Katherine J. Wu

2. More context about the #measles numbers: Confirmed cases will always be some unknown portion of the total number of kids infected. Some kids with measles won't be tested. And at least one state may not be counting very hard, @katherinejwu.com reports. www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

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However, it is not the same thing as whether or not kids should get an original series of vaccines *before* they encounter SARS-CoV-2. Kids under 6 months have among the highest hospitalization rates from COVID (second only to adults over 75) and this virus has not become a mild virus.

All of these grant terminations coming out of the NIH aren't just devastating - they're forced actions, sloppily handled by an administration that is trying to cancel science that it does not understand. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

was your vaccine-related NIH grant terminated? please reach out: @katherinejwu.12 on Signal

if you've had an NIH grant terminated, I want to hear about it. Signal: katherinejwu.12

Truly a must-read…and holy hell is it bleak 👇🏻

This @katherinejwu.com story about the chaos at NIH is extraordinary. HHS leadership seems determined to ignore court orders and break the law. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Katie Wu is always worth reading.

The black-footed ferret has been coming back from the brink of extinction thanks to the work of US government scientists. They just got fired. www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

I talked to NIH officials, current and former, about what's been happening inside the agency since the Trump administration shut down their grantmaking pipeline in January. Their stories showed just how willing our new leaders are to break the law: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Color me not-surprised but also very-frustrated @katherinejwu.com www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

For decades, the U.S. has funded science, then left scientists to direct their own work. Science has flourished, and the country has benefited. Now the government is testing just how much it can renegotiate that relationship, @katherinejwu.com writes:

“Trump and his administration are now deciding how deep a rift to make in America’s scientific firmament. How long it takes to repair the damage, or whether that will be possible at all, depends on the extent of the damage they inflict now.” Essential reading from @katherinejwu.com, as ever

Read this one by the great @katherinejwu.com www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

An absolute must-read from @katherinejwu.com on the rapid destruction of American science: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

any human genetics/ genomics researchers out there worried about impacts on their DEI-focused work?

NEW: Scientists angered their scientific society is scrubbing websites in "anticipatory obedience" of Trump orders. "For an organization that has championed diversity to make a complete 180, it's dizzying," @kyt-thatsme.bsky.social told me. www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/t...

🚨 If you think this administration isn't attacking science & vaccines, think again. They’ve now scrubbed all ACIP slides. First, they erase the data. Then, manipulate it to fit their narrative—this time, undermining vaccine safety. We’ve seen this playbook before. #ScienceMatters #VaccinesSaveLives

Data on the CDC's website are being removed to comply with the Trump administration’s ongoing attempt to scrub federal agencies of any mention of gender, DEI, and accessibility, Katherine J. Wu reports:

CDC data’s “explicit purpose” is to guide researchers toward the places and people who most need attention, Patrick Sullivan, a former CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service officer, said. “It’s hard to understand how this benefits health.” www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

fine, fine. I yield. social media, whatever. I'm here.