Deb Houry
@drdebhoury.bsky.social
ER doc, public health professional, researcher, and former chief medical officer at the CDC. Working to improve health in communities while figuring out what is next for me
Powerful piece in @nejm.org from physicians in Minnesota "When our patients go without medical care, the harm is not theoretical. It is measurable. Fear doesn’t just keep people away from clinics and EDs, it pushes patients into crisis." www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
We Do Care | NEJM
Physicians throughout Minnesota bear witness to the devastation that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is wreaking. They implore physicians everywhere to raise their voices.
www.nejm.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Powerful piece in @nejm.org from physicians in Minnesota "When our patients go without medical care, the harm is not theoretical. It is measurable. Fear doesn’t just keep people away from clinics and EDs, it pushes patients into crisis." www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Countering Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, California is the first American state to join the @who.int’s Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network.
With GOARN, we’ll keep working to help protect Californians from public health threats.
With GOARN, we’ll keep working to help protect Californians from public health threats.
JUST IN: The US has completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, the US Department of Health and Human Services said, finalizing a longstanding goal of President Donald Trump. https://cnn.it/4a7NRmO
January 23, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Countering Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, California is the first American state to join the @who.int’s Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network.
With GOARN, we’ll keep working to help protect Californians from public health threats.
With GOARN, we’ll keep working to help protect Californians from public health threats.
Congrats to Dr. Mermin and @columbiauniversity.bsky.social Great to see former CDC leaders continue their dedication to public health.
University Announces Next Columbia Mailman School Dean
Columbia University announced the next dean of Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
www.publichealth.columbia.edu
January 23, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Congrats to Dr. Mermin and @columbiauniversity.bsky.social Great to see former CDC leaders continue their dedication to public health.
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Phenomenal timeline viz from our dear friends at @firedbutfighting.bsky.social 💚💚
Highlights the chaos we've endured at CDC over the past year.
www.cdcdataproject.org/chaos-at-cdc
Highlights the chaos we've endured at CDC over the past year.
www.cdcdataproject.org/chaos-at-cdc
January 21, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Phenomenal timeline viz from our dear friends at @firedbutfighting.bsky.social 💚💚
Highlights the chaos we've endured at CDC over the past year.
www.cdcdataproject.org/chaos-at-cdc
Highlights the chaos we've endured at CDC over the past year.
www.cdcdataproject.org/chaos-at-cdc
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We are thrilled to share that Dr. Deb Houry MD, MPH, a nationally recognized physician and public health leader, has joined the Yale School of Public Health as a lecturer and senior fellow in the Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology.
Read more: m.yale.edu/dd7p
Read more: m.yale.edu/dd7p
January 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
We are thrilled to share that Dr. Deb Houry MD, MPH, a nationally recognized physician and public health leader, has joined the Yale School of Public Health as a lecturer and senior fellow in the Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology.
Read more: m.yale.edu/dd7p
Read more: m.yale.edu/dd7p
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Make someone’s Valentine’s Day significant by showing your love for science and public health!
Available until 01/17.
Proceeds support the National Public Health Coalition (NPHC).
Available until 01/17.
Proceeds support the National Public Health Coalition (NPHC).
Support Snuggles for Science Valentine's Edition for National Public Health Coalition
Let your friends and loved ones know they are statistically significant with this adorable Valentine's edition of Snuggles for Science. Your purchase helps pay for the supplies and services the Nation...
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January 11, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Make someone’s Valentine’s Day significant by showing your love for science and public health!
Available until 01/17.
Proceeds support the National Public Health Coalition (NPHC).
Available until 01/17.
Proceeds support the National Public Health Coalition (NPHC).
20 out of 25 CIO director positions at CDC are vacant and filled by actings (or eliminated), just in the past year via CDC Data Project www.cdcdataproject.org/leadership-c...
January 10, 2026 at 7:18 PM
20 out of 25 CIO director positions at CDC are vacant and filled by actings (or eliminated), just in the past year via CDC Data Project www.cdcdataproject.org/leadership-c...
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SCOOP: CDC vaccine experts were blindsided by RFKJr top deputy’s decision to unilaterally overhaul child schedule. Also, previously undisclosed CDC presentation refutes Trump admin narrative that US is outlier on vaccine policy. My story @Washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
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CDC staff ‘blindsided’ as child vaccine schedule unilaterally overhauled
The Trump administration took unprecedented steps to recommend fewer vaccines for children without extensive consultations with career scientists.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:50 AM
SCOOP: CDC vaccine experts were blindsided by RFKJr top deputy’s decision to unilaterally overhaul child schedule. Also, previously undisclosed CDC presentation refutes Trump admin narrative that US is outlier on vaccine policy. My story @Washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
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Replacing the US child vaccine schedule with Denmark’s schedule is negligence, writes @drdemetre.bsky.social
“When a jet engine fails at 30,000 feet, it’s not the manual writer who pays the price. It’s the passengers — in this case, America’s children.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
“When a jet engine fails at 30,000 feet, it’s not the manual writer who pays the price. It’s the passengers — in this case, America’s children.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The U.S. vaccine schedule is a jet engine. Denmark’s is a toy plane.
Replacing the U.S. vaccine schedule with one like Denmark’s would be negligence.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Replacing the US child vaccine schedule with Denmark’s schedule is negligence, writes @drdemetre.bsky.social
“When a jet engine fails at 30,000 feet, it’s not the manual writer who pays the price. It’s the passengers — in this case, America’s children.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
“When a jet engine fails at 30,000 feet, it’s not the manual writer who pays the price. It’s the passengers — in this case, America’s children.”
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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The death of any child is tragic. We always think it will not be my child, they are healthy. Severe influenza can be unpredictable & deadly. Getting vaccinated considerably reduces dz severity and deaths. Please make sure you are vaccinated & your children are too.
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Boy, 11, Dies After Severe Case of the Flu: ‘Jace Never Even Got to Open His Christmas Gifts’
Jace Watkins, 11, of Alabama died on Dec. 27 after being hospitalized due to complications from the flu.
people.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The death of any child is tragic. We always think it will not be my child, they are healthy. Severe influenza can be unpredictable & deadly. Getting vaccinated considerably reduces dz severity and deaths. Please make sure you are vaccinated & your children are too.
people.com/alabama-boy-...
people.com/alabama-boy-...
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Flu activity is very high and rising in many parts of the country, with levels similar to last year's big season. Be careful out there. caitlinrivers.substack.com/p/widespread...
December 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Flu activity is very high and rising in many parts of the country, with levels similar to last year's big season. Be careful out there. caitlinrivers.substack.com/p/widespread...
Appreciate UTD info re vaccines, treatment, and influenza data by CDC, but as I told @cnn.com today what is different from prior years- no Health Advisory Notice re a new subclade, HHS/CDC political leaders not leading by example getting flu vaccines publicly, no flu campaign like Wild to Mild.
Former CDC Chief Medical Officer criticizes Health Department’s handling of rising flu cases | CNN
Former CDC Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director, Dr. Debra Houry, talks to CNN about rising flu cases across the country, and the criticizes the lack of promotion for Americans to get their flu v...
www.cnn.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Appreciate UTD info re vaccines, treatment, and influenza data by CDC, but as I told @cnn.com today what is different from prior years- no Health Advisory Notice re a new subclade, HHS/CDC political leaders not leading by example getting flu vaccines publicly, no flu campaign like Wild to Mild.
Heartbreaking to see the continued dismantling of CDC and the impact this has on the staff still there
Sharing the follow-up piece written by one of our colleagues.
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Opinion | The CDC Shooting Isn't What Broke Me
Continuing to show up to work at an agency I no longer trust is devastating
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December 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Heartbreaking to see the continued dismantling of CDC and the impact this has on the staff still there
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Medical freedom isn’t free. How should policy makers evaluate vaccine policy proposals. My piece for stat.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/23/v...
www.statnews.com/2025/12/23/v...
4 questions to understand the costs of ‘medical freedom’
The choice that one person makes not to vaccinate has real costs — financial and otherwise — for their neighbors.
www.statnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Medical freedom isn’t free. How should policy makers evaluate vaccine policy proposals. My piece for stat.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/23/v...
www.statnews.com/2025/12/23/v...
4 questions to consider for vaccine policy and medical freedom in @statnews.com including what will be the impact on individuals and communities
4 questions to understand the costs of ‘medical freedom’
The choice that one person makes not to vaccinate has real costs — financial and otherwise — for their neighbors.
www.statnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
4 questions to consider for vaccine policy and medical freedom in @statnews.com including what will be the impact on individuals and communities
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Thank you Dr. Marrazzo for standing up for science #hero
Marrazzo said in a statement: “I was fired for calling this out, but I will not stay silent. This lawsuit is about protecting not just my right to expose abuse and fraud by our government, but those rights for all federal employees...”
December 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Thank you Dr. Marrazzo for standing up for science #hero
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STAT: Former NIH leader Jeanne Marrazzo sues administration over termination 🔥
@drjeannem.bsky.social
bit.ly/4al9Jfg @statnews.com
by @aniloza.bsky.social
@drjeannem.bsky.social
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by @aniloza.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
STAT: Former NIH leader Jeanne Marrazzo sues administration over termination 🔥
@drjeannem.bsky.social
bit.ly/4al9Jfg @statnews.com
by @aniloza.bsky.social
@drjeannem.bsky.social
bit.ly/4al9Jfg @statnews.com
by @aniloza.bsky.social
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Trump loses on public health leadership as states leave his 'flock of quacks' behind
States are employing experts with public health experience as Trump fills the leadership roles of the U.S. public health system. Dr. Debra Houry discusses with @maddow.bsky.social.
States are employing experts with public health experience as Trump fills the leadership roles of the U.S. public health system. Dr. Debra Houry discusses with @maddow.bsky.social.
Maddow: Trump loses on public health leadership as states leave his 'flock of quacks' behind
YouTube video by MS NOW
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December 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Trump loses on public health leadership as states leave his 'flock of quacks' behind
States are employing experts with public health experience as Trump fills the leadership roles of the U.S. public health system. Dr. Debra Houry discusses with @maddow.bsky.social.
States are employing experts with public health experience as Trump fills the leadership roles of the U.S. public health system. Dr. Debra Houry discusses with @maddow.bsky.social.
Spoke last night with @maddow.bsky.social about @capublichealth.bsky.social new initiatives in state and regional networks for innovative public health programs given the lack of federal scientific leadership
Maddow: Trump loses on public health leadership as states leave his 'flock of quacks' behind
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Spoke last night with @maddow.bsky.social about @capublichealth.bsky.social new initiatives in state and regional networks for innovative public health programs given the lack of federal scientific leadership
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After tragedies like those this weekend, particularly when the horror of gun violence hits so close to home:
First, we grieve. Then, turn to facts. Then, with understanding rather than anger or fear, we must act - with community and heart at the center. 💜
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
First, we grieve. Then, turn to facts. Then, with understanding rather than anger or fear, we must act - with community and heart at the center. 💜
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
First We Grieve
Then we must act.
www.theatlantic.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
After tragedies like those this weekend, particularly when the horror of gun violence hits so close to home:
First, we grieve. Then, turn to facts. Then, with understanding rather than anger or fear, we must act - with community and heart at the center. 💜
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
First, we grieve. Then, turn to facts. Then, with understanding rather than anger or fear, we must act - with community and heart at the center. 💜
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Current feds- OPM cancelled the 2025 FEVS so Partnership for Public Service created Public Service Viewpoint Survey to fill this critical gap and provide career federal employees with an opportunity to share their perspectives on workplace
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December 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Current feds- OPM cancelled the 2025 FEVS so Partnership for Public Service created Public Service Viewpoint Survey to fill this critical gap and provide career federal employees with an opportunity to share their perspectives on workplace
ourpublicservice.org/public-servi...
@altcdc.altgov.info
ourpublicservice.org/public-servi...
@altcdc.altgov.info
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My daughter spent hours in a bathroom this weekend as we waiting for the lockdown to be over.
A few lessons I learned along the way.
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A few lessons I learned along the way.
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What Parents Can Do When Their Child Is in an Active-Shooter Lockdown
This moment will come for too many of us.
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM
My daughter spent hours in a bathroom this weekend as we waiting for the lockdown to be over.
A few lessons I learned along the way.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
A few lessons I learned along the way.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Thank you @governor.ca.gov for the opportunity to elevate the important work of public health in California, across the region, and globally
Dr. Houry, a physician, public health exec, & former CDC Chief Medical Officer under the Trump admin, will serve as a Senior Advisor for PHNIX. Dr. Houry will engage existing public health alliances & organizations to develop a sustainable public health network across the local to global spectrum
December 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Thank you @governor.ca.gov for the opportunity to elevate the important work of public health in California, across the region, and globally
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Dr. Houry, a physician, public health exec, & former CDC Chief Medical Officer under the Trump admin, will serve as a Senior Advisor for PHNIX. Dr. Houry will engage existing public health alliances & organizations to develop a sustainable public health network across the local to global spectrum
December 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Dr. Houry, a physician, public health exec, & former CDC Chief Medical Officer under the Trump admin, will serve as a Senior Advisor for PHNIX. Dr. Houry will engage existing public health alliances & organizations to develop a sustainable public health network across the local to global spectrum