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

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"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...

Kim has a disease called recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. What it is, and why we all should care.

People around the world are choosing to protect their kids from cancer with the HPV vaccine. Don't wait to take the opportunity.

"At Voices for Vaccines, our years of work with formerly hesitant families have shown us that empathy works — meaning not judging people who have refused vaccination." From our director. www.ms.now/opinion/vacc...

This article @bymichellersmith.com does a good job highlighting the aims of a very prominent anti-vaccine advocacy group. The most vulnerable among us could bear the costs. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

You are an expert in handling mRNA. Yes, even when it comes from a vaccine.

You just got an email that actually PROTECTS you from viruses.

When will we get a vaccine that slows temporal aging? One that makes your calendar year longer?

The latest scientific literature suggests the vaccine appears to prevent dementia, including Alzheimer’s, and may even slow biological aging.

Destiny went to the largest chiropractic college in the world, where she was exposed to many anti-vaccine myths. She says she feels duped, and has since become pro-vaccine.

Stories have power, and being an effective advocate means knowing how to tell a good story. Learn how tell yours, and come hang out with us, tomorrow. Visit www.voicesforvaccines.org/vaccine-advo...

It's kind of surreal that large measles outbreaks are just common again. It's frequent news. What more do we need to see the value of vaccination?

Every time I write about measles, experts warn that polio is next. But it's been so long since we had polio outbreaks, there are very few doctors who even know how to treat its long-term health issues. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

There are polio survivor groups in the US that still meet, but they are becoming less and less active. Part of what they discuss is how to cope with post-polio syndrome, which most of society doesn't even know exists. That could change if we aren't careful.

more real life stories from real life families @voices4vaccines.bsky.social

Measles is no joke. Focusing only on when it's fatal obscures the range of lasting harms that come from this disease. www.voicesforvaccines.org/measles-can-...

Submission by Sonia K. It’s a sad irony that I was asked to share my family’s experience with measles on the day that Canada announced it had lost its measles elimination status. www.voicesforvaccines.org/how-close-me...

If you want to learn what SSPE is like, there are real stories from real people about the devastation measles can wreak even years later

if you want 100% nonfictional stories from measles patients and their families, follow voices for vaccines! more: voicesforvaccines.org/resources/blog/

On medical contrarianism @joho.bsky.social

We should have listened to him, three years ago.