Recap: SLU Law's 38th Annual Health Law Symposium -- A Defining Moment for Vaccine Science and Policy SLU LAW Center for Health Law Studies 100 N. Tucker Blvd. /// St. Louis, MO 63101 HealthLaw@slu.edu (mailto:HealthLaw@slu.edu) A Defining Moment for Vaccine Science and Policy 38th Annual Health Law S...

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Prof. @weparmet.bsky.social, key note in #CHLS2026's symposium on A Defining Moment for Vaccine Science and Policy in @slulaw.bsky.social: Consensus fracturing; but hope: most people want access to vaccines, and these conversations emphasize that we can protect future children from old diseases.

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We're looking for a program coordinator to join our public health law amicus project. Share widely, northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

Today, Defend Public Health filed our second amicus brief in the lawsuit against RFK Jr. and his HHS for their harmful changes to vaccine recommendations.

Shout out to our fearless legal leaders @weparmet.bsky.social, @doritreiss.bsky.social, and the DPH members who helped with the brief.

We filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit against RFK Jr. by the AAP and APHA, and the government tried and failed to get the suit tossed. A judge said no, citing our amicus brief.

Much gratitude to @doritreiss.bsky.social and @weparmet.bsky.social for absolutely crushing it on this brief.

And the great scientists from Defend Public Health and the wonderful litigation team at Hooper Lundy.

@defendpublichealth.bsky.social just submitted an amicus brief in district court in American Academy of Pediatrics v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr on federal vaccine policy. drive.google.com/file/d/1FEH-...

yes, it’s really that bad.

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So Texas, which pioneered the Texas 2 step and has worked to shield companies from tort liability is now suing J&J for trying to shield itself from potential liability in Tylenol claims. Irony really is dead.

Thrilled to share this new Call for Papers from AJPH on the Relationship between Public Health & Politics, ajph.aphapublications.org/pb-assets/Su...

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NEW: @weparmet.bsky.social and me in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social on last Supreme Ct term & impact on health. TLDR: Major concerns about the Court's politicizing health agencies, dashing protections for marginalized groups, and eroding access to justice.

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Pleased to share the latest essay by Daniel Aaron and me on the potential impact of the Supreme Court's 2024 term on health, ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10....

Also all articles dealing with medical issues get held up for a few days for fact-checking.

Please share: The Center for Health Policy & Law at Northeastern is looking for a JD Program Director to work on Advancing Public Health & Health Equity in the Courts. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

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Pleased to share the Center for Health Policy & Law & Northeastern University Law Review's Call 4 Papers on "Navigating the New Health Law Landscape." Papers will be presented at Northeastern's Annual Health Law Conference on April 3, 2026! law.northeastern.edu/academics/ce...

Right, emphasizing the risks of prescription drugs may be helpful, but if ads by supps don't have to disclose risks, it will lead to the misimpression that supplements are always safer (and more effective).

You would think that they would rule against him at least once in a blue moon just to give the appearance of independence, but nope.

Sorry but most kings are constitutional monarchs. What we have may be much worse,

Trump Administration Live Updates: Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on Immigration Stops in L.A.

This is the exact opposite of what SCOTUS did. It allowed discriminatory stops,
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My 96 year old mom, who doesn't do social media, told me the other day about a childhood neighbor who died from diphtheria. So glad I didn't have to worry about that for my own kids!

Healey counters FDA, makes COVID boosters widely available in Mass. - The Boston Globe Healey essentially wrote a prescription for COVID boosters for every person in the state over the age of 5.

Enjoyed talking with the Boston Globe about the steps that Mass DPH took today to ensure that COVID-vaccines are available in the state. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/03/m...

And states that prohibit pharmacies from administering shots that haven't been approved by ACIP should change their regulations/policies.

CVS Holds Off on Offering Covid Vaccines in 16 States

Looks like it will be next to impossible to get COVID vaccines in MA for weeks or even months unless your MD will deliver them. For those of us at high risk without that option, well guess we're out of luck or have to become vaccine tourists. Thanks RFK. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...

Just learned - maybe others knew - that there are (almost) no COVID vaccines available anywhere. The old ones have been pulled; the new ones not approved. My MD said I need it, but I can't get it. Thanks RFK!

So glad it went well! Best news I've heard in a long time.

New paper! “The Professional Regulation and Ethics of Direct-to-Prescription Marketing” is forthcoming with the American Journal of Law & Medicine. Draft here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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The quick takeaway: litigants challenging health equity initiatives have had considerable success in the courts.