Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health
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Working to stop pandemics, biological emergencies and the harms they pose to health, peace, security, and prosperity.
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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.
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@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social notes no self-respecting scientist would rubber-stamp decisions without evidence.
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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
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Joining in this discussion is Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia
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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
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Joining in this discussion is Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia
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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.
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@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).
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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
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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.
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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 ...
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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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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
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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.
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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
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🎧 Listen Here
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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.
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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 ⤵️
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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!
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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.
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@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.
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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 ⤵️
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Professor @drsethberkley.bsky.social's latest, Fair Doses—on the scientific breakthroughs, supply chain bottlenecks & politics that shaped the pandemic response—has been named a best book of 2025 by the @economist.com!
Excerpt here📖⤵️ https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-11-21/seth-berkley-book-excerpt
Excerpt here📖⤵️ https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-11-21/seth-berkley-book-excerpt
Inside the global scramble to build and deliver COVID vaccines
New book from Pandemic Center's Seth Berkley recounts how scientific breakthroughs, supply chain bottlenecks and political battles shaped the pandemic response.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Professor @drsethberkley.bsky.social's latest, Fair Doses—on the scientific breakthroughs, supply chain bottlenecks & politics that shaped the pandemic response—has been named a best book of 2025 by the @economist.com!
Excerpt here📖⤵️ https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-11-21/seth-berkley-book-excerpt
Excerpt here📖⤵️ https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-11-21/seth-berkley-book-excerpt
@nti.org is launching its new AIxBio governance report emerging from a 2025 MSC tabletop exercise with high-level international experts.
Hear insights from Brian Tse, @jdiggans.bsky.social, @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social, @jaimeyassif.bsky.social , & Haley Severance.
🔗 Register Now ⬇️
Hear insights from Brian Tse, @jdiggans.bsky.social, @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social, @jaimeyassif.bsky.social , & Haley Severance.
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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 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
@nti.org is launching its new AIxBio governance report emerging from a 2025 MSC tabletop exercise with high-level international experts.
Hear insights from Brian Tse, @jdiggans.bsky.social, @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social, @jaimeyassif.bsky.social , & Haley Severance.
🔗 Register Now ⬇️
Hear insights from Brian Tse, @jdiggans.bsky.social, @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social, @jaimeyassif.bsky.social , & Haley Severance.
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Congrats to @drsethberkley.bsky.social, Senior Adviser to the Pandemic Center, whose book #FairDoses has been named one of @economist.com Best Books of 2025!
Check out the full list here ⤵️
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
Check out the full list here ⤵️
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Congrats to @drsethberkley.bsky.social, Senior Adviser to the Pandemic Center, whose book #FairDoses has been named one of @economist.com Best Books of 2025!
Check out the full list here ⤵️
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
Check out the full list here ⤵️
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
From #ASISInternational: The UK #COVID Inquiry exposes deadly delays
As Dr. Scott Rivkees of @brownpublichealth.bsky.social highlights leaders misunderstood how the virus spread and weren’t ready to protect high-risk groups.
More here ⤵️
As Dr. Scott Rivkees of @brownpublichealth.bsky.social highlights leaders misunderstood how the virus spread and weren’t ready to protect high-risk groups.
More here ⤵️
UK Inquiry Says Government Did ‘Too Little, Too Late,’ in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
The four governments of the United Kingdom responded during the COVID-19 pandemic. But they did “too little, too late,” to effectively stop the the virus from spreading during a critical moment in tim...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
From #ASISInternational: The UK #COVID Inquiry exposes deadly delays
As Dr. Scott Rivkees of @brownpublichealth.bsky.social highlights leaders misunderstood how the virus spread and weren’t ready to protect high-risk groups.
More here ⤵️
As Dr. Scott Rivkees of @brownpublichealth.bsky.social highlights leaders misunderstood how the virus spread and weren’t ready to protect high-risk groups.
More here ⤵️
Our #TrackingReport was highlighted by @ashishkjha.bsky.social in the @bostonglobe.com.
Our newsletter started as a tool for transparency and now is used by local health departments and communities to stay informed with timely, reliable data.
More here
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Our newsletter started as a tool for transparency and now is used by local health departments and communities to stay informed with timely, reliable data.
More here
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Three things in public health to be thankful for - The Boston Globe
As this tumultuous year draws to a close — and especially during this season of thanksgiving — it’s important to recognize the contributions that deserve gratitude.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Our #TrackingReport was highlighted by @ashishkjha.bsky.social in the @bostonglobe.com.
Our newsletter started as a tool for transparency and now is used by local health departments and communities to stay informed with timely, reliable data.
More here
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Our newsletter started as a tool for transparency and now is used by local health departments and communities to stay informed with timely, reliable data.
More here
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Political tampering with vaccine info on the #CDC site shows why independent expert review matters.
@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social highlights concerns about recent vaccine-related language changes on the CDC site.
This and more in our #TrackingReport this week: mailchi.mp/messages/pan...
@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social highlights concerns about recent vaccine-related language changes on the CDC site.
This and more in our #TrackingReport this week: mailchi.mp/messages/pan...
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Political tampering with vaccine info on the #CDC site shows why independent expert review matters.
@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social highlights concerns about recent vaccine-related language changes on the CDC site.
This and more in our #TrackingReport this week: mailchi.mp/messages/pan...
@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social highlights concerns about recent vaccine-related language changes on the CDC site.
This and more in our #TrackingReport this week: mailchi.mp/messages/pan...