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Indiana Immunization Coalition @vaccinatein.bsky.social · 18h

The flu may share some symptoms with a cold, like sore throat, runny nose, and cough, but it's much more severe. The flu causes thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations in the U.S. each year. Don't risk your health; protect it with a flu shot!

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Meg, DrPH, PPCNP @carlmega84.bsky.social · 1d

Twinsies! 🥰

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Meg, DrPH, PPCNP @carlmega84.bsky.social · 1d

The Way Way Back, Juno and Little Miss Sunshine a perfect blend of dark humor, coming of age plots, drama and (mostly) feel good endings

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Meg, DrPH, PPCNP @carlmega84.bsky.social · 2d

I was just thinking about how old I will be when my kids “might” have kids and I immediately started thinking about something else 🫠

#teamgeriatricpregnancy

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Meg, DrPH, PPCNP @carlmega84.bsky.social · 3d

Yep! I got connected with some awesome people and we formed something pretty darn cool

@goodtroubleindiana.org

cc: @gbosslet.bsky.social

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 4d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Meg, DrPH, PPCNP @carlmega84.bsky.social · 4d

How it’s going:

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Meg, DrPH, PPCNP @carlmega84.bsky.social · 4d

How it started:

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Meg, DrPH, PPCNP @carlmega84.bsky.social · 4d

Since we are in plague times I offer:

Epigloetti
Soup pharyngitis
Wild braised Salmonellosis
Chicken and lice soup
Seas Melé

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Meg, DrPH, PPCNP @carlmega84.bsky.social · 4d

The Jan 6 to ICE pipeline is lookin pretty dang straight

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NurseGOMER, Drink Perambulator 🍸🍹🥂🍾 @nursegomer.bsky.social · 10d

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 9d

all the right people are mad about this (gift link)

F.D.A. Approves a New Generic Abortion Pill

www.nytimes.com

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 9d

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls

Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

people.com

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Good Trouble Indiana @goodtroubleindiana.org · 10d

Gerrymandering in Indiana isn’t just political; It’s a public health issue. When maps don’t reflect the people, our care suffers.

📣 Call for fair redistricting today: (iga.in.gov/legislative/...)

#HoosierSky

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 10d

Same

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 14d

separate from everything, the idea that 2020 was a squeaker but 2024 represents a historical mandate will simply be the death of me

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Meg, DrPH, PPCNP @carlmega84.bsky.social · 10d

What will happen with the #gopshutdown you ask?

Here’s a helpful FAQ from #NACHC

www.nachc.org/resource/fre...

Frequently Asked Questions about a Potential Government Shutdown - NACHC

With an increasing chance of a federal government shutdown, NACHC is providing this FAQ to help our members understand the potential impact. We are closely monitoring the situation and are actively ad...

www.nachc.org

Meg, DrPH, PPCNP @carlmega84.bsky.social · 10d

Covid vaccine ✅
Flu vaccine ✅

Both easily accessed through our #school-based #vaccine clinics 💪🏼

I’m ready to take on cold and flu season

a cartoon spongebob squarepants character is smiling and looking at the camera

Alt: a cartoon spongebob squarepants character is smiling and looking at the camera saying let’s all get vaccinated

media.tenor.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11d

More guns than people…

Is it freedom or a national death cult that keeps growing?

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Meg, DrPH, PPCNP @carlmega84.bsky.social · 11d

Well now things make a bit more sense 😅

www.pewresearch.org/politics/qui...

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Meg, DrPH, PPCNP @carlmega84.bsky.social · 11d

Painting your bedroom door black is chic and all until you try to portal yourself through it in the middle of the night bc IT LOOKS OPEN

a living room with a picture on the wall and a vase of flowers

Alt: a living room with a picture on the wall and a vase of flowers and miss piggy slamming a door down off the hinges while looking flawless in a hot pink ball gown and blonde locks

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Good Trouble Indiana @goodtroubleindiana.org · 24d

Help us congratulate GTC’s very own, Dr. Meg Carlson, who has officially been inducted to Class 8 of Hoosier Women Forward👏🏼 We are so proud of you & all of achievements you have made this year, keep making good trouble!

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Good Trouble Indiana @goodtroubleindiana.org · 23d

When map lines decide who gets access to care—and who doesn’t. Join us for Episode 25 of Hoosier Health Matters as we connect the dots between gerrymandering and public health, and hear one family’s story about the fragile Medicaid waiver system. #HoosierHealth #INGerrymandering #inpublichealth

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Meg, DrPH, PPCNP @carlmega84.bsky.social · 12d

Please enjoy my son’s #minecraft magnet art

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Meg, DrPH, PPCNP @carlmega84.bsky.social · 12d

The electrical line workers are singing 🎵 Sweet Caroline🎶 lyrics back and forth and it’s the joy I needed today

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Meg, DrPH, PPCNP @carlmega84.bsky.social · 15d

I never got to meet my grandpa - he died of polio shortly after completing 30+ missions in his b17 bomber cira WWll, leaving 3 kids behind

Hegseth AND RKFjr can eat absolute shit

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Meg, DrPH, PPCNP @carlmega84.bsky.social · 15d

You’re going to have to be more specific sir

*gestures to everything*

a man in a gray shirt is clapping his hands

Alt: a man in a gray shirt is gesturing to everything.

media.tenor.com

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