CamSkeptic
@camskeptic.bsky.social
Here for healthcare, public health, and science. Pro-vaccine advocate. Please bring evidence. Posts are solely my own and do not represent the views of clients. Possibly known as a "natural heretic".
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Seattle No Kings from the monorail
October 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Seattle No Kings from the monorail
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Death rates in pregnancy DOUBLED during 2020-2021, and there are mountains of evidence showing COVID infection leads to significantly worse outcomes for pregnancy & baby. There are also mountains of evidence showing COVID vaccination has no adverse effects on pregnancy or baby but does protect them.
HHS to Stop Recommending Routine Covid Shots for Children, Pregnant Women
Exclusive | HHS to Stop Recommending Routine Covid Shots for Children, Pregnant Women
CDC currently recommends that everyone six months and older receive the vaccines
www.wsj.com
May 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Death rates in pregnancy DOUBLED during 2020-2021, and there are mountains of evidence showing COVID infection leads to significantly worse outcomes for pregnancy & baby. There are also mountains of evidence showing COVID vaccination has no adverse effects on pregnancy or baby but does protect them.
The rise of a new form of germ theory denial open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
The rise of a new form of germ theory denial
But did they have any underlying conditions?
open.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The rise of a new form of germ theory denial open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...
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Part of my expertise is on how childhood illnesses and workplace accidents caused disabilities and I am also not wanting to be relevant.
April 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Part of my expertise is on how childhood illnesses and workplace accidents caused disabilities and I am also not wanting to be relevant.
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A few years ago I visited the National Museum of African American History & Culture with my grandparents. When we stepped out of the building my grandmother kept repeating the words “I lived it. I lived it. I lived it.”
She’s still here. That history is still in her bones. You can never erase that.
She’s still here. That history is still in her bones. You can never erase that.
March 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A few years ago I visited the National Museum of African American History & Culture with my grandparents. When we stepped out of the building my grandmother kept repeating the words “I lived it. I lived it. I lived it.”
She’s still here. That history is still in her bones. You can never erase that.
She’s still here. That history is still in her bones. You can never erase that.
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I think punditry would be a lot healthier if people made the case for their policies and position on the merits first rather than framing everything they advocate for as a good electoral strategy. 90% of the time, it's what they support on the merits, so just make that case.
March 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I think punditry would be a lot healthier if people made the case for their policies and position on the merits first rather than framing everything they advocate for as a good electoral strategy. 90% of the time, it's what they support on the merits, so just make that case.
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Vaccine hesitancy for pets is growing and it matters
Vaccine hesitancy for pets is growing and it matters
Vaccine hesitancy for pets is increasing, mirroring trends in human vaccination. Research shows 22% of dog and 26% of cat owners hesitate.
www.skepticalraptor.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Vaccine hesitancy for pets is growing and it matters
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"In the 19th century, it was incredibly dangerous to be a child.
As of 1900, about 18 percent, or nearly one in five, American children died before their fifth birthday. ..."
What changed? Better sanitation, medical advances - and vaccines. www.vox.com/health/40268...
As of 1900, about 18 percent, or nearly one in five, American children died before their fifth birthday. ..."
What changed? Better sanitation, medical advances - and vaccines. www.vox.com/health/40268...
What was childhood like before vaccines?
The anti-vax movement has gone mainstream, but before these shots, grief and loss marked the lives of children.
www.vox.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
"In the 19th century, it was incredibly dangerous to be a child.
As of 1900, about 18 percent, or nearly one in five, American children died before their fifth birthday. ..."
What changed? Better sanitation, medical advances - and vaccines. www.vox.com/health/40268...
As of 1900, about 18 percent, or nearly one in five, American children died before their fifth birthday. ..."
What changed? Better sanitation, medical advances - and vaccines. www.vox.com/health/40268...
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If the Omniroll is added to the Wikipedia list of rolled foods, then by definition it must also include itself in the roll
March 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
If the Omniroll is added to the Wikipedia list of rolled foods, then by definition it must also include itself in the roll
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Opportunity cost aside, what would such a study look like?
If observational, what would it add to Denmark's study of *every child born in the entire country from 1999-2010*, which found slightly more autism in non-MMR recipients?
If randomized, how long would kids be randomized to no vaccine(s)?
If observational, what would it add to Denmark's study of *every child born in the entire country from 1999-2010*, which found slightly more autism in non-MMR recipients?
If randomized, how long would kids be randomized to no vaccine(s)?
March 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Opportunity cost aside, what would such a study look like?
If observational, what would it add to Denmark's study of *every child born in the entire country from 1999-2010*, which found slightly more autism in non-MMR recipients?
If randomized, how long would kids be randomized to no vaccine(s)?
If observational, what would it add to Denmark's study of *every child born in the entire country from 1999-2010*, which found slightly more autism in non-MMR recipients?
If randomized, how long would kids be randomized to no vaccine(s)?
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Here's the second.
How many people who are so eager to save time on a review that they use an LLM to summarize their own notes are going to take the time to install a local LLM? Versus how many will think "well, I'm in a hurry and how would anyone ever know?"
This is profoundly irresponsible.
How many people who are so eager to save time on a review that they use an LLM to summarize their own notes are going to take the time to install a local LLM? Versus how many will think "well, I'm in a hurry and how would anyone ever know?"
This is profoundly irresponsible.
March 6, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Here's the second.
How many people who are so eager to save time on a review that they use an LLM to summarize their own notes are going to take the time to install a local LLM? Versus how many will think "well, I'm in a hurry and how would anyone ever know?"
This is profoundly irresponsible.
How many people who are so eager to save time on a review that they use an LLM to summarize their own notes are going to take the time to install a local LLM? Versus how many will think "well, I'm in a hurry and how would anyone ever know?"
This is profoundly irresponsible.
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Vitamin A and Measles: it doesn't replace the vaccine, it may have benefits, but it also has risks, by @enirenberg.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/deplatfo...
Vitamin A and Measles: it doesn't replace the vaccine
Adequate levels of vitamin A, just as any micronutrient, are important for good health. However, deficiency in the US is rare and benefit of its use in measles therein is unclear.
open.substack.com
March 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Vitamin A and Measles: it doesn't replace the vaccine, it may have benefits, but it also has risks, by @enirenberg.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/deplatfo...
No, giving Vitamin A will not prevent measles. Good nutritions does not prevent measles. Vaccination prevents measles.
March 5, 2025 at 4:45 AM
No, giving Vitamin A will not prevent measles. Good nutritions does not prevent measles. Vaccination prevents measles.
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We'll say it again: No, 150-year-olds are not collecting Social Security benefits. #SOTU www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
No, 150-Year-Olds Aren’t Collecting Social Security Benefits
Elon Musk claims to have found rampant fraud in the Social Security Administration. There’s a much simpler explanation.
www.wired.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
We'll say it again: No, 150-year-olds are not collecting Social Security benefits. #SOTU www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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If anyone you know needs reminding of why vaccines are important, take a closer look at what happens if get the measles (which, if you're not vaccinated and you encounter a contagious person, you are almost guaranteed to catch). #SOTU buff.ly/W6zwuKk
How Measles Hacks the Body—and Harms Its Victims for Years
The virus is the most contagious in the world, exploiting the human body's immune system to spread with extreme agility and harming its victims for years.
www.wired.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
If anyone you know needs reminding of why vaccines are important, take a closer look at what happens if get the measles (which, if you're not vaccinated and you encounter a contagious person, you are almost guaranteed to catch). #SOTU buff.ly/W6zwuKk
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The #CDC reports neurologic complications from the #flu in children. This is another reason to get the #vaccine for everyone. www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...
CDC reports neurologic complications from flu in children
The CDC's report indicates a concerning trend of severe neurologic complications from influenza in pediatric deaths this flu season.
www.skepticalraptor.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The #CDC reports neurologic complications from the #flu in children. This is another reason to get the #vaccine for everyone. www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...
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So here’s the deal- want to know the scope of Medicaid & CHIP coverage in your state? Want to spread the word of what this healthcare coverage means to kids and families? The AAP has prepared these state by state fact sheets www.aap.org/en/advocacy/...
Children's Health Care Coverage Fact Sheets
AAP's state fact sheets highlight how Medicaid, CHIP and the ACA protections work to support and improve children's health.
www.aap.org
March 3, 2025 at 2:05 AM
So here’s the deal- want to know the scope of Medicaid & CHIP coverage in your state? Want to spread the word of what this healthcare coverage means to kids and families? The AAP has prepared these state by state fact sheets www.aap.org/en/advocacy/...
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9. Services from the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation - just one organization - reaching 350,000 people on HIV treatment, including nearly 10,000 children and more than 10,000 HIV-positive pregnant women – terminated.
February 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
9. Services from the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation - just one organization - reaching 350,000 people on HIV treatment, including nearly 10,000 children and more than 10,000 HIV-positive pregnant women – terminated.
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More not so fun measles facts
🦠wipes out up to 73% of your antibodies to bacterial and viral infections (immune amnesia)
🦠prior to the vaccine, measles killed 2.6 million people a year
🦠can survive 2 hours in a room after an infected person leaves
🦠99% of unimmunized that are exposed are infected
🦠wipes out up to 73% of your antibodies to bacterial and viral infections (immune amnesia)
🦠prior to the vaccine, measles killed 2.6 million people a year
🦠can survive 2 hours in a room after an infected person leaves
🦠99% of unimmunized that are exposed are infected
Doesn’t it also reset your immune system?
February 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
More not so fun measles facts
🦠wipes out up to 73% of your antibodies to bacterial and viral infections (immune amnesia)
🦠prior to the vaccine, measles killed 2.6 million people a year
🦠can survive 2 hours in a room after an infected person leaves
🦠99% of unimmunized that are exposed are infected
🦠wipes out up to 73% of your antibodies to bacterial and viral infections (immune amnesia)
🦠prior to the vaccine, measles killed 2.6 million people a year
🦠can survive 2 hours in a room after an infected person leaves
🦠99% of unimmunized that are exposed are infected
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I commend every parent who is choosing to do the right thing by vaccinating their child as the measles outbreak spreads. There's no shame in changing your mind on a stance you were wrong about. Especially when it concerns protecting children from disease.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
As Texas measles outbreak grows, parents are choosing to vaccinate kids
At least 124 people, mostly babies, children and teens, have been infected. Eighteen people have been hospitalized.
www.nbcnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I commend every parent who is choosing to do the right thing by vaccinating their child as the measles outbreak spreads. There's no shame in changing your mind on a stance you were wrong about. Especially when it concerns protecting children from disease.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Update on flu statistics from Helen Branswell of StatNews
1. A #flu season update:
It looks like flu season is starting to subside in the US, with some of the deep red and purple coming out of the #CDC's map charting influenza-like illness. Last week (most recent) is on the right; left is the week before. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
It looks like flu season is starting to subside in the US, with some of the deep red and purple coming out of the #CDC's map charting influenza-like illness. Last week (most recent) is on the right; left is the week before. www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv...
February 22, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Update on flu statistics from Helen Branswell of StatNews