American Healthcare continues to go backward

[RxCowboy]

This was literally the first vaccine I looked at



Either he doesn’t know this or he’s lying. Every single vaccine has to submit clinical trials before approval and those clinical trials can be found in the prescribing information. My guess is he’s lying because the FDA, an agency under him, published this. I got this off FDA.gov.

 

[RxCowboy]

 

[RxCowboy]

Nice — here’s a concise, sourced list of notable measles / measles-containing vaccine clinical trials (mix of recent trials and important trials of alternative delivery or new measles-based vectors). I picked trials that either test alternate delivery (aerosol, microneedle, inhaled), altered timing/schedules, or use measles as a vaccine vector — and I include the ClinicalTrials.gov ID or a journal citation so you can look each up.

Notable measles vaccine clinical trials

1. Measles–Rubella microneedle patch — Phase 1 / age-de-escalation (safety & immunogenicity)
   Short description: early human trial testing a dissolvable microneedle patch for measles-rubella vaccine (safety, immune response, age de-escalation).
   Registry / source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04394689.
2. Aerosolized measles vaccine — randomized, controlled noninferiority trial (India)
   Short description: tested aerosol (inhaled) delivery of live attenuated measles vaccine vs. standard subcutaneous injection in infants — immunogenic but did not meet the pre-specified noninferiority margin. Published in NEJM.
   Journal / source: Low et al., NEJM (2015).
3. Early two-dose measles vaccination (4 and 9 months) — randomized controlled trial
   Short description: RCT evaluating whether an early two-dose schedule (4 + 9 months) reduces child mortality / alters immunogenicity versus standard schedule.
   Registry / source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01486355.
4. MMR / measles vaccination at 6 months — immunogenicity studies (recent)
   Short description: trials/studies evaluating immune response when MMR or measles-containing vaccine is given at 6 months of age (important in outbreak or travel contexts). See recent 2025 immunogenicity paper.
   Journal / source: Buus et al., Frontiers in Immunology (2025).
5. Lot-to-lot consistency / immunogenicity studies of Measles–Mumps–Rubella vaccines (manufacturer clinical trials)
   Short description: routine clinical trials for batch (lot) consistency, immunogenicity and safety of licensed live MMR products — multiple ClinicalTrials.gov entries (example: NCT05161845).
   Registry / source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05161845.
6. Measles-vectored vaccine trials (measles virus used as a vector for other antigens)
   Short description: Phase I/II studies have tested measles-virus–vectored vaccines expressing antigens for other pathogens (e.g., chikungunya, SARS-CoV-2 sequences) — these evaluate safety and immunogenicity of measles as a vector.
   Representative review / trial report: Launay et al., measles-vectored candidate (MV-CHIK) Phase I/II.
7. Inhaled / dry-powder inhalation measles vaccine development studies (preclinical / early clinical / operational programmes)
   Short description: trials and implementation studies of dry-powder or wet-mist inhaled measles vaccination have been conducted (historically and in recent development work) to enable needle-free mass campaigns. See outbreak/operational reports and analyses.
   Representative sources: Sievers et al., Open Forum Infectious Diseases (2023) and other operational reports.
8. Historical and routine MMR immunogenicity / safety trials (multiple phases)
   Short description: many older and ongoing trials test different MMR formulations, co-administration, booster timing and population-specific safety (examples are available on ClinicalTrials.gov; see NCT00353288 as an example of immunogenicity studies).
   Registry / source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00353288.

If you want, I can now:

• Pull a complete exported list (spreadsheet) of all trials registered with “measles vaccine” on ClinicalTrials.gov (IDs, titles, phase, status, dates) and attach it; or
• Fetch full protocol pages for any specific trial above (e.g., NCT04394689 microneedle patch or the aerosol NEJM paper) and summarize the primary endpoints and results.

Which would you prefer?

 

[steross]

When I get the covid booster it’s like I get hit in the arm with a fast ball.

The falsehood is that should be divided by the number of exposures. We underwent one of the most massive vaccination campaigns in world history, versus a handful of people taking ivermectin.

Also this is self reported data.

Without any deeper analysis of the data reported, this is about as accurate as those internet polls "Who is the best college football team."

 

[RxCowboy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1971581230111183207

 

[cowboyinexile]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1971581230111183207

2 seconds into this video I thought 100% this woman is anti vax and yep that checks out. She is right about the cost though-its just ridiculous. If you are paying $28K for insurance against a catastrophic event, at what point is the odds of it happening low enough where you are money ahead by not paying for it and gambling on staying relatively healthy?

 

[RxCowboy]

2 seconds into this video I thought 100% this woman is anti vax and yep that checks out. She is right about the cost though-its just ridiculous. If you are paying $28K for insurance against a catastrophic event, at what point is the odds of it happening low enough where you are money ahead by not paying for it and gambling on staying relatively healthy?

It’s hard to avoid the antivax on X these days.

 

[RxCowboy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1972047862218244126

Oy

 

[cowboyinexile]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1972047862218244126

Oy

I don't even know where to start on this.

I will say I don't understand the all drugs are bad crowd. Actually I do because it seems like half of then have some sort of magic elixir they are promoting instead. Sometimes its not bad for you, just a waste of money. Other times you really shouldn't take it. I think that portion of MAGA thinks America was great 150 years ago when people were mixing whatever they felt like together, calling it medicine, and going from town to town shopping their tonic.

Also I find it funny when people harp on riboflavin as a food ingredient because they can't pronounce the word but think folic acid is gonna cure autism because RFK jr said so. We have gone from not paying attention in science class to not even bothering to Google big words because they sound scary.

 

[Polds4OSU]

Meiselas: A very mentally unstable Donald Trump is making psychotic posts this morning. I’m not trying to exaggerate or make light of it — it’s just reality. He’s posting AI-generated videos promising fake alien healthcare technology from a QAnon conspiracy called “med beds.”

Acyn (@acynig) on Threads

Meiselas: A very mentally unstable Donald Trump is making psychotic posts this morning. I’m not trying to exaggerate or make light of it — it’s just reality. He’s posting AI-generated videos promising fake alien healthcare technology from a QAnon conspiracy called “med beds.”

www.threads.com

And now the consequences




5D chess by Trump put out an AI on MedBed! Yes it’s fake, for now, but not for too much longer.

Injured veteran already been able to use it covertly in certain military bases, soon it will be children with diseases before it gets rolled out last to the general public.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1972247013312835973

In the hidden chambers of patriotic military bases, injured veterans already rise from its shimmering glow. Soon the sick children of the faithful will be restored, and last of all the doubting masses. Destiny heals in secret before it heals in public.

The Glorious Directorate (@glorytodearleader) on Threads

In the hidden chambers of patriotic military bases, injured veterans already rise from its shimmering glow. Soon the sick children of the faithful will be restored, and last of all the doubting masses. Destiny heals in secret before it heals in public.

www.threads.com

 

[steross]

I will say I don't understand the all drugs are bad crowd. Actually I do because it seems like half of then have some sort of magic elixir they are promoting instead.

Sometimes they are promoting some other elixir. Sometimes they are trainers/coaches/therapists claiming despite the mountains of data showing otherwise that it is just a willpower problem.

Finally, like I think this lady, it can be someone with a scientific, but often not medical, background that thinks that their basic science knowledge is pure while docs are just pushing pharma for money. What they don't have to deal with are the pragmatic decisions that have to be faced all day long in medicine, knowing there are benefits and harms to all potential courses. You are just trying to maximize benefit while minimizing harm, knowing there are no absolutes, unlike the theoretical world where these people opine.

 

[RxCowboy]

I don't even know where to start on this.

I will say I don't understand the all drugs are bad crowd. Actually I do because it seems like half of then have some sort of magic elixir they are promoting instead. Sometimes its not bad for you, just a waste of money. Other times you really shouldn't take it. I think that portion of MAGA thinks America was great 150 years ago when people were mixing whatever they felt like together, calling it medicine, and going from town to town shopping their tonic.

Also I find it funny when people harp on riboflavin as a food ingredient because they can't pronounce the word but think folic acid is gonna cure autism because RFK jr said so. We have gone from not paying attention in science class to not even bothering to Google big words because they sound scary.

Fever IS an adaptive response. But it does not kill the pathogen. This is poor understanding of disease and immune response.

Fever can be a pretty damn good monitoring parameter and it can keep kids in bed where they can get well. When it first came on the market there was a Pediaprofen commercial where the girls where having a slumber party and they were sad because little brother was sick. Mom gave little brother some Pediaprofen and next thing little brother is chasing the girls around the yard with water gun. First, if little brother is sick then the slumber party needs to be canceled so that the girls aren't exposed. Second, if little brother is sick he doesn't need to be running around the yard with a water gun, he needs to be in bed getting well. But fever can also do damage causing febrile seizures which can cause brain damage so sometimes there is good reason to treat it.

 

[Stillwater Townie]

Meiselas: A very mentally unstable Donald Trump is making psychotic posts this morning. I’m not trying to exaggerate or make light of it — it’s just reality. He’s posting AI-generated videos promising fake alien healthcare technology from a QAnon conspiracy called “med beds.”

Acyn (@acynig) on Threads

Meiselas: A very mentally unstable Donald Trump is making psychotic posts this morning. I’m not trying to exaggerate or make light of it — it’s just reality. He’s posting AI-generated videos promising fake alien healthcare technology from a QAnon conspiracy called “med beds.”

www.threads.com

And now the consequences


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5D chess by Trump put out an AI on MedBed! Yes it’s fake, for now, but not for too much longer.

Injured veteran already been able to use it covertly in certain military bases, soon it will be children with diseases before it gets rolled out last to the general public.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1972247013312835973

In the hidden chambers of patriotic military bases, injured veterans already rise from its shimmering glow. Soon the sick children of the faithful will be restored, and last of all the doubting masses. Destiny heals in secret before it heals in public.

The Glorious Directorate (@glorytodearleader) on Threads

In the hidden chambers of patriotic military bases, injured veterans already rise from its shimmering glow. Soon the sick children of the faithful will be restored, and last of all the doubting masses. Destiny heals in secret before it heals in public.

www.threads.com

The 25th Amendment needs to be used on Trump before it's too late. Robert Reich hopes America has come to the point once again in its history where it finally says enough is enough. McCarthyism ended when a senator asked McCarthy, "Have You No Sense of Decency?" It's time a Republican senator asks Trump something similar.

 

[RxCowboy]

Sometimes they are promoting some other elixir. Sometimes they are trainers/coaches/therapists claiming despite the mountains of data showing otherwise that it is just a willpower problem.

Finally, like I think this lady, it can be someone with a scientific, but often not medical, background that thinks that their basic science knowledge is pure while docs are just pushing pharma for money. What they don't have to deal with are the pragmatic decisions that have to be faced all day long in medicine, knowing there are benefits and harms to all potential courses. You are just trying to maximize benefit while minimizing harm, knowing there are no absolutes, unlike the theoretical world where these people opine.

It's like we're going back to the age of patent medicines.

 

[RxCowboy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1972434235219960143

Knowledge won’t protect you.

Neo-Gnosticism has become the default worldview, but the Venn diagram of knowledge for the left and right are vastly different.

 

[cowboyinexile]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1972434235219960143

Knowledge won’t protect you.

Neo-Gnosticism has become the default worldview, but the Venn diagram of knowledge for the left and right are vastly different.

So do they say the same thing about hepatitis or tetanus?

Its easy to be cavalier when the diseases are somewhat hypothetical or you think you will be ok if you get it. How do people feel when option B is a liver transplant?

 

[RxCowboy]

So do they say the same thing about hepatitis or tetanus?

Its easy to be cavalier when the diseases are somewhat hypothetical or you think you will be ok if you get it. How do people feel when option B is a liver transplant?

We forget that vaccines protect against deadly diseases.

 

[cowboyinexile]

We forget that vaccines protect against deadly diseases.

They are only one of the greatest medical advances ever.

We should ask them if we need to get rid of antibiotics because big pharma makes a killing off them. What about organ transplants? If God wanted us to have a way to help with organ failure he would have given us spare hearts and kidneys right?

 

[RxCowboy]

They are only one of the greatest medical advances ever.

We should ask them if we need to get rid of antibiotics because big pharma makes a killing off them. What about organ transplants? If God wanted us to have a way to help with organ failure he would have given us spare hearts and kidneys right?

Eradicating small pox is the single greatest public health accomplishment in history, and these people would undo it.

 

[cowboyinexile]

Eradicating small pox is the single greatest public health accomplishment in history, and these people would undo it.

I don't want it but I feel like we need a polio outbreak. It feels awful to think about but we a couple of generations removed from experiencing that horror. I can't think of any other way to convince people who have no interest in being convinced.

Again not advocating that, just think it would take a real shock to make people realize they are doing terrible damage to our healthcare safety net.