Associate Professor of Health Policy and the History of Medicine, Yale School of Public Health. Vaccine policy, health policy-making, pharmaceuticals, FDA/CDC, etc. http://jschwartz.yale.eduhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3mfk2jar7c223More “reining in of HHS”, as has been reported? Interesting… [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Feb 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfk2jar7c223https://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3mfci32vgx22vBiss’ “On Immunity” — my spring break ‘gift’ for my undergrads in my social history of vaccination course. A decade old now, but still holds up as a really thoughtful reflection on vaccine hesitancy as experienced by parents just trying to navigate this topic amid so much noise and anxiety.20 Feb 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfci32vgx22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3mfakw56n5s2vConfirmed https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/cdc-vaccine-advisory-panel-acip [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Feb 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfakw56n5s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3mf3rshdeks2iSpoke with @marketplace.org today about the very uncertain future of vaccine R&D. https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/02/17/lack-of-federal-support-means-vaccine-makers-are-investing-less-rd18 Feb 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3rshdeks2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3meybh5fiq22iI expect next week’s ACIP meeting to be canceled/rescheduled soon. FACA requires a notice in the Federal Register at least 15 days out (barring an emergency), which didn’t happen. And the public comment/docket process—typically set up weeks ahead—still points to last December’s meeting.16 Feb 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3meybh5fiq22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3meqohho5kk2hProvided a few thoughts for this look at the RFK-led HHS at the 1-year mark. https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/health/rfk-jr-american-healthcare-public-trust?cid=ios_app13 Feb 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqohho5kk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3me2ate7sqk2zTrying to imagine my reaction if someone had told me 18 months ago that this would be a slide I’d be showing in class today.04 Feb 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2ate7sqk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3mdsj7gp5xs2bAppears I was a bit more fired up than usual in my analysis here. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Feb 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdsj7gp5xs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3mde3sobzwc2nIssue is not w/ “shared decision-making” in its common usage in medicine—a very good thing!—but rather its specialized meaning in the context of types of vaccine guidance. A shrug rather than an endorsement. That would be clearer if it still went by one of its older names: “permissive use statement” [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jan 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mde3sobzwc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3mcsvdxoopc2sRespect the plaintiffs for standing up for process/principle, but _best-case_ outcome here would be HHS being required to temporarily repost old recs that they’d vehemently disavow, while continuing to undermine vaccination in 100 other ways. No silver bullet. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/01/19/rfk-childhood-vaccines-lawsuit/20 Jan 2026 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcsvdxoopc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3mcfkdylmdk2oFirst day of class! Too bad there’s not much to talk about this semester.14 Jan 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfkdylmdk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3mbwt4tkl5c2xI’ve been a fan of the Vaccine Integrity Project since its launch last year. Glad to be part of its new Board of Advisers announced today and contribute to its important work going forward. https://vaxintegrity.cidrap.umn.edu/about-us/board-advisers08 Jan 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwt4tkl5c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3mbs3vvee7k2wJoined @kcbsradio.bsky.social in SF this morning for a long conversation discussing the new vaccine recommendations from HHS/CDC https://www.audacy.com/podcast/kcbs-radio-on-demand-011f4/episodes/we-take-a-deeper-dive-into-the-reduction-of-the-vaccine-schedule-for-kids-a301c06 Jan 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbs3vvee7k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3mbp64ln4oc2iHere’s the new schedule as released by HHS a little while ago.05 Jan 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbp64ln4oc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3macefda4yc2eStand down (for now). Hearing now that that announcement scheduled for tomorrow has abruptly been delayed until after the holidays. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Dec 2025 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3macefda4yc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3macc7huvxk2qYeah I’m hearing bad (worse) things are coming. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Dec 2025 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3macc7huvxk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3m7sei4v6h22pContrary to the claim made at ACIP that med students are just told to memorize the CDC schedule, I just spent a great hour with the @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social 1st year students alongside an ID doc and a pediatrician talking about measles, vaccine hesitancy, and how to talk w/ parents with concerns12 Dec 2025 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7sei4v6h22phttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3m7q5zcrb5s2qPositive news about COVID vaccines for kids published in MMWR! (Sad to immediately think that CDC employees may have risked their jobs in order to publish it…) https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/74/wr/mm7440a1.htm11 Dec 2025 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7q5zcrb5s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3m7kuxqiprk2tJoined @ctpublic.bsky.social this morning to talk about the latest developments in vaccine policy—and a fair bit of historical context, too. https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/2025-12-09/ct-doctors-react-to-cdcs-changing-pediatric-vaccine-recommendations09 Dec 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7kuxqiprk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3m7khtqcb6c2tThe future is looking bleak for school vaccination requirements, generally, and restrictions on religious exemptions, specifically. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Dec 2025 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7khtqcb6c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3m7e6m755k22oHopped on BBC World Service for a few minutes this afternoon to talk ACIP/HepB and what it all means. (Begins at 15:10; I wasn’t asked for World Cup analysis…) https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w172zssgc4yst3206 Dec 2025 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:6yrawuxfs37aimthprkcueva/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7e6m755k22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jasonlschwartz.bsky.social/post/3m7bxlezvjc2mAs if it wasn’t clear long ago, it’s time to accept that the days of relying on the federal gov’t to lead vaccination work is over (for now, at least) and to focus on alternatives as if the longstanding HHS/CDC activities don’t exist. Because they don’t anymore! Time to be proactive, not reactive. 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