we doing this again???
How can you be so wrong on so many things in such a short period of time
"We promised transparency"...yet they are announcing a 'ground-breaking' discovery but didn't put out a SINGLE OUNCE OF ANY NEW DATA beforehand.

This is pure persuasion, not peer review

Like, this is so sloppy and dangerous
WE ALREADY PRESCRIBE THE LOWEST EFFECTIVE DOSE FOR THE SHORTEST PERIOD AND ONLY WHEN REQUIRED
Fascinating how it's ALWAYS the mom's fault.

And yet people wonder why people are having fewer kids
A bunch of old men held a press conference to encourage pregnant women to 'just endure the pain'
This is literally a cherry-picker talking about how to cherry-pick studies

I am just blown away at how bad this is
When Salk announced the polio vaccine in 1955...

He came with reams of data from one of the LARGEST trials ever done.

Church bells rang.

This is literally the exact opposite of that.

This is a lot of bluster and promise without doing really anything at all
WHY IS THE PRESIDENT GIVING MEDICAL ADVICE

Women, you have pain, sorry, "just tough it out".
This is going to kill people.

People will die because of this.

This is unbelievable.
Every single one of you standing behind the president as he riffs on things he knows nothing about and that will hurt children, you’re all responsible.

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Craig Spencer MD MPH Profile picture
Aug 6
Setting aside the MANY scientific inaccuracies he stated to justify the termination of mRNA research...

And recognizing there's already been a lot said on this really horrible decision...

I want to add something here, namely, that RFK Jr is making a really dangerous gamble 🧵
The termination of $500 million in mRNA contracts is an absolutely bone-headed move.

We will be much less prepared for the next health crisis.

There is absolutely no debating that.

Especially piled on the revocation in May of a big contract to develop a bird flu vaccine.
I also want to reiterate, over and over again, that no matter what you think about Covid, the government or state responses, lockdowns, masking etc...

The mRNA Covid vaccines saved a LOT of lives.

Millions in the U.S.

And many more millions around the world.

That's a fact.
Read 11 tweets
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Jun 26
Everyone’s saying cutting GAVI funding means more diseases will come to the U.S.—and that's true.

Others are pointing out a LOT of kids will die—also true!

But everyone’s missing the most important part of this video—this is RKF Jr taking his anti-vaccination crusade global 🧵
For the record, GAVI has been incredible.

Co-founded by the US back in 2000, GAVI has saved MILLIONS of lives around the world

All by making vaccines to kids—to date, they've vaccinated over a billion children.

I go deeper into GAVI here 👇

In today's video announcing the U.S. is withdrawing its previous funding commitment to GAVI, RFK Jr spends more time attacking vaccines than GAVI itself.

And he justifies the death of millions of children because he didn't like GAVI's social media policies on Covid vaccines. Image
Read 10 tweets
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Jun 10
I was seeing patients in the ER when I got a text from a friend

"How bad is this thing about RFK Jr removing ALL 17 experts from a CDC vaccine advisory committee?"

Theres been a lot of hot takes on here already

But heres why this makes me worry, from a clinical perspective 🧵
For background, if you haven't heard yet:

There are 17 members of an advisory committee on immunization practices at the CDC. It's called ACIP.

It's made up of brilliant volunteers who review reams of data and make recommendations on vaccines.

They all got booted today.

hhs.gov/press-room/hhs…
There was almost unanimous rebuke from clinical organizations that should give us all pause.

These are the doctors that take of every American — from obstetricians to pediatricians to family practitioners—that ALL came out today to denounce RFK's move today.
Read 13 tweets
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May 30
There were disturbing developments this week that will undoubtedly affect your health.

But most people didn't notice, because they weren't so splashy, or may not seem like a big deal.

But I want to talk to you about each of them, why they matter, and why we should be worried:
Earlier this week, RFK Jr stood alongside the FDA and NIH directors and announced a change in COVID vaccine recommendations...

On X. And only X.

No reports, no science, no reflection on the discussion or decision-making process behind this.

This is very concerning...
Over and over, RFK Jr promised 'radical transparency'.

But the process here is just radical.

His official announcement—by tweet—is that Covid vaccines are no longer recommended for kids and pregnant women.

There were scant details. And he doesn't discuss the data, at all.
Read 15 tweets
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Apr 7
Today we learned the sad news another kid died from measles in Texas.

We also learned what RFK Jr. will and will not say

And we got a clearer glimpse of the playbook being used to discredit the proven measures to tackle measles outbreaks

Let me tell you why I'm worried 🧵 Image
Let's start with what we know

The death announced today was in an 8 year old girl

The hospital reports she died of 'measles pulmonary failure'

They also report she was unvaccinated

And had no other health conditions

An absolute tragedy. And completely preventable. Image
Her death was the third measles death in the past few months

And the second in a child

There have been more pediatric deaths from measles in the past 2 months as there have been in the previous 2 decades

This isn't just a coincidence

Read 28 tweets
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Mar 26
The U.S. has actively dismantled the global disease-detection programs we all—including Americans—rely on to stay safe

Today this administration’s short-sighted global health agenda got even even worse

It’s ending its support for vaccine programs around the world

Why?? 🧵 Image
With unnecessary haste, the Trump administration is pulling funding from GAVI.

GAVI is a massive force in global health.

Since starting in 2000, it has saved millions of lives around the world through vaccination

Gift link to @nytimes story by @snolen
nytimes.com/2025/03/26/hea…
It is focused on getting vaccines to people around the world who need them

For routine immunization…

And also for really important but less common diseases like Ebola

To date, they’ve vaccinated over a billion kids!!!

They are irreplaceable. Losing GAVI would be disastrous.
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