Portugal, US boost child vaccinations

Scholar power: 2.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Public Health 32%, Medicine 24%, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 16%, Sociology 12%, Political science 8%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Thomas Masterson	7%	11	2.3%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

55.0%

3.3 h

260

2.3%

Ranking score

0.062

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

RFK Jr: "We care about every child who dies from measles. They get headlines. We should care about the children who are dying or suffering or being injured by vaccine injuries."

September 17, 2026 at 6:27 PM

by Richard M. Carpiano Reposted by Scott L. Greer

45%

Scholar power: 45.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Public Health 32%, Medicine 24%, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 16%, Sociology 12%, Political science 8%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Richard M. Carpiano	19%	35	33.7%
🎓 Scott L. Greer	18%	42	11.7%
Total			45.4%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index + sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

46.0%

21.5 h

5

45.4%

Ranking score

0.042

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH

@rmcarpiano.medsky.social

Thoughtful points by @doritreiss.bsky.social about fixing the current US vaccine governance system.

"...we had a great system that turned out to be incredibly vulnerable the moment someone who isn’t sci-based takes charge... If we want to keep the system, we need to shore it up." 🛟😷 health policy

The System was Always Fragile

The Next Era of Vaccine Governance with Dorit Reiss, Part 1

communityimmunity.substack.com

September 17, 2026 at 12:17 AM

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner

2%

Scholar power: 2.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Public Health 32%, Medicine 24%, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 16%, Sociology 12%, Political science 8%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Aaron Sojourner	6%	23	2.9%

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Scholar power

54.0%

1.6 h

7

2.9%

Ranking score

0.04

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Dorit Reiss

@doritreiss.bsky.social

Covid Vaccines Delayed for Half of U.S. Children: Ordering for VFC is not open yet, and unclear when it will be opened. @maggieastor.bsky.social @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/w...

Covid Vaccines Delayed for Half of U.S. Children

The Health Department has not decided whether to provide the shots to states through the Vaccines for Children program, which serves uninsured and low-income families.

www.nytimes.com

September 17, 2026 at 8:07 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

31%

Scholar power: 31.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Public Health 32%, Medicine 24%, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 16%, Sociology 12%, Political science 8%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Timothy D. McBride	22%	23	31.7%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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Scholar power

47.0%

23.9 h

4

31.7%

Ranking score

0.014

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Measles outbreak, vaccine policy dominate Trump health nominees' Senate hearing www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/3...

Measles outbreak, vaccine policy dominate Trump health nominees' Senate hearing

Three key Trump administration leadership nominees

www.fiercehealthcare.com

September 16, 2026 at 9:51 PM

Reposted by Ann Bartow

0%

Scholar power: 0.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Public Health 32%, Medicine 24%, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 16%, Sociology 12%, Political science 8%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Ann Bartow	1%	10	0.3%

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Scholar power

53.0%

5.4 h

4

0.3%

Ranking score

0.006

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Dorit Reiss

@doritreiss.bsky.social

From @artcaplan.bsky.social @inquirer.com:
"...nothing the federal government has to say about measles is trustworthy. [Kennedy's] anti-vaccine efforts... have set off a 35-year high incidence of the disease in the U.S."
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
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