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Jennifer Smith, PhD

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The Missing Information in Addressing Ongoing Measles Outbreaks

As of early February 10, 2026, South Carolina remains the center of the largest measles outbreak in the US in over 30 years, with 933 confirmed cases. However, there is some key information about this outbreak that is not being reported to...

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Conflicts of Interest and the AAP’s Departure From CDC Guidance

A group of plaintiffs including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the American Public Health Association (APHA) and others sued HHS under Kennedy in July 2025 to undo updated COVID-19 vac...

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Gut bacteria protect mice infected with influenza virus from secondary bacterial lung infections

The gut–lung axis matters more than we realized

A large portion of the mortality associated with influenza virus (IAV) infection—and respiratory viral infections in general— results from secondary bacterial infections. Mechanisms by w...

4 months ago
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ACIP Exposed: How Newborn Vaccination Policy Was Built on Assumptions, Not Evidence

Last week, ACIP convened to review—and ultimately vote on—the national recommendation for giving newborns the Hepatitis B vaccine at birth

The full meeting can be viewed here:

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Unveiling DNA Contamination in Vaccines: A Closer Look at the Science and Concerns

🧬DNA Contamination of mRNA COVID-19 genetic injections

In October 2024 in Australia, the Port Hedland council passed a motion recognizing “unacceptable levels of plasmid DNA contamination” in mRNA COVID genetic vaccines.

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