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Sarah Despres

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
In March, a federal judge halted changes to the childhood immunization schedule and the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices. In today's episode, immunization policy expert @sarahd1.bsky.social outlines what could happen next. 🔗 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/1032-a-judge...
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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
A federal judge has halted changes from HHS to the childhood immunization schedule and ACIP. Vaccine policy expert @sarahd1.bsky.social covers the impact of this decision and what comes next. 🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/1032-a-judge...
Promo graphic for episode 1032 of Public Health On Call titled A Judge Rules on Vaccines. Additional text reads: A federal judge has halted changes to the childhood immunization schedule and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
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Greg Folkers @gregfolkers.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
JAMA: The 4 Pillars of Childhood Vaccine Policy—1 Year Later by Joshua Sharfstein and Sarah Despres @drjoshs.bsky.social @sarahd1.bsky.social bit.ly/4rt1vq4
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Julia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Excellent piece by @sarahd1.bsky.social on costs of “medical freedom” “No state has ever completely eliminated vaccine requirements… Policymakers… can look to research that has shown that areas with greater numbers of exemptions to vaccine requirements do see more disease.”
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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.
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Greg Folkers @gregfolkers.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
CIDRAP -- COMMENTARY: When confusion replaces clarity about vaccines, children pay the price by Michael T. Osterholm and Sarah Despres @cidrap.bsky.social @mtosterholm.bsky.social @sarahd1.bsky.social ▶️ bit.ly/3NuVcUR
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Sarah Despres @sarahd1.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Medical freedom isn’t free. How should policy makers evaluate vaccine policy proposals. My piece for stat. www.statnews.com/2025/12/23/v...
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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.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
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Joshua Sharfstein @drjoshs.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Just received an advance copy of our new book *Information Sick*— Coming in October. As timely as ever.
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Patti Zettler @pzettler.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Check out the latest from me, Steve Cha, @sarahd1.bsky.social & @cspinet.org's @drpeterlurie.bsky.social. Whatever one thinks of the merits of FDA's decision, the process by which decisions (and policies) are made matters. And the process here spells trouble for public health and innovation.
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JAMA @jama.com · 09/06/2025
Viewpoint: Recent federal actions against @harvard.edu highlight vulnerabilities in US immigration policy that threaten the medical training pipeline and patient care. ja.ma/445JXYF
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Sarah Despres @sarahd1.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Looking to stay up to date on changes in vaccine policy? We have you covered! www.cspinet.org/cspi-news/st...
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The Straight Shot: Federal vaccine updates - May 14, 2025
A regular update on emerging federal vaccine issues. On May 14, 2025, this list—drawn from news reports and other information—ranks the most significant changes to vaccination policy, with brief comme...
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Sarah Despres @sarahd1.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Where is @northeasternu.bsky.social ?
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Sarah Despres @sarahd1.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Important reporting on the measles outbreak in Texas. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Amid West Texas measles outbreak, vaccine resistance hardens
A child has died in an outbreak that has grown to 146 cases.
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Sarah Despres @sarahd1.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
www.inquirer.com/health/measl...
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Sarah Despres @sarahd1.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
More measles. www.chfs.ky.gov/News/Documen...
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Sarah Despres @sarahd1.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
First measles death in the TX outbreak. And this death was preventable. apnews.com/article/meas...
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First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that's infected more than 120 people
A person who was hospitalized has died from measles in West Texas. It's the first since the outbreak began late last month.
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Sarah Despres @sarahd1.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
By postpomong this meeting, HHS is indefinitely delaying the public discussion of important data on the safety and effectiveness of several vaccines, which is the opposite of transparency. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Vaccine safety panel long criticized by RFK Jr. told to postpone meeting
Health and Human Services officials said the postponement was to accommodate public comment ahead of the meeting but experts decried the delay.
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Sarah Despres @sarahd1.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
What do the recent round of staffing cuts at FDA mean for food safety? This podcast explains. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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What slashing federal agency budgets could mean for food safety
Podcast Episode · Marketplace Morning Report · 02/20/2025 · 8m
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Sarah Despres @sarahd1.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
The head of medical device safety at FDA was terminated this weekend. www.statnews.com/2025/02/18/f...
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FDA’s head of device safety among employees terminated in 'challenging' weekend
The cuts hit the FDA's medical device center particularly hard, including reviewers and experts on AI-enabled medical technology.
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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
"This account of how the Trump administration’s firings played out over the weekend, sowing pain and chaos, is based on interviews and messages with more than 275 federal workers, as well as dozens of government records and communications." www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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Trump administration fires thousands for ‘performance’ without evidence, in messy rush
Many probationary employees targeted in latest Trump cuts across agencies had excellent ratings; legal challenges are expected.
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Sarah Despres @sarahd1.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Wanna know something scary? Measles can erase your immune system. Time to read up on immune amnesia. asm.org/articles/201...
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Measles and Immune Amnesia | ASM.org
Measles is much more serious than a rash and fever: it also causes immune amnesia and leaves patients especially vulnerable to secondary infection.
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Sarah Despres @sarahd1.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
@drjoshs.bsky.social and I have put together an explainer of the pillars of vaccine policy, which is out today. Nice timing! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Recognizing and Strengthening the 4 Pillars of US Childhood Vaccine Policy
This JAMA Forum discusses Trump administration nominations for the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, their po...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
CNN: “.. in Gaines County, .. nearly 1 in 5 incoming kindergartners in the 2023-24 school year did not get the vaccine. The 18% vaccine exemption rate for the county is one of the highest in the state ..” www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/h...
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Sarah Despres @sarahd1.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
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