Joshua Salomon
Professor at Stanford. Probabilistic optimist.
#healthpolicy | #publichealth | infectious disease | decision science | simulation modeling | economic evaluation
Director http://ppml.stanford.edu
- Reposted by Joshua SalomonDid slashing multiple vaccines from the childhood vaccine schedule bring the US in line with other countries? In a word, no. The US now recommends all kids be protected against fewer diseases than South Korea, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan & many more. www.statnews.com/2026/01/09/c...
- Reposted by Joshua SalomonRFK Jr. has quietly undermined the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which plays a huge role in determining what screenings and other preventive services are available to Americans. From Nina Agrawal, myself and Dani Blum (gift link):
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- Reposted by Joshua SalomonA panel that advises #CDC on vaccine policy votes to do away with the recommendation all babies should be vaccinated against #hepatitisB at birth. "We are doing harm," said panel member Cody Meissner, who voted against this #ACIP recommendation. www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
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- Reposted by Joshua SalomonRFK Jr abruptly called off tomorrow's scheduled USPSTF meeting Notice came from the immediate Office of the Secretary "There is extraordinary concern," among those connected to the task force, "that it's about to be dismissed, like ACIP was," a source familiar tells us www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/h...
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- SCOTUS keeps ACA preventive care mandate, but only by stressing that HHS can fire USPSTF members or block or undo Task Force recommendations. That’s a win for access, but it puts evidence-based care on a political leash. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p... www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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- “There is more potential than ever before to end the H.I.V. epidemic... But now, H.I.V. programs across Africa are scrambling to procure drugs that the United States once supplied, replace lost nurses and lab technicians, and restart shuttered programs to prevent new infections.”
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- No creature more optimistic than Mochi thinking that maybe — just maybe — tonight will finally be the night she gets that fourth serving of dinner #dogsofbluesky
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- On Monday the Supreme Court hears a case that could strike down the ACA mandate that insurers cover preventive services at no cost to patients. We found that ~40 million people with private insurance use these free services, including half of enrolled women. JAMA Health Forum: ja.ma/3GcUZC6 🩺📊
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- Reposted by Joshua SalomonDrug-resistant gonorrhea, a form of the widespread sexually transmitted infection, is considered an urgent health threat worldwide. The US has just lost its ability to detect it. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/h...
- Reposted by Joshua SalomonNEW 🧵 A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far: 1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively. These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
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- Thinking of my CDC colleagues today, scientists and public servants doing vital work for our nation. This is devastating.
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- Reposted by Joshua Salomon12. Like art, music, philosophy, and literature, science is literally part of humanity's heritage. My colleagues and I have had the amazing opportunity to be part of something vastly larger than ourselves, with meaning that transcends any state, regime, or generation. They can't take that away.
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- Reposted by Joshua SalomonElon Musk says that no one has died because he slashed humanitarian aid. I went to South Sudan to check if that's true. It's not. Meet Peter, Achol and Evan, ages 10, 8 and 5. The reckless actions of the world's richest men are killing the world's poorest kids www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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- “I am a TB survivor myself: I cannot leave people just dying." Agnes Okose and other community health workers in Kenya continue to work without pay to sustain TB care after US cuts. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h... Photo credit: Brian Otieno for @nytimes.com
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- Pardon me, but the sign clearly says no parking
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- Reposted by Joshua SalomonThe Texas-New Mexico #measles outbreak has claimed a second life. Unvaccinated adult. Measles is not a benign ailment. The only way to prevent it is vaccination. www.nmhealth.org/news/alert/2...
- Hoping tonight’s address can clarify which part of less healthy less secure less free less just less prosperous is the “great” part.
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- Reposted by Joshua SalomonBreaking: RFK Jr. moves to quietly eliminate public comment from HHS's decision making: www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...
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- Reposted by Joshua SalomonRubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
- Reposted by Joshua SalomonI talked to NIH officials, current and former, about what's been happening inside the agency since the Trump administration shut down their grantmaking pipeline in January. Their stories showed just how willing our new leaders are to break the law: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
- For 40 years the Demographic and Health Surveys have been essential for tracking population health in dozens of countries with limited resources and weak health information systems. The torrent of thoughtless, harmful decision making is dizzying. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...
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- “The mistake is to assume that rulers who came to power through institutions cannot change or destroy those very institutions—even when that is exactly what they have announced that they will do.” @timothysnyder.bsky.social, On Tyranny (2017)
- Surprised this morning by the (positive) news that Trump administration will defend the important ACA provision that requires zero cost coverage of preventive services, challenged in the Braidwood case. (Is there a catch?) #healthpolicy www.axios.com/2025/02/20/t...
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- “Trump and his administration are now deciding how deep a rift to make in America’s scientific firmament. How long it takes to repair the damage, or whether that will be possible at all, depends on the extent of the damage they inflict now.” Essential reading from @katherinejwu.com, as ever
- “I am afraid for our country because I know what happens when science denialism comes into power …” @gregggonsalves.bsky.social But this is not a time for defeatism. “Yes, sometimes you persist and you fight ‘the long defeat’ … you don’t turn your back on those who have the most to lose.”
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- Reposted by Joshua SalomonJUST IN: Federal judges orders HHS, CDC, and FDA to restore “by no later than 11:59 pm” today their websites and datasets to pre-January 30th status. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
