Professor of law at UC Law San Francisco. Writes about vaccines law and policy. Vaccine Advocate. Mom of two.
This sets up a clash: schools can claim this violates their religious freedom. "Florida [AG] is telling Catholic schools to allow students to opt out of mandated vaccine requirements on religious grounds, or they may lose state voucher funding." www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e... 1/2
Florida AG threatens to pull funding from Catholic schools over vaccine issueHe wants a reply by Aug. 7www.miamiherald.comUS measles cases approach last year’s record-setting total www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-m... @cidrap.bsky.social
US measles cases approach last year’s record-setting totalStates showed only modest gains this week, but Utah’s outbreak reached 510 infections.www.cidrap.umn.eduTuberculosis on the rise in US: Local story angles to consider healthjournalism.org/blog/2026/07... via @tarahaelle.bsky.social @healthjournalism.org
Tuberculosis on the rise in US: Local story angles to considerTuberculosis cases are increasing in the U.S., particularly since the pandemic. Journalists should cover TB as both a global and local topic.healthjournalism.orgLet’s Talk About Measles in California: Note that California is behind most states, and cases imported are easily contained - thanks to its high vaccine rates, which is partly thanks to its strong immunization laws. via @aboutpediatrics.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/stopanti...
Let’s Talk About Measles in CaliforniaCases in California have doubled, but are far below national trends!open.substack.comImmunity from the vaccine v. from the disease: a reality check. Reminder: dying from a disease is natural. www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap... via @skepticalraptor.bsky.social
Natural immunity is not better than vaccine immunityThere is anti-vaccine belief that natural immunity is superior to vaccine-induced immunity. This post emphasizes that while both types of immunity are similar, vaccines provide a safer way to achieve ...www.skepticalraptor.comDoctors are losing trust in CDC's information because Kennedy does not allow CDC to follow the science and post accurate information. www.npr.org/2026/07/30/n...
Pediatricians and health officials are sidestepping Trump's CDC on vaccine adviceThe Trump administration's upending of years of vaccine advice puts many pediatricians in a quandary. Some are steering patients away from the CDC to other authoritative websites, including their own.www.npr.org"The departments of State and Health and Human Services confirmed Wednesday they are releasing $600 million Congress appropriated to [help] developing countries buy and distribute vaccines. [RFK Jr.] has held up the funding ... for months." www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
Trump administration to dispense $600M for vaccines RFK Jr. held upThe Health secretary said the group Congress had directed the money, to vaccinate children in poor countries, was using dangerous shots. The administration says it has secured reforms.www.politico.comHealth experts: State’s high vaccination rate is keeping spread of measles in check: Some cases were imported, but did not spread because the state has herd immunity. via @statesnewsroom.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/heal...
Health experts: State’s high vaccination rate is keeping spread of measles in checkJust seven months into the year, confirmed measles cases in Maryland are already four times higher than they were for all of last year, but health officials say the situation could be much worse.Almos...www.newsfromthestates.com3 people die from Legionella infections in NYC outbreak, but cases are on decline. via @cidrap.bsky.social www.cidrap.umn.edu/legionella/3...
3 people die from Legionella infections in NYC outbreakCases associated with the outbreak are declining.www.cidrap.umn.eduLeadership Shakeup at CDC's Ebola Response Team - apparently experienced leaders were fired because it was suspected one of them leaked information to the media. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo... via @medpagetoday.com @kristinafiore.bsky.social
Leadership Shakeup at CDC's Ebola Response TeamMove follows suspicions about media leaks regarding 'wild misuse' of CDC powerswww.medpagetoday.comTrump administration's health leadership reboot sputters and there's a likelihood it will go back to anti-vaccine efforts, via @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/07/31/r...
Trump administration's health leadership reboot sputtersControversial vaccine policymaking appears to be back on the table.www.axios.comAnti-vaccine activists are telling their followers that "many" measles cases are vaccinated and that they are misled because many are "unknown" status and may be vaccinated. That is a lie. A thread - 1/n
Utah Measles Dashboardfiles.epi.utah.govLet’s Talk About Ableism: Anti-vaccine activists often fall into ableist statements. @aboutpediatrics.bsky.social brings the receipts: these are the things they say, and this is why they're ableist. open.substack.com/pub/stopanti...
Let’s Talk About AbleismDo you understand the consequences of your continued belief that vaccines are associated with autism? That some kids are damaged by vaccines?open.substack.comOne Shot Or Three? Understanding The Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) Vaccine: Prof. Joseph Mattingly explains that behavioral research supports the combination. | Health Affairs www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore... via @healthaffairs.bsky.social
One Shot Or Three? Understanding The Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) Vaccine | Health Affairs ForefrontSince 1971, protection against measles, mumps, and rubella has been delivered in a single combined injection. A proposal to separate the vaccine into three separate shots could compound the coverage d...www.healthaffairs.orgStudy details full range of what respiratory virus infections look like in young kids: babies get more severely ill with them. We have vaccines for several. via @cidrap.bsky.social www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
Study details full range of what respiratory virus infections look like in young kidswww.cidrap.umn.eduCancer pseudoscience and the cultural moment: how ivermectin grifters take advantage of cancer patients. healthydebate.ca/2026/07/topi... via @healthydebate.bsky.social @docmcohen.medsky.social
Cancer pseudoscience and the cultural moment - Healthy Debatehealthydebate.caKey Senate panel backs Trump’s picks for CDC, pandemic preparedness, Dr. Schwartz and Mr. Kaufman www.statnews.com/2026/07/30/s... via @statnews.com @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social
Key Senate panel backs Trump’s picks for CDC, pandemic preparednessIn win for RFK Jr., Senate committee sends nominations of Erica Schwartz for CDC director and Sean Kaufman for ASPR to full Senate.www.statnews.comWe are pediatricians in South Carolina fighting for parents to get accurate info about vaccines; vaccines still don't cause autism, and HHS lying about this hurts parents. www.ms.now/opinion/cdc-... via Drs. Edwards and Greenhouse and @msnownews.bsky.social
Opinion | We are South Carolina pediatricians fighting for parents to get accurate info about vaccinesMartha Edwards and Deborah Greenhouse: Vaccines do not cause autism. We need a CDC that states that as truth.www.ms.nowDozens of States Tried to Roll Back Vaccine Laws. Here’s How They Fared. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... via @nytimes.com
Dozens of States Tried to Roll Back Vaccine Laws. Here’s How They Fared.Lawmakers have introduced hundreds of bills related to vaccines this year. Their proposals offer a window into the modern movement against the shots.www.nytimes.com