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Vaccine Shedding Is Real—But Not What You Think
The science behind who actually needs to worry (spoiler: probably not you)
9 hrs ago
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Jess Steier, DrPH
,
Aimee Pugh Bernard, PhD
,
Elana Pearl BenJoseph, MD, MPH
, and
Nancy L. Haigwood
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Why I Shower After Flying (And Why That’s Not Enough)
RFK Jr. Is Right About Sanitation—But That’s Only Part of the Story
Oct 3
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Jess Steier, DrPH
154
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September 2025
An Ode To Scuppers
Dogs: The Great Equalizer
Sep 28
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Jess Steier, DrPH
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The Day Our Government Told Mothers They Caused Their Children's Autism
"Don't take Tylenol, tough it out." Yesterday's press conference wasn't just bad science—it was dangerous advice wrapped in mother-blaming
Sep 23
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Jess Steier, DrPH
,
David Higgins, MD, MPH
,
Elisabeth Marnik, PhD
,
Edward Nirenberg
,
Annicka Evans, PhD
, and
Kevin C. Klatt, PhD, RD
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ACIP Day 2: When I Became All Seven Dwarfs
And Wished I Was Sleeping Beauty Instead
Sep 20
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Jess Steier, DrPH
100
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Day 1 of the ACIP Meeting
A Comedy of Errors (That's Not Actually Funny)
Sep 19
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Jess Steier, DrPH
75
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They're About to Vote on Your Kids' Vaccines
MMRV, hepatitis B birth dose, COVID vaccines—will you still have access to them?
Sep 16
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Jess Steier, DrPH
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Elisabeth Marnik, PhD
,
Annicka Evans, PhD
,
David Higgins, MD, MPH
,
Dr. Emily Smith
,
Edward Nirenberg
, and
Elana Pearl BenJoseph, MD, MPH
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When We Confuse the Smoke Alarm with the Fire
How Unverified VAERS Reports Are Being Used to Scare Parents About 25 Child Deaths
Sep 13
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Jess Steier, DrPH
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Happy Birthday, Daddy
A Science Communicator's Tribute to the Man Who Taught Her to Translate
Sep 11
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Jess Steier, DrPH
111
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From Smallpox Scabs to mRNA Shots
Inside the evolving toolbox that’s kept humanity alive
Sep 8
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Jess Steier, DrPH
,
Nancy L. Haigwood
,
Izzy Brandstetter Figueroa,MPH
, and
Elana Pearl BenJoseph, MD, MPH
105
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Saturday Morning Thoughts on the Tylenol-Autism News
The public health whiplash continues as we play another round of 'autism cause' roulette
Sep 6
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Jess Steier, DrPH
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A Public Health Scientist Walks Into a Bar: Science, Skepticism, and Finding Common Ground
Why I interrupted four strangers to talk about mRNA (and lived to tell about it)
Sep 3
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Jess Steier, DrPH
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