This kind of #policy making — the #ACIP childhood #vaccine schedule, combined with not extending #ACA subsidies, adding #WorkRequirements to #SNAP / #FoodStamps & #Medicaid — all coming simultaneously in 2026 — is going to be an assault upon the #poor people of the #UnitedStates all while we are in a #Kshaped #economy with the #WealthGap ever widening.

#PublicHealth #science #medicine #Trump #RFKJr #disinformation #law #regulations #insurance #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #SocialCleansing #eugenics

The incompetent #ConspiracyTheory laden #ACIP voted 8-3 to eliminate a recommendation dating to 1991 for every child to receive a 1st dose of a #hepatitisB #vaccine shortly after birth. The panel said the newborn shot is no longer necessary for babies born to mothers who test negative for the virus. They suggest parents of those children delay the first dose for at least 2 months & consult with their doctors about whether or when to begin the 3-dose series.

#PublicHealth #science #Trump #RFKJr

"Young and middle-age adults who had at least one dose of a #COVID19 mRNA #vaccine were less likely to die of any cause in the following 4 years compared with those who weren't vaccinated, a nationwide French cohort study found." https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19vaccine/118840

"Young and middle-age adults who had at least one dose of a #COVID19 mRNA #vaccine were less likely to die of any cause in the following 4 years compared with those who weren't vaccinated, a nationwide French cohort study found." https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19vaccine/118840

#flu #covid #vaccine #news

"Das Vertrauen in Impfstoffe zu untergraben, sei „so gefährlich und unverantwortlich“, sagte Offit. Und es stehe viel auf dem Spiel, sagte er. „Kinder werden ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert und sterben immer noch an diesem Virus.“

Die Verwirrung mache es für die Öffentlichkeit und Ärzte schwieriger, die wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse zu verstehen und den Gesundheitsbehörden, die Richtlinien herausgeben, zu vertrauen, sagte Jernigan."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/04/us-vaccines-vinay-prasad-memo

Hey just a friendly reminder since folk are doing flu and covid vax rn to not forget about TDaP! Many places recommend a fresh boost if you have a tetanus exposure and its been at least five years since your last one, and it should be boosted every 10 years regardless. While people associate tetanus with rusty nails and barb wire fencing, it lives in the soil. So if you play in the dirt (looking at cavers, gardeners, outdoorsy folk in general) you may be due sooner than you think. Folk like us often have abrasions or cuts on our hands from doing things, and then shove our hands into dirt and mud. Keep that in mind! Plus it seems like every other winter there is a new whooping cough outbreak and thats the P part of TDaP so its an easy one to forget about but a good one to stay up on.

Now that you are protected, go flip some rocks! (And make sure you gently put them back!)

#dirt #mud #outside #garden #gardener #caver #health #vaccine #care #science #health #salamander

Hey just a friendly reminder since folk are doing flu and covid vax rn to not forget about TDaP! Many places recommend a fresh boost if you have a tetanus exposure and its been at least five years since your last one, and it should be boosted every 10 years regardless. While people associate tetanus with rusty nails and barb wire fencing, it lives in the soil. So if you play in the dirt (looking at cavers, gardeners, outdoorsy folk in general) you may be due sooner than you think. Folk like us often have abrasions or cuts on our hands from doing things, and then shove our hands into dirt and mud. Keep that in mind! Plus it seems like every other winter there is a new whooping cough outbreak and thats the P part of TDaP so its an easy one to forget about but a good one to stay up on.

Now that you are protected, go flip some rocks! (And make sure you gently put them back!)

#dirt #mud #outside #garden #gardener #caver #health #vaccine #care #science #health #salamander