
Fenit Nirappil
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Public health reporter @WashingtonPost. Teach watchdog reporting @medillschool. Forever @postlocal. Fenitn.33 on Signal 🏳️🌈
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/fenit-nirappil 08-06-2011 19:57:08
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Research grants: on hold. Health briefings: abruptly canceled. The CDC’s famed MMWR: didn’t publish. Our look at the sweeping consequences as Trump admin’s comms pause takes effect. LenaSun carolyn johnson Mark Johnson Joel Achenbach Rachel Roubein washingtonpost.com/health/2025/01…

We've seen this in our interpretation of the data as well — flu hospitalization rates this winter so far have been much higher than COVID. Why? From Fenit Nirappil: - Large summer COVID wave last summer - Less virus evolution - Higher vaccine coverage washingtonpost.com/health/2025/01…

“You are the person to lead HHS to make America healthy again, and God has a divine purpose for you.” - Dr. Roger Marshall “Frankly, you frighten people.” - Sheldon Whitehouse Inside the RFK Jr hearing, with Rachel Roubein Lauren Weber LenaSun Fenit Nirappil washingtonpost.com/health/2025/01…

🚨NEW: Google has spent the past 2+ years trying to remake search with generative AI. The results? Mixed. Check out my @bw cover with Davey Alba on missed opportunities, Google's attempts to right the ship & the price being paid across the web. Gift link: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

SCOOP: A vaccine skeptic who has long promoted false claims on the links betw vaccines and autism has been tapped by the federal govt to conduct a critical study of possible links betw the two. Me and Fenit Nirappil washingtonpost.com/health/2025/03…