Justin Gero
@justingero.com
Public health communications professional writing about health, politics, and media: https://contagion.ghost.io/
"Dangerous and unnecessary"
"Health policy malpractice"
"Reckless"
Health leaders, including professional medical associations, patient advocacy groups, and pediatric healthcare providers, are reacting to the CDC's new vaccine schedule. The tldr? They hate it.
contagion.ghost.io/dangerous-an...
"Health policy malpractice"
"Reckless"
Health leaders, including professional medical associations, patient advocacy groups, and pediatric healthcare providers, are reacting to the CDC's new vaccine schedule. The tldr? They hate it.
contagion.ghost.io/dangerous-an...
“Dangerous and Unnecessary;” How Health Leaders Are Reacting to CDC’s New Vaccine Schedule
RFK Jr. abruptly changed the number of recommended vaccines for children from 17 to 11, which health experts have called "dangerous and unnecessary."
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January 12, 2026 at 2:49 PM
"Dangerous and unnecessary"
"Health policy malpractice"
"Reckless"
Health leaders, including professional medical associations, patient advocacy groups, and pediatric healthcare providers, are reacting to the CDC's new vaccine schedule. The tldr? They hate it.
contagion.ghost.io/dangerous-an...
"Health policy malpractice"
"Reckless"
Health leaders, including professional medical associations, patient advocacy groups, and pediatric healthcare providers, are reacting to the CDC's new vaccine schedule. The tldr? They hate it.
contagion.ghost.io/dangerous-an...
Vaccines are victims of their own success. In countries like the U.S. where we've had access to vaccines for decades, it's like we've lost our collective memory of the horrors of infectious disease.
I'm a firm believer that better public health literacy must include public health history.
I'm a firm believer that better public health literacy must include public health history.
The first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine is delivered to newborns for maximum protection. The U.S. has taken the vaccine off its list of recommended vaccines while other countries are racing to try to secure the lifesaving vaccine.
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RFK Jr. cast doubt on a key vaccine. This country can't wait to get it
The U.S. is cutting the Hepatitis B vaccine from its recommended list. But here's a place where the medical establishment — and a rapper — are eager to obtain it.
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January 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Vaccines are victims of their own success. In countries like the U.S. where we've had access to vaccines for decades, it's like we've lost our collective memory of the horrors of infectious disease.
I'm a firm believer that better public health literacy must include public health history.
I'm a firm believer that better public health literacy must include public health history.
I created a public health starter pack full of trusted experts, journalists, and institutions covering health and policy in the U.S.
Let me know who I missed so I can add them!
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Let me know who I missed so I can add them!
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January 11, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I created a public health starter pack full of trusted experts, journalists, and institutions covering health and policy in the U.S.
Let me know who I missed so I can add them!
go.bsky.app/32MFzS3
Let me know who I missed so I can add them!
go.bsky.app/32MFzS3
I started a newsletter to cover public health, politics, and media.
Not much to see at the moment, but I have a lot of content in the works. Please follow and let me know what you think!
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Not much to see at the moment, but I have a lot of content in the works. Please follow and let me know what you think!
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Contagion
A publication covering the intersection of public health, media, and politics
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January 10, 2026 at 8:32 PM
I started a newsletter to cover public health, politics, and media.
Not much to see at the moment, but I have a lot of content in the works. Please follow and let me know what you think!
contagion.ghost.io
Not much to see at the moment, but I have a lot of content in the works. Please follow and let me know what you think!
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Six ways to send a message to your representatives
Let politicians know what you want.
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February 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Concerned about healthcare funding and programs for people with disabilities?
➡️ Here are 6 ways to send a message to your elected representatives. From @theverge.com
www.theverge.com/how-to/60620...
➡️ Here are 6 ways to send a message to your elected representatives. From @theverge.com
www.theverge.com/how-to/60620...