Sarah Despres
@sarahdespres
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Public health, #vaccines, politics, and food. tweets are my own
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Joined March 2011
Sadly @adamfeuerstein is right. “mess’ is not the word you want to have to use to describe the agency that keeps your food safe, ensures drugs work, and oversees the nation’s blood supply, among other duties @DrMakaryFDA & @SecKennedy are really putting the public at risk.
The FDA is a mess. That's probably the nicest way to describe the current, dysfunctional state of a vital regulatory agency. Exhibit 1: Our exclusive reporting tonight on the fall of CDER Director George Tidmarsh Exhibit 2: @LizzyLaw_ exclusive reporting from Friday on a
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This is so curious. @SecKennedy doesn’t seem as interested in health threats such as avian flu, climate change, and tobacco as he does in…wind farms.
reuters.com
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff to probe the potential harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday,...
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It would be interesting to understand the vetting process @DrMakaryFDA used to make this personnel choice for a highly consequential position.
statnews.com
A lawsuit filed against George Tidmarsh, who resigned from a top FDA post on Sunday, includes a series of incendiary texts and emails
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It’s interesting that as measles cases continue to climb in AZ/UT, the acting CDC director is using his X account to spread allegations about people in the US illegally getting Medicaid but not to warn the public about the risk of measles and importance of vaccination.
#MorningMedicaidMugshot Jorge Mendez Perguero is a 24-year-old illegal alien and sex offender from the Dominican Republic. In 2021, Mendez was convicted of sexual assault of a minor in New Jersey. He has received $5,540 in free taxpayer funded-health care through Medicaid.
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The chaos at FDA is really putting the public at risk. https://t.co/QdpXIMhvgt
nytimes.com
The official, Dr. George F. Tidmarsh, a top regulator at the agency, said disagreements over a new program to rapidly approve medications had caused tensions with agency officials.
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Come on people. What is happening? Who is in charge here and when are they gonna get serious? @DrMakaryFDA
linkedin.com
BREAKING: FDA’s top drug regulator George Tidmarsh has been placed on leave after being accused of abusing his regulatory authority to inflict financial harm on a former business associate, STAT has...
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Chaos “The tumult at the F.D.A. is just the latest in a series of ousters, firings and high-profile disagreements under the nation’s health secretary…Several of his top staff members were pushed out or resigned in recent months.” https://t.co/QdpXIMhvgt via @NYTimes
nytimes.com
The official, Dr. George F. Tidmarsh, a top regulator at the agency, said disagreements over a new program to rapidly approve medications had caused tensions with agency officials.
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Come on people. What is happening? Who is in charge here and when are they gonna get serious? @DrMakaryFDA
linkedin.com
BREAKING: FDA’s top drug regulator George Tidmarsh has been placed on leave after being accused of abusing his regulatory authority to inflict financial harm on a former business associate, STAT has...
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The chaos at FDA is really putting the public at risk. https://t.co/QdpXIMhvgt
nytimes.com
The official, Dr. George F. Tidmarsh, a top regulator at the agency, said disagreements over a new program to rapidly approve medications had caused tensions with agency officials.
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Measles. South Carolina too. If only we had a way to prevent this…
wltx.com
South Carolina’s measles outbreak has reached 37 total cases, including 34 linked to the Upstate.
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Measles. South Carolina too. If only we had a way to prevent this…
wltx.com
South Carolina’s measles outbreak has reached 37 total cases, including 34 linked to the Upstate.
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It’s interesting that as measles cases continue to climb in AZ/UT, the acting CDC director is using his X account to spread allegations about people in the US illegally getting Medicaid but not to warn the public about the risk of measles and importance of vaccination.
#MorningMedicaidMugshot Jorge Mendez Perguero is a 24-year-old illegal alien and sex offender from the Dominican Republic. In 2021, Mendez was convicted of sexual assault of a minor in New Jersey. He has received $5,540 in free taxpayer funded-health care through Medicaid.
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My @CIDRAP Op-Ed: "Vaccine effectiveness and safety: What the numbers truly mean in 2025" Our review provides extensive data on Covid-19, RSV, and flu, though interpreting these numbers requires understanding the distinct context surrounding each. https://t.co/lq58CAzvm3
cidrap.umn.edu
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ACIP member attacks @jakescottMD as an “industry shill” bc he doesn’t like Dr Scott’s research. I looked up Dr Scott on Open Payments. He has received a grand total of $45.00 from drug/device industry. That doesn’t feel very shill-y to me.
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“KFF estimates that customers on https://t.co/UdLLreoDyK and in state-run exchanges will see their monthly out-of-pocket premium payments increase by 114 percent on average. In some states that figure is higher.”
politico.com
The premium hikes can be higher or lower depending on a person’s state, income and how much help they receive. For some, the loss of subsidies can amount to triple-digit increases.
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Wow. More chaos at FDA. This will not improve the health of the public. Just sayin’.
Exclusive: Vinay Prasad has rattled FDA staff by expanding his power and pushing out senior leaders.
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