New in @healthaffairs.bsky.social with @Jason Kindrachuk: Africa’s mpox outbreak demands urgent attention. 5,200+ cases in Sierra Leone alone. 220K vaccine doses ready but not deployed. Outbreaks anywhere threaten us everywhere. #mpox #outbreaks #healthaffairs www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

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New @time.com article: Why HHS is Wrong to Bring Back the Stigmatizing Name Monkeypox.

The U.S. has the tools—and the mandate—to lead on pandemic preparedness. But right now, OPPR is sitting empty. Thanks to @thinkglobalhealth.org for helping me tell this story. www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/whit... #HealthSecurity #PublicHealth #Biodefense #ThinkGlobalHealth #Biosecurity

Gavi works in close partnership (operationally and financially) with governments around the world to distribute life-saving vaccines to children. Their work has saved nearly 20 million lives since 2000. Kennedy is either misinformed or lying, but either way children will die as a result.

This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

We don’t close military bases in unstable regions and hope for the best—we maintain forward deployment to prevent emergencies. The same logic applies to public health. New piece in @justsecurity.org about cuts to CDC’s presence around the world, with @nikkiromanik.bsky.social

Dismantling CDC’s global presence risks eliminating a key layer of U.S. biodefense, write Drs. @spsaki.bsky.social and @nikkiromanik.bsky.social. One that is designed to detect and contain outbreaks before they reach U.S. shores. www.justsecurity.org/114532/disma...

It was an absolute honor to be the first repeat guest on the Scientista podcast! Thank you to the brilliant hosts, Dr. Sweta Chakraborty, PhD and Monica Medina for asking the tough, necessary questions about the state of health in America today. 🎙️ www.buzzsprout.com/2457318/epis...

I couldn’t agree more with ACOG! “ACOG is concerned about and extremely disappointed by the announcement that HHS will no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy.” @acog full statement here: acog.org/news/news-rele… Please retweet this. It matters.

A must-read: @nikkiromanik.bsky.social discusses the importance of fighting misinformation and rebuilding public trust in science. Discover her path from a teenager in Nebraska to a leading force in pandemic preparedness and a lasting influence in public health.

Following our recent webinar, @wilmotjames.bsky.social, @nikkiromanik.bsky.social, & Dr Richard Migisha co-authored an op-ed for @dailymaverick.co.za highlighting the need to strengthen local infrastructure and global support as #mpox remains a pressing public health challenge in Africa. More ⤵️

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Join us March 21st for our Next webinar to hear discussions on the current mpox landscape, past lessons in response, and potential next steps. This panel will be moderated by @wilmotjames.bsky.social w/ panelists @nikkiromanik.bsky.social & Richard Migisha Register ⤵️ brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Update on the Measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u... There likely hundreds of cases, so many not being diagnosed. And many more to come. All preventable.

Article from @fortune.com shares the #USDA is trying to rehiring employees it just let go amid an ongoing #H5N1 outbreak. "...it is really important that USDA be a full, unrestrained, well-resourced partner in the work to protect these farm workers." [email protected] Read More ⤵️

Next Friday at 12PM EST join our Webinar, The cost of defunding #PEPFAR and the impact on the fight against HIV/AIDS, moderated by @wilmotjames.bsky.social w/ panelist Glenda Gray (WITS) & @spsaki.bsky.social (@brownpublichealth.bsky.social ) Register here: brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We are thrilled to have the newest additions to Brown SPH, @spsaki.bsky.social and Nikki Romanik, who are joining us as senior fellows in global health security! As former White House officials, their expertise is critically important in our evolving world. Welcome! sph.brown.edu/news/2025-02...

There have been 12 outbreaks of Ebola or Marburg (a close cousin) in the past 4 years Zero have landed in the US Why? Because of people like Stephanie Psaki and a US deeply engaged in the world So Stephanie asks Who is protecting Americans from Marburg now? www.statnews.com/2025/01/27/m...