Elizabeth Lanphier
@ethicselizabeth.bsky.social
Philosopher & Clinical Ethicist | she/her | peds ethics, repro ethics, TIC, narrative med, feminist philosophy | Cincinnati (it’s cool despite Ohio) | Thoughts my own unless I am re-posting yours
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Reconsidering Off-Label Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination
This Viewpoint discusses current factors to consider when recommending off-label pediatric COVID-19 vaccination.
jamanetwork.com
Anticipating changes to the 25/26 Covid-19 vaccine regulations @sefyfe.bsky.social & I updated our previous analysis of off-label pediatric Covid-19 vaccination. It is out now in @jamapediatrics.com & accessible here.
Many things happened since we submitted this! I'll touch on a few of them 🧵
Many things happened since we submitted this! I'll touch on a few of them 🧵
Using FDA-approved vaccines off-label is currently an option, even when federal public health officials make non-evidence-based decisions to stop recommending certain FDA-approved vaccines for some populations (like COVID vaccines for kids and adults without high-risk conditions).
Off-label use of COVID-19 vaccines was once discouraged but has become common amid new guidelines
Off-label use of COVID-19 vaccines was once discouraged but has become common amid new guidelines
A cascade of changes to eligibility guidelines for the updated COVID-19 vaccines left Americans unsure whether they could still get the shot. That’s where off-label use comes in.
buff.ly
February 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Using FDA-approved vaccines off-label is currently an option, even when federal public health officials make non-evidence-based decisions to stop recommending certain FDA-approved vaccines for some populations (like COVID vaccines for kids and adults without high-risk conditions).
There are multiple significantly better solutions to this overcrowding problem than to open more carceral spaces in the greater Cincinnati area.
Butler County is preparing to reopen an unused jail facility as an overflow option amid renewed attention on crowding concerns and the county’s housing of ICE detainees.
https://tinyurl.com/9kxw3emk
https://tinyurl.com/9kxw3emk
February 13, 2026 at 12:42 PM
There are multiple significantly better solutions to this overcrowding problem than to open more carceral spaces in the greater Cincinnati area.
"The Ethics of Ambience: Narrative Approaches to Justice in Healthcare AI" is a commentary that builds on a piece David Schwartz and I published previously on the role of humanities when implementing generative AI tools in healthcare to consider justice in the context of ambient AI in healthcare.
The Ethics of Ambience: Narrative Approaches to Justice in Healthcare AI
Published in The American Journal of Bioethics (Vol. 26, No. 2, 2026)
www.tandfonline.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
"The Ethics of Ambience: Narrative Approaches to Justice in Healthcare AI" is a commentary that builds on a piece David Schwartz and I published previously on the role of humanities when implementing generative AI tools in healthcare to consider justice in the context of ambient AI in healthcare.
The Bioethics Network of Ohio is hosting its annual virtual conference February 26-27th. This year's theme is the ever-timely topic of "Trust in Healthcare."
Registration is FREE for students & modestly priced for everyone else. It includes CEUs for live attendance & access to session recordings.
Registration is FREE for students & modestly priced for everyone else. It includes CEUs for live attendance & access to session recordings.
Bioethics Network of Ohio
www.benoethics.org
February 12, 2026 at 8:33 PM
The Bioethics Network of Ohio is hosting its annual virtual conference February 26-27th. This year's theme is the ever-timely topic of "Trust in Healthcare."
Registration is FREE for students & modestly priced for everyone else. It includes CEUs for live attendance & access to session recordings.
Registration is FREE for students & modestly priced for everyone else. It includes CEUs for live attendance & access to session recordings.
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WSJ editorial board hits FDA: It’s hard to recall a regulator who has done as much damage to medical innovation in as little time as Vinay Prasad who rejected Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine without even a cursory review.
www.wsj.com/opinion/vina...
www.wsj.com/opinion/vina...
Opinion | Vinay Prasad’s Vaccine Kill Shot
Does the White House know the harm he’s doing to public health?
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:49 AM
WSJ editorial board hits FDA: It’s hard to recall a regulator who has done as much damage to medical innovation in as little time as Vinay Prasad who rejected Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine without even a cursory review.
www.wsj.com/opinion/vina...
www.wsj.com/opinion/vina...
Hundreds of students walk out of Greater Cincinnati high school to protest ICE
"This has nothing to do with getting out of class," said Brooklyn Robinson-Cofer. "This is all just about showing that we care, and showing everyone that this is not something that we need to push and hide in the shadows. This is very important and affects many Americans." >> https://bit.ly/3MraKZp
February 12, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Hundreds of students walk out of Greater Cincinnati high school to protest ICE
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When you read the letters written by children who the United States government has decided to incarcerate indefinitely, I don't know how anyone can not think: surely, there are better alternatives.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 11, 2026 at 7:07 PM
When you read the letters written by children who the United States government has decided to incarcerate indefinitely, I don't know how anyone can not think: surely, there are better alternatives.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
“There are humane, community-based alternatives to detaining children. All children held in immigration detention should be immediately released, and these facilities should be permanently shuttered.”
- Pediatricians speaking as leaders in the @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
- Pediatricians speaking as leaders in the @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
We're pediatricians. We see how ICE is harming children. | Opinion
Liam Ramos is one of more than 1,700 children to have been put in family detention centers since 2025. We call for these centers to close.
www.usatoday.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:54 PM
“There are humane, community-based alternatives to detaining children. All children held in immigration detention should be immediately released, and these facilities should be permanently shuttered.”
- Pediatricians speaking as leaders in the @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
- Pediatricians speaking as leaders in the @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
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Quit, cancel, never sign up.
A “QuitGPT” campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions
Backlash against ICE is fueling a broader movement against AI companies’ ties to President Trump.
www.technologyreview.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Quit, cancel, never sign up.
If your solutions to the commercialization of healthcare are rooted in *not using the word provider* instead of actions like organizing, unionizing, or nationalizing (inclusive “or” there) then I am not sure you are really committed to solutions at all.
February 10, 2026 at 2:46 AM
If your solutions to the commercialization of healthcare are rooted in *not using the word provider* instead of actions like organizing, unionizing, or nationalizing (inclusive “or” there) then I am not sure you are really committed to solutions at all.
Reposted by Elizabeth Lanphier
“60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked to 182 product recalls… 43% of the recalls occurred less than a year after the devices were greenlighted. That’s about twice the recall rate of all devices authorized under similar FDA rules.”findings form: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
February 10, 2026 at 12:25 AM
“60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked to 182 product recalls… 43% of the recalls occurred less than a year after the devices were greenlighted. That’s about twice the recall rate of all devices authorized under similar FDA rules.”findings form: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Post a banger that’s not in English.
(This is absolutely gorgeous.)
(This is absolutely gorgeous.)
February 10, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Post a banger that’s not in English.
(This is absolutely gorgeous.)
(This is absolutely gorgeous.)
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We need more coverage that isn't breathless hype for "AI in medicine"
“Researchers from Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and Yale universities recently found that 60 FDA-authorized medical devices using AI were linked to 182 product recalls, according to a research letter published in the JAMA Health Forum in August.”
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
We need more coverage that isn't breathless hype for "AI in medicine"
Reposted by Elizabeth Lanphier
Talks to extend ACA subsidies that expired at the end of 2025 don’t appear to be headed for success. But we can and should still tell our elected officials that extending these subsidies matters to us, to our health, and to our communities.
thehill.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Talks to extend ACA subsidies that expired at the end of 2025 don’t appear to be headed for success. But we can and should still tell our elected officials that extending these subsidies matters to us, to our health, and to our communities.
Spend some time around young kids and realize their actions and minds defy all algorithms.
“She compares her work to the efforts of a parent raising a child. She’s training Claude to detect the difference between right and wrong while imbuing it with unique personality traits.”
This Philosopher Is Teaching AI to Have Morals
The tech company has entrusted the philosopher to endow its chatbot with a sense of right and wrong.
www.wsj.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Spend some time around young kids and realize their actions and minds defy all algorithms.
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Great politics should look like a party you want to join
February 9, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Great politics should look like a party you want to join
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sorry but it’s the United States of the Americas now I don’t make the rules
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
sorry but it’s the United States of the Americas now I don’t make the rules
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This half time show is the America I want.
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
This half time show is the America I want.
Reposted by Elizabeth Lanphier
National Football League welcome to The Resistance
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
National Football League welcome to The Resistance
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That was SPECTACULAR.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
That was SPECTACULAR.
All those immigrants buying homes that we’ve been told about actually make our neighborhoods great.
The guy w the MAGA look and the American flag blowing off the Hispanic guy moving in next door strikes me as a choice Rocket Mortgage made in that ad.
February 9, 2026 at 12:38 AM
All those immigrants buying homes that we’ve been told about actually make our neighborhoods great.
Reposted by Elizabeth Lanphier
Our joy is louder
More of this, please
More of this, please
February 9, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Our joy is louder
More of this, please
More of this, please
2 commercials in the first quarter for AI says exactly what we all already know about our current world.
February 9, 2026 at 12:11 AM
2 commercials in the first quarter for AI says exactly what we all already know about our current world.
It’s not even kickoff and my three year old just asked “where is Bad Bunny?!”
February 8, 2026 at 11:36 PM
It’s not even kickoff and my three year old just asked “where is Bad Bunny?!”