Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health
@pandemiccenter.bsky.social
Working to stop pandemics, biological emergencies and the harms they pose to health, peace, security, and prosperity.
#Measles update: The US reported 74 new cases this week, which is more than double last week’s 35 and the highest weekly total since late April.
Stay updated with measles and other outbreaks in our weekly #TrackingReport
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Stay updated with measles and other outbreaks in our weekly #TrackingReport
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December 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
#Measles update: The US reported 74 new cases this week, which is more than double last week’s 35 and the highest weekly total since late April.
Stay updated with measles and other outbreaks in our weekly #TrackingReport
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Stay updated with measles and other outbreaks in our weekly #TrackingReport
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Part two is out!
Hear Dr. Dinah Nasike and Dr. Judy Omumbo discuss why local perspectives matter & how they drive effective epidemic preparedness.
🎧 Listen here.
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Hear Dr. Dinah Nasike and Dr. Judy Omumbo discuss why local perspectives matter & how they drive effective epidemic preparedness.
🎧 Listen here.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Part two is out!
Hear Dr. Dinah Nasike and Dr. Judy Omumbo discuss why local perspectives matter & how they drive effective epidemic preparedness.
🎧 Listen here.
open.spotify.com/episode/71Vc...
Hear Dr. Dinah Nasike and Dr. Judy Omumbo discuss why local perspectives matter & how they drive effective epidemic preparedness.
🎧 Listen here.
open.spotify.com/episode/71Vc...
Today at 12PM ET join our webinar hosted by
@wilmotjames.bsky.social on a new study showing most African children's hospitals are ill-prepared for major disasters & outbreaks.
Joining in this discussion is Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia
Register Now ⤵️
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@wilmotjames.bsky.social on a new study showing most African children's hospitals are ill-prepared for major disasters & outbreaks.
Joining in this discussion is Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia
Register Now ⤵️
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December 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Today at 12PM ET join our webinar hosted by
@wilmotjames.bsky.social on a new study showing most African children's hospitals are ill-prepared for major disasters & outbreaks.
Joining in this discussion is Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia
Register Now ⤵️
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@wilmotjames.bsky.social on a new study showing most African children's hospitals are ill-prepared for major disasters & outbreaks.
Joining in this discussion is Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia
Register Now ⤵️
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Published in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social, a new piece from @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social examines how polarization has become a threat to US health.
#COVID ’s long tail is serious, yet the political divide it left behind may be even more damaging.
Read here ⤵️
#COVID ’s long tail is serious, yet the political divide it left behind may be even more damaging.
Read here ⤵️
Extreme Polarization Is a Threat to US Health | AJPH | Vol. 116 Issue 1
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)
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December 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Published in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social, a new piece from @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social examines how polarization has become a threat to US health.
#COVID ’s long tail is serious, yet the political divide it left behind may be even more damaging.
Read here ⤵️
#COVID ’s long tail is serious, yet the political divide it left behind may be even more damaging.
Read here ⤵️
Tomorrow at 12PM ET!
Join Senior Adviser @wilmotjames.bsky.social for a webinar on a new study revealing how we can prepare African children’s hospitals for major disasters and outbreaks.
He’ll be joined by Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia.
Register ⤵️
brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join Senior Adviser @wilmotjames.bsky.social for a webinar on a new study revealing how we can prepare African children’s hospitals for major disasters and outbreaks.
He’ll be joined by Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia.
Register ⤵️
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December 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Tomorrow at 12PM ET!
Join Senior Adviser @wilmotjames.bsky.social for a webinar on a new study revealing how we can prepare African children’s hospitals for major disasters and outbreaks.
He’ll be joined by Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia.
Register ⤵️
brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join Senior Adviser @wilmotjames.bsky.social for a webinar on a new study revealing how we can prepare African children’s hospitals for major disasters and outbreaks.
He’ll be joined by Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia.
Register ⤵️
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Today at 1:00 PM ET our Senior Adviser @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social will participate as panelists in an event hosted by @csis.org, led by Steve Morrison and featuring fellow panelist Amanda Glassman.
This event will explore the efforts to strengthen and reform pandemic preparedness.
Register Now ⤵️
This event will explore the efforts to strengthen and reform pandemic preparedness.
Register Now ⤵️
Financing Pandemic Preparedness | CSIS Events
In the face of deep cuts to global health security programming, actions are unfolding on several fronts to reform pandemic preparedness and response financing. This session will focus on the question:...
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December 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Today at 1:00 PM ET our Senior Adviser @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social will participate as panelists in an event hosted by @csis.org, led by Steve Morrison and featuring fellow panelist Amanda Glassman.
This event will explore the efforts to strengthen and reform pandemic preparedness.
Register Now ⤵️
This event will explore the efforts to strengthen and reform pandemic preparedness.
Register Now ⤵️
Reposted by Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health
Over 5 extraordinary years, Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social grew #BrownSPH by 4 new research centers, beginning with the @pandemiccenter.bsky.social in 2022!
Learn more about Dean Jha's research legacy @brown.edu https://sph.brown.edu/research
Learn more about Dean Jha's research legacy @brown.edu https://sph.brown.edu/research
December 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Over 5 extraordinary years, Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social grew #BrownSPH by 4 new research centers, beginning with the @pandemiccenter.bsky.social in 2022!
Learn more about Dean Jha's research legacy @brown.edu https://sph.brown.edu/research
Learn more about Dean Jha's research legacy @brown.edu https://sph.brown.edu/research
Among @nature.com’s 10 people who shaped science in 2025, Susan Monarez stands out. She was fired weeks into leading the #CDC after refusing political pressure to ignore evidence.
@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social notes no self-respecting scientist would rubber-stamp decisions without evidence.
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@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social notes no self-respecting scientist would rubber-stamp decisions without evidence.
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The top US health director who stood up for science — and was fired
Susan Monarez is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Among @nature.com’s 10 people who shaped science in 2025, Susan Monarez stands out. She was fired weeks into leading the #CDC after refusing political pressure to ignore evidence.
@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social notes no self-respecting scientist would rubber-stamp decisions without evidence.
More ⤵️
@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social notes no self-respecting scientist would rubber-stamp decisions without evidence.
More ⤵️
Join us Friday @ 12PM ET for a webinar hosted by @wilmotjames.bsky.social on a new study showing most African children's hospitals are ill-prepared for major disasters & outbreaks.
Joining in this discussion is Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia
Register ⤵️
brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Joining in this discussion is Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia
Register ⤵️
brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Join us Friday @ 12PM ET for a webinar hosted by @wilmotjames.bsky.social on a new study showing most African children's hospitals are ill-prepared for major disasters & outbreaks.
Joining in this discussion is Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia
Register ⤵️
brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Joining in this discussion is Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia
Register ⤵️
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Our Center Affiliate @craigspencer.bsky.social warns @bostonglobe.com that the frustrations driving the MAHA movement can’t simply be dismissed.
“I see a lot of my community almost unwilling to cede any ground” he says, in a call for honest engagement before misinformation fills the vacuum.
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“I see a lot of my community almost unwilling to cede any ground” he says, in a call for honest engagement before misinformation fills the vacuum.
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For the first time, skeptics of mainstream medicine are running the country. What comes next? - The Boston Globe
Experts see two ways forward: a freefall, or the medical establishment correcting itself.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Our Center Affiliate @craigspencer.bsky.social warns @bostonglobe.com that the frustrations driving the MAHA movement can’t simply be dismissed.
“I see a lot of my community almost unwilling to cede any ground” he says, in a call for honest engagement before misinformation fills the vacuum.
More ⤵️
“I see a lot of my community almost unwilling to cede any ground” he says, in a call for honest engagement before misinformation fills the vacuum.
More ⤵️
@nti.org convened global experts at the 2025 MSC for a scenario involving an AI-designed virus to examine risks, opportunities, and needed governance.
Hear insights from Brian Tse, @jdiggans.bsky.social, @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social, @jaimeyassif.bsky.social & Haley Severance.
Hear insights from Brian Tse, @jdiggans.bsky.social, @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social, @jaimeyassif.bsky.social & Haley Severance.
Report Launch: Safeguarding AIxBio Capabilities to Prevent Global Catastrophe
YouTube video by Nuclear Threat Initiative
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December 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
@nti.org convened global experts at the 2025 MSC for a scenario involving an AI-designed virus to examine risks, opportunities, and needed governance.
Hear insights from Brian Tse, @jdiggans.bsky.social, @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social, @jaimeyassif.bsky.social & Haley Severance.
Hear insights from Brian Tse, @jdiggans.bsky.social, @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social, @jaimeyassif.bsky.social & Haley Severance.
A CDC committee revamped by RFK Jr. voted to stop recommending the Hepatitis B #vaccine for newborns, despite decades of data showing it’s safe.
@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social warns it puts infants risk: “It means missed opportunities to prevent children from a life-threatening infection.”
@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social warns it puts infants risk: “It means missed opportunities to prevent children from a life-threatening infection.”
A CDC committee led by RFK Jr. allies votes to stop recommending newborns get the hepatitis B vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s vaccine advisory committee has taken its most dramatic action on vaccines yet under the Trump administration and Health Secretary Robert F. Kenne...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A CDC committee revamped by RFK Jr. voted to stop recommending the Hepatitis B #vaccine for newborns, despite decades of data showing it’s safe.
@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social warns it puts infants risk: “It means missed opportunities to prevent children from a life-threatening infection.”
@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social warns it puts infants risk: “It means missed opportunities to prevent children from a life-threatening infection.”
#Vaccine policy should be driven by data, not ideology. When that standard slips, trust erodes and families pay the price.
Read our weekly #TrackingReport for science-grounded updates each week on issues like this and global outbreaks.
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Read our weekly #TrackingReport for science-grounded updates each week on issues like this and global outbreaks.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
#Vaccine policy should be driven by data, not ideology. When that standard slips, trust erodes and families pay the price.
Read our weekly #TrackingReport for science-grounded updates each week on issues like this and global outbreaks.
mailchi.mp/messages/pan...
Read our weekly #TrackingReport for science-grounded updates each week on issues like this and global outbreaks.
mailchi.mp/messages/pan...
@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social shared w/ @newsweek.com that we’re seeing the usual fall rise in #COVID, mostly in the Midwest & Northeast. Levels remain lower than summer & past winters, but other regions may follow.
More here on the states where cases are on the rise:
www.newsweek.com/map-shows-17...
More here on the states where cases are on the rise:
www.newsweek.com/map-shows-17...
Map shows 17 states where COVID cases rising ahead of Christmas
COVID-19 cases are on the rise in 17 states, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
www.newsweek.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social shared w/ @newsweek.com that we’re seeing the usual fall rise in #COVID, mostly in the Midwest & Northeast. Levels remain lower than summer & past winters, but other regions may follow.
More here on the states where cases are on the rise:
www.newsweek.com/map-shows-17...
More here on the states where cases are on the rise:
www.newsweek.com/map-shows-17...
The world still isn’t ready for the next pandemic. The new G20 HLIP report Closing the Deal outlines how to strengthen global financing for preparedness.
We're proud to have our Senior Advisers @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social & @drsethberkley.bsky.social contribute.
Watch @nam.edu's full event here ⤵
We're proud to have our Senior Advisers @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social & @drsethberkley.bsky.social contribute.
Watch @nam.edu's full event here ⤵
Closing the Deal: Financing Our Security Against Pandemic Threats Public Briefing
YouTube video by National Academy of Medicine
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The world still isn’t ready for the next pandemic. The new G20 HLIP report Closing the Deal outlines how to strengthen global financing for preparedness.
We're proud to have our Senior Advisers @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social & @drsethberkley.bsky.social contribute.
Watch @nam.edu's full event here ⤵
We're proud to have our Senior Advisers @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social & @drsethberkley.bsky.social contribute.
Watch @nam.edu's full event here ⤵
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LISTEN🎧 What can you learn at an anti-vax conference?
Quite a lot, Dr. @craigspencer.bsky.social tells Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social on the latest episode of A Moment in Health.
Quite a lot, Dr. @craigspencer.bsky.social tells Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social on the latest episode of A Moment in Health.
What Should We Learn from an Anti-Vaccine Conference?
Dr. Craig Spencer joins me on A Moment in Health to discuss his recent experiences at the Children's Health Defense conference in Austin and how we can best engage with this group of Americans.
amomentinhealth.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
LISTEN🎧 What can you learn at an anti-vax conference?
Quite a lot, Dr. @craigspencer.bsky.social tells Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social on the latest episode of A Moment in Health.
Quite a lot, Dr. @craigspencer.bsky.social tells Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social on the latest episode of A Moment in Health.
Smarter health financing is how you build a stronger, more resilient health systems across Africa.
New analysis from @nti.org, @pandemiccenter.bsky.social, Economist Impact & Science for Africa Foundation highlights how tools like the Africa Health Security Index can close critical gaps.
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New analysis from @nti.org, @pandemiccenter.bsky.social, Economist Impact & Science for Africa Foundation highlights how tools like the Africa Health Security Index can close critical gaps.
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Smarter Health Financing for Self-Reliance and Resilience Across the African Continent
Amid a combination of economic slowdown, reductions in official development assistance, rising biological threats, and climate change’s disproportionate impact on Africa, leaders and experts call for ...
www.nti.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Smarter health financing is how you build a stronger, more resilient health systems across Africa.
New analysis from @nti.org, @pandemiccenter.bsky.social, Economist Impact & Science for Africa Foundation highlights how tools like the Africa Health Security Index can close critical gaps.
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New analysis from @nti.org, @pandemiccenter.bsky.social, Economist Impact & Science for Africa Foundation highlights how tools like the Africa Health Security Index can close critical gaps.
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Reposted by Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health
NEW RESEARCH: With #RSV hospitalizing 80,000 US children each year, a @brown.edu team aimed to learn how population density affects its spread among young children.
@brown-ibes.bsky.social @rebaker.bsky.social
Learn the results!⤵️
https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-26/rsv-urban-rural-immunization
@brown-ibes.bsky.social @rebaker.bsky.social
Learn the results!⤵️
https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-26/rsv-urban-rural-immunization
December 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
NEW RESEARCH: With #RSV hospitalizing 80,000 US children each year, a @brown.edu team aimed to learn how population density affects its spread among young children.
@brown-ibes.bsky.social @rebaker.bsky.social
Learn the results!⤵️
https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-26/rsv-urban-rural-immunization
@brown-ibes.bsky.social @rebaker.bsky.social
Learn the results!⤵️
https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-26/rsv-urban-rural-immunization
Reposted by Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health
How do we harness AI’s benefits while preventing catastrophic misuse in biology?
Join @nti.org for the virtual launch of our new report on safeguarding AIxBio capabilities.
Dec. 3 at 11:00AM ET
Register here: www.nti.org/events/repor...
Join @nti.org for the virtual launch of our new report on safeguarding AIxBio capabilities.
Dec. 3 at 11:00AM ET
Register here: www.nti.org/events/repor...
Report Launch: Safeguarding AIxBio Capabilities to Prevent Global Catastrophe
"Safeguarding Against Global Catastrophe: Risks, Opportunities, and Governance Options at the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Biology," highlights actions the international community can t...
www.nti.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
How do we harness AI’s benefits while preventing catastrophic misuse in biology?
Join @nti.org for the virtual launch of our new report on safeguarding AIxBio capabilities.
Dec. 3 at 11:00AM ET
Register here: www.nti.org/events/repor...
Join @nti.org for the virtual launch of our new report on safeguarding AIxBio capabilities.
Dec. 3 at 11:00AM ET
Register here: www.nti.org/events/repor...
In our latest episode, Dr. Dinah Nasike and Dr. Judy Omumbo dive into how local voices and local action shape epidemic preparedness.
🎧 Listen Here
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🎧 Listen Here
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December 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In our latest episode, Dr. Dinah Nasike and Dr. Judy Omumbo dive into how local voices and local action shape epidemic preparedness.
🎧 Listen Here
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
🎧 Listen Here
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Reposted by Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health
New research led by center affiliate @rebaker.bsky.social shows that year-round #RSV immunization could significantly reduce the risk of large outbreaks across both urban and rural communities.
Read more ⤵️
www.brown.edu/news/2025-11...
Read more ⤵️
www.brown.edu/news/2025-11...
Expanding seasonal immunization access could minimize off-season RSV epidemics
Researchers found differences in how respiratory syncytial virus spreads among children in rural versus urban communities and concluded that year-round immunizations would minimize risks of large seas...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
New research led by center affiliate @rebaker.bsky.social shows that year-round #RSV immunization could significantly reduce the risk of large outbreaks across both urban and rural communities.
Read more ⤵️
www.brown.edu/news/2025-11...
Read more ⤵️
www.brown.edu/news/2025-11...
On a new episode of #HalteresPresents, Mickey and Richard talk with @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social, about what we learned from #COVID and how prepared the US really is for future natural or bioterror threats.
🎧 Listen now on Apple or Spotify!
🎧 Listen now on Apple or Spotify!
Ep. 402:
Podcast Episode · Halteres Presents · 11/25/2025 · 1h 14m
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December 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
On a new episode of #HalteresPresents, Mickey and Richard talk with @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social, about what we learned from #COVID and how prepared the US really is for future natural or bioterror threats.
🎧 Listen now on Apple or Spotify!
🎧 Listen now on Apple or Spotify!
Washington State reported the 1st human case & death of #H5N5, linked to exposure from a backyard flock. Public risk remains low, the US has confirmed 29 H5N5 cases in wild birds since 2021.
Read up on this and more in our weekly #TrackingReport!
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Read up on this and more in our weekly #TrackingReport!
mailchi.mp/messages/pan...
December 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Washington State reported the 1st human case & death of #H5N5, linked to exposure from a backyard flock. Public risk remains low, the US has confirmed 29 H5N5 cases in wild birds since 2021.
Read up on this and more in our weekly #TrackingReport!
mailchi.mp/messages/pan...
Read up on this and more in our weekly #TrackingReport!
mailchi.mp/messages/pan...
🔊 New Episode: @amomentinhealth.bsky.social
@ashishkjha.bsky.social talks with our Senior Fellow Georgia Lagoudas about why US #IndoorAir standards lag behind, what cleaner air can do for our health, and the progress finally taking shape.
🎧 Listen here ⤵️
@ashishkjha.bsky.social talks with our Senior Fellow Georgia Lagoudas about why US #IndoorAir standards lag behind, what cleaner air can do for our health, and the progress finally taking shape.
🎧 Listen here ⤵️
Why Should We Care About Indoor Air Quality?
Podcast Episode · A Moment in Health with Dr. Ashish Jha · 11/25/2025 · 12m
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December 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🔊 New Episode: @amomentinhealth.bsky.social
@ashishkjha.bsky.social talks with our Senior Fellow Georgia Lagoudas about why US #IndoorAir standards lag behind, what cleaner air can do for our health, and the progress finally taking shape.
🎧 Listen here ⤵️
@ashishkjha.bsky.social talks with our Senior Fellow Georgia Lagoudas about why US #IndoorAir standards lag behind, what cleaner air can do for our health, and the progress finally taking shape.
🎧 Listen here ⤵️