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Pediatrician, COVID cautious, passionate about ADHD and mental health. Mom of young adults & sugar gliders. she/her/hers
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We are now a cruel country to live in under this regime.
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Flu and COVID vaccines are not free if insurance doesn't cover them. We need them to recognize the value and hope they're available for everyone this fall.
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I often wonder if the increased number of referrals is due to better screening or actual increased incidence- likely both since we didn't always do developmental screenings at all visits, but this research supports an actual increase.
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I hope insurers look at the cost savings of covering the vaccines. Without them medical costs will increase in addition to the cost of lives.
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Such a nice guy. Respectable. Honorable.
Said no one.
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Who could have guessed?
But it's not like data will change minds, so...
I want to live in another timeline where facts matter and science is used to guide.
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Just came across this partial list of orgs speaking out. There are others as well.
I think the public is unaware ACIP approval is tied to insurance coverage - there will be shock and additional anger when that hits.
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6. Ross is an OBGYN and a partner in a firm focused on healthcare investments.
7. Hibbeln is an Omega-3 expert and psychiatrist.
8. Pagano is an ER physician.
Not the ideal team to make the best decisions for our vaccine recommendations.
Far from it!
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3. Pebsworth associated with the National Vaccine Information Center, a group that advocates for vaccine exemptions and educates about vaccine injury.
4. Kulldorff helped write the Great Barrington Declaration.
5. Levi said mRNA vaccines can cause serious harm and death.
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I'm glad they're standing up against this!
People are going to die if RFK Jr gets his way.
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Thanks for including contact information for Sen. Cassidy. He has heard from me.
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If the members haven't been named, how will they prepare for the meeting coming soon? I presume that's part of the point. They won't be reading & evaluating the data closely.
How is this supposed to instill confidence in their vaccine recommendations?
That's not a real question. We know it won't.
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So very sad for this family.
I hope all the other families who are scared to use a safe and effective vaccine due to the misinformation they've come to believe will reconsider their position and protect their families with the vaccine.
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When people point fingers at others, it often reveals more about their experiences than the accusations. It deflects attention from their own circumstances. Given this pattern, it suggests to me that Trump’s physician may not have been completely transparent about all aspects of his health.
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Those can be deadly conditions.
Another way they're trying to kill us.
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That's brilliant!
That said, I've resumed using brand names because the generics get mixed up - it's much easier to keep track of intuniv vs tenex or all the methylphenidate extended release 30:70 vs 50:50 & others. I think insurance purposefully denies one version and doesn't say which they cover.
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I tend to see the same people posting day after day and miss others. I suspect it's due to the time of day we tend to hop on. But I change feeds for variety and it helps.
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The overall cost in lives and dollars will be so much more than they're cutting. How can they not see this? Or do they just not care?
They really do seem to want people to suffer and die.
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How do you use bluesky? I tend to scroll feeds, which separates themes but it's easy to miss posts.
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Thanks for sharing this telling cartoon! I looked for the source and found the artist's substack: claytoonz.com/2025/05/31/t...
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I haven't read the original paper due to paywall.
academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...
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And we’ve made enemies of our friends so if another country invests and makes a vaccine, we can’t expect them to help when we’re in trouble.
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This was just shared today: www.additudemag.com/webinar/join...
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Or premature babies that have more health problems. Making us more healthy??? - I’m not sure how!
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A lot of people have a risk factor, so that helps. Physical inactivity counts, so that’s something to make sure your doc codes if you don’t have another risk factor.
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I fear that stopping COVID vaccination is the gateway to stopping all vaccinations.
It won't end well, even if only this one type of vaccine is banned.
This image from the article is fantastic! Just the type of stuff we need to promote to the general public to help them learn real risks.
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Our constitution gives us the right to bear arms at a time shotguns, pistols, and muskets were available. It was written to allow citizens to protect themselves & their property.
Many people today enjoy hunting but no one needs automatic rifles or silencers unless they're planning harm to others.