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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 23h

“Children who use VFC have been deprived the updated vaccine for weeks while we have been waiting for a signature,” Dr. Demetre Daskalakis.

Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 1d

"In North Carolina and other states, low-income families who normally get no-cost Covid-19 vaccines for their kids have been told those shots aren’t available because states have been unable to order Covid-19 vaccines through the VFC program."

www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/h...

Low-income families are still waiting on Covid-19 vaccines for kids, but states say they’re coming | CNN

Many low-income families who normally get no-cost Covid-19 vaccines for their kids through the Vaccines for Children program have been told those shots aren’t available because states have been unable...

www.cnn.com

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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 1d

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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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 1d

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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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 1d

✨ 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.

vaccinateyourfamily.org/respiratory-...

publications.aap.org/redbook/reso...
#RootedInProtection

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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 2d

Tell your friends in New Hampshire to connect with our newest chapter! nhfamiliesforvaccines.org/join-us

S 🏳️‍🌈 @yuletidegay.bsky.social · 2d

As a healthcare professional, parent, and community member I am SO happy to learn about this coalition. Looking forward to learning more about the work our #NewHampshire chapter is doing and to support their efforts however I can 💙
@nhfamilies4vax.bsky.social @familiesforvaccines.org #PublicHealth

Join Us — New Hampshire Families for Vaccines

www.nhfamiliesforvaccines.org

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American Families for Vaccines @familiesforvaccines.org · 17d

The evidence is clear and overwhelming. Vaccines do not cause autism. Great resource explaining the science from @childrensphila.bsky.social

Vaccines and Autism

Two studies have been cited by those claiming that the MMR vaccine causes autism. Both studies are critically flawed.

www.chop.edu

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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 17d

This package from @sciam.bsky.social illustrates why vaccines against RSV are important for older adults, pregnant women and anyone who is immunocompromised, like heart transplant recipient Steven Weitzen.
“There's no vaccine I haven’t received,” he says.
www.scientificamerican.com/report/innov...

Innovations In: RSV

The prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has seen incredible advancement in the past few years. In this editorially independent package, Scientific American explores breakthroughs in immuni...

www.scientificamerican.com

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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 17d

www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...

Why vaccines matter for children

10 facts about vaccines, child survival and global progress.

www.gavi.org

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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 17d

No child should die from preventable diseases. Yet more than 14 million infants did not receive a single vaccine last year, leaving them at risk of preventable, severe illnesses and death.

👉https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/why-vaccines-matter-children

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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 17d

www.parents.com/state-by-sta...

2025 Guide to School Vaccine Requirements in Every State

School vaccination requirements vary widely by state, leaving many parents unsure about what's mandated and what exemptions exist. Here, experts break down federal recommendations, state laws, exempti...

www.parents.com

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 20d

the best way to defend vaccine access is to join together! so many great orgs here. thank you @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social for compiling. please share folks! on and off bluesky :)

Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 20d

Did you know that we are part of a growing Families for Vaccines grassroots network of vaccine advocates around the country? Check out our starter pack! We’ll add to it as more of our chapters join us here on Bluesky, so stay tuned!

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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you so much for sharing!!

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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 20d

Did you know that we are part of a growing Families for Vaccines grassroots network of vaccine advocates around the country? Check out our starter pack! We’ll add to it as more of our chapters join us here on Bluesky, so stay tuned!

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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 20d

Send a message to Senator Cassidy today: lafamiliesforvaccines.org/cassidy-oppose-rfk

Sen. Cassidy Oppose RFK — Louisiana Families for Vaccines

lafamiliesforvaccines.org

Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 20d

“Senator Cassidy, history will remember whether you protected the health of our people or stood silent as Americans suffered…I am doing all I can to give my children the future they deserve. Let’s “work on it” together.”

History will remember whether Bill Cassidy acted to protect Americans' health • Louisiana Illuminator

Cassidy cast the deciding vote to confirm RFK Jr. after he promised to uphold vaccine confidence. He has since broken those commitments.

lailluminator.com

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American Families for Vaccines @familiesforvaccines.org · 21d

RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisory committee isn’t making science-based decisions. This is what happens when a political appointee hijacks the process. With RFK Jr. in charge of HHS, this chaos will only get worse.

Contact your members of Congress NOW & tell them it’s time to remove Kennedy from office.

American Families for Vaccines RFK Action Center — American Families for Vaccines

FamiliesForVaccines.org

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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 24d

Please sign and share: Help get 1,000 signatures on this petition to the ACIP to protect vaccine access!

They meet this week, please don’t delay!

@voices4vaccines.bsky.social

Sign the Petition

Protect Our Families' Access to Vaccines: A Petition to ACIP

www.change.org

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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 26d

“But a once-routine requirement is under attack due to rising public skepticism that accelerated during the pandemic and has been fueled by online misinformation and promoted by high-profile figures, including U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”

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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 26d

“There’s a reason certain life-threatening diseases like polio, measles and whooping cough were essentially eradicated, public health experts say: vaccine mandates for schoolchildren.”

Interview with Dr. Charles Stoecker of Tulane University @tulaneu.bsky.social @tulanesphtm.bsky.social

This expert says school vaccine mandates protect public health, despite rising vaccine skepticism

Public skepticism of vaccines is on the rise. This public health expert makes the case for why school vaccine mandates.

www.nola.com

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 26d

Reminder: the administration is working to deny people vaccines.

I wonder what the antivaccine activists who pretended it was about choice have to say to that.

arstechnica.com/health/2025/...

RFK Jr.’s CDC may limit COVID shots to 75 and up, claim they killed kids

A battle is brewing over mRNA vaccines, which could intensify backlash against Kennedy.

arstechnica.com

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Louisiana Families for Vaccines @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social · 28d

AAFP urges everyone to stay up to date on fall vaccines—COVID-19, flu, and RSV—to protect families and communities. Vaccines save lives, and together we can keep it that way. #VaccinesWork #PublicHealth #VaccinesSaveLives #USAnotRFK