Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I got my COVID-19 and flu vaccines yesterday and now I am on a plane making chemtrails on my way to a conference to talk about LGBTQ health. I am your worst nightmare! 🏳️🌈 🧪 ✈️ 2665056
Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Acting more like an AI emulation than a CDC director. Lots of buzz words. Not a lot of substance. 2342
Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Baby girl is one of two deaths in Pennsylvania measles outbreak, coroner said www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...nbcnews.comMeasles cases top 3,000 to reach highest level in three decades, CDC reportsA Pennsylvania coroner confirmed Friday that two infants died in the state’s growing measles outbreak. 1125
Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 01/09/2026www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2026...cityandstateny.comOpinion: Legionella community outbreaks are hard. Politicizing them makes them harder.When New Yorkers hear competing claims from elected officials, advocates, commentators and public health experts, it becomes harder to know who to trust. 043
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisDorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 14/08/2026From Nutrition to Vaccines, Here's What MAHA Policies Fail to Deliver: public health is not just a slogan, and MAHA has repeatedly failed on other things. @drdemetre.bsky.social Dr. Dan Jernigan, Dr. @drdebhoury.bsky.social, @medpagetoday.com www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...medpagetoday.comOpinion | From Nutrition to Vaccines, Here's What MAHA Policies Fail to DeliverAs former CDC leaders, we know access and trust are at the core of better health outcomes 02312
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Superb OpEd on RFK Jr’s MAHA movement, by @drdemetre.bsky.social and colleagues “Americans do not need another health movement built around personalities. They need a health system built around the people being served.” www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...medpagetoday.comOpinion | From Nutrition to Vaccines, Here's What MAHA Policies Fail to DeliverAs former CDC leaders, we know access and trust are at the core of better health outcomes 1188
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisMedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 14/08/2026"Public health is not just a brand, a slogan, or a personality-driven campaign. It is a commitment to creating the conditions that allow all people to achieve health." Read the #OpEd by @drdemetre.bsky.social, @dbj63.bsky.social, and @drdebhoury.bsky.social: www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... 0129
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisDeb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social · 12/08/2026D3 is back to sharing some thoughts @drdemetre.bsky.social @dbj63.bsky.social! "Health is shaped by more than personal behavior. It is also shaped by whether people can see a doctor, receive vaccinations, manage chronic disease, and obtain timely treatment." www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...medpagetoday.comOpinion | From Nutrition to Vaccines, Here's What MAHA Policies Fail to DeliverAs former CDC leaders, we know access and trust are at the core of better health outcomes 04413
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Another brilliant piece by @lizszabo.bsky.social @cidrap.bsky.social, whose reporting is indispensable This quote from the inspirational @drdemetre.bsky.social nails it: “If she signs on to change the vaccine schedule based on an executive order, then you know her path...She will reveal herself.” 43413
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisDeb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Appreciate @drdemetre.bsky.social perspective on hate and anti public health rhetoric. We need to intervene and prevent it as we do diseases. Very timely as it has been almost one year since Officer David Rose died protecting the CDC community www.advocate.com/opinion/hate...advocate.comHate is still a public health emergency — and the epidemic we keep ignoringThe pathogen is hate. Its vectors are rhetoric and policy. And its symptoms include shootings, trauma, and preventable death, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis writes. 37126
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisDads and Daddies @dadsanddaddiespod.bsky.social · 04/08/2026@drdemetre.bsky.social, Chief Medical Officer at Callen-Lorde, clarifies the concept of U=U, or Undetectable equals Untransmittable, on Season 3, Episode 10 of Dads and Daddies, ‘Brian and Judson have a repeat hookup with Dr. Demetre Daskalakis.’ #gaypodcast #gay #queerpodcast #lgbtqpodcast 0181
Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 04/08/2026When the Judson, Brian, and Susanne Barscht all call you Dr. Daddy… I guess that means you are Dr. Daddy. Take a listen to my hook up on @dadsanddaddiespod.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3fOl...open.spotify.comDR. DADDY IS BACK! Brian and Judson hookup with Dr. Demetre Daskalakis again and talk protecting LGBTQ+ people from syndemics; the present and future of PrEP; the dire need in the U.S, for universal ...Dads And Daddies · Episode 0143
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisMillie Cassese ⚖️ @millienyc.bsky.social · 27/07/2026@drdemetre.bsky.social Grateful for your work and service. Each time you appear on MSNOW, it's informative and important, Dr. Daskalakis. Please post on Bluesky more often. The country needs your voice. #Measles 0121
Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Free Prevention and Party Kits at Callen-Lorde for Pride! www.instagram.com/reel/DZIAqdY...instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 022
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisGreg Folkers @gregfolkers.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Medscape: Why the Test-Negative Design Is Our Most Vital Tool for Vaccine Effectiveness by Demetre C. Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social @medscape.com wb.md/4dukUmX 0114
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisDeb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social · 21/05/2026"RFKJr's continued attacks on vaccines are more apparent when one considers his financial disclosures" and other Friday musings brought to you by D3 @drdemetre.bsky.social @dbj63.bsky.social www.ms.now/opinion/rfk-... @msnowcomms.bsky.socialms.nowOpinion | ‘Why is RFK Jr. attacking vaccines?’ The answer is not what you think.We need radical transparency in how Kennedy’s Department of Health and Human Services is being managed. 35127
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 10/05/2026NIH & CDC Director’s response to hantavirus: Um, ah, um, dunno, will need to look that up UK Health Security Agency Response: Specialist army team & medics parachute onto Tristan da Cunha to deliver crucial medical support since a British national on the island was suspected of being infected 1/2 89948
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisDeb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social · 21/02/2026From @lenasun.bsky.social article: "Three top voice medical experts and Dysphonia International said there is no scientific basis for the claim that the flu vaccine is behind Kennedy’s condition; there is evidence to suggest a potential association between dystonias and certain drug use." 1419578
Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 04/02/2026www.euronews.com/health/2026/...euronews.comUS WHO exit threatens global health security, ex-CDC official warnsThe former head of the CDC's vaccine commission and former White House health official tells Euronews Health about the risks following the Trump administration's decision. 24016
Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 23/01/2026podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...podcasts.apple.comNavigating Public Health in a Political World; A Conversation with Dr. Demetre DaskalakisPodcast Episode · New York Public Health Now · 12/23/2025 · 31m 0142
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisJudy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 20/01/2026This webinar today from @protectourcare.org was terrific--Gov. Josh Green, @drannieandrews.com, and @drdemetre.bsky.social on #measles and how RFK Jr is committing “public health malpractice" through his anti-vax and disinformation campaigns. 0104
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisThe Advocate @advocate.com · 13/01/2026Public health expert @drdemetre.bsky.social is standing up for science in the face of Trump administration attacks. "The CDC is now a weapon. That is why I left. The weaponization of public health is happening, and I am not crying wolf." Read our cover feature: mrf.lu/qCf5 16213
Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 10/01/2026US vaccine policy must put America first www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comClient Challenge 0265
Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 31/12/2025www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...medscape.comFlu Vax May Not Meet the Moment This Year, but HCPs Must!Despite a mismatch in the dominant strain and the flu vaccine this year, HCPs are still central in advising patients to receive shot, likely reducing severity of disease. 03110
Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Gay doctor who resigned from CDC over “radical non-transparency” will lead historic health org www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/gay-...lgbtqnation.comGay doctor who resigned from CDC over “radical non-transparency” will lead historic health org - LGBTQ NationDr. Demetre Daskalakis led Biden's fight against Mpox and denounced Robert F. Kennedy Jr's anti-science agenda. 517339
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Replacing the US child vaccine schedule with Denmark’s schedule is negligence, writes @drdemetre.bsky.social “When a jet engine fails at 30,000 feet, it’s not the manual writer who pays the price. It’s the passengers — in this case, America’s children.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...washingtonpost.comOpinion | The U.S. vaccine schedule is a jet engine. Denmark’s is a toy plane.Replacing the U.S. vaccine schedule with one like Denmark’s would be negligence. 415756
Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 23/12/20254 questions to understand the costs of ‘medical freedom’ www.statnews.com/2025/12/23/v... via @statnews.comstatnews.com4 questions to understand the costs of ‘medical freedom’The choice that one person makes not to vaccinate has real costs — financial and otherwise — for their neighbors. 03512
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 11/12/2025Shoutout to WHO for confirming (again) that vaccines don’t cause autism. Shoutout to ACIP for… whatever it is they’re doing. Performance art? www.who.int/news/item/11...who.intWHO expert group’s new analysis reaffirms there is no link between vaccines and autismNew analysis from a WHO global expert committee on vaccine safety has found that, based on available evidence, no causal link exists between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The conclusio... 225180
Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 12/12/2025podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comThe Vax Wars Are HerePodcast Episode · What A Day · 12/09/2025 · 23m 0172
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisFired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social · 10/12/2025You could get one of these too! Or maybe you want the sticker version? That is available too at firedbutfighting.org/shop. 1387
Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 09/12/2025www.advocate.com/news/mutant-...advocate.comNew mutant mpox strain discovered in England — how concerned should people be?It appears to be a combination of two serious strains that have spread in previous outbreaks. Here's what we know so far. 11910
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisDeb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social · 06/12/2025My comments with @anacabrera.bsky.social and @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social on @msnowreports.bsky.social on what Congress could do now for oversight as CDC scientists are stifled from health matters like vaccine discussionsms.nowCDC panel votes to delay Hepatitis B vaccine scheduleAt a key CDC hearing, a group of vaccine advisers to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. just voted to roll back the Hepatitis B vaccine schedule. MS NOW Senior Enterprise Reporter Brandy Zadrozny ha... 99132
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisJason Rosenberg @mynameisjro.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Couldn’t be more thrilled to share this news! @drdemetre.bsky.social has been a beacon in public health and infectious disease for decades and now we have the honor of him leading us and our larger community at @callen-lorde.org. Welcome home, Demetre! 03611
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisCallen-Lorde Community Health Center @callen-lorde.org · 03/12/2025We are thrilled to announce @drdemetre.bsky.social is our new Chief Medical Officer! He brings a wealth of experience to help guide Callen-Lorde through new clinical initiatives and challenges while remaining steadfast to our mission to care for our communities regardless of ability to pay. 1396
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisDeb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social · 03/12/2025"Misguided discussions don’t remain theoretical. They shape public perception, influence future votes, and trigger ripple effects in vaccine supply and coverage." Check out the "D3" thoughts on the ACIP meeting tomorrow from @drdemetre.bsky.social, Dan Jernigan, and mestatnews.comCDC’s vaccine advisory panel faces a crisis of its own making“ACIP has drifted toward inflating speculative risks while downplaying well-established vaccine benefits,” write former CDC officials Demetre Daskalakis, Daniel Jernigan, and Debra Houry. 14215
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisCitizen Cohn / Jonathan Cohn @citizencohn.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Watch the full conversation with @drdemetre.bsky.social here youtu.be/_KpD1LjnJN0?...youtu.beThe FDA’s Vaccine Death Email Looks Like a Political Stunt (w/ Demetre Daskalakis)YouTube video by The Bulwark 1116
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisCitizen Cohn / Jonathan Cohn @citizencohn.bsky.social · 03/12/2025And speaking of @drdemetre.bsky.social Just announced that he’s becoming chief medical officer at NYC’s Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, famous for its focus on LGBTQ health care www.advocate.com/news/demetre...advocate.comOut former CDC vaccines head Demetre Daskalakis named chief medical officer at NYC LGBTQ+ health centerInfectious diseases specialist Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who walked out of the CDC over Trump's health policies, will begin his new role at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in February. 07412
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisCitizen Cohn / Jonathan Cohn @citizencohn.bsky.social · 03/12/2025NEW at @thebulwark.com A conversation with @drdemetre.bsky.social about RFK Jr.’s assault on vaccines And its next, alarming phase — which could start tomorrow www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-anti-v...thebulwark.comRFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.” 47220
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisDeb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Excited for my friend and former colleague @drdemetre.bsky.social on his new NYC role where he will continue to protect health in communitiesstatnews.comFormer CDC official returns to local health care after resigningFormer CDC official Demetre Daskalakis is taking his skills back to New York, where they were honed in HIV clinics and the city health department 222737
Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Commemorating #WorldAIDSday is an act of defiance against ideology driven policies that will end our progress to end the epidemic. 321751
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisDads and Daddies @dadsanddaddiespod.bsky.social · 30/11/2025@drdemetre.bsky.social, former director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, reveals the real reasons we receive warnings about the risks of prescribing DoxyPEP on Dads and Daddies #dadsanddaddies #podcast #podcastclips #gaypodcast #gay #queerpodcast #lgbtqpodcast 0244
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisDads and Daddies @dadsanddaddiespod.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, talks about the specter of RFK, Jr. haunting him throughout his career on ‘Dads and Daddies’ #dadsanddaddies #podcast #podcastclips #gaypodcast #gay #queerpodcast #lgbtqpodcast #cdc 0266
Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 25/11/2025This seems to be something impacting USG sites outside the US. We need to track this closely. 191
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisThe Weekend on MS NOW @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social · 23/11/2025“Do not trust the CDC website and quite certainly do not trust anything that RFK says around your own health” Former CDC official @drdemetre.bsky.social says plainly that information coming out of the CDC cannot be trusted under Robert F. Kennedy’s leadership. 610443
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisIDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 23/11/2025New #LetsTalkID out now!🎙️ @matih-id.bsky.social and @drdemetre.bsky.social explore the current state of public health. They discuss how political pressures and weakened infrastructure have left the system vulnerable, and how this could spark a public health “renaissance." Transcript: bit.ly/4887CZqbit.lyFrom Darkness to Opportunity: Reimagining the Future of Public HealthMati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA, and former CDC director Demetre Daskalakis MD, MPH, explore the current state of public health. 3119
Reposted by Demetre DaskalakisDeb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social · 21/11/2025"When you remove scientists from science, you don’t get truth. You get ideology. " Signed D3- Deb, Dan, and @drdemetre.bsky.socialms.nowWe are former CDC officials. RFK Jr.'s change to vaccine guidance is propaganda.Under Secretary Kennedy, CDC materials can no longer be assumed to reflect scientific authority. 322682
Demetre Daskalakis @drdemetre.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Weaponization of the premier public health agency in the country for personal clout and gain. The CDC website should not be trusted given the fact that it is controlled by people who will profit from spurious and false attempts to link vaccines to autism. www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...cdc.govAutism and VaccinesAnswers to common questions about vaccine safety and autism. 322071
