Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM
@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social
Epidemiology and global health security policy.
thepandemiccenter.org
thepandemiccenter.org
“A president who’s able to communicate is going to be important"
At Johns Hopkins, [Jayawardhana] started a fellowship program to help professors communicate their science.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/n...
At Johns Hopkins, [Jayawardhana] started a fellowship program to help professors communicate their science.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/n...
Caltech hires a science communicator as its new president - The Boston Globe
The California Institute of Technology named Ray Jayawardhana, an astrophysicist, as its new president Tuesday. He is provost of Johns Hopkins University with a doctorate from Harvard.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:49 AM
“A president who’s able to communicate is going to be important"
At Johns Hopkins, [Jayawardhana] started a fellowship program to help professors communicate their science.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/n...
At Johns Hopkins, [Jayawardhana] started a fellowship program to help professors communicate their science.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/n...
More US kids died from influenza last season than in any other year *INCLUDING* the 2009 flu pandemic.
And now we're in the midst of another terrible flu season.
How does HHS respond? By changing recommendations to suggest that kids may not need flu vaccines. Dangerous and irresponsible.
And now we're in the midst of another terrible flu season.
How does HHS respond? By changing recommendations to suggest that kids may not need flu vaccines. Dangerous and irresponsible.
HHS's drastic change to US childhood vaccine recommendations is dangerous and irresponsible. You don't make changes to vaccine policy, especially major ones, behind closed doors, based on political ideology. You need transparent and rigorous review of credible data. www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/c...
Federal health officials slash recommended childhood vaccinations under Trump’s directive
The number of recommended childhood shots drops from 17 to 11.
www.statnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:57 PM
More US kids died from influenza last season than in any other year *INCLUDING* the 2009 flu pandemic.
And now we're in the midst of another terrible flu season.
How does HHS respond? By changing recommendations to suggest that kids may not need flu vaccines. Dangerous and irresponsible.
And now we're in the midst of another terrible flu season.
How does HHS respond? By changing recommendations to suggest that kids may not need flu vaccines. Dangerous and irresponsible.
HHS's drastic change to US childhood vaccine recommendations is dangerous and irresponsible. You don't make changes to vaccine policy, especially major ones, behind closed doors, based on political ideology. You need transparent and rigorous review of credible data. www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/c...
Federal health officials slash recommended childhood vaccinations under Trump’s directive
The number of recommended childhood shots drops from 17 to 11.
www.statnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
HHS's drastic change to US childhood vaccine recommendations is dangerous and irresponsible. You don't make changes to vaccine policy, especially major ones, behind closed doors, based on political ideology. You need transparent and rigorous review of credible data. www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/c...
"The history of science is indeed a graveyard of theories, but the fact that science keeps changing is a mark of its strength. It keeps changing because the world is complex and full of wonder. That isn’t a problem; it’s the engine that drives scientific progress."
January 5, 2026 at 1:44 PM
"The history of science is indeed a graveyard of theories, but the fact that science keeps changing is a mark of its strength. It keeps changing because the world is complex and full of wonder. That isn’t a problem; it’s the engine that drives scientific progress."
Wishing everyone a happy and healthy New Year!
December 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Wishing everyone a happy and healthy New Year!
Spotted this beautiful creature on my run.
December 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Spotted this beautiful creature on my run.
These moves are not about protecting Americans or giving us more freedom to choose. They are restricting our ability to protect ourselves and our families. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
“the Trump administration’s actions have put the nation on course for a future where even those who want vaccines may not be able to get them”
December 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
These moves are not about protecting Americans or giving us more freedom to choose. They are restricting our ability to protect ourselves and our families. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
“the Trump administration’s actions have put the nation on course for a future where even those who want vaccines may not be able to get them”
December 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“the Trump administration’s actions have put the nation on course for a future where even those who want vaccines may not be able to get them”
Opinion | This Is the Damage Kennedy Has Done in Less Than a Year
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Reposted by Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM
I wrote this last winter. I so wish I was wrong about where all this would lead. So much suffering, so much sickness and death because of this man. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...
Opinion | When ‘Just Asking Questions’ About Science Turns Into 300,000 Dead
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I wrote this last winter. I so wish I was wrong about where all this would lead. So much suffering, so much sickness and death because of this man. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...
“current and former officials say the government is less dependable and efficient than it was a year ago.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/u...
Trump Upended the Federal Government. The Full Scope of the Impact Is Still Unclear.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“current and former officials say the government is less dependable and efficient than it was a year ago.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/u...
Have you ever dreamed that you were stuck inside a video game?
December 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Have you ever dreamed that you were stuck inside a video game?
Reposted by Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM
For all the very real pain caused by DOGE, it looks like federal spending this year is higher than it was last year. Check out this real-time tracker from @BrookingsInst: www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...
December 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
For all the very real pain caused by DOGE, it looks like federal spending this year is higher than it was last year. Check out this real-time tracker from @BrookingsInst: www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...
The Brown University community is observing a moment of silence at 4:03pm ET Saturday 12/20 in remembrance of Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov. Please join us in honoring their memories.
December 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Brown University community is observing a moment of silence at 4:03pm ET Saturday 12/20 in remembrance of Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov. Please join us in honoring their memories.
Happy Holidays from Rhode Island.
December 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Happy Holidays from Rhode Island.
“What I’ve been feeling most is just, like, how dare this country allow this to happen to someone like me twice?”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
America Is Failing Its Children
Yesterday’s attack at Brown University is just the latest example.
www.theatlantic.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
“What I’ve been feeling most is just, like, how dare this country allow this to happen to someone like me twice?”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
My 4th grader got her public school chorus to come perform their Hanukkah song at our temple’s Hanukkah celebration today. A lot of adults tried to dissuade her, but she was determined to merge her worlds. I’m really grateful the teacher was agreeable. Hearing the children sing today was a gift.
December 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
My 4th grader got her public school chorus to come perform their Hanukkah song at our temple’s Hanukkah celebration today. A lot of adults tried to dissuade her, but she was determined to merge her worlds. I’m really grateful the teacher was agreeable. Hearing the children sing today was a gift.
I am heartbroken for our Brown community. If you know anything about Brown, you know what a tight-knit community we are. We share each other’s joys and pains. Today has been gut-wrenching. And our emergency is not yet over. Please keep our Brown family in your thoughts. 💔💔💔
December 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I am heartbroken for our Brown community. If you know anything about Brown, you know what a tight-knit community we are. We share each other’s joys and pains. Today has been gut-wrenching. And our emergency is not yet over. Please keep our Brown family in your thoughts. 💔💔💔
Reposted by Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM
I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
Donate Blood
Check your eligibility to donate blood, learn about the process and why blood matters, and enroll in a RIBC Donor Loyalty Rewards programs.
www.ribc.org
December 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
Reposted by Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM
Published in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social, a new piece from @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social examines how polarization has become a threat to US health.
#COVID ’s long tail is serious, yet the political divide it left behind may be even more damaging.
Read here ⤵️
#COVID ’s long tail is serious, yet the political divide it left behind may be even more damaging.
Read here ⤵️
Extreme Polarization Is a Threat to US Health | AJPH | Vol. 116 Issue 1
American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)
ajph.aphapublications.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Published in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social, a new piece from @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social examines how polarization has become a threat to US health.
#COVID ’s long tail is serious, yet the political divide it left behind may be even more damaging.
Read here ⤵️
#COVID ’s long tail is serious, yet the political divide it left behind may be even more damaging.
Read here ⤵️
A troubling discrepancy:
62% of Americans said college isn’t worth it because it either costs too much or doesn’t provide enough benefits
BUT
median income of households w/ a bachelor’s degree or higher >2X the median income of households w/o college degree
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
62% of Americans said college isn’t worth it because it either costs too much or doesn’t provide enough benefits
BUT
median income of households w/ a bachelor’s degree or higher >2X the median income of households w/o college degree
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
New poll paints a grim picture of a nation under financial strain
Rising costs are crushing Americans — and they're running out of room to adjust.
www.politico.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A troubling discrepancy:
62% of Americans said college isn’t worth it because it either costs too much or doesn’t provide enough benefits
BUT
median income of households w/ a bachelor’s degree or higher >2X the median income of households w/o college degree
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
62% of Americans said college isn’t worth it because it either costs too much or doesn’t provide enough benefits
BUT
median income of households w/ a bachelor’s degree or higher >2X the median income of households w/o college degree
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Reposted by Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM
I'm an Infectious Diseases Doctor. Our Pipeline of Experts Is in Distress. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... "A world that sidelines ID now will inevitably find itself unprepared for the next microbial threats which, truthfully, are already here." Well stated @boghuma.bsky.social
Opinion | I'm an Infectious Diseases Doctor. Our Pipeline of Experts Is in Distress.
Sidelining our field will inevitably leave us all unprepared for the next threat
www.medpagetoday.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I'm an Infectious Diseases Doctor. Our Pipeline of Experts Is in Distress. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... "A world that sidelines ID now will inevitably find itself unprepared for the next microbial threats which, truthfully, are already here." Well stated @boghuma.bsky.social
"County by county, with Democrats and Republicans, that is how we achieved some of the nation’s largest public health investments two years ago in Indiana, despite raw memories of pandemic-era standoffs....It costs less to keep people healthy than to intervene when they’re sick."
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Opinion | I was a red state governor. What I saw at Harvard surprised me.
The spirit of association remains alive in unexpected places.
wapo.st
December 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"County by county, with Democrats and Republicans, that is how we achieved some of the nation’s largest public health investments two years ago in Indiana, despite raw memories of pandemic-era standoffs....It costs less to keep people healthy than to intervene when they’re sick."
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Reposted by Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM
The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Reposted by Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM
The Maryland Department of Health affirmed the recommendation for all newborns to receive a first dose of a hepatitis B vaccine after CDC vaccine advisers rescinded it.
Anyone know if other states took similar steps? health.maryland.gov/phpa/OIDEOR/...
Anyone know if other states took similar steps? health.maryland.gov/phpa/OIDEOR/...
health.maryland.gov
December 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The Maryland Department of Health affirmed the recommendation for all newborns to receive a first dose of a hepatitis B vaccine after CDC vaccine advisers rescinded it.
Anyone know if other states took similar steps? health.maryland.gov/phpa/OIDEOR/...
Anyone know if other states took similar steps? health.maryland.gov/phpa/OIDEOR/...