Jen Kates
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Senior VP/Director, Global Health & HIV Policy, @KFF. Health policy, epidemics, data, & parenting. NYC born & raised, DC is now home.
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Joined March 2010
Apropos of nothing, here is 2024 NIH funded study, done in collaboration with Swedish investigators, finding no link between Tylenol taken by pregnant women and autism. The study (of 2 million children) looked at sibling pairs, a strong study design.
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NIH-funded research in siblings finds previously reported connection is likely due to other underlying factors.
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RT @DrewAltman: Our poll of parents on vaccines with the Washington Post suggests there may be more blowback than imitation after Florida’s….
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As Florida moves to end its mandates, early release findings from a new KFF-Washington Post survey show that parents overwhelmingly support current laws that require children to be vaccinated against...
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RT @bylenasun: BREAKING Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so.
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Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo criticized school vaccine mandates, which every state has, and likened them to slavery.
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RT @JustinSandefur: How much will the end of USAID education programs cost the world?. Applying Mincerian wage returns to our meta-analysis….
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RT @MattGlassman312: I wrote about pocket rescissions. And PTA meetings. And pretending that absurd things are technical, legalistic questi….
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RT @DrewAltman: Just 14% of the public have a lot of trust in CDC on vaccines. How many will trust it after this week’s ugly purge? Was tha….
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In a new “Beyond the Data” column, KFF’s President and CEO Dr. Drew Altman analyzes years of KFF polling on vaccines in light of the current controversies about them. The real problem, he says, is...
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RT @charlesjkenny: A thread and blog as to where (I think) we are on US foreign assistance, rescissions, and delivery, starting with global….
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RT @stevennelson10: Midnight scoop: President Trump told Congress tonight he's moving to cancel $5B in foreign aid in a rare 'pocket rescis….
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For those asking about whether they will be able to get a COVID booster, you will almost certainly need a Rx indicating you have an underlying health condition. Unclear if CDC will say anything about those with high risk family members or high risk jobs.
As expected, the FDA narrowed COVID-19 vaccine approval from what has been universal to risk-based. CDC is soon expected to follow suit and change recommendations for the public. 🧵.
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RT @larry_levitt: MAGA stopped trusting scientific agencies like the CDC during the pandemic. Pushing out experts erodes trust among everyo….
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RT @bylenasun: This is a very powerful letter from the top CDC official who headed the agency’s center in charge of immunization and respir….
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Q. Will this affect demand for other vaccines, such as for flu?.
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Q. Will this make a difference in COVID-19 hospitalization rates and deaths this year?.
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Q. What about those who are uninsured who have relied on the federal government to get free access to vaccines?.
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Q. Will insurance cover vaccines for healthy adults? What if they live in households with very vulnerable family members? (Here's our primer on insurance and ACIP/CDC recs .
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This brief provides an overview of vaccine coverage requirements by payer or program, as they relate to ACIP and the CDC.
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Q. Will this increase confusion among the public, keeping some from seeking a shot even if they are in a recommended group?.
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Q. Will vaccines be available off-label? Will doctors and pharmacists feel comfortable going that route or take a more conservative approach?.
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A change in recommendations for the public would mark a major departure from what has been the case and drive already low COVID-19 vaccination rates down. There are many unanswered questions still. Among them:.
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