Robyn R. Sadoon, MPP, MPH
@ralsadoon.bsky.social
PhD Candidate · Public Health Epidemiology
Living between libraries, laptops, and lattes
All research and all opinions are mine
Living between libraries, laptops, and lattes
All research and all opinions are mine
Pinned
You can avoid the data, but you can't ignore the consequences of avoiding data.
Star Wars is trending and it has me thinking. Andor and Rogue One stay unmatched for me. Maybe it’s because “rebellions are built on hope” feels a little too real in the world we’re trying to work in right now.
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media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Star Wars is trending and it has me thinking. Andor and Rogue One stay unmatched for me. Maybe it’s because “rebellions are built on hope” feels a little too real in the world we’re trying to work in right now.
Is it just me or has the media whiplash over the last few days been really intense. It feels like the story, tone and “main character” keep changing so fast that it is hard to even process what is happening.
November 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Is it just me or has the media whiplash over the last few days been really intense. It feels like the story, tone and “main character” keep changing so fast that it is hard to even process what is happening.
Morning conversations with my teen daughter can be light or serious and today it was all news. I never thought I’d have to explain that the #CDC blurred the #science on #vaccines and #autism. As an epi, it hits hard. Vaccines do not cause autism. The public deserves clarity, not confusion.
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The CDC’s primary job is to communicate science with precision and the evidence is very clear. Anything that blurs the line between evidence and fear puts lives, especially children’s, at risk.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The CDC’s primary job is to communicate science with precision and the evidence is very clear. Anything that blurs the line between evidence and fear puts lives, especially children’s, at risk.
#Marburg confirmed in Ethiopia for the first time and with no licensed vaccine available underscores the significance of this event. Understanding transmission dynamics in a region with already limited diagnostic reach is going to be critical. A reminder that pathogens have no borders. #EpiTwitter
Ethiopia confirms first outbreak of Marburg virus
Nine cases reported in Ethiopia's Omo region, bordering conflict-wracked South Sudan, which has a fragile health system.
www.aljazeera.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:44 AM
#Marburg confirmed in Ethiopia for the first time and with no licensed vaccine available underscores the significance of this event. Understanding transmission dynamics in a region with already limited diagnostic reach is going to be critical. A reminder that pathogens have no borders. #EpiTwitter
The flu doesn’t take holidays off. It takes about 2 weeks after your shot to build immunity, so get vaccinated now to stay healthy through the season. 💉✨ #FluPrevention#Vaccinate
November 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The flu doesn’t take holidays off. It takes about 2 weeks after your shot to build immunity, so get vaccinated now to stay healthy through the season. 💉✨ #FluPrevention#Vaccinate
Honored to have been part of the team as co-author and data specialist that helped secure a $996K grant for the Julie Valentine Center, a rape crisis/child advocacy center. This funding will help their clinical program by expanding mental health services for survivors in our community. #PublicHealth
November 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Honored to have been part of the team as co-author and data specialist that helped secure a $996K grant for the Julie Valentine Center, a rape crisis/child advocacy center. This funding will help their clinical program by expanding mental health services for survivors in our community. #PublicHealth
The pattern is familiar: spillover, spread, under-reporting. #H5N1 continues to evolve under weak surveillance and fragmented response systems. Silence and complacency will not stop this. #PublicHealth #OneHealth
Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response
Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.
www.npr.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The pattern is familiar: spillover, spread, under-reporting. #H5N1 continues to evolve under weak surveillance and fragmented response systems. Silence and complacency will not stop this. #PublicHealth #OneHealth
Watching Jurassic World Rebirth. Best quote and reminder “Science is for all of us, not some of us”
November 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Watching Jurassic World Rebirth. Best quote and reminder “Science is for all of us, not some of us”
#SNAP benefits still down. Saw two shoppers at the supermarket have leave their carts. The cashier tried so hard to be discrete but you could see mix of shame and frustration they had. No one should ever feel like that for just trying to eat. This is what policy failure looks like in real time
November 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
#SNAP benefits still down. Saw two shoppers at the supermarket have leave their carts. The cashier tried so hard to be discrete but you could see mix of shame and frustration they had. No one should ever feel like that for just trying to eat. This is what policy failure looks like in real time
Surveillance gaps aren’t just data issues, they’re policy failures. Without sustained investment in monitoring and coordination, we’re flying blind into the next outbreak.
#PublicHealth #Preparedness
#PublicHealth #Preparedness
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Surveillance gaps aren’t just data issues, they’re policy failures. Without sustained investment in monitoring and coordination, we’re flying blind into the next outbreak.
#PublicHealth #Preparedness
#PublicHealth #Preparedness
We know there’s a gap in surveillance and that’s the risk. Limited detection doesn’t mean limited transmission. Europe continues to track #H5N1 spread, while U.S. reporting remains sparse to silent. Preparedness requires data visibility, not silence. #Birdflu
As bird flu spreads in Europe, farmers cull poultry stock – DW – 10/28/2025
H5N1 bird flu cases are rising in farm and wild flocks, leading to mass poultry culls and concerns about food supplies.
www.dw.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Nearly 42 million Americans are poised to lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. USDA says they’ve run out of emergency funds. That isn’t just about hunger this is a public-health crisis in real time. #FoodSecurity #HealthEquity
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nearly 42 million Americans are poised to lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. USDA says they’ve run out of emergency funds. That isn’t just about hunger this is a public-health crisis in real time. #FoodSecurity #HealthEquity
Drove by the line at the food pantry this morning. It said what the data already has: this isn’t just about food, it’s about policy and already strained systems breaking under the weight of inequality tightening the gap.
October 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Drove by the line at the food pantry this morning. It said what the data already has: this isn’t just about food, it’s about policy and already strained systems breaking under the weight of inequality tightening the gap.
Reposted by Robyn R. Sadoon, MPP, MPH
The government shutdown is about to hit home in homes with the least capacity to weather shortfalls. Millions who rely on #SNAP to feed their families are caught in the crosshairs. “We need to remember that #SNAP is the safety net. Below the safety net is concrete.” www.statnews.com/2025/10/27/s...
When SNAP benefits run out, 'people can die,' say health experts
“People can die” from even short gaps in nutrition and food access, experts say ahead of SNAP benefits not going out in November in at least 25 states.
www.statnews.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The government shutdown is about to hit home in homes with the least capacity to weather shortfalls. Millions who rely on #SNAP to feed their families are caught in the crosshairs. “We need to remember that #SNAP is the safety net. Below the safety net is concrete.” www.statnews.com/2025/10/27/s...
Reposted by Robyn R. Sadoon, MPP, MPH
As I and several others (including @simonfhaeder.bsky.social) discuss with NYT today, pet parent vaccine hesitancy isn't just a health risk for our four-legged friends. It's a complex health policy challenge with important public health implications.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/s...
Vaccine Skepticism Comes for Pet Owners, Too
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
As I and several others (including @simonfhaeder.bsky.social) discuss with NYT today, pet parent vaccine hesitancy isn't just a health risk for our four-legged friends. It's a complex health policy challenge with important public health implications.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/s...
Forget horror movies for a scare. What keeps me awake is watching #H5N1 cross species lines overseas, while here, no one seems to be talking about it.
October 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Forget horror movies for a scare. What keeps me awake is watching #H5N1 cross species lines overseas, while here, no one seems to be talking about it.
Reposted by Robyn R. Sadoon, MPP, MPH
Parts of Jamaica may see more than 30 inches of rain from Hurricane Melissa
This is the mark of an overheated earth, and the damage it causes will be terrifying. Please be prepared to help those providing aid
This is the mark of an overheated earth, and the damage it causes will be terrifying. Please be prepared to help those providing aid
October 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Parts of Jamaica may see more than 30 inches of rain from Hurricane Melissa
This is the mark of an overheated earth, and the damage it causes will be terrifying. Please be prepared to help those providing aid
This is the mark of an overheated earth, and the damage it causes will be terrifying. Please be prepared to help those providing aid
Canceled all my extra digital subscriptions tonight. I can’t cancel cable since it’s included with my apartment but I’m saving about $100 a month now. It might not sound like much, but as a doctoral canddate feeling the weight of this economy, every dollar feels political.
October 23, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Canceled all my extra digital subscriptions tonight. I can’t cancel cable since it’s included with my apartment but I’m saving about $100 a month now. It might not sound like much, but as a doctoral canddate feeling the weight of this economy, every dollar feels political.
Co-signed. Restricting #SNAP access will not lower prices. It will deepen hunger, strain already impacted resources, and destabilize local food economies. SNAP is not just a safety net, it is economic infrastructure that keeps communities healthy and resilient. #Econ #FoodPolicy
I just saw a video that said cutting SNAP would lower food prices because it would cut demand.
I'm starting to think that Econ 101 either needs to be drastically overhauled or that you cannot take it unless you commit to taking four econ courses one heavily focused on externalities and elasticity.
I'm starting to think that Econ 101 either needs to be drastically overhauled or that you cannot take it unless you commit to taking four econ courses one heavily focused on externalities and elasticity.
October 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Co-signed. Restricting #SNAP access will not lower prices. It will deepen hunger, strain already impacted resources, and destabilize local food economies. SNAP is not just a safety net, it is economic infrastructure that keeps communities healthy and resilient. #Econ #FoodPolicy
I’m sure this has been asked before but we are systematically tracking every HHS reorganization, funding cut, and policy shift to understand the scope of future reversal efforts, right? Right??
October 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I’m sure this has been asked before but we are systematically tracking every HHS reorganization, funding cut, and policy shift to understand the scope of future reversal efforts, right? Right??
If SNAP funding halts in November, the effects won’t stop at the grocery line. Food insecurity is a determinant of health, this is a policy failure with epidemiologic consequences. #PublicHealth #SNAP #FoodSecurity
Food assistance is safe through October, but it may be at risk if the shutdown continues
About 40 million people could see food assistance disappear next month if the federal government shutdown continues. The U.S.
apnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
If SNAP funding halts in November, the effects won’t stop at the grocery line. Food insecurity is a determinant of health, this is a policy failure with epidemiologic consequences. #PublicHealth #SNAP #FoodSecurity
At my daughter’s pediatrician’s office for her #flu shot. Because in this household, we believe in science and we know vaccines save lives. 💪💉
October 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
At my daughter’s pediatrician’s office for her #flu shot. Because in this household, we believe in science and we know vaccines save lives. 💪💉
Reposted by Robyn R. Sadoon, MPP, MPH
It’s getting increasingly harder to convince anti-vaxxers bc it is no longer about science & evidence. It is about identify & belonging.
It’s not just accepting a vaccine, it’s about leaving behind their sense of self & community. It’s about security. This is why throwing data will never work.
It’s not just accepting a vaccine, it’s about leaving behind their sense of self & community. It’s about security. This is why throwing data will never work.
October 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It’s getting increasingly harder to convince anti-vaxxers bc it is no longer about science & evidence. It is about identify & belonging.
It’s not just accepting a vaccine, it’s about leaving behind their sense of self & community. It’s about security. This is why throwing data will never work.
It’s not just accepting a vaccine, it’s about leaving behind their sense of self & community. It’s about security. This is why throwing data will never work.
Reposted by Robyn R. Sadoon, MPP, MPH
The US is now more vulnerable to a biological attack of other serious disease emergency than it has been in a very long time.
www.wired.com/story/cdc-te...
www.wired.com/story/cdc-te...
A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone
Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.
www.wired.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The US is now more vulnerable to a biological attack of other serious disease emergency than it has been in a very long time.
www.wired.com/story/cdc-te...
www.wired.com/story/cdc-te...