My story on America's regressive, new reality is now up @kffhealthnews.org (without a paywall) kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...
Sobering reading, especially as the mother of a 10 month old.
One choice that I applaud: describing essential oils and similar as “folk medicine.”
" At this point, the best way to curb vaccine hesitancy is to approve RFK Jr, and redirect his energies to generating more data..."The worse thing we can do is tank his nomination. Then vaccine hesitancy will explode."
- Vinay Prasad
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Measles has been spreading in Utah for nearly a year, straining hospitals, schools, and parents. The state’s outbreak provides a glimpse into a new era in America’s health, in which vaccine-preventabl...
Scott Gottlieb, as usual, only advocates for himself
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Laurel Oldach
Amy Maxmen, PhD
Jonathan Howard
Check out my conversation about Ebola with the great Brian Lehrer @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social wnyc.org/browse/shows...
I went to Utah to see what life is like in America's new reality, where vaccine-preventable diseases are common again.
Utah's measles outbreak has lasted 10 months. Pediatricians teared up in interviews. Mothers were stressed.
🧵My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/anguis...
I went to Utah to see what life is like in America's new reality, where vaccine-preventable diseases are common again.
Utah's measles outbreak has lasted 10 months. Pediatricians teared up in interviews. Mothers were stressed.
🧵My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/anguis...
I went to Utah to see what life is like in America's new reality, where vaccine-preventable diseases are common again.
Utah's measles outbreak has lasted 10 months. Pediatricians teared up in interviews. Mothers were stressed.
🧵My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/anguis...
“The woman said she regretted not getting her kids vaccinated when the outbreak started.”
These kinds of stories are helpful for the vaccine hesitant parents
The goal isn’t to convince the anti-vax, but out compete the vacuum that they have taken in public communications
A great read below ⤵️
Amy Maxmen, PhD
Amy Maxmen, PhD
The state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.
The state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.
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On my tour of his farm, McAfee showed me his pathogen laboratory, where he says he tests every batch of raw milk.
"We catch these things and divert the milk immediately."
I assumed that after diverting batches, the farm discarded them.
Later that day, I learned otherwise.
Amy Maxmen, PhD
Amy Maxmen, PhD
Amy Maxmen, PhD
Alex Sundermann, DrPH
I spoke with doctors on the frontline of Ebola in Congo, and it made my heart race.
“We live with fear in our stomachs,” Dr. Furaha told me. “Every day, there are healthcare providers and patients dying.”
My latest @kffhealthnews.org
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Annie Waldman
Travel bans and conflict have disrupted supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving health workers without Ebola tests and protective gear needed to contain the outbreak.
My story on America's regressive, new reality is now up @kffhealthnews.org (without a paywall) kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...
Amy Maxmen, PhD
Amy Maxmen, PhD
kffhealthnews.org
Measles has been spreading in Utah for nearly a year, straining hospitals, schools, and parents. The state’s outbreak provides a glimpse into a new era in America’s health, in which vaccine-preventabl...
I went to Utah to see what life is like in America's new reality, where vaccine-preventable diseases are common again.
Utah's measles outbreak has lasted 10 months. Pediatricians teared up in interviews. Mothers were stressed.
🧵My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/anguis...
The state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.