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mattmotta.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Health Law, Policy, & Management. Boston University School of Public Health. Author of Anti-Scientific Americans: https://a.co/d/7oSVhwP
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HHS postponed the Feb 26-28 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meeting b/c of “not enough time for public comment”. HHS refused CDC requests to open up public comment Feb 3rd. Meeting topics included Lyme disease and influenza. RFKJr gave assurances at confirmation to not "change" ACIP

submitted 6 hours ago • 4 comments

At least 12 universities now have hiring freezes and nearly 30 have cut PhD admissions this year If you hear of other places you can add them to this google doc:

submitted 8 hours ago • 9 comments

Framing school attendance for children sick with measles as a matter of parental autonomy is a feature, not a bug, of this administration's approach to infectious disease response. And we've been here before! This mirrors the actions taken by FL's Surgeon General last year.

submitted 16 hours ago • 0 comments

Such an important piece from @caulfieldtim.bsky.social. I was happy to share our work w/@stecula.bsky.social quantifying the *causal* impact Wakefield's retracted research had on laying the foundation for contemporary vaccine hesitancy in the US. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

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It's not that it would be "difficult" for Energy and Commerce to hit their $880 billion target without steep cuts Medicaid. It's a mathematical impossibility, given the committee's jurisdiction and constraints of reconciliation.

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Successful Legislation Watch 2025! @thcallaghan.bsky.social @mccuskey.bsky.social @michaelrulrich.bsky.social @busph.bsky.social

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The President is again defying court orders via executive action. This is a full-blown constitutional crisis that will have a disastrous impact on universities, the people who staff them, the life-saving research they do, and local economies across the US. www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fede...

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Firings happening right now at the NSF.

submitted 4 days ago • 45 comments

SNL has helped me stomach some of the most difficult moments in recent American history. So many memories, but Michael Che telling a joke about our vax. hesitancy research is one of the most special moments of my life. @stecula.bsky.social Happy 50th, SNL! www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfhQ...

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"Mediocre White Manifest Destiny"

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One of my amazing @busph.bsky.social students was featured as a runner-up in @kffhealthnews.org Health Policy Valentine contest! What to make for my valentine? Maybe a cake on which we can dine! But raw milk and flu-ish eggs won’t do. Perhaps some fluoridated water in lieu? – Holly Ainsworth

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

To commemorate SNL 50, I want to show my students some of the best political sketches, impressions, Weekend Update punchlines, etc. from the show. What are your favorites?

submitted 8 days ago • 20 comments

The ANES is a critically important resource for all of us; especially grad students, early career faculty, and those who can't fund opinion data collection. It's a benchmark. A learning tool. The evidentiary basis of countless studies. I owe so, so much to the ANES. We cannot lose it.

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The public health community is extremely concerned about RFK Jr's nomination. Happy to join with @askellyphd.bsky.social @syramadad.bsky.social and others in drawing attention to what he can (and can't) do to use this position to undermine public health. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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🚨UPDATE: At least 14 people have been hospitalized in a measles outbreak in an under-vaccinated part of Texas. 24 cases so far, mainly children. Health officials worry some parents might not seek care for their kids. Dangerous & means this will keep spreading. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

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RFK Jr. can take significant action in his role as DHHS Sec. to undermine public health. I talked with the Globe about what he can (and can't) do once he's confirmed to that role.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

If you've ever used the Polity data, read this from Monty Marshall. tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.

submitted 10 days ago • 56 comments

Such an important book that captures a lot about the current moment. Highly recommend “Anti-Scientific Americans” by @mattmotta.bsky.social global.oup.com/academic/pro...

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

New at Public Health: 1 in 5 people *think* they're well-informed about Long COVID, but struggle to answer basic qs about it. "Meta-ignorance" in turn motivates vax. hesitancy. w/ @thcallaghan.bsky.social @jencornacc.bsky.social & RIDOH + Policy Lab team! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

This is a Constitutional crisis.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

He is literally working from home in this clip.

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Check out this wonderful story from @busph.bsky.social about the new Politics and Health Lab that I'm launching with @mattmotta.bsky.social!!! www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

OMG look at what he's reading on the sideline this time! Thanks AJ Brown!!! 🏈 📚

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment