Jake Scott, MD

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Infection diseases doctor | Stanford Clinical Associate Professor Focused on vaccines, data transparency, and antimicrobial stewardship. Views my own.

Screenshot from X showing a post by Jake Scott, MD stating that two of the three 2025 measles deaths were previously healthy, unvaccinated children, and the third was an immunocompromised adult. Robert W Malone, MD replies: "The two deaths you refer to were due to medical mismanagement not measles. Did you actually review the cases before posting?" The post shows 38.1K views.
Bar chart titled “Yearly measles cases as of December 23, 2025” showing US cases from 2000 to present. Cases remained low (under 250) from 2000-2013, with notable spikes in 2014 (~670), 2019 (~1,300), and a dramatic surge in 2025 reaching approximately 2,000 cases - the highest level in the 25-year period shown.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Screenshot of a post on X from Retsef Levi (@RetsefL). The post reads: “ACIP’s recommendations re Hep B vaccine reflect strong objection to vaccine mandates that prevent access to school & even clinical care from children not up to date with the vaccine schedule (including Hep B). Children should have undeniable constitutional right to education! Should the constitution be amended accordingly?” The post tags @SecKennedy and @AaronSiriSG.
Screenshot of a CDC slide titled “Michigan, 1999.” It describes a previously healthy 3-month-old infant admitted on December 14, 1999 with diarrhea, jaundice, and acute liver failure from hepatitis B virus; the infant died three days later and had not received a hepatitis B vaccine until age 2.5 months. The slide notes that the infant’s mother tested HBsAg-positive at her first prenatal visit (the first of ten), but the prenatal record sent to the birth hospital incorrectly said she was hepatitis-negative and neither the provider nor the lab reported the positive result as required. A blue box at the bottom states: “The Immunization Action Coalition documented more than 500 transmissions of HBV in these types of situations from 1999 to 2002.”
World map labeled “Global hepatitis B birth dose vaccination policies,” with many countries in green indicating universal HepB birth-dose, others in yellow (partially universal), orange (selective), and red (no birth dose).
Forest plot showing meta-analysis of vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization for influenza in older adults from case-control studies. The plot displays 18 individual studies from 2024-2025 with their confidence intervals, ranging from 14% to 72% effectiveness. The pooled estimate at the bottom shows 42% effectiveness (95% CI: 36 to 47%). Each study is represented by a square proportional to its weight in the analysis, with horizontal lines showing confidence intervals. The diamond at the bottom represents the pooled estimate. Statistical heterogeneity is indicated by I-squared = 81.9%, P < 0.001.
Screenshot of Truth Social post by Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) dated 9/26/25, 9:45 AM. The post reads: ‘Pregnant Women, DON’T USE TYLENOL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DON’T GIVE TYLENOL TO YOUR YOUNG CHILD FOR VIRTUALLY ANY REASON, BREAK UP THE MMR SHOT INTO THREE TOTALLY SEPARATE SHOTS (NOT MIXED!), TAKE CHICKEN P SHOT SEPARATELY, TAKE HEPATITIS B SHOT AT 12 YEARS OLD, OR OLDER, AND, IMPORTANTLY, TAKE VACCINE IN 5 SEPARATE MEDICAL VISITS! President DJT’
A screenshot of a CDC tweet. The tweet text reads: “ACIP member Retsef Levi, PhD: ‘Sub-clinical myocarditis can cause death. It’s proven. It’s not questionable. Nevertheless, we are not talking about this with patients, and we are not stating that risk.’” Below the tweet is a slide titled “Deaths from Subclinical Myocarditis.” The slide summarizes a Korean study of 44 million vaccinated people, listing: 95 severe vaccine-related myocarditis cases 85 ICU admissions 36 fulminant myocarditis cases 21 deaths (12 males & 9 females) Highlighted in yellow: “8 of the deaths were sudden cardiac death autopsy-found myocarditis without prodrome (subclinical myocarditis) all in <45 year olds who had received mRNA vaccines.” In the corner is a small video feed showing ACIP meeting participants at a conference table.
ACIP member Dr. Robert Malone: “It’s clear that a significant population in United States has significant concerns about vaccine policy and vaccine mandates.”
In the end, this report was not published because it did not even come close to meeting the rigorous scientific standards we demand—not because of the results,” a spokesperson told Spectrum News. “Henry Ford Health was unaware this long-rejected and unvalidated draft was being talked about or had somehow been shared, and we were not given the opportunity by Congress to weigh in or testify.
Public health is a noble calling. When it is driven by transparent data and rigorous science, it earns public trust and keeps the world safe. The beating heart of public health in America is CDC. During the previous administration, CDC lost public trust by manipulating health data to support a political narrative. The Trump administration is rebuilding trust and refocusing CDC on its core mission of keeping America safe from infectious disease. We have invested in new screening technology to detect infections from foreign travelers, stopped the Texas measles outbreak, and ended the misuse of the childhood immunization schedule for Covid vaccine mandates. With the support of @SecKennedy , President Trump has directed me to serve as acting director of CDC, in addition to my duties as deputy secretary. We are helping the agency earn back the trust it had squandered. I look forward to working with CDC’s dedicated team and announcing additions to the senior leadership in the weeks ahead. @CDC @HHS
Table comparing pre-vaccine U.S. annual cases and deaths to 2022 counts for nine diseases; all show 95%-100% drops.
Pie chart of 103 vaccine efficacy trials: 77 % placebo, 19 % active comparator, 4 % no-intervention control.