Jason Jackson DO
@jasonrjacksondoneo.bsky.social
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Musical theatre junkie. Proud DO Neonatologist. Fierce advocate for babies and kids.
I'm attending Pramila for Congress's event, “Pramila Jayapal's Resistance Lab: Virtual Organizing Training 1.0” - sign up now to join me!
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Pramila Jayapal's Resistance Lab: Virtual Organizing Training 1.0 · Pramila for Congress
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It's been a BUSY 2 weeks of advocating for our patients and profession both locally and at our Nation's capital!
6 months ago
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Just doing what I can to spread the word in these urgent times!
thedo.osteopathic.org/columns/why-...
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Why ensuring access to vaccines is essential to health of America
Jason Jackson, DO, shares tips for supporting pro-vaccine policies and working with patients who express skepticism or hesitancy about vaccines.
https://thedo.osteopathic.org/columns/why-ensuring-continued-access-to-vaccines-is-essential-to-the-health-of-america/
7 months ago
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So this is your plan to "Make America Healthy Again" by bringing back vaccine-preventable illnesses?!?! NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake
The order covers more than 40 awards to researchers around the country seeking to understand why vaccine acceptance has declined.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/03/10/vaccines-nih-rfk-research-canceled/
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The New York Times
7 months ago
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” erasing $4 billion in additional savings that the group said it had made for U.S. taxpayers.
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Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings
For the second time in a week, Elon Musk’s government overhaul effort updated its “wall of receipts” to remove mistakes that inflated its success.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/us/politics/doge-musk-contracts-wall.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
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So despicable! Tracking global maternal and infant mortality sure doesn't sound wasteful to me. This bus has no driver and is headed for a cliff! Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...
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Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program
The Demographic and Health Surveys were the only sources of reliable information in many countries on metrics such as mortality, nutrition and education.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/health/usaid-global-health-surveys.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
8 months ago
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One death from a known vaccine-preventable disease is one too many. We must do better to protect our children!! Texas child is first confirmed death in growing measles outbreak
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Texas child is first confirmed death in growing measles outbreak
The unvaccinated school-age child is the first confirmed fatality in Texas’s worst measles outbreak in three decades.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/02/26/measles-texas-unvaccinated-death/
8 months ago
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Pete Buttigieg
8 months ago
Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid. So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
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So proud to call this doctor a colleague and friend! Here's to ACOP President-elect Tyree Winters representing!!
thedo.osteopathic.org/columns/qa-t...
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Q&A: The Hip-Hop Doc discusses pediatrics, dance as exercise and more
Tyree Winters, DO, has built a career on advocating for equitable health care, with a special focus on underserved communities.
https://thedo.osteopathic.org/columns/qa-the-hip-hop-doc-discusses-pediatrics-working-with-underserved-populations-and-dance-as-exercise/
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Sadly, I worry that the pediatric medical community is going to need to prepare for a lot more of this as we head back to the Dark Age. Measles Outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico Sicken Nearly 100 People
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Measles Outbreak in Texas and New Mexico Sickens Nearly 100 People
Texas reported 90 cases this week, while New Mexico reported nine. A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where vaccination rates have lagged behind the rest of the state.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/us/texas-measles-outbreak.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
8 months ago
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But how are those grocery prices treating you?!?! Wake up America! Our children are at risk! Vaccine safety panel long criticized by RFK Jr. told to postpone meeting
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Vaccine safety panel long criticized by RFK Jr. told to postpone meeting
Health and Human Services officials said the postponement was to accommodate public comment ahead of the meeting but experts decried the delay.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/02/20/cdc-vaccine-advisory-panel-meeting-postponed/
8 months ago
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I am literally at a loss for words. This man is nothing but a hateful coward and has no right to sit behind the Resolute Desk
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8 months ago
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As a Pediatrician and Physician-Advocate, I fear for the safety and health of the true future of our nation, our children. This man is a clear and present danger to our nation's health, and Republicans and their constituents need to wake up before it's too late!
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...
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Senate Confirms RFK Jr., a Prominent Vaccine Skeptic, as Health Secretary
The vote capped a remarkable rise for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was confirmed by a Republican Senate in a chamber where his father and uncles once served as Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/us/rfk-jr-hhs-senate-confirmation.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
8 months ago
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Who knew that part of "Making America Healthy Again" was just ensuring that the rest of the world was sicker?
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8 months ago
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So you all thought this guy would be BETTER for Palastine?!?!
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Trump claims Palestinians have 'no alternative' but to leave Gaza during his Oval Office meeting with Netanyahu
Trump said he believes the Palestinians would be better off moving to neighboring Egypt or Jordan. A spokesman for Hamas called Trump's remarks "a recipe for creating chaos."
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/donald-trump-israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-meeting-rcna190449
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We NEED more of this! N.Y. Attorney General Warns Hospitals Against Canceling Transgender Care
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/n...
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N.Y. Attorney General Warns Hospitals Against Canceling Transgender Care
A White House executive order last week threatened to pull federal funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care. But not providing the care could violate state law, Letitia James said in ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/nyregion/ny-attorney-general-transgender-care.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
8 months ago
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Now is not the time to stand by. Every little step matters:
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We Sign On to Uphold the Paris Agreement!
The Paris Agreement represents a global promise by governments to fulfill their moral obligation by restoring and preserving our most foundational right—the right to a livable planet. As the leader of...
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8 months ago
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Rachel Maddow
9 months ago
"'It’s hard to imagine a bigger public diplomacy win for China than going forward with this kind of clumsy destruction of U.S. credibility'...”
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Funds for fight against HIV/AIDS paused in Trump aid freeze
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, is credited with saving 25 million lives worldwide and has long enjoyed bipartisan support.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/24/trump-aid-pause-hiv-pepfar/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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Rachel Maddow
9 months ago
Wall Street Journal editorial board: "Senate Republicans have an obligation to scrutinize his giant closet of business conflicts and dubious ideas..."
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Opinion | Why RFK Jr. Is Dangerous to Public Health
He’s made millions from referring clients to trial lawyers, and he advocates mass tort litigation that would ruin the vaccine industry.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/rfk-jr-senate-hearing-heath-and-human-services-vaccines-trial-lawyers-ce7703cf?st=A8iNvA
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Well in light of everything I am going to try to be more active here.
9 months ago
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I refuse to accept this as my new normal! We MUST stand against this hatred and hold those accountable who support it!!
11 months ago
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The Washington Post
11 months ago
The ascension of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, to the nation’s top health post has alarmed medical experts, who point to his history of conspiracy theories. Here are 10 false health claims Kennedy has made over the years:
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10 RFK Jr. conspiracy theories and false claims, in his own words
Here are the debunked health claims that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made over the years that concern medical experts.
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