Jamie Minchin
@jaminchin.bsky.social
MPH. Researcher. Public Health Program Manager. Former USAID. RPCV. Caring matters. Views my own. 💉🦠🤰
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Really missing my #tb colleagues at this time who are no doubt celebrating this great news for TB treatment at @theunion.org this week! www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Really missing my #tb colleagues at this time who are no doubt celebrating this great news for TB treatment at @theunion.org this week! www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
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I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
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Meta-analysis of #COVID, #RSV, #flu #vaccines for fall provides 'sea of data' showing efficacy, safety
The large-scale project was conducted by CIDRAP's Vaccine Integrity Project.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: US Army Garrison Fort George G. Meade / Flickr cc
The large-scale project was conducted by CIDRAP's Vaccine Integrity Project.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: US Army Garrison Fort George G. Meade / Flickr cc
October 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Meta-analysis of #COVID, #RSV, #flu #vaccines for fall provides 'sea of data' showing efficacy, safety
The large-scale project was conducted by CIDRAP's Vaccine Integrity Project.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: US Army Garrison Fort George G. Meade / Flickr cc
The large-scale project was conducted by CIDRAP's Vaccine Integrity Project.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: US Army Garrison Fort George G. Meade / Flickr cc
I shouldn't be shocked at this point but this shocked me - socked me right in the gut
The first African author to win the Nobel in literature, Soyinka has been an outspoken critic of governments worldwide.
Trump administration strips Nigerian Nobel winner Wole Soyinka of US visa
The first African author to win the Nobel in literature, Soyinka has been an outspoken critic of governments worldwide.
bit.ly
October 29, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I shouldn't be shocked at this point but this shocked me - socked me right in the gut
Withdrawal of services currently supported by US bilateral health aid is projected to result in an additional 2.5 million pediatric tuberculosis cases and 340,000 tuberculosis deaths over the next decade.
hsph.harvard.edu/news/u-s-fun...
hsph.harvard.edu/news/u-s-fun...
U.S. funding cuts could result in nearly 9 million child tuberculosis cases, 1.5 million child deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
A new Harvard Chan School and BUSPH study projects that U.S. funding cuts to global health aid will have a catastrophic effect on pediatric TB.
hsph.harvard.edu
October 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Withdrawal of services currently supported by US bilateral health aid is projected to result in an additional 2.5 million pediatric tuberculosis cases and 340,000 tuberculosis deaths over the next decade.
hsph.harvard.edu/news/u-s-fun...
hsph.harvard.edu/news/u-s-fun...
Bummed to see this - congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) transmitted to infants is a leading cause of deafness in children - a maternal vaccine for this virus that is almost universally asymptomatic would be a gamechanger! www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/mode...
Moderna scraps congenital virus program after vaccine shows little protective effect in phase 3
Moderna is halting development of an mRNA vaccine for congenital cytomegalovirus after its candidate failed to protect women from the virus in a large phase 3 trial, the biotech announced in a post | ...
www.fiercebiotech.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Bummed to see this - congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) transmitted to infants is a leading cause of deafness in children - a maternal vaccine for this virus that is almost universally asymptomatic would be a gamechanger! www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/mode...
I love Baltimore so much. The converged #BaltimoreRunningFestival and #NoKings vibes ✨️ #CharmCity #AbolishICE
October 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I love Baltimore so much. The converged #BaltimoreRunningFestival and #NoKings vibes ✨️ #CharmCity #AbolishICE
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They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.
I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.
I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.
October 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.
I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.
I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.
So angry and heartbroken I cannot see straight. Grateful for the journalists covering this. Only comforted that #Rubio #Marocco #Musk #Trump will all be burning in hell (or whatever happens to you without a Christian god). apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
So angry and heartbroken I cannot see straight. Grateful for the journalists covering this. Only comforted that #Rubio #Marocco #Musk #Trump will all be burning in hell (or whatever happens to you without a Christian god). apnews.com/article/myan...
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A new Cochrane review pooled >100,000 participants across 14 trials of RSV vaccines:
- In older adults,RSV vaccines ⬇️ RSV-related lower resp illness by ~70%.
- In pregnant people, vaccination halved the risk of infants needing medical care for RSV & ⬇️severe dz by ~74%.
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
- In older adults,RSV vaccines ⬇️ RSV-related lower resp illness by ~70%.
- In pregnant people, vaccination halved the risk of infants needing medical care for RSV & ⬇️severe dz by ~74%.
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
RSV vaccines offer vital protection for the most vulnerable, study confirms
A review of 14 clinical trials involving more than 100,000 participants supports widespread RSV vaccination to reduce severe illness and hospitalisations.
www.gavi.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A new Cochrane review pooled >100,000 participants across 14 trials of RSV vaccines:
- In older adults,RSV vaccines ⬇️ RSV-related lower resp illness by ~70%.
- In pregnant people, vaccination halved the risk of infants needing medical care for RSV & ⬇️severe dz by ~74%.
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
- In older adults,RSV vaccines ⬇️ RSV-related lower resp illness by ~70%.
- In pregnant people, vaccination halved the risk of infants needing medical care for RSV & ⬇️severe dz by ~74%.
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
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Moldova was able to break from Putin's economic control due in part to USAID projects over a decade ago helping them come into compliance with EU wine regulations and opening up markets so they weren't at the whim of Russia. Imagine the good that might have been done had Musk not gone all chainsaw.
The pro-EU Party of Action & Solidarity has crushed the pro-Russia Patriotic Electoral Bloc in the Moldovan election.
It won 51 seats - an outright majority.
Moldova is now on a trajectory towards EU membership.
A very bad night for Putin, who targeted Moldova with a wave of election propaganda.
It won 51 seats - an outright majority.
Moldova is now on a trajectory towards EU membership.
A very bad night for Putin, who targeted Moldova with a wave of election propaganda.
September 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Moldova was able to break from Putin's economic control due in part to USAID projects over a decade ago helping them come into compliance with EU wine regulations and opening up markets so they weren't at the whim of Russia. Imagine the good that might have been done had Musk not gone all chainsaw.
Struck by the determination that according to the Genocide Convention there are "imposed measures to prevent births within a population." We cannot defend our reproductive rights in the US on one hand and deny the same of those in Gaza on the other. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds
GENEVA – Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, a...
www.ohchr.org
September 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Struck by the determination that according to the Genocide Convention there are "imposed measures to prevent births within a population." We cannot defend our reproductive rights in the US on one hand and deny the same of those in Gaza on the other. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Good news! Ring vaccinations against #Ebola have begun in DRC, according to @who.int:
“An initial 400 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine—from the country’s stockpile of 2000 doses prepositioned in the capital Kinshasa—have been delivered to Bulape, one of the current hotspots of the outbreak.”
“An initial 400 doses of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine—from the country’s stockpile of 2000 doses prepositioned in the capital Kinshasa—have been delivered to Bulape, one of the current hotspots of the outbreak.”
Ebola vaccination begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bulape, Democratic Republic of the Congo—Vaccination of frontline health workers and contacts of people infected with Ebola virus disease has begun in Bulape health zone in the Democratic Republic of ...
www.afro.who.int
September 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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🚨 UPDATE on the current COVID vaccine access situation in the US.
Please note that this is based on state laws but different things may be happening on the ground, and some pharmacies are defaulting to federal guidelines instead of state laws.
Please note that this is based on state laws but different things may be happening on the ground, and some pharmacies are defaulting to federal guidelines instead of state laws.
September 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
🚨 UPDATE on the current COVID vaccine access situation in the US.
Please note that this is based on state laws but different things may be happening on the ground, and some pharmacies are defaulting to federal guidelines instead of state laws.
Please note that this is based on state laws but different things may be happening on the ground, and some pharmacies are defaulting to federal guidelines instead of state laws.
Was so relieved and lucky to get my updated covid and flu shot in the great state of #Maryland at Walgreen's for $0 today. So happy that I bought my pharmacists thank you treats. This is NOT THE CASE for so many Americans that deserve the freedom to not get debilitatingly sick, or infect loved ones.
September 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Was so relieved and lucky to get my updated covid and flu shot in the great state of #Maryland at Walgreen's for $0 today. So happy that I bought my pharmacists thank you treats. This is NOT THE CASE for so many Americans that deserve the freedom to not get debilitatingly sick, or infect loved ones.
🚨 The evidence is clear that vaccines save lives, school vaccine mandates increase coverage, and protect kids and communities 🚨
🧵Florida just announced it will end all vaccine mandates for children to attend school—the first state to do so. This will endanger kids’ health. Here’s a few key points on vaccine mandates. 1/10 www.cidrap.umn.edu/anti-science...
Florida plans to scrap kid vaccine mandates as HHS employees demand RFK Jr resignation
www.cidrap.umn.edu
September 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🚨 The evidence is clear that vaccines save lives, school vaccine mandates increase coverage, and protect kids and communities 🚨
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As we see ANOTHER huge drop in the cost of curing tuberculosis, I am reminded that 1. drugs are not expensive because they're made of platinum or something, and 2. the fruits of activism are often harvested over many years. Thanks to all the folks who made this happen. www.stoptb.org/news/breakin...
Breaking News: Historical Drop of DR-TB Treatment Cost Below $300 After Third Major Cut in 2025 by Stop TB’s Global Drug Facility | Stop TB Partnership
www.stoptb.org
September 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
As we see ANOTHER huge drop in the cost of curing tuberculosis, I am reminded that 1. drugs are not expensive because they're made of platinum or something, and 2. the fruits of activism are often harvested over many years. Thanks to all the folks who made this happen. www.stoptb.org/news/breakin...
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This 🧵 is long so please bear with me. It is compiles evidence in a historical timeline on how effective #COVIDVaccines are. When a pandemic ends we quickly and easily forget the tools that got us out of it. So here is my labour day gift to you prompted by this headline.
September 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This 🧵 is long so please bear with me. It is compiles evidence in a historical timeline on how effective #COVIDVaccines are. When a pandemic ends we quickly and easily forget the tools that got us out of it. So here is my labour day gift to you prompted by this headline.
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COVID vaccine update: Pharmacies in these states won't give you a shot unless you have a prescription.
CVS: CO, FL, GA, KY, LA , ME, NY, NC, PA, UT, VA, WV, DC
Walgreens: AZ, CO, GA, IN, LA, MO, MT, NM, NY, OR, SC, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI
CVS is not yet offering COVID shots at all in MA, NV, and MN.
CVS: CO, FL, GA, KY, LA , ME, NY, NC, PA, UT, VA, WV, DC
Walgreens: AZ, CO, GA, IN, LA, MO, MT, NM, NY, OR, SC, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI
CVS is not yet offering COVID shots at all in MA, NV, and MN.
August 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
COVID vaccine update: Pharmacies in these states won't give you a shot unless you have a prescription.
CVS: CO, FL, GA, KY, LA , ME, NY, NC, PA, UT, VA, WV, DC
Walgreens: AZ, CO, GA, IN, LA, MO, MT, NM, NY, OR, SC, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI
CVS is not yet offering COVID shots at all in MA, NV, and MN.
CVS: CO, FL, GA, KY, LA , ME, NY, NC, PA, UT, VA, WV, DC
Walgreens: AZ, CO, GA, IN, LA, MO, MT, NM, NY, OR, SC, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI
CVS is not yet offering COVID shots at all in MA, NV, and MN.
It is so important that we do not GIVE UP on helping our communities access vaccines. Are the policies terrible? Yes. Will people fall through the cracks? Yes. Are we angry? Hell yeah. But keep sharing information on COVID vaccine access - www.scientificamerican.com/article/who-...
COVID Vaccines Are Still Saving Lives—But They Will Be Harder to Get This Year
Many questions still surround COVID vaccine access this fall, but here’s what we know so far
www.scientificamerican.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It is so important that we do not GIVE UP on helping our communities access vaccines. Are the policies terrible? Yes. Will people fall through the cracks? Yes. Are we angry? Hell yeah. But keep sharing information on COVID vaccine access - www.scientificamerican.com/article/who-...
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Pro-life my ass. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Mississippi declares public health emergency over spike in infant deaths
There were 9.7 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births in 2024 in Mississippi.
www.independent.co.uk
August 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Pro-life my ass. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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"This is not aid. This is orchestrated killing." With US taxpayer funds hijacked from legitimate aid organizations.
@msf.org
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@msf.org
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MSF Gaza report: This is not aid. This is orchestrated killing
GHF-run food distributions in Gaza are sites of “orchestrated killing and dehumanisation” that must be shut down
msf.org.uk
August 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
"This is not aid. This is orchestrated killing." With US taxpayer funds hijacked from legitimate aid organizations.
@msf.org
msf.org.uk/article/msf-...
@msf.org
msf.org.uk/article/msf-...
Branswell nails the headline.
"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...
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.
www.statnews.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Branswell nails the headline.