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President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives. Former CDC Director and New York City health commissioner. Focused on partnering with communities around the world to save lives.
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We’ll look back at this as a grave mistake that sacrificed decades of scientific rigor, undermined public trust, and opened the door for fringe theories rather than facts to guide the recommendations that doctors rely on to protect patients.
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If this leads to vaccines not being recommended, millions of people could lose access, pay more for vaccines and for preventable illnesses, and children will be at greater risk of diseases we haven’t faced in decades.
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ACIP has long been a model for the world of transparent, fact-based guidance with rigorous reviews of vaccine safety and effectiveness. Make no mistake: Politicizing the ACIP as Secretary Kennedy is doing will undermine public trust under the guise of improving it.
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Sign our global Call to Action:
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Jagannath’s story can be a model in every community around the world. By working together, we can save the lives of millions of people living with high blood pressure and support our partners who are helping to treat individuals just like Jagannath.
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OSH has been instrumental in driving down smoking rates, including reducing teen smoking from 36% to less than 4%. Eliminating this work will lead to more disease and more death.
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Only 1 in 5 people with hypertension today have it controlled. The world can reach 1 in 2 by 2030. It’s ambitious but achievable. Every country, leader, and health system has a role to play.
Please sign and share.
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Today, on World Hypertension Day, Resolve To Save Lives and our partners launched a global Call to Action to tackle hypertension, the world’s leading killer. onebillionhearts.resolvetosavelives.org
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Only the tobacco industry comes out ahead with this cut.
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Read my full statement on the Trump administration’s latest budget proposal: resolvetosavelives.org/about/press/...
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Here's an excellent review:
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When Zika appeared, CDC tracked the virus, assessed birth defect risks, and guided OB/GYNs across the US.
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When avian influenza strains emerged overseas, CDC labs analyzed these strains to assess their pandemic potential and advised US doctors and vaccine makers.
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When the Fukushima nuclear disaster hit, CDC environmental health experts assessed the radiation risk to the US.
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Lead poisoning causes developmental delays in children and heart attacks in adults. This is just one of many reasons why we need CDC experts on the ground addressing health threats.
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As far as I know, this would be the first time the CDC every has not responded to a formal request for assistance from a state.