Dr. Anne Rimoin (epidemiologist: bird flu / Covid / pandemics and art) Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 06/19/2025 · 57m

Are we remotely prepared for the next pandemic? Epidemiologist Dr. @annerimoin.bsky.social has serious concerns. We discuss that, bird flu, whether the arts should’ve played a bigger role in how we responded to Covid, and much more in this episode of 5AM StoryTalk!

How will RFK Jr’s American dream for vaccines play out? - Pharmaceutical Technology Scientific experts are concerned about what role vaccines will play in US public health strategy under the Trump administration.

In this piece I’m quoted about how RFK Jr has poisoned ACIP making the entire vaccine ecosystem hostile territory. The result: less interest in vaccine development, less innovation in vaccine tech, & less improvement in individual human lives www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/features/how...

RFK Jr. replaced everyone on the CDC's vaccine panel. Here's why that matters It plays a big role in deciding which vaccines kids and adults get routinely, what's covered by insurance and which shots are made available free to low-income kids.

The CDC's vaccine panel, that Secretary Kennedy fired this week, plays a big role in deciding which vaccines kids and adults get routinely, what's covered by insurance and which shots are made available free to low-income kids.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Why is germ theory in the same air quotes as "miasma theory," I ask as a historian of medicine who is very very tired

Moving speech from @annerimoin.bsky.social

#SER2025

First a historian, now a leader in public health

History shows us patterns over time. Outbreaks now are connected with past outbreaks and how we responded to them. Data we gather now guides the future or leaves it vulnerable

Go Annie! So say we all! @annerimoin.bsky.social

Such an honor to receive the Roger Detels Award for distinguished research in infectious disease epidemiology from @societyforepi.bsky.social ! #SER2025

RFK Jr.’s attack on vaccine experts endangers every American “Our nation’s top health official cannot be trusted to protect America’s children and their families,” writes Richard Besser, pediatrician and president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

"These are scientists, physicians, epidemiologists & other experts who are honored to serve their country because they care deeply about public health." @richbesser.bsky.social in defense of #ACIP and on the risks posed by political interference in its critical work. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/a...

Ousted CDC vaccine adviser says RFK Jr.'s message is clear: ‘Scientific expertise is no longer of use’ Terminated CDC vaccine adviser Helen Chu spoke with STAT about her fears for the future of vaccine policy

Helen Chu is one of the ousted #ACIP members. She spoke to me today about her grave concerns for future vaccination policy and vaccine access in the United States. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/c...

What Covid tried to teach us — and why it will matter in the next pandemic Five years after the start of Covid, we appear to be trying to teach ourselves the lessons of the pandemic the hard way.

Five years ago some infectious diseases experts were starting to grasp that the world was watching the emergence of a new pandemic. #Covid was a painful experience that should have taught us a lot about pandemic preparedness. But we seem to be unwilling to learn. www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/c...

CDC: Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case YouTube video by KTLA 5

My interview on @ktla.com with @chercalvin and @TheRickChambers discussing avian influenza. youtu.be/Sd08VWL4J_U?...

Mysterious illness in Congo has killed dozens of people, health authorities report An unidentified disease has killed 79 people and sickened 376, according to the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Security.

My perspective on the unknown pathogen currently causing a severe respiratory outbreak in #DRCongo in this @NBCNews article:
A lot we don’t yet know. Good news is that there are experienced local teams on the ground investigating. Lab analyses are critical next step.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...