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Max Bayer

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Pharma reporter at Endpoints News | Past: Fierce Biotech and CBS News | mbayer@endpointsnews.com or maxbayer.10 on Signal. he/him

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Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · 11mo ago

ACIP Day 1 is off and running. Before that gets in the weeds, check out my story from yesterday on the patchwork effort by states, coalitions and clinician groups to fill the void left by the CDC on vaccine guidance and outreach. endpoints.news/a-patchwork-...

As the fall vaccination season begins, a patchwork effort fills void left by CDC

The CDC is usually the one to lead the way on making sure Americans are up to date on their vaccines. But funding cuts, political turmoil and concerns about scientific independence within the nation’s...

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Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Scoop: Covid-19 vaccine makers have been sidelined ahead of this week's ACIP meeting. Working group members have not asked companies to produce any data, though Pfizer had a call with members last week, per one source. For @endpts.com: endpoints.news/covid-19-vac...

Covid-19 vaccine makers sidelined ahead of upcoming ACIP meeting, sources say

Covid-19 shot makers have not been working closely with the CDC’s vaccine advisors and aren’t expected to make substantive presentations to the panel when it convenes later this week, multiple sources...

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11mo ago

some of you need to make like travis kelce and engage with a tailor swiftly

Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · 12mo ago

A 26-year-old collaboration between the government and top research centers to advance new pediatric brain cancer treatments is being wound down, an HHS spokesperson confirmed to @endpts.com. Money is being redirected to another childhood cancer funding channel. endpoints.news/hhs-winds-do...

HHS winds down pediatric brain tumor pact after 26 years, prioritizing other childhood cancer work

The National Cancer Institute said it will stop funding a 26-year-old collaboration with academic centers to help accelerate new pediatric brain tumor treatments.

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Jared Whitlock @jaredwhitlock.bsky.social · 12mo ago

HHS says ‘the science speaks for itself’ on mRNA cuts. Scientists it cites disagree Good piece from @maxbayer.bsky.social endpoints.news/researchers-...

HHS says ‘the science speaks for itself’ on mRNA cuts. Some of the scientists it cites disagree

Some of the studies that underpin the Trump administration’s decision to veer away from mRNA vaccine research are being misapplied, co-authors of the work say, muddling the move by HHS and Secretary R...

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Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · 12mo ago

HHS says that "the science speaks for itself" on the decision to retreat from mRNA vaccine research. But some of the scientists disagree. A team at @endpts.com reached out to co-authors behind 100+ studies cited by HHS and here's what we heard: endpoints.news/researchers-...

HHS says ‘the science speaks for itself’ on mRNA cuts. Some of the scientists disagree

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Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Scoop: An HHS official tasked with implementing MAHA's agenda was fired following BARDA's decision to cut 22 mRNA contracts. For @endpts.com: endpoints.news/hhs-official...

HHS official tasked with MAHA relations fired following mRNA cuts

Gray Delany, head of MAHA implementation at HHS, has been fired from his government role, according to a source familiar with the decision.

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Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The first bit of detail I've seen on the cost of these Phase 4 studies strongly recommended by the FDA to Covid-19 vaccine makers. endpoints.news/novavax-expe...

Novavax expects post-marketing Covid study to cost up to $90M

Novavax says conducting a post-marketing study for its Covid-19 vaccine will cost between $70 million and $90 million, following the FDA's more stringent approval framework that strongly advised the c...

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Endpoints News @endpts.com · last yr.

FDA staff were overruled again by Vinay Prasad, who limited Moderna’s Covid vaccine to high-risk children under 12, arguing that healthy kids wouldn’t see sufficient clinical benefit.

Prasad again overrode FDA vaccine reviewers, this time on Moderna’s Covid shot for young kids

CBER chief Prasad overrides reviewers, approves Moderna's Covid shot only for at-risk kids 6mo-11yrs, marking his third override of review team recommendations.

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Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · last yr.

Vinay Prasad overrode Covid vaccine reviewers for a third time when he approved Moderna's Covid vaccine for at-risk young kids. The company had applied for approval for all kids 6 months to 11 years old, though its unclear what exactly reviewers decided. endpoints.news/prasad-overr...

Prasad again overrode FDA vaccine reviewers, this time on Moderna’s Covid shot for young kids

CBER chief Prasad overrides reviewers, approves Moderna's Covid shot only for at-risk kids 6mo-11yrs, marking his third override of review team recommendations.

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STAT @statnews.com · last yr.

About 1 in 3 young people who are 12 to 17 years old have prediabetes, new national data show. www.statnews.com/2025/07/09/p...

Nearly 1 in 3 teens have prediabetes, CDC finds, in ‘wake-up call’

Nearly 1 in 3 American adolescents have prediabetes, a CDC report finds. An official notes "it’s not too late to change course."

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Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · last yr.

Breaking: HHS Sec. Kennedy has adopted ACIP recommendations made in April, including for RSV vaccines. The recommendation for RSV expanded their use to at-risk 50-59 year olds. Updated meningococcal rec also adopted. www.cdc.gov/acip/vaccine...

ACIP Recommendations

ACIP approved the following recommendations by majority vote and were adopted by the CDC Director.

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Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · last yr.

Without even addressing the merits of that goal, why does disconnecting from left-wing groups mean tying yourself to right-wing messaging? Regardless of whether it's meant to be ironic, the people behind this are implicitly conceding that Project 2025 as a package was good communication strategy.

Dave Weigel@daveweigel.bsky.social · last yr.

Put another way: Project 2025 let right-wing legal groups sketch out the agenda for a new GOP DOJ. Do you think "Project 2029" will hand the DOJ section to the ACLU? No. The opposite. It's about getting a Dem message disconnected from left-wing groups.

Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · last yr.

The FDA uploaded a number of new documents earlier this month involving Novavax's Covid-19 approval. New CBER chief Vinay Prasad wrote in a decisional memo that the harms of Covid vaccination may outweigh the benefits in "low-risk populations." endpoints.news/cber-chief-p...

CBER chief Prasad suggests Covid vaccine harms may outweigh benefits in 'low-risk populations'

CBER director Vinay Prasad says the benefits of Covid-19 vaccination have depreciated and may no longer outweigh the risks in adults who aren’t prone to more severe illness.

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Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · last yr.

ACIP voted to remove thimerosal from all flu vaccines, following a contentious debate between the rebuilt panel and clinicians. The sole former ACIP member on the new panel, Dr. Cody Meissner, was the only "no" vote. Our @endpts.com story: endpoints.news/cdc-vaccine-...

Debate on a long-scrutinized vaccine ingredient consumes CDC panel in its second day

Clinicians and infectious disease specialists clashed with the majority of the CDC’s remade vaccine advisory committee on Thursday, arguing that the panel’s debate over an ingredient in a small number...

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Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · last yr.

Our @endpts.com preview story ahead of this week's ACIP meeting. Politics and science are on a collision course, with the nation's vaccine guidance hanging in the balance. endpoints.news/politics-col...

The politics of vaccination take center stage as RFK Jr.’s rebuilt CDC panel is set to meet

A newly rebuilt CDC vaccine advisory panel will meet for the first time this week, informing whether America's public health agency will continue to back data and evidence that have long guided its im...

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Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · last yr.

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The Athletic@theathletic.com · last yr.

As the Red Sox and Yankees play another three-game set at Fenway Park this weekend, there is temptation to declare the rivalry dead. It’s been two decades since it was once heated. What would it take for baseball’s greatest rivalry to boil over like that again? 🔗: http://dlvr.it/TLL8yz

Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · last yr.

A remarkable few hours. Every ACIP member has been terminated. Many weren't notified before RFK's op-ed. Some are now receiving a succinct notice from CDC. Our @endpts.com story: endpoints.news/trump-admini...

Updated: HHS chief Kennedy removes all ACIP members, dismantling vaccine board

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the move in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, citing conflict of interest concerns.

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Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · last yr.

We are a crossroads. CDC immunization schedule lists a shared clinical decision-making recommendation for healthy kids. But HHS reiterates in a statement to me that recommendations have been removed for that group and pregnant women.

Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · last yr.

Had the opportunity to chat with former senator Kyrsten Sinema about psychedelics and ibogaine. Really interesting to hear what's galvanized her and why she's specifically backing this drug. endpts.com/former-sen-k...

Q&A: Why former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is backing a psychedelic medicine with potentially more upside, but more risk

Sinema has backed a bill advancing in the Arizona legislature that would include a $5 million grant to a neurological institute to conduct a clinical study into ibogaine.

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Elizabeth Cairns @lizcairns.bsky.social · last yr.

⚡ BREAKING: Summit says PD-1xVEGF bispecific ivonsecimab misses overall survival in closely-watched lung cancer study $SMMT endpts.com/summit-says-...

Summit says bispecific misses overall survival in closely-watched lung cancer study

Summit Therapeutics' ivonescimab shows 48% PFS benefit but misses OS endpoint in Phase 3 lung cancer trial; drug's regulatory future unclear after mixed EGFR+ NSCLC results.

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · last yr.

The NOTUS reporters said they spent five days (!) going through the 522 citations in the report.

How did you get the idea to look through citations in the first place?
Margaret Manto: I got a tip over the weekend that there was some fishy stuff in the MAHA report citations. I started checking that they were real but figured out pretty quickly that I'd have to look at all 522 citations to know for sure.
522 citations! How long did it take, and what did you find?
Margaret: Emily and I took about five days to go through all of the citations.
Emily Kennard: We didn't have full access to every article, so we were mostly confirming that the bibliographic information was correct. But we pretty quickly found a handful of articles that we couldn't find anywhere through search engines or in the listed journals, so we decided to go through and check each one. It took a few full workdays to pore over a spreadsheet and to reach out to cited researchers.

Margaret Manto@margaretmanto.bsky.social · last yr.

The MAHA Report cites studies that don’t exist. W/ @emilykennard.bsky.social: www.notus.org/health-scien...

Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · last yr.

Moderna's response to HHS saying that mRNA technology "remains under-tested" after axing funding for a bird flu vaccine: "Results during the pandemic speak for themselves, including demonstrated efficacy and a safety profile established in over a billion people worldwide."

Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · last yr.

Will Moderna's next-gen Covid vaccine be approved? I don't know! It very well might fit within the framework the FDA just put out. It's also technically the first "new" Covid vaccine in front of the FDA. I previewed the decision for @endpts.com. endpts.com/will-the-fda...

The fate of Moderna’s next-gen Covid shot looms large after a flurry of policy changes

The US’ stance on Covid-19 vaccines under HHS chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is coming into focus with a new approval framework, new immunization guidance and, more broadly, a new attitude about the vacc...

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Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · last yr.

At the risk of sounding too horse race-y, Lykos' pain last year was Compass' gain in the race for the first FDA approved #psychedelic. My colleague Ayisha Sharma has a deeply reported story on the new frontrunner, and how commercial preparations are already underway. endpts.com/a-new-dawn-f...

A new dawn for psychedelics? Compass could be the first to find out

Compass awaits Phase 3 COMP360 trial results for treatment-resistant depression amid renewed optimism for psychedelics.

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Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · last yr.

The White House MAHA Commission is out with its first report. Here are my four takeaways for the drug industry: endpts.com/the-maha-rep...

The ‘MAHA report’: Four key takeaways on vaccines, medicine and the pharma industry

The White House released its first MAHA Commission report, detailing some of the Trump administration’s top priorities for revamping the US healthcare system and issuing a “call to action.”

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Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · last yr.

Breaking: Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad spell out new FDA framework for future Covid vaccine approval in @nejm.org editorial. The two will elaborate at town hall later this afternoon. For @endpts.com: endpts.com/future-covid...

Makary, Prasad spell out FDA ground rules for future Covid vaccine approvals

FDA chief Marty Makary and new CBER Director Vinay Prasad said that future Covid-19 vaccine approvals will focus on adults over 65 and high-risk people 6 months to 64 years ...

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Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · last yr.

RFK has adopted updated ACIP guidance for the chikungunya vaccines but recommendations for RSV and meningococcal shots remain under review. For @endpts.com: endpts.com/kennedy-adop...

RFK Jr. adopts new chikungunya vaccine guidance; other recommendations remain under review

HHS Secretary Kennedy adopts CDC advisors' chikungunya vaccine guidance for Bavarian Nordic's shot, while RSV vaccine recommendations remain pending. Valneva's vaccine still approved for 18+.

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Jared Whitlock @jaredwhitlock.bsky.social · last yr.

From deal to disaster: Drugmakers face a changed Washington as Trump embraces ‘most favored nation’ prices Good reporting from @maxbayer.bsky.social and @drewsnews.bsky.social: endpts.com/drugmakers-t...

From deal to disaster: Drugmakers face a changed Washington as Trump embraces ‘most favored nation’ prices

President Trump met with pharma CEOs at the White House. After praising investments, a 'most favored nation' drug pricing plan has sparked industry alarm.

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Max Bayer @maxbayer.bsky.social · last yr.

An @endpts.com exclusive: President Trump met privately with Dave Ricks last Wednesday following a White House event with CEOs celebrating new US investments. But for the pharma industry, the party quickly ended. With @drewsnews.bsky.social endpts.com/drugmakers-t...

From deal to disaster: Drugmakers face a changed Washington as Trump embraces ‘most favored nation’ prices

President Trump met with pharma CEOs at the White House. After praising investments, a 'most favored nation' drug pricing plan has sparked industry alarm.

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