[IMA-GregT]

https://merylnass.substack.com/p/acip-meeting-today-results

Here’s Meryl Nass’ view of the first day’s proceedings

merylnass.substack.com

ACIP meeting today: results

Today's themes: 1) No one wanted to take away any vaccines. 2) Baby Steps.

[IMA-GregT]

https://live.childrenshealthdefense.org/chd-tv/events/events-cdc-acip-meetings/cdc-acip-meeting-sept-19/

Here’s the second day. Dr. Naas’ commentary is brilliant.

live.childrenshealthdefense.org

CDC ACIP Meeting: COVID-19, Public Comment + More

Draft Agenda (in Eastern Time): 8:30am — Welcome and Roll Call 8:45am — COVID-19 Vaccines 11:30am — Break 12:00pm — COVID-19 Vaccines, cont. 1:40pm — Break ...

[IMA-GregT]

The following – so good from Dr. Naas –

Meryl Nass, MD [9/19/2025, 8:31:21 PM]: That part of each meeting was what I hated most. It was a process in which unmeasurable issues were pulled into the decisionmaking process. For example, will patient sbe happy with our decision? Will vaccine access be easy? Does providing this new vaccination enhance equity? The answer would of course be yes to all 3. Then those yeses would be used to balance a poor risk-benefit ratio (or a very high vaccine cost) to turn the equation supporting the vaccine into a net positive.

Meryl Nass, MD [9/19/2025, 8:35:02 PM]: In other words, the GRADE process was the method by which the House (CDC) could skim the rubes (the ACIP) and control the decisionmaking about adding a new vaccine. Clearly, Pharma and CDC do not want to lose this essential piece of scientific garbage that tipped every ACIP decision in their favor. And that is why at least half a dozen speakers over the last 2 days have demanded that ACIP include GRADE in its decisionmaking again. It would be hysterical — except that this is how bureaucracies work, how decisions are rigged, and how this independent ACIP is being attacked on all sides.

[dickatlee]

I’m just curious. This came in this morning from GregT (Oct 8):

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IMA-GregT created a new discussion in Public Forum:

CDC ACIP Meeting

IMA-GregT

https://live.childrenshealthdefense.org/chd-tv/events/events-cdc-acip-meetings/cdc-acip-meeting-sept-18/

HI there – just in case you’re interested, the ACIP meeting is happening now.

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This isn’t the first antiquated notification message I’ve received on IMA Forums. What do you suppose is the cause of this?

[IMA-GregT]

Hi dickatlee – we’ve had some long term issues with getting our emailing system working to a point where we’re not getting blocked by the the big mail distributors, and the forum notifications are thus significantly impacted as well. It’s probable that there’s a forum backlog, that’s now finding it’s way to the surface. Apologies for this. I’ll ask if this backlog can be found and deleted as there is no really reason for old notifications to be sent. The tech team may also have been testing. But I’ll try get the backlog deleted anyway.

We’re hopeful of it returning to normal, but there’s so much work involved to get the mailing IP passed the “censors” who react to the mildest spam complaint. It’s tough, but we’ll get there.