Hey, check out this hyperlocal FLU and COVID tracker I coded last night. I think it rocks , and gives a detailed analysis (based on wastewater) of how much contagious Covid and influenza disease is going on in your community. Spread the word if you like it: mccormickmd.substack.com/p/my-homemad...

My homemade, high tech, hyperlocal FLU and COVID TRACKER

I think this kind of rocks. Just type in your ZIP code, and voilà!

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As a family physician, I endorse this All Star fall vaccine lineup. Many thanks to the professional organizations stepping up while ACIP is broken and CDC under siege! mccormickmd.substack.com/p/the-all-st...

The All Star vaccine lineup for this fall

Quick boost #25

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It’s not every day that you get published in The New York Times (at least for me!) Rather, it’s kind of a BFD. Here’s a free gift article about not stressing too much about perfect sleep. Please share if you want!

Opinion | You May Not Need Eight Hours of Sleep

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Can we please have a belated 250th birthday party in the near future? You know, once these extremely low quality people are out of leadership? I want a red, white, and blue America again, festooned with purple balloons, and peeling gold paint.

Covid rates are the best they've been in 5 years right now! Related to this, I appreciate Drs. Griffin and Racaniello responding live to my Covid question. If you don't know about their podcast "TWiV Weekly Clinical Update", you need to check this out now! mccormickmd.substack.com/p/good-covid...

Good Covid news…and a mystery letter from some guy named Ryan

Covid rates in the US are supposedly the best they have been since summer 2021.

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Why stop at a $250 bill? Why not tell some truths with your currency?

I felt compelled to write about a beloved patient going on hospice, set again the backdrop of a maniacal genocidal threat, superimposed upon the murder of hundreds of school children and thousands of innocent civilians - all in our name. mccormickmd.substack.com/p/hospice-ca...

Hospice care and the annihilation of entire civilizations

I returned from vacation to my work as a doctor on Monday.

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Is TrumpRx worth the golden eagle that delivers it to us, you know, like a golden carrion that golden eagles might soar with?? Here is your full analysis. Caveat emptor, to say the least! mccormickmd.substack.com/p/is-trumprx...

Is TrumpRx anything to be excited about?

Or just another scammy-feeling site I won't be recommending to patients?

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Thank you for representing us here in Philly with class, integrity, courage, and a good moral compass.

Congressman Dwight Evans@repdwightevans.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Donald Trump is a bigoted, small-minded man who has long spewed racist remarks and tried to whitewash our nation’s history. Today he finds a new low. His recent post is vile, disgusting, and abhorrently racist. Every elected official should speak up and condemn this hate.

The same movement that mocked masking as cowardice now defends balaclavas on federal agents as “officer safety,” turning face coverings from a tool of solidarity and public health beneficence into a shield for state violence, terror, and impunity.

Millions of healthcare workers are right there with these devastated coworkers, heroes of the ICU. mccormickmd.substack.com/p/one-family...

Molly Ploofkins@mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning

So now RFK Jr’s Childrens Health Defense is coming at vaccines with a RICO racketeering lawsuit. They are attacking the American Academy of Pediatrics like one comes after the mafia. You have to read it to believe it, and most importantly, to know some talking points to counter the bullshit:

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Here’s some breaking news I just learned that is sure to cause even more harm to pediatric vaccination. RFK Jr’s anti-vaccination Children's Health Defense has filed a RICO racketeering lawsuit again...

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This is why I’m never leaving a proud city like Philadelphia, especially as communities are threatened, abused, and killed by ICE agents under orders from this regime. I gladly pay my Philly taxes for a generally great District Attorney, Sheriff, and police force.

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This is why I’m never leaving a proud city like Philadelphia, especially as communities are threatened, abused, and killed by ICE agents under orders from this regime. I gladly pay my Philly taxes fo...

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Not sure how I feel about the culture and economy of getting cats “high” on grass and joints, or the sketchy supplement industry expanding into CBD as a pet panacea, too. Thoughts from pet owners and non-pet owners? As seen in Philly:

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Not sure how I feel about the culture and economy of getting cats “high” on grass and joints, or the sketchy supplement industry expanding into CBD as a pet panacea, too. Thoughts from pet owners and...

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Alright, pals: ACIP meeting is beginning. Here is the link to the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/LpthhPB... The updated agenda: www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa... And the prebunk from TEC/Your Local Epidemiologist: open.substack.com/pub/yourloca... Anticipated votes: www.cdc.gov/acip/meeting...

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - December 4, 2025 - Day 1 of 2

YouTube video by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Are you frightened by the #vinayprasad memo in which he claims Covid vaccines caused at least 10 child deaths? We should all want to see the proof... but until then, and don't hold your breath, here's a deep dive on the state of Prasad's predictable, ideological mess mongering. Click to read post:

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Did you hear that Vinay Prasad (a leader of vaccine regulation at the very sad current FDA) wrote a memo claiming that Covid vaccines killed at least 10 children? Speculation is that the memo was int...

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Just as the West built itself on the myth of endless progress, much of modern medicine, wellness culture, and the longevity industry have constructed their own foundational lie: that with enough effort, tech, and personal responsibility, we can indefinitely postpone decline, disability, and death.

The End of the Wellness Delusion (And What Comes After)

Living well. With loss and less.

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I’m thankful for this roasted dinosaur sacrificed on Thanksgiving. That some birds and mammals were among the 25% of life on Earth to survive the meteoric extinction 66M years ago. I’m sorry for the tragedy of the other 75%. It’s a miracle that any of us survive - conscious, sentient, aware. Cheers!

THIS MOTHERFUCKER HELD A GREAT GATSBY PARTY WHILE 43 MILLION PEOPLE GO HUNGRY AND HEALTHCARE COSTS KEEP RISING.

In an interview on Fox News, anchor Jesse Watters mocks Dr. Anthony Fauci, Kid Rock mocks the public health tool of masking, then both devolve into fits of laughter at Kid’s gleeful use of the disability slur “retard.” Here’s one way to think about it: mccormickmd.substack.com/p/how-to-und...

We should be drawing up plans now for how to retrofit the grotesque White House Billionaires’ Ballroom. In the future it needs to be repurposed as a National Civic Center. Galas honoring teachers, first responders, military, scientists, etc. Town halls. The people’s house returned to the people.

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I’m glad they are building the monstrously garish White House Billionaires’ Ballroom. Someday, when we the people regain and improve our American democracy, The People’s House can be returned to the p...

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At the end of your primary care visit, Dr. Strong thinks it’s funny as he jokes about dumping liquid feces on you and your family. Sound familiar? mccormickmd.substack.com/p/the-fascis...

The fascist doctor will see you now

Monday morning after a No Kings weekend

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This was my favorite canine protester of the day at No Kings in Philly. Absolutely no American hate from anyone on display. Just a plea for more Americans, especially some Republicans, to say “no kings” to the people who twist their values, take away their affordable healthcare (continued) #nokings

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Do you find this propaganda art inspiring? Did you know our President just got his Covid and flu shots? mccormickmd.substack.com/p/learning-f...

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.

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Let me know your experience in your state if you have one! In PA CVS pharmacists cannot give Covid shots/flu shots, which they have in stock now, without a doctor’s prescription. For anyone! Never dreamed this would happen for flu shots. Without ACIP meeting, many states can’t dispense shots.

Here’s a new logo for the institution formerly known as CDC, now rebranded as the CFD. Dropped “prevention”, because that takes work, expertise, scientists. Used a Cracker Barrel style that harkens back to the good old days of unchecked polio, measles, and other diseases. What do y’all think?

An apparently healthy child born today WILL NEED TO WAIT UNTIL AGE 65 for their first COVID shot (if you listen to the captured CDC). Fortunately the AAP is lead by actual pediatricians. They remind us that “Infants and children 6 through 23 months of age are at the highest risk for severe COVID

Breaking news on the updated COVID shots for this year. It’s not great, but it could have been worse. Here’s a table I made with the goods, click through for bigger version and details of who can and can’t get the COVID shots, according to the gatekeepers: mccormickmd.substack.com/p/breaking-n...