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Tim Callaghan

@thcallaghan.bsky.social

Associate Professor of Health Policy @Boston University SPH, Studies Health Policy Attitudes, Health Politics, and Rural Health, UConn Alum, Minnesota PhD, Hartford Whalers Forever!

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Happy 60th birthday to Medicare and Medicaid! Hang in there, I hear 60 is the new 40

30.07.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We hope that our research spurs public health communication to improve knowledge of these new immunizations in pregnant individuals

We also point to the need to demonstrate to pregnant women that these shots are safe, effective, and important to increase uptake

06.06.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our analysis shows that intention to immunize was higher among pregnant individuals who were previously aware of RSV immunization options and who viewed RSV immunizations as safe, effective and important

Reasons for hesitancy included concerns about side effects and the immunizations being too new

06.06.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Working alongside @wisewoman75.bsky.social and @akregan.bsky.social, we show that a significant share of pregnant individuals did not intend to vaccinate themselves with the RSVpreF vaccine or give their babies nirsevimab, putting their infants at risk of RSV

06.06.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Intention to Use RSVpreF Vaccine or Nirsevimab to Prevent... : The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal b (a monoclonal antibody for infants)β€”intended uptake of these products is unclear. Our objective was to evaluate intended uptake of each product and their correlates among pregnant individuals. Meth...

I'm excited to say that my latest paper - focused on immunization to prevent infant RSV - has been published! You can access the paper at the link below and learn more about it in this thread!

journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltex...

06.06.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Great upcoming (and all too timely, given current events) panel on Medicaid with authors from @jhppl.bsky.social special issue

03.06.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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New SVPP Data & Preprint: Anti-Vaccine Legislating Spiked Following the COVID-19 Pandemic Big news from our team here at the State Vaccine Policy Project.

New SVPP data shows that anti-vaccine policymaking spiked following COVID-19, primarily due to the actions of GOP lawmakers.

New state vaccine policy data (available for download!) & press release from @thcallaghan.bsky.social and I.

medium.com/@mmotta_8662...

28.04.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Big news from SVPP at @busph.bsky.social !

Our new working paper (w/public data!) shows that anti-vaccine state policymaking nearly doubled following COVID-19. Republican state lawmakers are overwhelmingly responsible for this trend.

With: @thcallaghan.bsky.social

osf.io/preprints/so...

26.04.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s BU Giving Day - join me in supporting the Politics and Health Lab at @busph.bsky.social!

@thcallaghan.bsky.social and @mattmotta.bsky.social are using cutting edge social sciences to monitor and counter the growing politicization of health & medicine. More info: sites.bu.edu/healthpoliti...

09.04.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Volume 50 Issue 2 | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

Medicaid at 60 special issue from JHPPL is out, ungated. All-star lineup includes: @povertyscholar.bsky.social @pamherd.bsky.social @laurawherryr.bsky.social @joefigs.bsky.social @charleywillison.bsky.social @ericpatashnik.bsky.social & more

read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/issue/...

26.02.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Identifying and mitigating the public health consequences of meta-ignorance about "Long COVID" risks While past work studies public concern about "Long COVID," fewer have asked what the public knows and/or purports to know about Long COVID. This is an…

New at Public Health:

1 in 5 people *think* they're well-informed about Long COVID, but struggle to answer basic qs about it. "Meta-ignorance" in turn motivates vax. hesitancy.

w/ @thcallaghan.bsky.social @jencornacc.bsky.social & RIDOH + Policy Lab team!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

11.02.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Politics and Health Lab Aims to Depolarize Public Health Led by Matt Motta and Tim Callaghan, the lab aims to thwart the rapidly increasing politicization of public health by developing evidence-based data and tailored communication strategies to bolster su...

Check out this wonderful story from @busph.bsky.social about the new Politics and Health Lab that I'm launching with @mattmotta.bsky.social!!!

www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...

10.02.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The generational politics of the 2020s: Young voters rule

Just posted my evaluation of what happened in the 2024 election, based on CHIP50 data. The TLDR is that the 2020 to 2024 shift was mostly a backlash of younger individuals against what had been a pretty lousy 4 years for them.
www.chip50.org/blog/the-gen...

@hongqu.bsky.social

05.02.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 8
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Mortality Trends Among Early Adults in the United States, 1999-2023 This cross-sectional study examines trends in mortality rates among adults aged 25 to 44 years across the pre–COVID-19 pandemic, pandemic, and postpandemic periods.

New study with @wrigleyfield.bsky.social & colleagues finds that excess deaths among young U.S. adults have surged since 2011, accelerating during the pandemic and remaining high in 2023. Our research shows that this crisis extends far beyond drug overdoses. 🧡 (1/6)

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

03.02.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
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Global Systematic Scoping Review of Adolescent Factors Associated With COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Although COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for adolescents aged 12–17Β years, they remain one of the least commonly vaccinated age groups. Therefore,…

πŸ’‰Sharing our new paper in the Journal of Adolescent Health, led by Brianna Agnew and Annette Regan presenting a systematic scoping review of adolescent COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy! We show the need for more research that includes adolescents own perspectives. πŸ’‰

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

30.01.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Politics & Health Lab

I'm excited to announce the launch of The Politics and Health Lab at Boston University, co-directed by @mattmotta.bsky.social and myself!

Our lab will highlight research on the growing politicization of health and strategies to overcome it

@busph.bsky.social

sites.bu.edu/healthpoliti...

27.01.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Biden's claim that he would've won in Nov. isn't backed up by most polling data.

It also ignores the tremendous impact Harris' campaign had on fundraising for Dems down-ballot, which we document in a naturally-occurring experiment conducted before/after Biden dropped out.

osf.io/preprints/so...

18.01.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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It’s been so much fun to join some of @busph.bsky.social’s best students for the Massachusetts Health Policy Forum!

Students have gotten to learn from the state’s most important health policy officials and visit some of the key centers of health policy making for the state. What a wonderful event!

09.01.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The prevalence and consequences of support for off-label Ozempic prescriptions | Health Economics, Policy and Law | Cambridge Core The prevalence and consequences of support for off-label Ozempic prescriptions

NEW from @thcallaghan.bsky.social, K. Goidel, M. Stein, and I at HEPL.

Concerns about supply shortages have no influence on public support for physicians' ability to prescribe ozempic off-label. But, concerns about potential health risks do.

More here! πŸ‘‡

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

07.01.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The prevalence and consequences of support for off-label Ozempic prescriptions | Health Economics, Policy and Law | Cambridge Core The prevalence and consequences of support for off-label Ozempic prescriptions

Have you ever wondered what the public thinks about weight loss medications like Ozempic?

I'm excited to say that my new paper with @mattmotta.bsky.social and colleagues tackles this question, examining public concerns about safety and supply shortages. Check it out here πŸ‘‡!
doi.org/10.1017/S174...

07.01.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

New AVMA guidance highlights the dangers of feeding cats raw food. Unfortunately, we find that public H5N1 concern is low, which may impede our public health response.

@stecula.bsky.social @thcallaghan.bsky.social @klunztrujillo.bsky.social @ophiryotam.bsky.social @drorwalter.bsky.social

26.12.2024 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Evidence on trends in uptake of childhood vaccines and association with COVID-19 vaccination rates Childhood vaccination rates have declined in recent years; there is also concern that resistance to COVID-19 vaccines could spill over to childhood va…

New at Vaccine from our team (led by Ali Moghtaderi).

Declining school vax rates; especially in states that allow for non-med exemptions. States that *removed* exemptions experienced an increase.

With: @thcallaghan.bsky.social @aportnoy.bsky.social

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

18.12.2024 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
Embracing Controversy: A Second Look at CDC Reform Efforts in the Wake of COVID-19 | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law | Duke University Press

In Covid’s wake, CDC proposed reforms that aim to enhance its performance during the next pandemic. But would they work? Check out Ann Keller’s new ungated JHPPL article #healthpolicy #publichealth:
read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...

05.12.2024 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
β€œAnti-Vax Watch:” Tracking Anti-Vaccine Bills in State Houses Across the US Welcome to the first post in the State Vaccine Policy Project (SVPP)’s new series, β€œAnti-Vax Watch.” In this series, we will profile bills…

New SVPP Report from @thcallaghan.bsky.social and I.

Even with RFK Jr. at the helm of DHHS, most vaccine policymaking will fall to the states.

Unfortunately, many are taking aim at vaccine access. We detail a few concerning bills from the prev. leg. cycle ('23).

medium.com/@mmotta_8662...

25.11.2024 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Re-upping this working paper, in light of news that bird flu has been detected in raw milk in CA.

Lack of concern about the dangers of raw milk could undermine our policy response to bird flu's increasing public health risks.

26.11.2024 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Quantifying the prevalence and determinants of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine hesitancy in US adults aged 60 or older Federal regulators recently authorised two vaccines designed to prevent infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for adults aged 60 or older. …

NEW in PuHe -- we document significant RSV vax hesitancy.

But! Our ongoing work (link in comments) suggests that emphasizing regret assoc. w/non-vax can boost uptake intentions.

@thcallaghan.bsky.social @jencornacc.bsky.social & The Policy Lab/RIDOH Team.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

19.11.2024 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

New Article Alert!

I'm excited to say that my latest paper - focused on vaccine spillover and confidence in Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa - has been published in Vaccine! Shoutout to our amazing team - Alee Lockman, Christy Blackburn, and Brian Colwell!

authors.elsevier.com/c/1k5Jq,60n7...

14.11.2024 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Anti-Vaccine Legislating was Common and Deeply Partisan in 2023 In December 2023, the Politics & Health Lab (PHL) at Boston University’s School of Public Health (BUSPH) launched the State Vaccine Policy…

NEW State Vaccine Policy Project Report from
@timcallaghan.bsky.social & I.

Key findings:

πŸ’‰>300 anti-vaccine bills introduced in state leg.

πŸ’‰ 84% of anti-vax bills introduced by Republicans

πŸ’‰Dozens of anti-vax bills passed into law

More here: medium.com/@mmotta_8662...

07.10.2024 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing the State Vaccine Policy Project (SVPP) In December 2023, the Politics & Health Lab (PHL) at Boston University’s School of Public Health (BUSPH) launched the State Vaccine Policy…

Introducing: The State Vaccine Policy Project! (SVPP)

This Fall, @timcallaghan.bsky.social and I will share insights from our efforts to track vaccine-related legislation in state houses across the US, from 1980-pres.

First report scheduled for early Oct.! πŸ’‰πŸ“Š

medium.com/@mmotta_8662...

30.09.2024 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA) publications American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)

NEW in AJPH --

Julie Pacheco, @sarahgollust.bsky.social, @timcallaghan.bsky.social, & I argue that the inclusion of Party ID in PH svys can enrich our understanding of health inequities and their political determinants.Β 

First look available here!

ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/epdf/10....

16.05.2024 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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