Colleen Kraft
banner
colleenkraftmd.bsky.social
Colleen Kraft
@colleenkraftmd.bsky.social
Pediatrician at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Child Advocate, 2018 President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Professor at Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.
Reposted by Colleen Kraft
Texas cities are running low on the MMR vaccine as measles outbreaks expand and drive demand.

The measles epidemic in Texas is growing rapidly, and demand for the MMR vaccine has become overwhelming. Pharmacies are struggling to maintain supplies. Some pharmacy locations report the supply of the..
March 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Reposted by Colleen Kraft
The American Medical Association is urging the public to get vaccinated against the measles:

"Measles is extremely contagious and can cause life-threatening illness. There is no cure or specific antiviral treatment for measles. Vaccination remains the best defense against measles infection."
March 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Reposted by Colleen Kraft
BREAKING: Measles is spreading and Marjorie Taylor Greene is telling people to have… measles parties?

Do not do this.
March 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Pediatricians speak out about the assault on #child #health by the current U.S. Administration responding to a Viewpoint in the British Medical Journal www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Anger, despair, and defiance from a voice within the US federal research system
People around the world are watching with disbelief as the new US government closes down its aid programme, withdraws from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Paris agreement on climate change...
www.bmj.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM