Must watch story on #polio - great job by @cbsmornings.bsky.social and Dr. Lapook youtu.be/-qhj8X2lM3M?...

“Early in his career, Dr. William Schaffner, a professor at Vanderbilt University…worked with the CDC to implement the measles vaccine. When he tells medical students today that in the 1960s, before the measles vaccine, 400 to 500 kids died of measles & its complications each year, “They’re stunned”

Ryan’s latest @insideclimatenews.org article is out! insideclimatenews.org/news/1802202...

A lot of people, including me, were wondering how an IRB could ever approve this study. The answer is that no IRB did. The person who “signed off” on approval from the only ethics board that reviewed it had resigned three years earlier. His signature was used without his knowledge.

Measles can kill. It can disable. It can wipe out your immune system memory. It can leave children blind and deaf. It’s almost entirely preventable. The vaccine was a breakthrough that saved lives. What’s happening now is an unspeakable and unnecessary tragedy

Yes. Everyone should read this. @nurseteria.bsky.social also brought this to my attention and I’ve been meaning to post it.

Children experiencing trauma. This is a deliberate choice with long term consequences.

When he gave the Grammy to that young boy who made everyone think of Liam…even if that wasn’t actually Liam, it was just the perfect way of cutting through all the bullshit. Every kid impacted by this administration’s cruelty is another Liam.

Here's the live link... docs.google.com/document/u/0...

Ryan’s latest article - heading south: insideclimatenews.org/news/0702202...

Parents, read this if you’re considering following the new CDC vaccine guidelines instead of the American Academy of Pediatrics. I treated children for rotavirus in Denmark. The Danish vaccine schedule is no model for the U.S. www.statnews.com/2026/02/06/d... via @statnews.com

Pediatrics published the Vaccine Integrity Project’s hepatitis B birth dose vaccine evidence review online. The review looked at: 400+ studies/reports, 40 years of data—and the conclusion was unmistakable. There is no evidence supporting a delay in the hepatitis B birth dose. tinyurl.com/4kbsm49f

This sums up one issue: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/o...

Things children shouldn’t have to face in childhood: Measles Tear gas Sexual predators Detention centers Family separation Assault rifles We can actually prevent all of these in 2026. We just choose not to. #PutKids1st

Take a few minutes to watch this. The kids are not all right. This is trauma.

Congratulations to all the senior residents at Sinai Hospital pediatric residency program for their great work presenting at Scholarly Activity Day!

Take some time to read this and make a public comment if you feel compelled.

A large Vaccine Safety Datalink study of children under 4 found no link between being up to date on vaccines, aluminum exposure from vaccines, and incident epilepsy—while known risk factors like prematurity and family history remained important. Details: www.jpeds.com/article/S002...

People are stacked up like animals in leaked footage from an ICE Black Site inside of 31 Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, MD. “More than 50 people in rooms, no beds, no bathrooms, people lying on filthy floors.” Where’s all that ICE money going? We need accountability. #ICEDetentionCenter #Resist #Pinks

After a holiday vacation Ryan is back with a new article in Inside Climate News (and the Boston Globe, but you need a subscription). insideclimatenews.org/news/2401202...

"Routine childhood immunisations prevented an estimated 32 million hospitalisations and over 1 million deaths in the USA from 1994 to 2023." A risk to child health: confusion and concern over changes to US vaccine policy - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... via @thelancet.com

I wanted to find some quiet time to read this by @panaccindex.bsky.social. A devastating critique that exposes one of the loudest voices as one of the most fraudulent and malignant. Please subscribe. www.panaccindex.info/p/profile-em...

“Actions that expose kids to trauma undermine their healthy development. Every child deserves love, security, and the chance to grow up without fear.”

Detention is no place for a child. Family separation and detention cause innumerable harm and lifelong trauma in children. Policies that place children in harms way must immediately end.

Missing the days when the government wanted to prevent children from getting severe infectious diseases and being kidnapped and removed from their families. Seems like those goals should not be a partisan issue.

I’m going to reiterate that RFK Jr. will not stop until he takes away every vaccine recommendation and thereby reduces access to them. This interview with Kirk Milhoan is one of the most disturbing things I’ve seen in my entire career. He seems to think that a polio outbreak would be just fine.

Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."

Children should never, ever, ever be used as “bait” to entrap parents. I am furious and heartbroken. If you are too, call your Rep right now: (202) 224-3121 A staffer will answer - be brief, say you want your Rep to vote NO on DHS funding bill. It’s ok if your voice shakes. 💔 Please make the call.

He was used as “bait” A child.

Just to be clear. Children should not be arrested because of their immigration status. Especially 5 year olds. And in school. This will cause long term trauma for them, their classmates and their families. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

Frauds. Frauds. And more frauds masquerading as scientists. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Here is a better link to the entire podcast page: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Check out the upcoming 3 episodes of Ten Kids 2 Docs podcast on #vaccines - first one sets the stage then I talk about all of the vaccine preventable illnesses. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

An announcement from Noah Wyle and the CDC:

Witnessing or experiencing violence in childhood can harm physical and mental health, and persist into adulthood. ACEs also decrease life expectancy by *20 years* compared to those without childhood trauma. It is our moral imperative to protect children - and their families - from this violence. 💔

Pay the moms what they're owed She said it's not discounted but it seems like a bargain for the product & services.

"The RSV vaccine given during late pregnancy did not increase the risk of preterm birth or other evaluated pregnancy complications" More good news about the safety of maternal immunization. via medpagetoday.com #MedSky + #ObGynSky. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

This is purpura fulminans, a severe complication of meningitis (which as of today is no longer on our universal vaccine schedule) Micro clots & bleeding into the skin cause skin & tissue death. It’s more common in kids & associated with 20-70% mortality. Those who survive often lose limbs.

Why do we want to fill hospitals up with children with bronchiolitis and diarrhea again? I thought we wanted them to be healthy again….

Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Andrew Racine on today’s HHS announcement about the childhood immunization schedule: www.aap.org/en/news-room...

Just hanging around in Costa Rica. #manuelantonio

If you told me back in medical school that someday I would be running for the Senate and my campaign slogan would be “It’s me or the measles” I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT HAVE BELIEVED YOU. But here we are. It’s me or the measles. South Carolina, the choice is yours. 💙🇺🇸

Epic work @joho.bsky.social !

Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026. Let's. Go.

This OpEd, by the inspirational @drdemetre.bsky.social in today’s @washingtonpost.com, is one of the best pieces of science writing of 2025 I’ll be assigning it to my students next semester in my class on ‘policy writing—turning evidence into public health action’ Thx Ed, for the free access link👇

link without paywall: archive.ph/vXqVf#select...

Replacing the US child vaccine schedule with Denmark’s schedule is negligence, writes @drdemetre.bsky.social “When a jet engine fails at 30,000 feet, it’s not the manual writer who pays the price. It’s the passengers — in this case, America’s children.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Traveled all night to get here. Worth it. #puravida #CostaRica

It’s not just pediatricians who are dealing with this. I wrote about my experience when it comes to trying to get patients vaccines It’s not only difficult but it is causing a rift in the patient-doctor relationship www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...