"It was hard to admit that I was wrong and that the information I learned and shared was not only incorrect, but dangerous." Leaving wellness misinformation behind. www.voicesforvaccines.org/from-unvacci...

Over the seven decades since the polio vaccine, we have seen this pattern again and again. Vaccines have a great track record.

"I don't know how you can safely decide which virus you think your child won't be exposed to for a few more months or years." The danger of delaying vaccines. www.voicesforvaccines.org/how-close-me...

Informed dialogue is a cornerstone of effective public health. Through thoughtful voices on @cidrap.bsky.social's Op-Eds, we aim to foster scientifically grounded conversations. Welcome, Jess @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social! Thanks for your important work, @jakescottmd.bsky.social! ow.ly/zm9950YIV90

Next week, we are celebrating National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW)! To help uplift the value of infant vaccines, we have a host of free graphics for anyone to use here: www.voicesforvaccines.org/social-media...

Happy 80th birthday to Al Green, a magical musician who also inspired an all-time great local newspaper headline in April 2021.

"Whooping cough? I didn't think people got that anymore." What one mother learned about a disease she thought was gone. www.voicesforvaccines.org/my-newborn-c...

Next week, we are celebrating National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW)! To help uplift the value of infant vaccines, we have a host of free graphics for anyone to use here: www.voicesforvaccines.org/social-media...

Is it measles or the flu? 🤧 With measles becoming more common, experts recommend learning to recognize the symptoms and taking precautions to protect yourself and others. Read more: ow.ly/MCGz50YHaUa

I’ve said this before, but I had measles when I was about 9 months old. My parents told me they were genuinely worried I would die: I was basically lying limp in a darkened room for days. It set me back in terms of physical milestones. For the babies’ sake, please vaccinate!

When I am looking to share new personal stories about diseases like measles, I cannot emphasize how many I come across like this one.

Polio affected Ankit's whole life, stealing a normal childhood. He says get vaccinated.

I often talk about the importance of getting vaccinated to protect the most vulnerable. Lately I've had Erin Nicholls and family in mind. She's an old friend who has a son (pictured) fighting cancer and recently he's had to fight influenza and 2nd infection too. Thanks to @jenleecbc.bsky.social

Common story and most of the time we don't hear about it 👇

"Whooping cough? I didn’t think people got that anymore. Concerned, I grabbed my parent’s bible, What to Expect the First Year. I read that whooping cough can be fatal, especially to infants. My heart dropped to the floor." www.voicesforvaccines.org/my-newborn-c...

Hannah's mom saw the HPV vaccine as going against Christianity. She, herself a Christian, disagrees. www.voicesforvaccines.org/hpv-and-puri...

It's April Fools, but we don't even try to hide or dress up misinformation anymore. So here you go. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4...

Most people with flu will be fine, but some won't. We should work together as a society instead of rolling the dice.

Good thing that's not what is happening.... The HPV vaccine is the L1 gene product, which self assembles into a virus like particle. There's no E6 protein in the HPV vaccines. The person posting this on social media sites is an oncologist at @warrenalpertmed.bsky.social - #OncSky + #MedSky.

That's quite a way to portray pertussis vaccination, Mr. Siri. We will be posting a blog post soon from a mom whose child got the disease at 5 weeks old. She does not view the vaccine this way.

Best friends forever (with the help of vaccines)

➡️ Do flu vaccines weaken your immune system? No. Claims about “pathogenic priming” and higher COVID risk are misleading. Real-world data show flu vaccines protect against serious illness and do NOT increase risk of COVID-19 or other infections. @voices4vaccines.bsky.social #Vaxyourfam

Myths out, facts in! Join Karen Ernst in “Building Vaccine Confidence for CHWs”, presented by Voices for Vaccines. Get the tools you need to turn questions into confident, compassionate conversations. Register now: hria.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Tomorrow is National Science Appreciation Day! Make a post to show why science matters to you: www.canva.com/design/DAHEh...

March 26th is Science Appreciation Day! Make a post using our template: www.canva.com/design/DAHEh... Use #ScienceAppreciationDay

"While we were hearing of neighbors dying, friends getting terribly ill, and other friends’ loved ones being hospitalized, some of the wellness leaders that I had trusted began to deny the pandemic... This was my reckoning." www.voicesforvaccines.org/from-unvacci...

Kelsey grew up in the wellness world. During the pandemic, she began to see that its anti-vaccine messaging was misguided. "There was no question in my mind...that I would vaccinate my children and also happily get the COVID vaccine when it came out." www.voicesforvaccines.org/from-unvacci...

There are viral clips from the anti-vaccine movement trying to make Stanley Plotkin look bad... except they're from a court case that his side won! stopantivaxpropaganda.substack.com/p/that-time-...

"At the turn of the century a new vaccine to protect little kids from pneumococcal disease was introduced in the United States... Within a couple of years, it became apparent kids were not the only ones benefiting from the vaccine. Rates of pneumococcal disease declined across all age groups..."

The McCarthy family lost little Ayzlee when she was 3 years old to influenza. They want you to know it's a disease worth preventing and protecting against. @familiesfightflu.bsky.social

Yes, it's one of the most common myths we see online. One of the progenitors of this myth—William Makis—would randomly find posts about people passing away on Facebook or elsewhere online and imply the vaccine played a role. Very bad behavior, to scare folks into trusting him instead of medicine.

Cancer vaccines could transform treatment and prevention – but misinformation about mRNA vaccines threatens their potential theconversation.com/cancer-vacci... "...misinformation about so-called turbo cancer began spreading widely on social media." Reality: NO evidence mRNA vaccines cause cancers.

What am I supposed to do during the time I was going to watch ACIP? Do you guys want to watch a movie or something?

More measles this year than the last? It doesn't have to be this way. from: thosenerdygirls.substack.com/p/we-need-to...

Anti-vax doctor who popularized the myth that COVID vaccines cause cancer is in trouble. "The justice concluded that a permanent injunction is appropriate, given Mr. Makis’s conduct and the need to protect the public from unauthorized practice of medicine." www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...

The vaccine was previously approved for all adults aged 60 and over and those aged 50 to 59 at increased risk of LRTD caused by RSV. www.cidrap.umn.edu/respiratory-...

Kandi beads are cool and retro. Measles — not retro or cool.

We vaccinate for people who can't protect themselves from disease as well as the rest of us. These measles outbreaks are causing real stress to parents of very young or immunocompromised kids.

Vaccines basically got rid of this disease, Hib, that caused lots of meningitis. They're a good thing!

Internet chatter cannot change this remarkable fact.

Invasive Hib is a ruthless disease we have mostly defeated with vaccines. Brooke wishes her family had that option. www.voicesforvaccines.org/a-hib-vaccin...

In the real, offline world, most people like vaccines.

We have lots of fun graphics and short videos you can share to encourage vaccination! All customizable, and all for free. www.voicesforvaccines.org/social-media...

#Medsky #Pediatrics #PublicHealth 🩺 Great resource for promoting vaccination.

#MedSky 🩺 print out @voices4vaccines.bsky.social and give those stories to parents who decline. "I want your child to be healthy for life, and I want you to think about this. Here are stories from other parents who have had similar questions. Please come back." www.voicesforvaccines.org

COVID vaccines beating the allegations. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

these parents don't attract as much of the spotlight/internet outrage

"She’s hearing from people sick with the virus: 'A number of them clearly said if they had known, they would have vaccinated themselves and their children against measles, but they didn’t realize how bad it was.'" What happens when we downplay disease. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

"Publicly blasting parents whose unvaccinated children got sick or died will never change people’s reluctance to vaccinate. At @voices4vaccines.bsky.social, our years of work with formerly hesitant families have shown us that empathy works." www.ms.now/opinion/vacc...

Flu, COVID, and RSV have a toll every year, whether or not we decide to take them seriously at that time. All have vaccines to protect against them. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/560...