Tuhina Srivastava, PhD, MPH
@tuhinasrivastava.bsky.social
Research Scientist | Epidemiologist
Global Health. Vaccines. Infectious Diseases. Science. Food. Feminism.
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Global Health. Vaccines. Infectious Diseases. Science. Food. Feminism.
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With federal changes to vaccine policy & recommendations underway, here's our overview of insurance coverage requirements for vaccines by payer, as linked to ACIP/CDC. As we show, federal changes mean consumers could lose access to free vaccines.
www.kff.org/other/issue-...
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ACIP, CDC, and Insurance Coverage of Vaccines in the United States | KFF
This brief provides an overview of vaccine coverage requirements by payer or program, as they relate to ACIP and the CDC.
www.kff.org
June 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
With federal changes to vaccine policy & recommendations underway, here's our overview of insurance coverage requirements for vaccines by payer, as linked to ACIP/CDC. As we show, federal changes mean consumers could lose access to free vaccines.
www.kff.org/other/issue-...
www.kff.org/other/issue-...
Reposted by Tuhina Srivastava, PhD, MPH
RFK Jr. is seeking to change how vaccines are approved, calling into question whether Covid boosters will be out in the fall. In '23-'24, they were credited w preventing 68,000 hospitalizations, mostly in older/immunocompromised -->
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Kennedy Issues Demands for Vaccine Approvals That Could Affect Fall Covid Boosters (Gift Article)
The plans amount to an extraordinary flex of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s power as health secretary to make decisions ordinarily left to career scientists at the Food and Drug Administration.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
RFK Jr. is seeking to change how vaccines are approved, calling into question whether Covid boosters will be out in the fall. In '23-'24, they were credited w preventing 68,000 hospitalizations, mostly in older/immunocompromised -->
w/ @sherylnyt.bsky.social
GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...
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GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...
Reposted by Tuhina Srivastava, PhD, MPH
Good list for anyone seeking reliable guidance to counter the steady stream of health disinformation from this administration.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/w...
5 Places to Turn for Accurate Health Information (Gift Article)
Changes to federal health websites have raised concerns about their reliability. These independent sources offer an alternative.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Good list for anyone seeking reliable guidance to counter the steady stream of health disinformation from this administration.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/w...
The Social Vulnerability Index (or SVI) was an integral component of my dissertation analyses, and access to this publicly available data set, which is used by public health jurisdictions for resource allocation, has been taken down by the Trump administration.
February 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The Social Vulnerability Index (or SVI) was an integral component of my dissertation analyses, and access to this publicly available data set, which is used by public health jurisdictions for resource allocation, has been taken down by the Trump administration.
Reposted by Tuhina Srivastava, PhD, MPH
WHO can and should be improved, but the plain truth is that it’s indispensable. If the U.S. pulls out, we don’t get to have a voice at all on critical global health decisions.
Leaving the W.H.O. Could Hurt Americans on a Range of Health Matters
President Trump’s decision to pull out of the international health agency could deprive the United States of crucial scientific data and lessen the country’s influence in setting a global health agend...
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:18 PM
WHO can and should be improved, but the plain truth is that it’s indispensable. If the U.S. pulls out, we don’t get to have a voice at all on critical global health decisions.
Reposted by Tuhina Srivastava, PhD, MPH
The removal of #HIV- and #LGBTQ-related resources from the websites of CDC and other health agencies is deeply concerning.
Access to this information is crucial for ID and HIV health care professionals.
Our full statement: https://buff.ly/42AO8LI
Access to this information is crucial for ID and HIV health care professionals.
Our full statement: https://buff.ly/42AO8LI
January 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The removal of #HIV- and #LGBTQ-related resources from the websites of CDC and other health agencies is deeply concerning.
Access to this information is crucial for ID and HIV health care professionals.
Our full statement: https://buff.ly/42AO8LI
Access to this information is crucial for ID and HIV health care professionals.
Our full statement: https://buff.ly/42AO8LI
Reposted by Tuhina Srivastava, PhD, MPH
The CDC’s Youth Risk Behavioral Survey is valuable for anyone who cares about America’s kids. It tracks trends in tobacco use, teen pregnancy and unsafe sexual behavior. Every day this data isn't available, doctors, nurses, and state and local health departments are less prepared to support kids.
CDC removal of databases on sexual orientation, gender identity sparks alarm
Data from an expansive federal survey on youth behavioral habits, including their sexual orientation and gender identity, have been removed from the website of the CDC.
www.statnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The CDC’s Youth Risk Behavioral Survey is valuable for anyone who cares about America’s kids. It tracks trends in tobacco use, teen pregnancy and unsafe sexual behavior. Every day this data isn't available, doctors, nurses, and state and local health departments are less prepared to support kids.
Reposted by Tuhina Srivastava, PhD, MPH
🧵Scientific truth doesn't change with Senate confirmations. These facts remain absolute:
➡️Vaccines prevent millions of deaths
➡️Fluoride in water is a great public health achievement
➡️Raw milk threatens lives
➡️HIV causes AIDS
➡️Wi-Fi doesn’t cause cancer
➡️Anti-depressants don’t cause school shootings
➡️Vaccines prevent millions of deaths
➡️Fluoride in water is a great public health achievement
➡️Raw milk threatens lives
➡️HIV causes AIDS
➡️Wi-Fi doesn’t cause cancer
➡️Anti-depressants don’t cause school shootings
January 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
🧵Scientific truth doesn't change with Senate confirmations. These facts remain absolute:
➡️Vaccines prevent millions of deaths
➡️Fluoride in water is a great public health achievement
➡️Raw milk threatens lives
➡️HIV causes AIDS
➡️Wi-Fi doesn’t cause cancer
➡️Anti-depressants don’t cause school shootings
➡️Vaccines prevent millions of deaths
➡️Fluoride in water is a great public health achievement
➡️Raw milk threatens lives
➡️HIV causes AIDS
➡️Wi-Fi doesn’t cause cancer
➡️Anti-depressants don’t cause school shootings
Made the switch! Who should I follow?
PhD-trained epidemiologist here 👋 I study vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases globally. Follow me for public health, science, politics, food, feminism, and basic human decency content. #VaccinesWork
PhD-trained epidemiologist here 👋 I study vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases globally. Follow me for public health, science, politics, food, feminism, and basic human decency content. #VaccinesWork
January 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Made the switch! Who should I follow?
PhD-trained epidemiologist here 👋 I study vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases globally. Follow me for public health, science, politics, food, feminism, and basic human decency content. #VaccinesWork
PhD-trained epidemiologist here 👋 I study vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases globally. Follow me for public health, science, politics, food, feminism, and basic human decency content. #VaccinesWork