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Nicole E. Basta @nicolebasta.bsky.social · 20d

Serving on the Vaccine Integrity Project Scientific Team @cidrap.bsky.social alongside so many epidemiology/medicine/public health colleagues is an honor and a daily reminder of the commitment that so many of us have made to shining a light on the rigorous evidence we all need to protect our health.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 21d

A growing contingent of doctors say they are wary of federal health guidance under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—and they are forming a parallel public-health universe.

The Doctors Building a Public-Health Universe Outside the Government

A growing contingent of physicians and policymakers are breaking away from federal health guidance under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 21d

A growing contingent of doctors say they are wary of federal health guidance under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—and they are forming a parallel public-health universe.

The Doctors Building a Public-Health Universe Outside the Government

A growing contingent of physicians and policymakers are breaking away from federal health guidance under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

on.wsj.com

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Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA/ELCV) @clsa-elcv.bsky.social · 27d

CLSAFindings💡: Characterizing influenza vaccine coverage and factors associated with missed vaccination among adults from 2018 to 2021: an analysis of the CLSA follow-up 2

Cc: @nicolebasta.bsky.social, @mcgill.ca, @cwolfs1.bsky.social, @uncchapelhill.bsky.social

🔗: ow.ly/iNYm50WYliQ

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Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health @pandemiccenter.bsky.social · Aug 15

Our newest issue of the #TrackingReport was posted yesterday, you can read it here for updates on #measles, #mpox, and more!

Not subscribed yet? Hit the link at the top to get the next issue in your inbox.

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Nicole E. Basta @nicolebasta.bsky.social · Aug 16

Now, more than ever, public health requires leaders at the very highest levels doing more than just tearing things down.

It requires leaders who value people and communities & who can point to how their efforts and leadership have improved people’s lives.

What is public health for, if not that?

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Nicole E. Basta @nicolebasta.bsky.social · Aug 16

Building a brighter future and creating change is hard.

Public health has been doing that hard work for centuries-with lots more to do.

That hard work only has gotten harder, more complex, more challenging.

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Nicole E. Basta @nicolebasta.bsky.social · Aug 16

Attacking, scapegoating, sowing anger, and fabricating mistrust against public health is easy.

Anyone can do it.

Some of those appointed to lead have spent their whole careers doing only that.

But it takes more than repeating a long list of complaints to lead.

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Nicole E. Basta @nicolebasta.bsky.social · Aug 16

Public health practitioners and researchers care about:

🧒People
🤝Communities
🩻 Physical Health
🧠 Mental Health
🌱 Well Being
💟 Equity
…and so much more

Those working in public health have dedicated their lives to service, so that everyone, everywhere can thrive.

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Rachel Widome @rwidome.bsky.social · Aug 15

"A week ago, on Aug. 8, a gunman attacked the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, firing nearly 500 rounds, breaking about 150 windows, and killing a police officer." - @colincarlson.bsky.social and @publichealthguy1.bsky.social

Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · Aug 15

This point isnt being made enough. Last week’s attack on the #CDC could have been a slaughter.
www.statnews.com/2025/08/15/c...

The CDC shooting was public health’s Jan. 6

“In RFK Jr.’s America, it will never be safe to practice public health or medicine," write an epidemiologist and a former CDC staffer.

www.statnews.com

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · Aug 15

This point isnt being made enough. Last week’s attack on the #CDC could have been a slaughter.
www.statnews.com/2025/08/15/c...

The CDC shooting was public health’s Jan. 6

“In RFK Jr.’s America, it will never be safe to practice public health or medicine," write an epidemiologist and a former CDC staffer.

www.statnews.com

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Aug 6

Even if Congress continues to fund the National Institutes of Health at current levels, the Trump administration “is setting them up to fail,” a former official told Katherine J. Wu:

How Many Times Can Science Funding Be Canceled?

Whether or not Congress cuts NIH’s budget, the Trump administration has devastated its ability to operate.

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Nicole E. Basta @nicolebasta.bsky.social · Jun 14

I haven't been very active on here, but would love to connect with colleagues new and old from #epitwitter #episky & beyond. Please come find me on linkedin! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

The last month of my sabbatical from McGill University is off to an inspiring start-and inspiration is something all of us working in public health, vaccinology, and infectious disease prevention… | N...

The last month of my sabbatical from McGill University is off to an inspiring start-and inspiration is something all of us working in public health, vaccinology, and infectious disease prevention coul...

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Jeff Leek @jtleek.bsky.social · Jun 4

These are not just grants. This is thousands of people who devoted their lives and careers - taking pay cuts, working long hours, living with uncertainty - all for the chance to try to make people's lives a bit better for you and your loved ones. This breaks my heart.

Joshua Tucker @jatucker.bsky.social · Jun 4

Cutting NIH or NSF funding sounds abstract. Seeing what research is actually being cut makes it real. Kudos to @nytimes.com for this piece:

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump

Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

www.nytimes.com

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Eli Perencevich @eliowa.bsky.social · May 30

New: Evaluating the Test-Negative Design for COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Using Randomized Trial Data #idsky #medsky #openaccess jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Test-Negative Design for COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness From Randomized Trial Data

This secondary cross-protocol analysis assesses 5 phase 3 COVID-19 Prevention Network randomized clinical trials as test-negative design studies to evaluate how various sampling methods, symptom defin...

jamanetwork.com

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UK Clinical Vaccine Network Conference @ukcvn.bsky.social · May 28

🚨 2 WEEKS TO GO!

#UKCVN2025 kicks off soon – the UK’s only adult vaccine research conference! 🌍

Hear from top experts like ‪Professor Nicole Basta, Dr Conall Watson & many more 🌟

📍 Cutler's Hall, Sheffield & online
🗓️ 11th–12th June

Register now before it's too late 👉 ow.ly/8i2p50VOwF3

Registration

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Nicole E. Basta @nicolebasta.bsky.social · May 22

Great insight from Kathryn Edwards in @statnews.com

The FDA is circumventing key roles and procedures for licensure and use of Covid vaccines

www.statnews.com/2025/05/22/f...

The FDA is circumventing key roles and procedures for licensure and use of Covid vaccines

The FDA’s recent activities regarding Covid-19 vaccines stray far from the well-established standards of vaccine regulatory processes.

www.statnews.com

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Nicole E. Basta @nicolebasta.bsky.social · May 22

NEJM @nejm.org should issue a correction based on this evidence…if they want to uphold the gold standard of evidence-based scientific publishing

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Nicole E. Basta @nicolebasta.bsky.social · May 22

Great post @sabivm.bsky.social! I also posted some citations for Canada and Europe showing just how wrong that NEJM editorial was about other countries’ COVID vaccine approvals bsky.app/profile/nico...

Nicole E. Basta @nicolebasta.bsky.social · May 22

The US will be an outlier if they take away the choice to get the COVID19 vaccine from any Americans.

COVID19 vaccines ARE authorized for use among all individuals 6 months & older in Europe, Canada and elsewhere.

Seems this point was left out of the NEJM editorial entirely.

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UK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social · May 22

📢 Data we've published today shows the positive impact of the #Flu vaccine last winter.

The figures are encouraging, but many more could have been protected if more eligible people took up the free flu vaccine.

www.gov.uk/government/n...

Between 96,000 and 120,200 hospital admissions were avoided in England last winter due to the flu vaccine

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Nicole E. Basta @nicolebasta.bsky.social · May 22

US COVID19 vaccine authorizations are currently in line with the authorizations in Canada, as well:

Health Canada (FDA-equivalent for Canada): COVID19 vaccines are authorized for individuals aged 6 months and older covid-vaccine.canada.ca/spikevax-xbb...

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Nicole E. Basta @nicolebasta.bsky.social · May 22

US COVID19 vaccine authorizations for all ages are currently in line with the authorizations in Europe:

European Medicines Agency (FDA-equivalent for Europe): COVID19 vaccines are authorized from 6 months on www.ema.europa.eu/en/human-reg...

EMA listing of age groups authorized for COVID19 vaccines showing 6 months and older

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Nicole E. Basta @nicolebasta.bsky.social · May 22

The US will be an outlier if they take away the choice to get the COVID19 vaccine from any Americans.

COVID19 vaccines ARE authorized for use among all individuals 6 months & older in Europe, Canada and elsewhere.

Seems this point was left out of the NEJM editorial entirely.

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Nicole E. Basta @nicolebasta.bsky.social · May 22

Great reporting on FDA's plans to strip Americans of the choice to reduce their risk of #COVID19 by restricting vaccine approvals.

If you want to reduce your risk, getting vaccinated is still the safest option. @katherinejwu.com @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

COVID Shots for Kids Are Over

The FDA’s new approach to boosters could mean that kids will no longer be able to get vaccinated against the disease to begin with.

www.theatlantic.com

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Nicole E. Basta @nicolebasta.bsky.social · May 21

Looking forward to speaking at the UK Clinical Vaccine Network Conference @ukcvn.bsky.social #UKCVN2025 in June! Stop by and say hello if you'll be there #episky.

UK Clinical Vaccine Network Conference @ukcvn.bsky.social · May 20

🔈 Our first GLOBAL SPEAKER for #UKCVN2025!

Professor Nicole Basta (McGill University, Canada) is a leading voice in infectious disease prevention and vaccinology 💡

Don’t miss her talk on using trials & epidemiology to guide vaccine policy! 🌍

Register now 👉 ow.ly/nZxY50VVpAR

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NPR @npr.org · May 21

Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago

Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.

www.npr.org

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