TEC Briefs
TEC Briefs are focused, actionable documents that synthesize critical information on time-sensitive public health topics. They deliver multidisciplinary perspectives to public health leaders when rapid, evidence-based decision-making is essential.
Each brief is structured for busy decision-makers with executive summaries, key takeaways, and specific recommendations grounded in the best available scientific evidence.
Our streamlined process enables rapid comprehensive analysis, drawing upon TEC's diverse network of specialists across epidemiology, behavioral science, communications, policy, and other relevant fields.
Recent Briefs
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Day one of the newly restructured ACIP committee focused on COVID-19 and RSV discussions, covering ongoing disease burden, vaccine safety, and effectiveness. While CDC presentations were thorough and professional, the meeting was disrupted by significant misinformation; we documented at least 28 falsehoods requiring real-time fact-checking. This debrief provides rapid fact-checking of falsehoods raised, contextualizes the discussions within current evidence, and offers communications guidance for public health leaders and media responding to meeting coverage and social media amplification of misinformation.
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The June ACIP meeting — the first with the newly appointed committee — is scheduled for June 25–26. Based on the makeup of the committee and last-minute changes to the agenda, we anticipate four key vaccine safety topics to surface, along with several falsehoods likely to be raised and amplified on social media. This report provides key background on each issue, anticipates falsehoods and rumors likely to arise or be distorted, summarizes current evidence, outlines possible policy implications, and offers communication guidance for public health leaders, media, and social media influencers.