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In this call to action for scientists and healthcare workers, DPH Coordinating Committee member Gregg Gonsalves writes, "We also have the ability to throw sand in the gears. Tell that ICE officer to get out of the examining room. Speak up for scientists and researchers whose work is being targeted at your institutions. Stand up for departments under siege. Do not let your students face harassment or worse alone. Show up for hearings to stop MAHA zealots from undermining vaccine access in your town or your state."

In this analysis, a public health scholar explains how in this era of political attacks on public health, "Public health students and practitioners, particularly those pursuing or holding a DrPH, should embrace activist and advocate orientations to address the inherent political dimensions of our work." He discusses how DrPH programs can adapt and include more curriculum related to advocacy and cites DPH as an example of public health workers answering the call.

In this look at Retsef Levi, picked by RFK Jr. to investigate COVID-19 vaccine safety, DPH member Jessica Malaty River comments, “Retsef Levi has absolutely no business being on this committee. He is a mathematician. He is not somebody who understands the science of vaccinology, immunology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, harm reduction, etc.”

HHS Secretary Kennedy's choice to analyze the safety of #COVID vaccines, Retsef Levi, has no medical or public health background and a history of making misleading claims. DPH Coordinating Committee member Elizabeth Jacobs tells The Guardian, "His biases are clear, insurmountable and disqualifying.”

DPH Coordinating Committee members Elizabeth Jacobs and James Alwine take on so-called "medical freedom" bills pushed by antivaxxers, noting they really mean freedom for someone else to put your children at needless risk for vaccine-preventable diseases.

Measles is on the rise in Illinois as well as other parts of the U.S., with considerable variation in vaccination rates among students. DPH Coordinating Committee member warns this local magazine, “People think measles is just a childhood disease — you get it, and get over it But the risk is that children can die from it, and unvaccinated adults are also at risk.”

Pharma companies have stayed on the sidelines in the American Academy of Pediatrics lawsuit challenging recent CDC changes to vaccine recommendations. However, "The AAP case docket includes eight amicus filings signed by more than 100 public health experts and organizations such as the American Association of Immunologists, the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists and Defend Public Health."

At Casey Means' Senate confirmation hearing, she "dodged questions about her potential conflicts of interest, refused to affirm that anti-vaccine conspiracy theories have been debunked, and spread misinformation about contraception." With comments from DPH's Elizabeth Jacobs and Angela Rasmussen.

A MAHA influencer that Donald Trump has picked to be America’s top doctor has come under fire for failing to disclose her financial relationships with various wellness companies she was promoting. DPH member Angela Rasmussen comments that Means "has no public health background whatsoever outside of promoting scientifically unsupported disease remedies in her newsletter.”

As Casey Means faces a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. Surgeon General, this influential tech publication notes, "Scientists and public health experts have blasted her nomination and are urging lawmakers to reject her for the role." Quotes from DPH include this from Coordinating Committee member Elizabeth Jacobs: "For a year now, RFK Jr. and his MAHA minions have been systematically destroying our nation’s public health system. It’s time for the Senate to grow a backbone and say, ‘Enough!’, starting with Casey Means.”