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Senior National Reporter Healthbeat.org + investigative reporter + author of Pandora’s Gamble: Lab Leaks, Pandemics, and a World at Risk. ayoung@healthbeat.org Signal: alisonyoungreports.48
👤 Joined on 28 November 2024
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@alisonannyoung.bsky.socialIf you've ever written about public health, you know there's no greater complement than Helen sharing, commenting on or even just "liking" one of your stories. She was incomparable on her beat. A giant! I can't imagine going through an outbreak without her sober voice. A tremendous loss.
Show PostA real loss. She was a wonderful journalist and a caring person. "Helen Branswell, a renowned infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials around the world ...died Tuesday at age 69." www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/h...
Show PostWhat a loss for public health journalism. I frequently searched "Helen Branswell" to get back up to speed on all things infectious disease.
Show PostFascinating look at disasters and the roles of government, media, business, unions and others. Yes, work by me and John McQuaid favorably called out on Katrina levee failures. youtu.be/A4Q7zAayW20?...
Show PostIn 2025, 91% of US hospitals required some staff measles immunity proof, but only 36% had accessible electronic records. 33% used low-risk exposure definitions; 12–31% lacked consistent postexposure prophylaxis. 📉🛑
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