Katelyn Jetelina
Epidemiologist, lover of the ocean and ice cream. Mom of two toddlers. Founder of “Your Local Epidemiologist”. https//yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaShared decision-making, informed consent, and the rhetoric of false empowerment: How HHS misrepresents SCDM, which is used by doctors in a very specific way - it does not mean "let's talk". open.substack.com/pub/yourloca... via @kmpanthagani.bsky.social
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaWondering why there's such a fuss about pushing some #vaccine recommendations to "shared clinical decision making"? The term is being conflated with "informed consent," suggesting it's about empowering parents. This isn't that; good take here. yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/shared-dec...
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaAlex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaTonight you can use this link for one reason and one reason only: you have to say something nice about yourself. But it’s anonymous so go hog wild. No one will know you were bragging on yourself this hard.
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaThat we're in a place, at a time, when someone has to write this headline, this article — it's almost unfathomable. Please do read @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social's take. www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/m...
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaThe vaccine schedule change is "one of the most opaque & destabilizing public health decisions I’ve seen," says @kkjetelina.bsky.social "The result is painfully predictable: fewer children will be vaccinated, and children will be harmed" yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/a-unilater...
- As always, women get the job done!
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaA thing that serves me well: ALWAYS take very seriously anything @kkjetelina.bsky.social says; she's 1 of the most trusted epidemiologists If FDA thinks risks>benefits, she says, "transparency about their data & reasoning is essential. Closed-door analyses won’t cut it. Americans deserves better.”
- Reposted by Katelyn Jetelina"As of December 14, the U.S. has had 391 mass shootings—more than the number of days in the year—for the seventh consecutive year. Seventy-five of these occurred at schools"— @kkjetelina.bsky.social
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaDr. Katelyn Jetelina, an epidemiologist and one of the nation’s leading scientific communicators, will advise the CA Dept of Public Health on the critical need to maintain public confidence in the institutions that keep Californians safe.
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaThank you for writing this, @meganranney.bsky.social.
- Here we goooo. YLE is live tweeting. Follow Ed below.
- Alright, pals: ACIP meeting is beginning. Here is the link to the livestream: www.youtube.com/live/LpthhPB... The updated agenda: www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa... And the prebunk from TEC/Your Local Epidemiologist: open.substack.com/pub/yourloca... Anticipated votes: www.cdc.gov/acip/meeting...
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaI will be doing live coverage of the ACIP meetings tomorrow and Friday on Bluesky. Here's the agenda: www.cdc.gov/acip/downloa... And here is Your Local Epidemiologist and The Evidence Collective's prebunk: open.substack.com/pub/yourloca... Should be an interesting time
- For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaTeamed up with @kkjetelina.bsky.social for a post on the state of US health care—and why the ACA subsidy debate in Washington is too small. 1/x
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaCan’t believe I have to say this, but in Minnesota you will continue to have the freedom to get your COVID and flu shots.
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaSchool shootings, brace for vaccine headlines this week, Covid-19 vaccine access, another measles death, and more. by @kkjetelina.bsky.social yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/school-sho...
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaWe need a public health expert in the United States Senate to hold RFK Jr. accountable.
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaLIVE NOW: Join "Your Local Epidemiologist" author @kkjetelina.bsky.social for a Reddit AMA. www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaNEW: The CDC has been in crisis for months. After the firing of its director, resignations of senior leaders, staff + experts are bracing for what could be death knell for public health credibility. Me + @laurenweberhp.bsky.social + @davidovalle.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
- The amazing Dr. Deb Houry— former and recently pushed out Deputy and Chief Medical Officer of CDC— is ready to join the public conversation. Follow her at @drdebhoury.bsky.social !!
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaThis is an extremely widespread view in public health. Daskalakis is one of the most respected health officials we have.
- Reposted by Katelyn Jetelinaonly so many words you can put in a headline but the whole response is loud and proud support for the trans community and worth reading
- CDC employees standing up and walking out in light of the mass shootings, firings, and *waves hands in the air* everything else. #USAnotRFK Lets gooooo
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaThe most helpful info I've found on the Covid-19 vaccine at this point, from @kkjetelina.bsky.social, particularly point 12, "What should I do right now?" I'm interested to see what our pediatrician, who is extremely pro-vaccine, has to say about this...
- Reposted by Katelyn Jetelina"CDC basically imploded yesterday and now it’s truly in shambles,” said @kkjetelina.bsky.social. Also: vaccines? My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- Reposted by Katelyn Jetelina“Kennedy would be less hazardous if he decided to do cardiac surgery. Then he would kill people only one at a time,” writes former CDC Director William Foege. www.statnews.com/2025/08/18/r...
- Reposted by Katelyn Jetelina@kkjetelina.bsky.social Where "omg this is such a mess" meets "let's just press record and talk this out." tl;dr: Fall vaccines are anything but business as usual this year and all eyes will be on independent orgs and health insurance companies. Let's listen. open.spotify.com/episode/4C7p...
- Reposted by Katelyn Jetelina"We are drowning in the abnormal, yet forced to carry on our 'normal' lives, living in a constant state of cognitive dissonance." @kkjetelina.bsky.social yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/public-hea...
- Reposted by Katelyn Jetelina“Those bullet holes are a haunting, terrible metaphor for what public health has endured over the past six months—and the past six years.” @kkjetelina.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
- Four CDC buildings shot up. Employees under lockdown and in fear for hours. Public health is physically under attack, and the silence from the administration is deafening.
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaPublic health has a communication problem, and we need to fix it. Excited to share our new piece in @nejm.org explaining the need to train more health communicators, with coauthors @meganranney.bsky.social, @kkjetelina.bsky.social, and @tedmelnick.bsky.social: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Katelyn Jetelina@kkjetelina.bsky.social has been my "go-to" epidemiologist for. some time now. CA peeps....she's starting a CA sub stack! You can sign up for a free weekly update here. Your Local Epidemiologist in California yourlocalepidemiologistca.substack.com?r=9mc3r&utm_...
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaIt's exceedingly hard to argue that the administration & MAHA are committed to improving nutrition when they're simultaneously cutting everything from SNAP-Ed to innovative community nutrition work - cements the perception that food dyes are public health theatre. www.healthbeat.org/newyork/2025...
- Reposted by Katelyn Jetelina“...my biggest goal is to not turn people off that are curious… that means leading with a lot of empathy.” — @kkjetelina.bsky.social A powerful conversation on science, trust, and public health on Health & Veritas 🔗 insights.som.yale.edu/podcasts/hea... #PublicHealth #ScienceCommunication
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaNew Health & Veritas drops tomorrow! We’re joined by the incredible @kkjetelina.bsky.social — epidemiologist, communicator, & author of Your Local Epidemiologist. We talk public health, trust, & translating science for millions. @thehowie.bsky.social @yalesph.bsky.social @yalesom.bsky.social
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaSo…what’s the latest in health research in the US? Excellent overview from @kkjetelina.bsky.social & @sciencewhizliz.bsky.social Watching this play out, I’ve been too sad to write much myself. I’m grateful to them for continuing to tell what’s happening open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaThis week, @texasmonthly.bsky.social’s reporting on the floods in Kerr County has been so purposeful and so deeply empathetic. It was personal. This first person account is so, so horrific and so beautifully written. You’ll cry very hard. (CW: Child death.) www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
- Reposted by Katelyn Jetelina"Instead of moving towards a health system that lifts people up—towards more prevention and better access to services, free from debt—we are moving towards one that increases bills, debt, and makes people sicker." by @kkjetelina.bsky.social yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/medicaid-c...
- Annnnddddd ❌Thousands of Louisianans will lose healthcare. ❌33 LA hospitals are at risk of closing ❌Thousands of children won’t get food Seems like a real winner.
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaSadly, I agree with most of this and it is nicely described and illustrated. Its clever to position the "hits" after the mid-term elections. This causes a challenge of how to describe the issue when its not being felt yet. yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/medicaid-c...
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaJust a reminder that saying something is “Gold standard” is much easier than working to make it as good as it can possibly be
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaUSAID is shutting its doors today--marking the end of democracy, diplomacy, and decency all in one fell swoop.
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaExcellent interview by @danpfeiffer.bsky.social with @kkjetelina.bsky.social about the current status of vaccines in the U.S. Plus more on what the science really tells us about some of these bizarre MAHA claims. crooked.com/podcast/are-...
- $20 that RFK Jr removes the members…
- In its second decision of the day, the Supreme Court UPHOLDS the Preventive Services Task Force, which decides which treatments must be fully covered by health insurance ... But the court also clarifies that RFK Jr. has power to remove its members at-will. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaDr. Katelyn Jetelina @kkjetelina.bsky.social and I will host live analysis following Thursday’s ACIP session at 1pm ET on Substack. Details soon (subscribe to our Substacks for free to get notified).
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaBouGhT bY pHaRmA is the one note this guy hits, yet for some reason no one here has taken any shots at the crackpots he's put on ACIP who profit from undermining confidence in vaccines. Or pointed out the overwhelming size of the woo-woo wellness market they grift through. bsky.app/profile/atru...
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaLet’s go! Live at 10am est!
- Today: - @julietighe.bsky.social & @keanuaj.bsky.social on climate & the mayor's race, - @viralvibes.bsky.social on public health & the mayor's race, - @cohenjon.bsky.social on USAID cuts and global AIDS prevention, - YOUR issues in this mayoral election Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @WNYC.org
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaThe U.S. Health Secretary, RFK Jr., announced he was dismissing all the members of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee. Hear @kkjetelina.bsky.social on what RFK Jr. says are his goals, and what the consequences might be. www.wnyc.org/story/rfk-jr...
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaHelen Chu is one of the ousted #ACIP members. She spoke to me today about her grave concerns for future vaccination policy and vaccine access in the United States. www.statnews.com/2025/06/10/c...
- Reposted by Katelyn Jetelina@kkjetelina.bsky.social writes, “Someone with an established track record of ignoring reality made the unilateral, ideological decision to gut one of the most trusted and effective pillars of America’s vaccine infrastructure.”
- Reposted by Katelyn Jetelina“We should all be paying attention. What happens next will determine whether your child or your community has the choice of life-saving protection. & whether scientific processes still have a place in shaping our future.” @kkjetelina.bsky.social yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-gut...
- Reposted by Katelyn Jetelinado you have any idea how furious you have to make career civil servants to get them to put their names to a letter
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaThis is incredibly important stuff from @kkjetelina.bsky.social . The only way those of us who care about public health can reach the many folks who agree with "MAHA" is to have difficult two-way conversations. open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaOr much simpler, modified from @kkjetelina.bsky.social
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaReally good explainer this morning from @kkjetelina.bsky.social about why pregnant people and children are *still* eligible for COVID-19 vaccines - and getting one is often the right choice. open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
- Reposted by Katelyn Jetelina“The damage is already done. A wave of confusion due to unilateral political decision-making instead of established evidence-based processes, resulting in whiplash headlines, likely hurts trust, sows immense confusion, and in turn, reduces vaccine uptake.” @kkjetelina.bsky.social
- Reposted by Katelyn JetelinaThis conversation between two “sides” was deep, thoughtful, and truly honest… in ways that I didn’t expect. Take a listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... @brindabee.bsky.social @craigspencer.bsky.social @kkjetelina.bsky.social
