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Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · 5h

Congratulations!!!!!

Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · Aug 22

I'm excited to say that The Politics and Health Lab @busph.bsky.social which I co-direct with @mattmotta.bsky.social, will be hosing a Public Health Conversation this Fall about vaccine hesitancy!

You can register to attend the zoom webinar below!

publichealthconversation.org/conversation...

Vaccine Hesitancy: Past, Present, and Future. - Public Health Conversations

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Jul 30

Happy 60th birthday to Medicare and Medicaid! Hang in there, I hear 60 is the new 40

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Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · Jun 6

We hope that our research spurs public health communication to improve knowledge of these new immunizations in pregnant individuals

We also point to the need to demonstrate to pregnant women that these shots are safe, effective, and important to increase uptake

Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · Jun 6

Our analysis shows that intention to immunize was higher among pregnant individuals who were previously aware of RSV immunization options and who viewed RSV immunizations as safe, effective and important

Reasons for hesitancy included concerns about side effects and the immunizations being too new

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Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · Jun 6

Working alongside @wisewoman75.bsky.social and @akregan.bsky.social, we show that a significant share of pregnant individuals did not intend to vaccinate themselves with the RSVpreF vaccine or give their babies nirsevimab, putting their infants at risk of RSV

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Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · Jun 6

I'm excited to say that my latest paper - focused on immunization to prevent infant RSV - has been published! You can access the paper at the link below and learn more about it in this thread!

journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltex...

Intention to Use RSVpreF Vaccine or Nirsevimab to Prevent... : The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

b (a monoclonal antibody for infants)—intended uptake of these products is unclear. Our objective was to evaluate intended uptake of each product and their correlates among pregnant individuals. Meth...

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Jun 3

Great upcoming (and all too timely, given current events) panel on Medicaid with authors from @jhppl.bsky.social special issue

Eric Patashnik @ericpatashnik.bsky.social · Jun 3

#Medicaid covers about one in five people nationwide. Join @RWJF and @JHPPL on June 12 @ 3 p.m. ET as we discuss the program’s legacy and future. Speakers include @povertyscholar.bsky.social Andrea Campbell, David Adler and me. Register: bit.ly/4dsIsXR

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Medicaid at 60: Examining the Program's Past, Present, and Future. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicaid into law on July 30, 1965. Sixty years later, the program covers about one in five people in the United States. Medicaid’s 60th anniversary is an opportunit...

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · Apr 28

New SVPP data shows that anti-vaccine policymaking spiked following COVID-19, primarily due to the actions of GOP lawmakers.

New state vaccine policy data (available for download!) & press release from @thcallaghan.bsky.social and I.

medium.com/@mmotta_8662...

New SVPP Data & Preprint: Anti-Vaccine Legislating Spiked Following the COVID-19 Pandemic

Big news from our team here at the State Vaccine Policy Project.

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · Apr 26

Big news from SVPP at @busph.bsky.social !

Our new working paper (w/public data!) shows that anti-vaccine state policymaking nearly doubled following COVID-19. Republican state lawmakers are overwhelmingly responsible for this trend.

With: @thcallaghan.bsky.social

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Jenn Kauffman @jennaudrey.bsky.social · Apr 9

It’s BU Giving Day - join me in supporting the Politics and Health Lab at @busph.bsky.social!

@thcallaghan.bsky.social and @mattmotta.bsky.social are using cutting edge social sciences to monitor and counter the growing politicization of health & medicine. More info: sites.bu.edu/healthpoliti...

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Feb 26

Medicaid at 60 special issue from JHPPL is out, ungated. All-star lineup includes: @povertyscholar.bsky.social @pamherd.bsky.social @laurawherryr.bsky.social @joefigs.bsky.social @charleywillison.bsky.social @ericpatashnik.bsky.social & more

read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/issue/...

Volume 50 Issue 2 | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · Feb 11

New at Public Health:

1 in 5 people *think* they're well-informed about Long COVID, but struggle to answer basic qs about it. "Meta-ignorance" in turn motivates vax. hesitancy.

w/ @thcallaghan.bsky.social @jencornacc.bsky.social & RIDOH + Policy Lab team!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Identifying and mitigating the public health consequences of meta-ignorance about "Long COVID" risks

While past work studies public concern about "Long COVID," fewer have asked what the public knows and/or purports to know about Long COVID. This is an…

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Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · Feb 10

Check out this wonderful story from @busph.bsky.social about the new Politics and Health Lab that I'm launching with @mattmotta.bsky.social!!!

www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...

New Politics and Health Lab Aims to Depolarize Public Health

Led by Matt Motta and Tim Callaghan, the lab aims to thwart the rapidly increasing politicization of public health by developing evidence-based data and tailored communication strategies to bolster su...

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David Lazer @davidlazer.bsky.social · Feb 5

Just posted my evaluation of what happened in the 2024 election, based on CHIP50 data. The TLDR is that the 2020 to 2024 shift was mostly a backlash of younger individuals against what had been a pretty lousy 4 years for them.
www.chip50.org/blog/the-gen...

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The generational politics of the 2020s: Young voters rule

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Andrew Stokes @astokespop.bsky.social · Feb 3

New study with @wrigleyfield.bsky.social & colleagues finds that excess deaths among young U.S. adults have surged since 2011, accelerating during the pandemic and remaining high in 2023. Our research shows that this crisis extends far beyond drug overdoses. 🧵 (1/6)

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Mortality Trends Among Early Adults in the United States, 1999-2023

This cross-sectional study examines trends in mortality rates among adults aged 25 to 44 years across the pre–COVID-19 pandemic, pandemic, and postpandemic periods.

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Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · Jan 30

💉Sharing our new paper in the Journal of Adolescent Health, led by Brianna Agnew and Annette Regan presenting a systematic scoping review of adolescent COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy! We show the need for more research that includes adolescents own perspectives. 💉

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Global Systematic Scoping Review of Adolescent Factors Associated With COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

Although COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for adolescents aged 12–17 years, they remain one of the least commonly vaccinated age groups. Therefore,…

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Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · Jan 27

I'm excited to announce the launch of The Politics and Health Lab at Boston University, co-directed by @mattmotta.bsky.social and myself!

Our lab will highlight research on the growing politicization of health and strategies to overcome it

@busph.bsky.social

sites.bu.edu/healthpoliti...

The Politics & Health Lab

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · Jan 18

Biden's claim that he would've won in Nov. isn't backed up by most polling data.

It also ignores the tremendous impact Harris' campaign had on fundraising for Dems down-ballot, which we document in a naturally-occurring experiment conducted before/after Biden dropped out.

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Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · Jan 9

It’s been so much fun to join some of @busph.bsky.social’s best students for the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum!

Students have gotten to learn from the state’s most important health policy officials and visit some of the key centers of health policy making for the state. What a wonderful event!

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · Jan 7

NEW from @thcallaghan.bsky.social, K. Goidel, M. Stein, and I at HEPL.

Concerns about supply shortages have no influence on public support for physicians' ability to prescribe ozempic off-label. But, concerns about potential health risks do.

More here! 👇

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The prevalence and consequences of support for off-label Ozempic prescriptions | Health Economics, Policy and Law | Cambridge Core

The prevalence and consequences of support for off-label Ozempic prescriptions

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Tim Callaghan @thcallaghan.bsky.social · Jan 7

Have you ever wondered what the public thinks about weight loss medications like Ozempic?

I'm excited to say that my new paper with @mattmotta.bsky.social and colleagues tackles this question, examining public concerns about safety and supply shortages. Check it out here 👇!
doi.org/10.1017/S174...

The prevalence and consequences of support for off-label Ozempic prescriptions | Health Economics, Policy and Law | Cambridge Core

The prevalence and consequences of support for off-label Ozempic prescriptions

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · Dec 26

New AVMA guidance highlights the dangers of feeding cats raw food. Unfortunately, we find that public H5N1 concern is low, which may impede our public health response.

@stecula.bsky.social @thcallaghan.bsky.social @klunztrujillo.bsky.social @ophiryotam.bsky.social @drorwalter.bsky.social

Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · Aug 12

NEW (Pre-Reg!) WP. Few Americans are concerned about H5N1, or recognize dangers of raw milk (43%!), which in turn motivates opp. to policies to mitigate avian flu.

@stecula.bsky.social @timcallaghan.bsky.social @klunztrujillo.bsky.social @ophiryotam.bsky.social

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Matt Motta @mattmotta.bsky.social · Dec 18

New at Vaccine from our team (led by Ali Moghtaderi).

Declining school vax rates; especially in states that allow for non-med exemptions. States that *removed* exemptions experienced an increase.

With: @thcallaghan.bsky.social @aportnoy.bsky.social

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Evidence on trends in uptake of childhood vaccines and association with COVID-19 vaccination rates

Childhood vaccination rates have declined in recent years; there is also concern that resistance to COVID-19 vaccines could spill over to childhood va…

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Jon Oberlander @oberlanderunc.bsky.social · Dec 5

In Covid’s wake, CDC proposed reforms that aim to enhance its performance during the next pandemic. But would they work? Check out Ann Keller’s new ungated JHPPL article #healthpolicy #publichealth:
read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

Embracing Controversy: A Second Look at CDC Reform Efforts in the Wake of COVID-19 | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

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