Archive - Your Local Epidemiologist

Covid-19 six years later

Six years ago today, I put my baby in a camping carrier, strapped her on, opened my laptop on my dining room table, and started typing as fast as I…

Mar 19 • Katelyn Jetelina

A win for your access to vaccines, federal accountability, and health

AAP vs. RFK vaccine lawsuit

Mar 17 • Katelyn Jetelina

How to ask AI better health questions

A live YLE webinar

Mar 13 • Hannah Totte, MPH and Katelyn Jetelina

Top 5 questions about school vaccination requirements

The most effective vaccine program in American history doesn’t require a single new drug, clinical trial, or breakthrough.

Mar 11 • Katelyn Jetelina and David Higgins, MD, MPH

Cue the allergies and time change, the flu vaccine process is starting, WH's impact on Tylenol, and good news

The Dose (March 10)

Mar 10 • Katelyn Jetelina and Hannah Totte, MPH

5 Logical fallacies in the era of RFK Jr.

Common rhetorical tricks that are trending right now

Mar 4 • Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD

Hep B vaccine rates declining, RSV is having a late surge, more disease=more economic cost, AI and triage, and the U.S. surgeon general

The Dose (March 3)

Mar 3 • Katelyn Jetelina and Hannah Totte, MPH

February 2026

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