PAHO meets this week to decide if we’ve lost measles elimination status. I warned in this interview that we’re marching toward that threshold—and getting this close signals widening vaccination gaps and eroding public health capacity. 🔗 www.scientificamerican.com/article/meas... #Vaccines #Measles

Even small drops in vaccination rates can open the door to outbreaks. In my Q&A with The Conversation, I explain why school vaccine requirements matter, how we monitor vaccine safety, and what’s behind recent dips in coverage. theconversation.com/even-small-d... #VaccinesWork #PublicHealth

Even small drops in vaccination rates can fuel measles outbreaks, says pediatrician @drhigginsmd.bsky.social. His message to parents: stay up to date and talk to your doctor to get more information – not social media. buff.ly/kTcrQWq #vaccineswork 🩺 🧪

Today, HHS declared “informed consent is back” for vaccines. It never left. Doctors, nurses, and other professionals do this every day. Real informed consent means clear, reliable info—not hyped risks or downplayed benefits. Anything else is misinformed consent. www.npr.org/2025/10/06/n...

🚨 Delays in HHS leadership approving COVID-19 vaccines for the Vaccines For Children program mean millions of kids can’t get them. VFC covers ~half of U.S. children, including medically complex kids at highest risk. #ChildHealth #VaccineAccess www.statnews.com/2025/09/30/c...

📰 The hepatitis B vaccine has nearly eliminated childhood infections and prevents liver cancer. So why is it under attack? I break it down in this week’s Community Immunity. Read 👉 communityimmunity.substack.com/p/the-fight-... #VaccinesWork #HepatitisB #PublicHealth #SciComm

I joined Why Should I Trust You? to talk about White House headlines linking Tylenol, vaccines & autism. Honest, real conversation with host Brinda Adhikari, co-hosts & a mom of an autistic child expecting another baby. 🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/7MZR... @whyshoulditrustyou.bsky.social

📰 New in Community Immunity! Last week’s ACIP meeting ran into a stubborn reality: most Americans—Democrats, Republicans, even President Trump—like vaccines. That may have tempered rumored sweeping moves to limit access. communityimmunity.substack.com/p/running-in...

11/ The Covid vaccine is only one of the vaccines ACIP will discuss this week. This resource breaks it all down👉 evicollective.org/acip-prebunk-brief-2025-09-25 Love, @drhigginsmd.bsky.social Annicka Evans, PhD @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social

12/ HBV is only one of the vaccines ACIP is voting on this week. This resource breaks it all down👉 evicollective.org/acip-prebunk-brief-2025-09-25 Love, @drhigginsmd.bsky.social Annicka Evans, PhD @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social

Changes at the federal level have caused confusion around annual COVID vaccinations, but Colorado has taken actions to try to maintain access to the shots. @drhigginsmd.bsky.social helps to answer some common questions: https://coloradosun.com/2025/09/08/covid-vaccine-what-to-know-fda-kennedy/

12/ MMRV is only one of the vaccines ACIP is voting on this week. This resource breaks it all down👉 evicollective.org/acip-prebunk-brief-2025-09-25 Love, @drhigginsmd.bsky.social Annicka Evans, PhD @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social

📣Colorado continues taking action to protect the ability to choose vaccination as essential prevention. As I told NPR this week, our state has been proactive—passing two bills last spring to safeguard vaccine access even as federal guidance shifts.🧵 NPR coverage: www.npr.org/sections/sho...

📰 In my latest Community Immunity newsletter, I break down what VAERS is and how its data are often misinterpreted or misused. Timely reading as VAERS reports are expected to take center stage at next week’s ACIP meeting. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/communit...

Too many people still have to fight for the chance to choose COVID-19 vaccination. I told The Washington Post that while I encourage parents and patients to advocate for themselves, no one should have to keep pushing for routine vaccines—or have access depend on their ZIP code. wapo.st/4poiGto

Can you get a COVID vaccine in Colorado this year? It’s complicated. I spoke with the Colorado Sun about what’s happening and why vaccine access is so uncertain. Reporter John Ingold breaks it down for Coloradans. coloradosun.com/2025/09/08/c... @coloradosun.com #VaccineAccess #ColoradoHealth

New data from a The Washington Post–KFF parent survey: 81% of U.S. parents support public schools requiring measles and polio vaccines—including 82% of Florida parents and 73% of MAGA Republicans! There is ipartisan support for vaccines! #VaccinesWork #HealthyKids thehill.com/policy/healt...

Republican pollsters confirmed what the evidence has shown for years: Strong bipartisan support for routine vaccines! Conflating COVID-19 skepticism with attitudes toward all vaccines is misleading and dangerous. #USAnotRFK #VaccinesSaveLives #BipartisanSupport www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

A pediatrician looks at Florida's move to end school vaccinations and how no one but America's far right really approves of ending such requirements.

The FDA is questioning the long-standing, evidence-based practice of giving seasonal vaccines—like flu and COVID shots—at the same visit. It risks undermining decades of science showing that administering multiple vaccines together is safe and effective. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

In my latest Community Immunity newsletter, I explain why pediatricians, parents, & the public overwhelmingly support vaccine requirements—and what’s at stake if they’re removed. #Vaccines #PublicHealth #SafeSchools communityimmunity.substack.com/p/floridas-p...

🚨 WHAT!? Florida just announced plans to END all school + childcare vaccine requirements. This is reckless, dangerous, and let’s be clear: Parents and the public overwhelmingly support school vaccine requirements… 🧵 amp.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

People are losing convenient access to vaccines depending on where they live—limiting their freedom to choose prevention. As I told NPR, Colorado is one state leading the way in safeguarding access. Unfortunately, we’re among the many states facing barriers. www.npr.org/2025/08/29/n...

No clear, credible vaccine guidance = blocked access + confusion. This is the cost. #PublicHealth #VaccineAccess #USANotRFK www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...

The FDA narrowed COVID-19 vaccine eligibility for kids this fall. Here’s what parents and providers need to know 👇🧵 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...

📰 New in Community Immunity: Vaccine debates look partisan, but they’re really about values. To rebuild trust, we need to move past red vs. blue labels and engage people at the level of what they truly care about. open.substack.com/pub/communit...

For 30 years, vaccine recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics have lined up with the CDC’s plan, leading to millions of children saved from serious illness. Pediatrician @drhigginsmd.bsky.social) breaks down AAP’s split with RFK Jr.’s CDC: buff.ly/24tcY0D 🩺 🧪

For 30 years, vaccine recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics have lined up with the CDC’s plan, leading to millions of children saved from serious illness. Pediatrician @drhigginsmd.bsky.social) breaks down AAP’s split with RFK Jr.’s CDC: buff.ly/IpJBm8w 🩺 🧪

📢 The American Academy of Pediatrics has released its 2025 Childhood & Adolescent Immunization Schedule — evidence-based recommendations to keep kids healthy this fall and beyond. #Vaccines #AAP #RSV #FluShot #COVID19 #ChildHealth www.aap.org/en/news-room...

A must-read, must-share piece - clearly deconstructing the shoddy science of the Geiers (who are inexplicably in charge of studies at HHS). Consider this an early warning for what lies ahead. 🛟🩺🧪 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

They’ve done it before—using manipulative tactics and shoddy science to “prove” something that doesn’t exist. In this powerful NYT piece, Jessica Steier brilliantly exposes the deceptive strategies of the past—and the same playbook likely in use right now. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

😕 Confused about whether COVID-19 vaccines are recommended or even available for kids this fall? You’re not alone. In my latest article for The Conversation, I break down what’s happening, why it matters, and how to navigate it. #Vaccines #COVID19 #PublicHealth theconversation.com/covid-19-vac...

🚨 HHS is reviving a vaccine safety task force to develop vaccines with “fewer and less serious adverse reactions.” On the surface, improving vaccine safety is something everyone can support. But...🧵 www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Half of U.S. parents don’t know if federal health agencies recommend #COVID shots for healthy kids this fall. Amid mixed government messages, one pediatrician says: skip the confusion, and talk to your doctor. @drhigginsmd.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social buff.ly/8TYtiXq #VaccinesWork

📰 New in Community Immunity: Most parents still vaccinate their kids. Yes, exemptions are up and rates have ticked down, but refusal is rare. Exaggerating hesitancy fuels the false idea that anti-vaccine agendas reflect public opinion—they don’t.

Now more than ever, scientists, doctors, and public health professionals must effectively communicate beyond their own circles. Clear, public‑facing communication is no longer optional—it’s an essential skill that can be learned! This is worth a read! @nejm.org www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Thimerosal myths, ACIP shake‑ups, and the future of U.S. vaccines—I chatted with Dr. Marc Siegel on SiriusXM Doctor Radio. 🎧 Catch the July 29 episode here: sxm.app.link/DoctorRadio #VaccinePolicy #PublicHealth #HealthCommunication

Reports say the ACIP Secretariat has labeled liaison organizations “special interest groups” and “biased,” and will exclude their experts from working groups. They’re right: our special interest is children’s health. And we are proudly biased toward anything that helps kids thrive! bit.ly/479EJwU

📰 New in Community Immunity this week: The ACIP as we knew it is gone—and it’s not coming back. Ideas on how to navigate a fractured vaccine policy landscape and limit the damage. open.substack.com/pub/communit...

Today, Republicans and Democrats teamed up (yes, you read that right) to smack down the administration’s plan to gut NIH and CDC funding. www.statnews.com/2025/07/31/n...

🚨 What’s next for U.S. vaccine policy? With the ACIP dismantled and replaced by a politicized, handpicked panel, a new NEJM piece by 17 former members lays out 3 possible paths forward—all imperfect, but necessary to consider if we want to limit damage to U.S. vaccination policy. 🧵

It's exceedingly hard to argue that the administration & MAHA are committed to improving nutrition when they're simultaneously cutting everything from SNAP-Ed to innovative community nutrition work - cements the perception that food dyes are public health theatre. www.healthbeat.org/newyork/2025...

🚨 WSJ reports RFK Jr. plans to remove all members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force—the independent panel that guides access to free cancer screenings, counseling, HIV prevention, breastfeeding support, and more. www.wsj.com/health/healt...

📰 New this week in Community Immunity: – No, pediatricians don’t push vaccines for profit – Why the thimerosal decision matters more than you think – And who might not have access to flu vaccines this fall Read it here 👉 communityimmunity.substack.com/p/pediatrici... #Vaccines #PublicHealth

Setting back #healthequity efforts by decades. RFK Jr. Postponed A 'Woke' Preventive Health Meeting — And It Can Impact All Of Us www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-pr... by @jilliangloria.bsky.social via @huffpost.com CC: @oniblackstock.bsky.social @anitakpatelmd.bsky.social @drhigginsmd.bsky.social

RFK Jr. just moved to ban thimerosal from all U.S. flu vaccines—despite decades of data showing it’s safe. This has the potential to raise costs and limit access, especially where single-dose vials aren’t practical. www.usatoday.com/story/news/h... #Vaccines #FluShot