Demetre Daskalakis

Demetre Daskalakis

@drdemetre.bsky.social

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Demetre Daskalakis
@drdemetre.bsky.social

That “wild to mild” mesaaging hold up even if certain secretary of health tried to disappear it!

Alt CDC (they/them)@altcdc.altgov.info

Taking this October Friday 🎃 opportunity to share this adorable Callan Lorde collab with @drdemetre.bsky.social & Los Espookys’ Julio Torres on getting your flu & COVID vaccines ❤️ www.instagram.com/reel/DeMnVpU...? Get your COVID & flu shots today!

instagram.comA post shared by Callen-Lorde Community Health (@callenlorde)Flu season is among us! You can prepare by getting the vaccine for the seasonal flu, COVID-19 and more. These vaccines can take your experience with these viruses from "wild to mild". This year, we are connecting with community members as they prep for flu season. First up, we followed Julio Torres (@spaceprincejulio) during his appointment with Dr. Demetre Daskalakis (@drdemetre) to get his flu and COVID shots. Did Julio end up finding vaccines are "fun"? Watch to find out and talk to your provider or visit the Callen-Lorde front desk to make your vaccine appointment. Learn more at the link in our bio!

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Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases
@buceid.bsky.social

On new @ghpoliticspodcast.bsky.social, @drdemetre.bsky.social discusses his experience responding to HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, & mpox; his decision to resign from the CDC; & how public health can preserve scientific integrity & community trust. spr.ly/63320BHMZcC

spr.lySeason 3, Episode 6: Demetre Daskalakis on the Collapse of the CDC - The Global Health Politics PodcastIn this episode of the podcast, Joseph Harris sits down with Dr. Demetre Daskalakis. Until last year, Dr. Daskalakis served as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta....
Demetre Daskalakis
@drdemetre.bsky.social

I 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! 🏳️‍🌈 🧪 ✈️

Demetre Daskalakis
@drdemetre.bsky.social

Acting more like an AI emulation than a CDC director. Lots of buzz words. Not a lot of substance.

Deb Houry@drdebhoury.bsky.social

First time speaking as CDC Director at a health conference and she doesn't address measles or vaccines; and won't answer a question on 4th PA measles related death- not sure this is the path to rebuilding trust... which she states is her priority www.ajc.com/news/2026/09... @altcdc.altgov.info

ajc.comIn first public appearance, new CDC director vows to rebuild trustDr. Erica Schwartz avoided commenting on measles deaths in Pennsylvania.

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Dorit Reiss
@doritreiss.bsky.social

From 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

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH
@gavinyamey.bsky.social

Superb 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

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Deb Houry
@drdebhoury.bsky.social

D3 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

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH
@gavinyamey.bsky.social

Another 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.”

Liz Szabo@lizszabo.bsky.social

New CDC director faces first major test before she even begins work. Will she carry out Trump's order to slash the number of life-saving vaccines recommended for children? www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

cidrap.umn.eduNew CDC director faces first major test before she even begins work

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Deb Houry
@drdebhoury.bsky.social

Appreciate @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.

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Dads and Daddies
@dadsanddaddiespod.bsky.social

@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

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Deb Houry
@drdebhoury.bsky.social

"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.social

ms.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.

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH
@gavinyamey.bsky.social

NIH & 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

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya is stammering his way through a CNN hit about the hantavirus

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Deb Houry
@drdebhoury.bsky.social

From @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."

Lena Sun@lenasun.bsky.social

NEW: RFKJr seems to have a personal reason for his long-running campaign against the flu vaccine: He links it to his voice condition. Our deep dive on the science. 1/2 @laurenweber.bsky.social, me @caitlinsgilbert.bsky.Social @Washingtonpost.Bsky.Social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

washingtonpost.comInside RFK Jr.’s push against the flu vaccine that he links to his voice conditionTrump’s health secretary has halted federal flu vaccine promotions, citing personal beliefs about vaccine risks.

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Judy Stone
@drjudystone.bsky.social

This 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.

Protect Our Care@protectourcare.org

HI Gov Josh Green joined Protect Our Care today to discuss the weakening of the CDC’s childhood vaccine guidelines and the impacts on public health. Gov Green: People are going to get sick and die, and it’s completely unnecessary and all because of some ideological mission that RFK has.

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The Advocate
@advocate.com

Public 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

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH
@gavinyamey.bsky.social

Replacing 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.

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Alt CDC (they/them)
@altcdc.altgov.info

Shoutout 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...

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Deb Houry
@drdebhoury.bsky.social

My 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 discussions

ms.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...

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Jason Rosenberg
@mynameisjro.bsky.social

Couldn’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!

Callen-Lorde Community Health Center@callen-lorde.org

We 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.

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Deb Houry
@drdebhoury.bsky.social

"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 me

statnews.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.

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Citizen Cohn / Jonathan Cohn
@citizencohn.bsky.social

Replying to @citizencohn.bsky.social

And 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.

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Dads and Daddies
@dadsanddaddiespod.bsky.social

Dr. 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

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IDSA
@idsainfo.bsky.social

New #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/4887CZq

bit.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.