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Candice Johnson

@cyjohnson.bsky.social

1.2K followers 282 following 197 posts

She/Her • Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Michigan State University • Former CDC/NIOSH Employee • Work, Pregnancy, Multiracial Populations • Personal Account

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Candice Johnson @cyjohnson.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I asked the new HHS chatbot who the worst HHS Secretary is. It's RFK Jr! When I worked at CDC, anything on our website reflected the official agency position. Can we assume this is the official HHS position now?

Screenshot of the HHS chatbot (Grok) explaining why RFK Jr is the worst HHS Secretary. It mentions his anti-vax views, firing NIH and CDC workers, cutting funding, and withdrawing from WHO.

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Candice Johnson @cyjohnson.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Taking a moment tonight to call my representatives in support of CDC. It only took 3 minutes! I also wrote them postcards so they'll get the same message a week from now when we've moved on to the next crisis.

Screenshot of my phone calls to Senator Peters, Senator Slotkin, and missing in action Representative Tom Barrett.

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Candice Johnson @cyjohnson.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Protest at 5pm today at the Alice Hamilton Lab in Cincinnati Ohio to support NIOSH. The whole agency was RIF'd on Friday night.

Emergency protest Monday May 5 at 5pm, Alice Hamilton Lab, 5555 Ridge Ave, Cincinnati Ohio. Support NIOSH workers! NIOSH staff work every day to make all of our workplaces safer. DOGE and the corrupt Trump regime are trying to fire them. We stand in solidarity with NIOSH workers.

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Candice Johnson @cyjohnson.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

If you wear N95 respirators (masks), stock up now because RFK Jr eliminated NIOSH, the federal agency that tests them and certifies that they actually work.

Screenshot of NIOSH website with a notice reading "Due to the reduction in force across NIOSH, no new respirator approval applications can be accepted."

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