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ACIP meeting countdown: COVID vaccine and what else is at stake
This webinar, co-hosted by the Expert Vaccine Analysis Team and the Association of Health Care Journalists, was scheduled to provide independent, evidence-based discussion of topics expected to come up during a scheduled CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) vaccine panel meeting from March 18-19. However, on March 16, a federal judge temporarily stayed multiple decisions made by HHS…
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How to cover the ongoing confusion over COVID vaccines
The confusion around COVID vaccine recommendations and access in the fall of 2025 is reminiscent of the first months of 2021 when the vaccines first became available. Back then, most access barriers arose from logistical and supply-chain issues. Now, barriers have been created by HHS policy (or lack thereof) and a patchwork of laws in…
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The Sick Times’ long COVID coverage philosophy and writing opportunities
We shared part 1 of a Q&A yesterday with Betsy Ladyzhets and Miles Griffis, the journalists who founded The Sick Times in 2023, a publication focusing on COVID-19, long COVID and related long-term conditions of viral illnesses. Check out how they came up with the idea of starting The Sick Times and secured funding. Then…
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Long COVID journalists share how they founded The Sick Times
Most publications in 2025 write about the pandemic as though it’s over, but as of February 15, 2025, 1.1% of all U.S. deaths in the past week were due to COVID-19. Even in 2023 — the most recent year for which data are available — COVID-19 remained one of the top 10 causes of death…
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Reporting the respiratory triple threat: Preparing for flu, COVID and RSV season
The winter respiratory illness season now includes three major pathogens that people need to prepare for by getting available vaccines and following the usual hygiene protocols to reduce risk of infection and transmission: influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Join Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,…
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