Brenda Goodman

News: The CDC is sending a team to meet the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship and escort its American passengers back to the US via charter flight, per 4 sources. Those passengers will then be placed in quarantine in Nebraska. w/ @jmhansler @ReporterGoodman & Deidre McPhilliips

Mississippi once had the highest childhood vaccination rates in the US, until Siri, funded the anti-vaccine organization, ICAN, fought to weaken the law. Since then, vaccination rates have fallen. Something Edney voiced concern about mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-no…

Understanding where shared clinical decision-making applies, and where it's being stretched beyond its design, is essential to understanding what's happening to the childhood vaccine schedule right now. New piece: open.substack.com/pub/jakescottm…

New data show prescriptions for leucovorin doubled after the White House touted it for some children with autism and a folate deficiency in their brains. It remains difficult for some families to find months later cnn.com/2026/03/05/hea…

Vivid snapshot here of the public health outbreak just humming along in the background cnn.com/2026/02/27/hea…

Mood at CNN today is not great. variety.com/2026/film/news…

A common question about vaccine-associated myocarditis is how the risk compares to myocarditis from SARS-CoV-2 infection (Covid). Having reviewed this data closely, I want to walk through what the studies show and why the answer has changed over time. 🧵

Two top Trump health officials are leaving HHS — the latest fallout from the dept's restructuring ahead of the midterms. Dep sec JIM O'NEILL and general counsel MIKE STUART on the way out, ppl familiar tell CNN. Confirming @davidalim @Tim_Roehn scoop: cnn.com/2026/02/13/hea…

“We’ve advocated for measles vaccines all along,” Oz said. “Secretary Kennedy’s been at the very front of this.” “Oh, come on,” Ms. Bash responded. @teddyrosenbluth nytimes.com/2026/02/09/wel… via @NYTimes

Family and friends will bury 4-year-old Ellie Rudd in Utah today. She died on Jan. 6 after developing complications from the flu. This is what her mom wants other parents to know. cnn.com/2026/01/16/hea…

Flu activity in New York City is very high and rising.

FDA intends to put 'black box' warning on COVID-19 vaccines, per reporting from Ben Tinker, @ReporterGoodman & @megtirrell: cnn.com/2025/12/12/hea…

.@WHO is working closely with #Ethiopia’s @FMoHealth, the Ethiopia Public Health Institute and regional health authorities as part of the rapid response to a suspected outbreak of a viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) in the Southern Ethiopian Region. 8 people, including health workers, have reportedly been infected. WHO has deployed experts to the affected towns, along with medicines and other materials to support care for people in need, and personal protective equipment for health workers. WHO will also be supporting contact tracing in affected communities. Samples have been sent for testing. Further details are expected soon. I have released US$300,000 from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies to provide immediate support. WHO’s offices in Ethiopia and South Sudan are collaborating closely to prevent potential cross-border transmission. WHO is ready to scale up support, as and when needed. I commend Ethiopian health authorities for their timely sharing of information and quick response and offer WHO’s full support. afro.who.int/news/ethiopia-…

The readout from President Trump's visit to Walter Reed today says he got his flu shot and Covid booster.

Vaccines save lives — more than a million lives every generation. Here’s the math. statnews.com/2025/10/10/mea…

We’ve reported extensively on how the FDA allowed foreign drugmakers to send generic medications to the U.S. from factories with filthy labs and contaminated equipment. This month, we’re digging deeper and could use your help. THREAD/

Pope Leo XIV encouraged international news agencies on Thursday to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation, as he strongly backed a free, independent and objective press. He praised reporters on the ground in Gaza and Ukraine.

I am 45 tomorrow!

I’ve found cryptic lineages from sequencing wastewater. I’ve found cryptic lineages from screening databases. This is the first time I’ve found a cryptic lineage from social media. This was an interesting story. 1/