Bluesky Fam - Will be discussing this tmrw at 940am eastern on @msnbc.com This is a classic example of the new health secretary misinterpreting basic data and conflating it with his own preconceived notions, resulting in a ridiculous statement We will correct it www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/h... - ThreadSky

vinguptamd.bsky.social • 6 days ago

Bluesky Fam -

Will be discussing this tmrw at 940am eastern on @msnbc.com

This is a classic example of the new health secretary misinterpreting basic data and conflating it with his own preconceived notions, resulting in a ridiculous statement

We will correct it

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/health/measles-texas-kennedy-fox.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Comments

cuhome.bsky.social•6 days ago

The basic reproductive number “R naught”
—a metric used to describe the contagiousness of an infectious agent—is between 12 - 18 for measles, Dr. Roberts explains. That means a person with measles is likely to infect 12 to 18 people who have no immunity to the disease.
https://www.yalemedicine.org

cuhome.bsky.social•6 days ago

This is why we've gone from two cases of measles to 200 so rapidly. The common flu R-naught is 0.9 - 2.1. so yes, the measles are highly contagious! If you haven't been vaccinated, go get it done. You'll be doing yourself & everyone around you a big favor. Measles kills & can damage health for life!

krisschaumont.bsky.social•6 days ago

Going Thursday! Not taking that risk

cuhome.bsky.social•6 days ago

🎉 🎉 HOORAY!!! Good for you!!!!

leann-behrens.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thank you. Public health experts are struggling to be heard.

ethanhiguain.bsky.social•6 days ago

💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾…..

rockircoon.bsky.social•6 days ago

Incorporate whale heads into your diet

thedo0dah62.bsky.social•6 days ago

The drugs and worm really took out his brain.

keyapennyfox.bsky.social•6 days ago

Says the man photographed dining on Mc Donald's thinking he's some sort of nutritional guru.

roachmotel6.bsky.social•6 days ago

He is so damn stupid ugh.

wonderingby.bsky.social•6 days ago

It will be wonderful to hear someone speak about public health that believes in science. This administration is going to kill us and keep the conspiracy theories alive.

jonesy2653.bsky.social•6 days ago

They should have just put Marjorie Taylor Greene in his position. Same outcome.

zerocrossing.bsky.social•6 days ago

How does he get away with steroid abuse?

pippin77.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thank you for doing this and I'm sorry that you have to.

gabud.bsky.social•6 days ago

I ll be watching with my cup of cod liver oil at my side.... :)

blupotluv.bsky.social•6 days ago

If measles is related to a poor diet, why is Trump still alive?

mtcrace.bsky.social•6 days ago

Are you happy now Senator Bill Cassidy? I am assuming this is your POV as you said RFK Jr would be consulting with you......

socialgreedia.bsky.social•6 days ago

Why have we allowed such damaged people to take us over?

zarpar.bsky.social•6 days ago

Looney tunes

oceangranny.bsky.social•6 days ago

Idiot

americanpie1985.bsky.social•6 days ago

I don’t believe anything from the man who said the worm ate a half of his brain. Lol!

janerabbit.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thank you! Where could you start--and maintain--a Death Count to track what these people are doing?

seek4rcypher.bsky.social•6 days ago

Everyone knows RFK doesn’t know anything.

ewr1947.bsky.social•6 days ago

Put the most incompetent people in charge to demonstrate or highlight the basic Republican premise that the government is incompetent and all agencies need to be defunded.

halgregory.bsky.social•6 days ago

He has to stay on brand so he can continue to increase his income from vac lawsuits and his supliments.

lauriegor.bsky.social•6 days ago

Right, because babies do not exercise enough.

allgood2024.bsky.social•6 days ago

When, how?

desertdweller760.bsky.social•6 days ago

Oh great, Tom Cruise is in charge of our health

julmm.bsky.social•6 days ago

ThankYou. I am losing it over his lack of factual knowledge et al.

nursejill.bsky.social•6 days ago

I thought the families who do not vaccinate choose the same lifestyle/diet this man promotes

chitown70.bsky.social•6 days ago

OMG.

bic09.bsky.social•6 days ago

I can’t fathom why anyone would take medical or health advice from him.

lefwin.bsky.social•6 days ago

The Secretary promotes junk science. Drink more raw milk.

fleuryofwords.bsky.social•6 days ago

He is mentally unwell. It's clear that one of his kids has autism or else he would not be so obsessed.

His dismissal of vaccines is criminal.

donnamenner.bsky.social•6 days ago

Will watch for you.

elle7420.bsky.social•6 days ago

Send him straight to a prison in El Salvador. Another stable genius with no medical credentials or commonsense.

birchbeach47.bsky.social•6 days ago

RFK should never have been confirmed as Health Secretary.

It is simply incomprehensible to me that anyone with his anti vax views would be placed in a position to eliminate or restrict vaccines that save countless lives.

🇨🇦🍁😢

bigblueplanet.bsky.social•6 days ago

💙💙💙

gratefulliz.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thank you, Dr. Gupta.

ggl25.bsky.social•6 days ago

Moronic

dbjmn3700.bsky.social•6 days ago

You can’t fix stupid!

galalefey.bsky.social•6 days ago

RFKjr is an embarrassment to the USA

nurseteria.bsky.social•6 days ago

If you aren’t already following @vinguptamd.bsky.social you should be. Thank goodness 😅 there’s a real MD who actually cares about giving accurate fact based information about vaccines. I’ve literally given tens of thousands and have never witnessed a vaccine injury. Why? Because vaccines are safe!!

vinguptamd.bsky.social•6 days ago

🙏

debcombs14.bsky.social•6 days ago

Following

curlyk9s.bsky.social•6 days ago

Kennedy is totally unqualified.

alisonguinn.bsky.social•6 days ago

I just...I just can't

fishwarpnow.bsky.social•6 days ago

Idiot.

motzart60.bsky.social•6 days ago

Wait-a-minute did he change his mind ,didn’t he claim they need to drink more Milk 🥛 and vitamin A . I just read Texas needs More MMR vaccines b/c they ran out 🤷🏻‍♀️

herzog25.bsky.social•6 days ago

Thank you sir because the man is an idiot with a megaphone!

loudwhisperer.bsky.social•6 days ago

Even IF it were related to poor diet the prevention would still be vaccination.

badwolfcgp.bsky.social•6 days ago

Why would you expect a Health Secretary with no medical or scientific training, no understanding of the scientific method, peer review, double blind data review/evaluation/interpretation, or simple biological processes to provide cogent, reliable or safe health information to the public?

janderson70.bsky.social•6 days ago

My God, his stupidity is limitless.

krisgayn.bsky.social•6 days ago

For goodness sake. Here we go. Kennedy is a nutbag.

caramaxc.bsky.social•6 days ago

RE Kennedy - Refresh my memory. How do you spell Moron?

jtulip11.bsky.social•6 days ago

Would it just be easier to name anyone in this administration who knows what they are doing? Is there anyone at all? I’ve never seen so many inept, ill equipped people leading very important jobs. It’s frankly frightening.

calyka.bsky.social•6 days ago

"The outbreak has nothing to do with parents not vaccinating their kids. Nope! It's obviously because of uhh...food! That's it! Food causes measles! Therefore the solution is to stop eating!" - RFK Jr, probably.