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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Aug 25

    Remember when we thought Operation Warp Speed would deliver hundreds of millions of doses by the end of 2020? Why didn't that happen? The answer includes a ton of nuance and a fair bit of friction, too. Check out my latest story for .

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    6 hours ago

    NEWS: VRBPAC approves Moderna boosters 19-0 for people 65 and older, at high risk of severe COVID and essential workers

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  3. 11 hours ago

    Wow. Sounds like the reporter right-clicked, hit "view page source" to look at the html and found it. Not a hack. Linking to the original story by here:

    It wasn’t “hacking.” It was an data journalist warning the state of its website’s vulnerability. Do better public officials. Do better.
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  4. Oct 13

    As always, great reporting by that reminds you underneath all the statistics, there are people with stories to tell.

    In Kansas, 1 in 2 abortions are for folks from out of state. Access is easier than in neighboring Oklahoma or Texas. That may soon change. And with the Supreme Court revisiting Roe v. Wade, the stakes are immense. For &
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  5. Retweeted
    Oct 13

    In case you don't think FDA is moving faster than normal these days, see this comment in their preview docs for 's booster. THis is highly unusual.

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  6. Oct 12

    Do I have a point? Not really. I just thought it was an interesting choice to go after a nonpartisan research group by saying "What's Kaiser Family Foundation really up to?" and then citing research by a dark money group.

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  7. Oct 12

    Do I think Protect Our Care is somehow backed by and a mouthpiece for the drug industry? No. In fact, the group wrote a scathing report saying the drug industry has backed a bunch of misleading ad buys. But who knows who Protect Our Care is backed by.

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  8. Oct 12

    Anyway, the whole thing was a journey. And I figured since that's time I can't get back, might as well share it on twitter.

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  9. Oct 12

    Who funds it? Good question. Lots of big, anonymous donations, like that $51.7 million from... blank.

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  10. Oct 12

    So what's Sixteen Thirty Fund?, I ask myself (and also google.) Oh, it's a dark money group. Here's a story about it from a while back:

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  11. Oct 12

    Is it a PAC? Yes, but I don't think it donates directly to campaigns. Mostly ad buys. That said, it's filed a document with the FEC with a more complete name: Protect Our Care A Project of Sixteen Thirty Fund.

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  12. Oct 12

    For no reason at all, I got curious. Protect Our Care, I think, what's that? A nonprofit? I check nonprofit databases...and no, it's not. Well is it a coalition? I don't see any members listed. I even check the Wayback Machine to see if maybe they were listed in the past.

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  13. Oct 12

    THEN, it points toward another poll by a group called Protect Our Care as a shining example of a better poll even tho the group also supports govt price negotiation - the thing PhRMA opposes.

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  14. Oct 12

    When I saw the PhRMA email, I thought, OK, PhRMA's been saying it opposes govt price setting. But the weird thing about the email is that it cites other KFF polls to back itself up, and blasts this one (the one with findings it doesn't like) as partisan.

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  15. Oct 12

    Here's a link to the poll, which has findings on several questions and includes KFF's methodology. (Disclosure: I used to work at , which is an editorially independent newsroom that's part of the overall foundation.)

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  16. Oct 12

    Welp, an email from PhRMA this morning sent me down a rabbit hole that led me to a dark money group. The email was taking aim at for its recent poll that showed Americans are now in favor of govt drug price negotiations and aren't convinced by arguments against it.

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    Oct 4

    by U.S. Government’s $1.2 Billion Contract for Merck’s Investigational COVID-19 Drug Molnupiravir Redacts IP Terms, Contains Donation Clause and Very Limited Technology Transfer License

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  18. Retweeted
    Sep 17

    CORRECTION: VRBPAC vote is 2-16 against recommending boosters for all.

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  19. Retweeted
    Sep 17

    NEWS: FDA's outside advisors vote 16-3 against Pfizer's request for boosters for all, a significant hurdle to the White House's booster rollout. They're poised to consider a narrower recommendation on boosters for elderly people.

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  20. Sep 10

    So Dan made this really cool thing in his spare time, and you should check it out if you're trying to do the math on whether to pay for childcare or have one parent stay home.

    Parents: I built a worksheet for estimating the cost-benefit analysis of adding income to your family vs. the cost of child-care. Make a copy and see what your options are.
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  21. Sep 9

    Have a baby at home or expecting one soon? You've probably got questions about what the COVID-19 delta variant means for your tiny human. And has answers!

    For people who are pregnant or new parents — I hope this is helpful!
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