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Shelley @smackbrl.bsky.social · 1d

Done! ✅
C'mon, Ohio! Speak up!

Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 5d

Tell Jon Husted what you think about his track record on health and healthcare in #Ohio. Letters will be printed on note cards and hand delivered to his office on October 15th.

Write a Letter to Senator Jon Husted to Defend Public Health in Ohio

On October 15th the Ohio chapter of Defend Public Health will convene in Columbus to deliver as many cards from constituents as possible to Senator Jon Husted to "thank" him for threatening the health...

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 4d

This is a great thread untangling some of the questions around kids' Covid vaccines right now

Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 4d

Anticipating changes to the 25/26 Covid-19 vaccine regulations @sefyfe.bsky.social & I updated our previous analysis of off-label pediatric Covid-19 vaccination. It is out now in @jamapediatrics.com & accessible here.

Many things happened since we submitted this! I'll touch on a few of them 🧵

Reconsidering Off-Label Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination

This Viewpoint discusses current factors to consider when recommending off-label pediatric COVID-19 vaccination.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 1d

Are you in Ohio? Know someone who is? Step up. Let Senator Jon Husted hear from you!

Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 5d

Tell Jon Husted what you think about his track record on health and healthcare in #Ohio. Letters will be printed on note cards and hand delivered to his office on October 15th.

Write a Letter to Senator Jon Husted to Defend Public Health in Ohio

On October 15th the Ohio chapter of Defend Public Health will convene in Columbus to deliver as many cards from constituents as possible to Senator Jon Husted to "thank" him for threatening the health...

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 1d

"In North Carolina and other states, low-income families who normally get no-cost Covid-19 vaccines for their kids have been told those shots aren’t available because states have been unable to order Covid-19 vaccines through the VFC program."

www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/h...

Low-income families are still waiting on Covid-19 vaccines for kids, but states say they’re coming | CNN

Many low-income families who normally get no-cost Covid-19 vaccines for their kids through the Vaccines for Children program have been told those shots aren’t available because states have been unable...

www.cnn.com

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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 1d

“A study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29%, their risk of hospitalizations by 39% & their risk of death by 64%”

Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors

Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 1d

Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity

"The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says."

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 2d

"Patients will still be able to receive and donate organs, but many internal oversight functions will stop while the government remains closed"

Adriel Bettelheim @abettel.bsky.social · 2d

Organ transplant network disrupted by government shutdown. www.axios.com/newsletters/...

Axios Vitals - 1 big thing: Exclusive — Transplant network stalled by shutdown

www.axios.com

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Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 5d

Tell Jon Husted what you think about his track record on health and healthcare in #Ohio. Letters will be printed on note cards and hand delivered to his office on October 15th.

Write a Letter to Senator Jon Husted to Defend Public Health in Ohio

On October 15th the Ohio chapter of Defend Public Health will convene in Columbus to deliver as many cards from constituents as possible to Senator Jon Husted to "thank" him for threatening the health...

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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 2d

Amid concerns that HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is undermining trust in vaccines and public health science, some states are changing how they regulate insurance companies, prescribers, and pharmacists. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Wary of RFK Jr., Colorado Started Revamping Its Vaccine Policies in the Spring - KFF Health News

Amid concerns that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is undermining trust in vaccines and public health science, some states are seeking new sources of scientific consensus and...

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Judy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 2d

RFK Jr's "Whopper of the Week" is about babies and #Hepatitis and ACIP's plan to disallow the HepB vaccine. www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop... Thanks, @defendpublichealth.bsky.social for debunking all their lies!

Whopper of the Week: RFK Jr. is Dead Wrong Babies Won't Get Hepatitis B | Defend Public Health

RFK Jr does not want the CDC to recommend newborns be vaccinated against the Hepatitis B virus (HBV). HBV infection early in life, especially as a baby, puts a person at a high risk of developing a ch...

www.defendpublichealth.org

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

In the country's richest city, more than 140,000 kids don't have stable or permanent housing.

"Every Child and Family Is Known" — a small pilot program that pairs school staff with students and families in shelters — has shown real promise. I will double its funding and scope.

Mamdani education plan would focus on helping NYC homeless students

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner in the New York City mayoral race, said Wednesday he wants to double the size of a program for homeless students at public schools in a plan shared exclu…

www.nydailynews.com

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Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 2d

One thing I really love about co-authoring is the ability to think together, but also to think apart and have someone else demand accountability in the writing you are doing together.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 2d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 2d

Wish Johnson cared enough about pregnant people to worry about the hospitals that will turn them away for fear they’ll be prosecuted for performing basic medical procedures.

www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

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Kellie Copeland @kellcope.bsky.social · 2d

The Ohio Legislature is trying to bypass the Ohio Reproductive Freedom Amendment by limiting access to safe mediations for abortion. Thank you to the many experts testifying against this politically motivated nonsense today. You can watch them live or later at www.ohiochannel.org/live/ohio-ho...

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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 2d

Sharing again for Ohio folks as we will be printing these Husted "thank you" cards early next week for Columbus delivery. I know many folks here have thoughts about his votes re PH & healthcare. Please take 60 seconds to write so we can share them with his staffers, and please share w/ Ohio friends!

Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 5d

Tell Jon Husted what you think about his track record on health and healthcare in #Ohio. Letters will be printed on note cards and hand delivered to his office on October 15th.

Write a Letter to Senator Jon Husted to Defend Public Health in Ohio

On October 15th the Ohio chapter of Defend Public Health will convene in Columbus to deliver as many cards from constituents as possible to Senator Jon Husted to "thank" him for threatening the health...

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APHA @apha.org · 3d

Join APHA & our partners on Nov. 5 @ 2:30-4 p.m. ET on the National Mall to Rally for the Public’s Health. Be inspired & energized by powerful stories, bold ideas & calls to action as we highlight urgent public health priorities. More info: www.APHA.org/Rally #SpeakForHealth

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Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 3d

Seems like we need *more* people willing to say “no” in the face of “but everyone else is doing it!” in positions of leadership, not less.

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Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 3d

There's a full moon over Ohio tonight. Let's manifest some letters to our Senator talking about health & healthcare.

Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 5d

Hello Ohio!

A few ways you can support public health & healthcare in Ohio right now with @defendpublichealth.bsky.social.

1. Help submit letters to Sen. Husted to tell him how he is hurting healthcare by filling out the form below.

2. Come to Columbus on October 15th to hand deliver letters

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Lynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 3d

In Ohio we're launching 3 days of 📞 ✉︎ bc we DON'T WANT National Guard in our streets! We remember Kent State. We have Guard members in our families. We need anti-poverty measures, not militarization.

Take 2 simple actions for 3 days: www.ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2025/10... 🙏 ❤️💪 #OhioIsHome

Just Say No! To the National Guard in Ohio Communities — Ohio Immigrant Alliance

Rep. Max Miller has called for the deployment of the National Guard to Cleveland. Vice President J.D. Vance has criticized Cincinnati, and spread lies about Springfield. Ohioans are tired of politicia...

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HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 3d

Informed consent is already the standard for vaccination, @tom.medsky.social pointed out.

The biggest problem for his patients has been misinformation from all of this -- “to the point that almost nobody wants them,” he said.

This fall, he has given out 325 flu shots and only 16 Covid shots.

CDC backs updated Covid vaccines as access issues persist: ‘We still don’t have doses in hand’

Delays in recommending the shots and misinformation have created obstacles for vaccine access

www.theguardian.com

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Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 3d

"We are missing a really crucial window to vaccinate kids. We have been giving flu vaccines for a couple of weeks...It’s a huge lost opportunity. I don’t know if we’ll get those families to come back" said a pediatrician quoted in this piece on Covid-19 vaccines.

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 3d

The CDC now officially recommends the updated Covid vaccines. Yet the delays, and the announcement itself, compound misinformation and persistent access issues. My latest:
theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

CDC backs updated Covid vaccines as access issues persist: ‘We still don’t have doses in hand’

Delays in recommending the shots and misinformation have created obstacles for vaccine access

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 3d

I understand that they gave somebody 150 million to be the new boss of CBS. I just want to say, if these people are ever looking to do more novel things with their money, for 150 million dollars I will write an album every day for a year. I'll do it, too. try me

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Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 3d

The Public Philosophy Network published guides to various forms of public philosophy, including one on Clinical Ethics Consultation.

Check it out! www.publicphilosophynetwork.net/guides

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 4d

The clinical ethicist brings bioethics to the medical care context. That model could be employed in other domains for other kinds of philosophy. Here's how a pair of philosophers are developing it for work on environmental justice...

Expanding the Range of Professional Philosophical Opportunities via Environmental Ethics - Daily Nous

"One of the most visible and impactful ways that philosophers demonstrate their practical value," says Matthew Kisner, professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina, is by having ethicis...

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Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 4d

While I was posting earlier CDC *did* sign off on ACIP recommendations. Effectively the CDC is endorsing off-label use of FDA-approved Covid-19 vaccines for those outside FDA eligibility criteria who choose vaccination following "individual-based decision-making."

(Plus they say some other stuff.)

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 4d

The acting director of the CDC signed recommendations for Covid vaccines -- and this press release is really something www.hhs.gov/press-room/c...

www.hhs.gov

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