In February 2021, a town in Brazil showed up for a groundbreaking whole-of-town randomized Covid vaccine trial, providing evidence of population effects of mass vaccination in a pandemic.

My latest @PLOS post digs into this exciting precedent, and why it matters so much:

absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2026/…

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A Unique Pandemic Control Trial - Absolutely Maybe

When I was young, while I understood pandemics that kill millions could happen in theory, I really thought they were a thing…

^{Hilda Bastian (Absolutely Maybe)}

"We found that long-forgotten plagues have roared back, killing and maiming children in parts of the world where access to vaccines or trust in them faltered. What seemed like subtle changes to a country’s vaccine policies had disastrous consequences years later."

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How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues

The health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market.

^{lisa.larson-walker@propublica.org (ProPublica)}

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Kennedy's anti-vax agenda suffers a setback as a federal judge rules that the administration illegally loaded a CDC advisory committee with partisan flunkies. georgiarecorder.com/2026/03/16…
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Federal judge blocks enforcement of RFK Jr.’s vaccine policies • Georgia Recorder

The ruling temporarily blocks all recommendations voted on by the panel. It also temporarily halts participation from most of the panel’s members, complicating a meeting that was scheduled to begin later this week.

^{Maya Homan (Georgia Recorder)}