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The Value of Engagement and Transparency in Public Health Policymaking

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.4252

August 07, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This JAMA Forum discusses the importance of engagement and transparency in public health policy in the context of the US response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent dismissal of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

Corresponding Author: Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205 (joshua.sharfstein@jhu.edu).

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