Community Immunity
David Higgins, MD, MPHVaccines and public health, grounded in evidence and focused on real-world impact.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 54 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 14 days ago |
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Evidence Needs a Community to Give It Weight
Does this look familiar?
This post does not exist. The text is taken word-for-word from a 1896 anti-vaccination postcard. I created it with AI to illustrate how little the rhetoric has changed.
It reads like something from today, but it w...
Social Media Is Blaming this Rotavirus Season on Vaccine Hesitancy. That's Only Part of the Story.
When I was a child, I was hospitalized with rotavirus. I was old enough to remember it—the smell of the exam room, repeated needle sticks in attempts to place an IV, and days on end without eating or drinking normally. That experience is, i...
Headlines Claim Vaccine Skepticism Is Widespread. The Data Say Otherwise.
Update [4/23/26]: Since publishing, Politico updated their headline on this story to “Many Americans express doubt about vaccines, POLITICO Poll finds.” The original piece is unchanged below.
Two years ago, I wrote in the New England Journ...
When the Tank is Empty
Recently, I found myself trapped in an airplane next to a seatmate who seemed determined to pass the 2-hour flight in nonstop conversation. After the usual small talk, they asked:
“So, what brought you into town?”
“I was speaking at a co...
A Legal Win for Vaccines, and a Reality Check
"There is a method to how these decisions historically have been made — a method scientific in nature and codified into law through procedural requirements. Unfortunately, the Government has disregarded those methods and thereby undermine...
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