Trusted Facts and Expert Analysis

Amidst increasing misinformation and mistrust of vaccines, and new threats to the availability and reliability of governmental information, the Expert Vaccine Analysis Team (EVAT) provides facts and rapid analysis on emerging vaccine and outbreak issues to journalists, science writers, and public health communicators.

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Our Work

Expert Briefings

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Timely, evidence-based expert briefings that synthesize the latest scientific and policy developments on vaccines and immunization.

Media Outreach

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Proactive media outreach from trusted experts, providing rapid analysis, and clear, science-based perspectives to journalists covering vaccines and immunization policy.

Collaborative Action

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Coordination and collaboration to align evidence-based messaging, share expertise, and amplify credible, science-driven perspectives on vaccines.

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Recent Coverage

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How to restore credibility to the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee

STAT (May 18, 2026)

As Ebola outbreak spreads in DRC and Uganda, what is risk to US?

ABC News (May 19, 2026)

No child deaths definitively linked to Covid shots, FDA says

NBC News (May 22, 2026)

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Meet the Experts

EVAT Chair

Former FDA Chief Scientist; infectious disease physician

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Jesse Goodman, MD, MPH

EVAT Co-Chair

Former Merck Vaccines medical affairs executive; former US Army immunization program director

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John Gräbenstein, RPh, PhD

EVAT Member

Former NYC and NY State Health Commissioner; Harvard health rights professor

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Mary Bassett, MD, MPH

EVAT Member

Former Director of FDA’s Office of Vaccines Research and Review; former CEO, Biologics Consulting

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Norman Baylor, PhD

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