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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 2d

There's no safety or medical reason to delay hepatitis B vaccination OR to break up combination vaccines into separate shots.

Explainer here: https://vaccinateyourfamily.org/hepatitis-b-delay/

Delaying the Hepatitis B Vaccine Would Disrupt the Entire Childhood Immunization Schedule

Delaying hepatitis B vaccination could leave babies vulnerable to hepatitis B as well as polio, pertussis, diphtheria, and other diseases.

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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 3d

✅ HHS made it official: Kids can get updated COVID vaccines.

👶 AAP urges all children under 2 to get protected.
🧒 Older kids w/ health conditions should also get updated.

🔗 https://vaccinateyourfamily.org/respiratory-season/ #RootedInProtection #COVID

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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 3d

✨ Flu shots protect the moments that matter most. A meta-analysis of 28 studies found flu shots cut child hospitalizations by 57%. 💛

AAP&CDC advise yearly for kids 6mo+, pregnant women & adults.

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#RootedInProtection

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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 3d

The seasons are changing. 🍂✨

One yearly flu shot:
🌱 Protects kids
🌱 Shields adults 50+
🌱 Safeguards newborns

Stay #RootedInProtection

vaccinateyourfamily.org/respiratory-...

#WinterWellness #VaxYourFam

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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 3d

RSV isn’t just a “bad cold”
👶 Nearly every child gets it by age 2
👵 #1 cause of hospitalization in babies <1
🛡️ 120K hospitalizations & 10K deaths in adults 50+ each year
Vaccines work & antibodies protect
💛 Stay #RootedInProtection
vaccinateyourfamily.org/respiratory-...
#vaxyourfam #winterwellness

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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you so much for sharing! 💙

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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 3d

Real world data is in: babies given nirsevimab were 80% less likely to be hospitalized with RSV. ❤️

Protection matters most in those first fragile months. 🌿

#RootedInProtection
🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0380

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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 3d

You ain’t gotta knock on wood—respiratory vaccines for flu, COVID-19, & RSV protect the family so you can breathe easy this fall & winter.

Learn more about which vaccines you & your loved ones need to stay healthy this season: https://vaccinateyourfamily.org/respiratory-season #RootedInProtection

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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 8d

RSV isn’t just a “bad cold.” 💭
👶 Nearly every child gets it by age 2
👵 #1 cause of hospitalization in babies <1
🛡️120K hospitalizations & 10K deaths in adults 50+ each year

Prevention works → vaccines & antibodies protect.
💛Stay #RootedInProtection
https://vaccinateyourfamily.org/respiratory-season/

Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 9d

Even young, healthy individuals can get seriously sick from flu. While a flu shot may not completely prevent infection, it does a great job keeping you out of the hospital so you can let the good times roll.

🔗 Learn more: https://vaccinateyourfamily.org/respiratory-season/

#RootedInProtection

Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 9d

🤰 COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy protects two people: you & your baby.

✅ Safe (no ↑ miscarriage, preterm birth, or anomalies)
🍼 61% lower risk of baby’s hospitalization

💛 One vaccine. Two protections.
#RootedInProtection

🔗 nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2204399

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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 11d

COVID-19 isn’t gone — and it still impacts the most vulnerable. 🌿

🆕 Fall 2025: a new JN.1-based vaccine (LP.8.1) arrives to better match circulating viruses. One visit can cover COVID, flu, & RSV protection.
#RootedInProtection
https://bit.ly/4mIggmO

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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 12d

Pregnant? An RSV vaccine at 32–36 wks (during RSV season) passes protective antibodies to your newborn from day one. 🛡️🍼 #RootedInProtection
https://vaccinateyourfamily.org/respiratory-season/

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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 12d

Real world data is in: babies given nirsevimab were 80% less likely to be hospitalized with RSV. ❤️

Protection matters most in those first fragile months. 🌿

#RootedInProtection
🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0380

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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 14d

💔 On this day in 2021, 10 yr old Teresa lost her life to COVID-19. Even though she was healthy & not high risk, her symptoms quickly escalated.

In Teresa's memory, talk with your doctor about COVID-19 vaccines.

🔗 https://vaccinateyourfamily.org/testimonials/teresa/ #VaxYourFam

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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 15d

Families deserve vaccine policies rooted in science. At its Sept. meeting, ACIP limited choice & sowed confusion, amid the worst measles outbreak in 30+ yrs.
🔗 https://vaccinateyourfamily.org/september-2025-acip/
#VaccinesWork #PublicHealth

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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 16d

✨ Flu shots protect little ones + the moments that matter most. A meta-analysis of 28 studies found flu shots cut child hospitalizations by 57%. 💛

AAP & CDC recommend yearly for kids 6mo+, pregnant women & adults.

https://bit.ly/42vx7SD
#RootedInProtection #WinterWellness

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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 17d

Vaccines don’t cause autism.

We stand with the Autism Science Foundation, @ameracadpeds.bsky.social & others against harmful misinformation on autism, acetaminophen & vaccines.

👉 vaccinateyourfamily.org/vaccines-don...

#VaccinesWork #RootedInProtection

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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 18d

The seasons are changing. 🍂✨

One yearly flu shot:
🌱 Protects kids
🌱 Shields adults 50+
🌱 Safeguards newborns

Stay #RootedInProtection
https://vaccinateyourfamily.org/respiratory-season/ #WinterWellness #VaxYourFam

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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 18d

Your quick guide to who needs which vaccines – pair with hand washing, fresh air, fruits and vegetables, and movement to keep your family feeling good this respiratory season. #RootedInProtection
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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 19d

There's a lot of noise about MMRV vs MMR + V vaccines. The most important thing is to make sure your child is protected against all 4 viruses.

#VaxYourFam #MMR #MMRV

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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 23d

Families deserve real evidence.

Recent ACIP changes are alarming:
👥 Experts removed
📄 No clear agenda
🧪 Missing working groups
⚠️ Weak evidence for votes

Vaccines save lives, recommendations must be evidence-based.

👉 vaccinateyourfamily.org/september-ac...
#VaccinesSaveLives #PublicHealth

VYF's Public Comment on ACIP - September 2025 - Vaccinate Your Family

Vaccinate Your Family submitted the following public comment to the Federal Register ahead of the September meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). It serves as an affirmat...

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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 24d

💙 After losing baby Brady to #whoopingcough, VYF advocate Kathryn Alcaide now fights to protect families.

🛡️ AAP: Tdap in every pregnancy, DTaP for babies, Tdap at 11–12 yrs, adults/caregivers up to date.

💔 Vaccines save lives.
🔗 www.wcvb.com/article/mass...

Mass. mom shares how her son's death turned her into a vaccine advocate

Amid a nationwide vaccination debate, two bills would change the law in Massachusetts.

www.wcvb.com

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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 25d

#Autumn is just around the corner! As you plan your fall festivities, carve out some time to get an updated #flu vaccine for the 2025-26 season. 🍂

🌐 Learn more about flu and flu vaccines: https://vaccinateyourfamily.org/vaccines-diseases/current-flu-season/ #gilmoregirls #vaxyourfam

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Vaccinate Your Family @vaxyourfam.bsky.social · 29d

From Becca McCullough, MD on TikTok:

Pertussis is no joke. #pertussis #doctormom #vaccinepreventabledisease #vaccineswork #vaccinessavelives #vaxyourfam #newparent #tdap #dtap #momadvice #pregnanttiktok #firstdayvax

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