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Mallory Harris, PhD

@malar0ne.bsky.social
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thinking about infectious diseases, information, and behavior Postdoc UT Austin 🤘 mjharris95.github.io

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NEW: RFK is planning a major vaccine injury initiative, including more research, a clinic at NIH, and a new billing code so doctors can be reimbursed for filing reports of side effects. Experts say more research is needed. But they're wary. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...
nytimes.com
RFK Jr. Plans Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts (Gift Article)
Vaccine safety experts say more research into the side effects would be welcome yet question whether the health secretary’s effort will be grounded in science.
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Katherine Eban @katherineeban.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
SCOOP in @rollingstone.com 👇 CDC has set aside new $1.6M for controversial hepatitis B vax clinical trial in Guinea-Bissau, halted earlier amid uproar over medical ethics. CDC director's office resurrected it, taking $$ from global health security funds: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
rollingstone.com
CDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study
“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Regulations.gov notes that "agencies may take time to review comments for sensitive information...before posting comments to regulations.gov ", although I have not seen this substantial of a delay/gap in similar dockets I've watched recently. Not sure what's up...
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The public comment period closed on September 20th for HHS's request for information regarding childhood vaccine recommendations. 35,660 comments were submitted but only 16 are publicly posted as of now, all submitted 8/26 🤔... www.regulations.gov/document/HHS...
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Dr. D Boulware, MD MPH @drboulware.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NIH Funding rate of Early Stage Investigators (ESI). 2025 was a major drop. 2026 will be worse.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 30/09/2026
Pennsylvania reports fifth measles-associated death as outbreak grows reut.rs/4z7PydB
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Pennsylvania reports fifth measles-associated death as outbreak grows
Pennsylvania health officials said on Wednesday an unvaccinated person in Lancaster County died after contracting measles, raising the state's death toll from ​the disease this year to five.
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Imagine if, instead of this, we had an NIH Director who spoke up when inaccurate medical advice was being given and saw this as an opportunity to invest in researching more pain management options for pregnant people! bsky.app/profile/mala...
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026
“The Department of Health and Human Services informed congressional appropriators earlier this year that it was moving about $12 million from its Office of Minority Health to help cover the ballooning cost of security for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 23/09/2026
NEW: The HHS is holding back Covid vaccines for all children in at least 11 states and one territory. And it's not clear when - or whether - the shots will be available. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Delays in Covid shots for kids is latest bid by Trump officials to restrict vaccines
Administration is holding back Covid vaccines for all children in at least 11 states and one US territory
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Jeffrey Tucker, head of the Brownstone Institute who helped orchestrate the Great Barrington Declaration, also signed on.
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Former ACIP member Robert Malone signed this letter to RFK, "If you continue to ignore our central issue of removing the mRNA platform, the MAHA & health freedom movements will withdraw their support of you, & you will face the political consequences." americansforhealthfreedom.org/letter-to-ke...
americansforhealthfreedom.org
Open Letter Regarding the Removal of the mRNA Platform — Americans for Health Freedom
Read the September 18, 2026 open letter to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald J. Trump.
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Also attendance at the Children's Health Defenae conference this year was 1/3 of last year's turnout for the same conference. Some "movement."
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Eat apples, get vaxxed 🍎💉
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
For comparison, "come eat an apple with me" likely drew a larger crowd in DC than the largest anti-vaxx conference, which RFK Jr spoke at. The first @standupforscience.net rally turned out ~20 times more people in DC than the Children's Health Defense conference. www.today.com/food/trends/...
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Man Invites Strangers to Eat an Apple With Him. Hundreds of People Show Up (and I Was One of Them)
“My hope is just to create a sense of community,” cohost Jenny Mandl tells TODAY.com. “We hope everybody leaves with a new friend.”
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
More than 12,000 people attended IDWeek 2025, the annual conference of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is nuts AND...290 people attended in-person (with another 230 online). Pathetic showing from a small & unpopular but very loud group that has hijacked American public health to our deep detriment.
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Roderick Blair, a 70-year-old trial participant who lives in the Homewood neighborhood, said the grant cancellation is a “clear” form of retribution for daring to examine links between the health of Black Americans and structural racism." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Hundreds of ageing Americans may not get results of Alzheimer’s study due to Trump cuts
Shutdown of study is latest for Trump administration, which has canceled, frozen and otherwise disrupted more than 5,700 medical research grants over two years
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NEW: Yet another group of researchers is suing the NIH and HHS over a massive purge of federal research grants. The class-action suit alleges the Trump admin is violating scientists' first amendment rights by using keyword searches to censor science that doesn't align with its political views.
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Researchers Challenge NIH Screening of Grants for Disfavored Viewpoints | American Civil Liberties Union
Class action lawsuit seeks to stop censorship and termination of federally funded scientific research
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“In less than one month since your confirmation by the Senate, your assurances that you will ‘follow the science, wherever it leads” are falling flat.”
democrats-energycommerce.house.gov
E&C Democratic Leaders Demand Answers from CDC Director Schwartz After Misleading Public on Recent Measles Deaths |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders wrote to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Erica Schwartz demanding answers regarding the recent suppression...
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"I have to confess I didn't track his positions closely on vaccines, I know he's like associated with Children's Health Defense" I wonder whether the NIH Director has figured out his boss' positions yet... bsky.app/profile/mala...
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 14/09/2026
NEW: The 40-year-old woman who died of probable measles in PA was not vaccinated and had COPD & 24/7 oxygen. She did not appear to die in a hospital. The coroner is "100%" certain she died because of measles. Yet the CDC changed the way it counts measles deaths www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Trump administration changes how it counts measles deaths amid Pennsylvania outbreak
CDC announces changes to how it reports measles deaths as Pennsylvania continues to confirm more cases
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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Another Pennsylvania #measles death, this time in an unvaccinated 40 year old woman. 3 deaths with less than 700 confirmed cases suggests this outbreak is much larger than reported (no surprise).
washingtonpost.com
Pennsylvania woman dies of measles-related complications, local coroner says
The 40-year-old woman, who was from Jefferson County was unvaccinated, according to the coroner.
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
If you get vaccinated at Walmart, you can get $15 in cash rewards (which is ~2 months' worth of press-on nails 💅)
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
You know I had to do it to em! Updated Covid & flu vaccines available now at a pharmacy near you, protect yourself and your community!! www.ama-assn.org/amaone/vacci...
A collage with two pictures of me, one where I am flexing and one where I am crossing my arms so you can see my two bandaid. I am surrounded by emoji, including hearts, two vaccines, a shield, and a flexing arm with a bandaid on it.
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Ugh, people are getting stuck in terrifying situations trying to compensate for the void of leadership right now. Glad y'all are doing ok ❤️
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
More on MMR vaccination recs at this link. A key point that this article makes is that the MMR vaccine cannot be administered during pregnancy, so people who never got it should get it before pregnancy. Adults vaccinated pre-1968 may also need to get revaccinated. www.cdc.gov/measles/vacc...
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Measles Vaccination
Learn about measles vaccine basics, who should get it, when to get it, and why it's important.
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If you haven't read this yet, this is the story of how one of those babies died, from a journalist who spoke directly with the family and shared their story with the nuance and seriousness they deserve. bsky.app/profile/dori...
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
He says you don't get vaccine until "at least 15 months" but the 1st dose of MMR is recommended at 12-15 mos, can be administered at 6 months in certain settings (like an ongoing outbreak). This is key to get right as a health official (and former CDC head) on national news during an outbreak.
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It's been a week & I keep thinking about this. Laughing like it's some gotcha that infants cannot get vaccinated against measles & are entirely dependent on community protection, which they lacked in an outbreak that took off while Bhattacharya led CDC. He also gets the vaccine schedule wrong.
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 05/09/2026
Ok here we go: It DOES look like a major purpose of this NIH funding transfer to NIH is to circumvent NIH’s peer review processes so political appointees can have control. Check out the redacted agreement @maxkozlov.bsky.social released: 1/
AGENCY-AGREEMENT-NIH-AND-DOW-REDACTED v
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Federal departments, agencies, and offices with respect to the identification of additional priority virus families and other viral pathogens with a significant potential to cause a pandemic" (42
U.S.C. § 285f-5(e)(1)).
Through this agreement, NIH will leverage OASW ND-CBD's procurement, grants, and funding network to allow for critical basic science
I, related research pathways, and basic research to
support the translation and advanced development of medical countermeasures.
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The agreement was signed out of the public view a month ago by Pentagon official Robert Kadlec and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, echoing my reporting. It establishes a 10-year framework that officially runs through September 30, 2036.
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Revealed: inside the US military's plan to tap huge sums from the NIH
An agreement paves the way for hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of projects to be transferred from the NIH’s institute for infectious diseases to the Department of Defense.
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This was the most boring doctor's visit I've had in a while, but nice to find out I'm not actually allergic (I got a rash one time & my dad was told at some point he's allergic)
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I think it is important to read the interagency agreement story with the following data in mind, showing that NIH is billions of dollars and thousands of grants behind schedule with the end of the fiscal year approaching. @noamross.net & @scott-delaney.bsky.social grantwitness.org/nih/analyses...
All NIH awards and obligations via Grant Witness
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The agreement "signed by Dr. Bhattacharya and Dr. Robert Kadlec at the Defense Department" ... "could allow the Defense Department to go around Congress and gain access to billions of dollars meant for infectious disease research" and involve ~$2 billion of NIAID's budget (!!!). 🎁
nytimes.com
Pentagon Agreement With N.I.H. on Biodefense Draws Alarm From Democrats (Gift Article)
Under a new partnership, the Defense Department would play a larger role in biodefense and pandemic preparedness. Democrats warned it could allow a Pentagon cash grab.
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Edit button when 😒
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
3 months ago, Bhatttacharya told Congress that NIAID would not longer focus on civilian biodefense (he has repeatedly criticized formed NIAID Director Fauci for prioritizing this type of research) www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
Tweet from Bhattacharya today: NIH funds should be used to improve the health of Americans.

Far from siphoning money away from research, this partnership between 
@NIH
 and 
@DeptofWar
 focuses on research projects that will drive discoveries to improve the health of American citizens and members of the military. Led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, all work will be 100% aligned with our public health mission.

Quote tweets NOTUS: As the military faces a war-driven cash crunch, Rep. Rosa DeLauro said it would be “outrageous” to siphon that money from disease research.
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
COMMENTARY by @mtosterholm.bsky.social: When the federal vaccine process falters, good science cannot stop Our researchers systematically reviewed the newest scientific evidence on flu, COVID-19, and RSV immunizations, examining effectiveness and safety. Read more: bit.ly/4xCgvpG
Man pointing to data charts on tablet
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 01/09/2026
The CDC still isn't counting two deaths from measles in PA, reportedly by order of the new director, Erica Schwartz. I reached out to her spox for comment last week, but haven't heard anything, and afaik she's made no public comments about measles. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
US health officials exclude measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania from counts
RFK Jr, the health secretary, has suggested the deaths were ‘fabricated’ while the CDC claimed it was reviewing them
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I've confirmed Walgreens will let people self-attest that they qualify for an updated Covid shot—meaning they won't require proof of a high-risk condition—in all states EXCEPT AZ/OR/UT, where prescription is required for now. (Rx requirement in those states could change) Pls see next post in thread
nytimes.com
F.D.A. Approves New Covid Vaccines, and They Should Be Available Soon (Gift Article)
The shots have been approved for people 65 and older, and for younger people with underlying conditions. Others may be able to get them off label.
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 31/08/2026
Kennedy and the CDC aren't yet counting the Pennsylvania deaths from measles -- a "highly unusual” move, @drdebhoury.bsky.social told me. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
US health officials exclude measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania from counts
RFK Jr, the health secretary, has suggested the deaths were ‘fabricated’ while the CDC claimed it was reviewing them
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
...“I saw we can’t even get away from it because so many people have it,” she told me. Even if Anna had wanted to get vaccinated then, it would have been too late: The CDC recommends against giving the vaccine to pregnant women.
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Incredibly compassionate, timely, and clear reporting. "Anna, who was pregnant, worried about the effect measles might have on her baby, but she didn’t think she could avoid being exposed."
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Excellent story about Bhattacharya www.insidehighered.com/news/governm... with strong quotes from @scott-delaney.bsky.social @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social and others. 1/4
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NIH Director Says a Lot. Critics Call Much of It Misleading
Jay Bhattacharya insists he wants to restore trust in the National Institutes of Health. Current and former agency employees say he’s doing the opposite.
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 28/08/2026
Texas has suspended over 1.2 million voter registrations. Many valid voters in Texas have found their voter registrations were somehow canceled when they checked. Check your registration here and fix it immediately - Texas doesn't always honor provisional ballots cast on election day.
goelect.txelections.civixapps.com
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The NIH Director accepted an award from this group in November 2025, less than a year ago.
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Emily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I'm a staff writer at @wired.com and I'm looking to speak with parents of immunocompromised kids, especially those in areas with measles outbreaks, and how you're dealing with back to school with rising cases. emily_mullin@wired.com
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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The University of Maryland, College Park may lose 30% of its newly admitted graduate students this fall. That’s according to a declaration submitted by the state’s flagship in support of a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s visa restrictions. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
thebanner.com
University of Maryland predicts 30% decline in new grad students due to Trump visa restrictions
The University of Maryland, College Park, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, painted a bleak picture of the consequences in federal lawsuit filings.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026
Before last year, there were no US measles deaths in a decade, and now we have had 5 deaths in two years. Measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000, but will lose that status this year. This is an abject failure of public health leadership.
Chart: Annual US measles cases
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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
@grantwitness.org now has an official Bluesky account! Give us a follow for up-to-date analyses on all things science grantmaking ⤵️
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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 21/08/2026
After his 35-year-old wife Porsha Ngumezi bled to death from a miscarriage in a Houston-area hospital, a Texas father is suing—and taking Porsha’s story to Capitol Hill.
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‘It’s Killing the Women You Represent’: Texas Widower’s Plea to Lawmakers to End Abortion Ban
After his wife Porsha Ngumezi bled to death from a miscarriage in Houston, a Texas father is suing and taking Porsha's story to Capitol Hill.
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