Massachusetts Families for Vaccines
@ma-vaccines.bsky.social
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This is why ensuring families have access to the HepB birth dose is essential and spreading falsehoods to scare families away from this vaccine is so dangerous.
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Why is hepatitis B vaccination in infancy so important?
Because HBV isn’t just “a disease adults get.” And babies are exposed to more blood in everyday life than most people realize.
Why is hepatitis B vaccination in infancy so important?
Because HBV isn’t just “a disease adults get.” And babies are exposed to more blood in everyday life than most people realize.
December 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This is why ensuring families have access to the HepB birth dose is essential and spreading falsehoods to scare families away from this vaccine is so dangerous.
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CDC’s misinformation about vaccines, autism, and science cannot go unchallenged.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
American Families for Vaccines Federal Action Center — American Families for Vaccines
familiesforvaccines.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
CDC’s misinformation about vaccines, autism, and science cannot go unchallenged.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
American Families for Vaccines's statement on CDC website misinformation: www.familiesforvaccines.org/statements/a...
Statement: New CDC Webpage Falsely Claims Connection Between Childhood Vaccines & Autism — American Families for Vaccines
American Families for Vaccines (AFV) is alarmed and outraged to find that yesterday the U.S. Centers for Disease Control published an “updated” webpage titled “ Autism and Vaccines ,” filled with ba...
www.familiesforvaccines.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
American Families for Vaccines's statement on CDC website misinformation: www.familiesforvaccines.org/statements/a...
A brave mother shares her story about the death of her two month old, in a plea to raise #immunization rates in MA. Dozens of schools in #WesternMA are at risk of disease outbreaks. #mapoli it's time to pass #H2554 #S1557.
www.wwlp.com/news/local-n...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A brave mother shares her story about the death of her two month old, in a plea to raise #immunization rates in MA. Dozens of schools in #WesternMA are at risk of disease outbreaks. #mapoli it's time to pass #H2554 #S1557.
www.wwlp.com/news/local-n...
www.wwlp.com/news/local-n...
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Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000.
RFK Jr. must resign.
RFK Jr. must resign.
October 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000.
RFK Jr. must resign.
RFK Jr. must resign.
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“What was a natural disaster with COVID-19 has been replaced by the human-made disaster of the dismantling of public health.”
- @drdemetre.bsky.social at the National Conference of Immunization Coalitions and Partnerships hosted by @vaccinatein.bsky.social
- @drdemetre.bsky.social at the National Conference of Immunization Coalitions and Partnerships hosted by @vaccinatein.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“What was a natural disaster with COVID-19 has been replaced by the human-made disaster of the dismantling of public health.”
- @drdemetre.bsky.social at the National Conference of Immunization Coalitions and Partnerships hosted by @vaccinatein.bsky.social
- @drdemetre.bsky.social at the National Conference of Immunization Coalitions and Partnerships hosted by @vaccinatein.bsky.social
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“Children who use VFC have been deprived the updated vaccine for weeks while we have been waiting for a signature,” Dr. Demetre Daskalakis.
"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...
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
October 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“Children who use VFC have been deprived the updated vaccine for weeks while we have been waiting for a signature,” Dr. Demetre Daskalakis.
We were very sorry to learn of Senator Edward Kennedy's passing this week. Senator Kennedy had a long and distinguished career in public service and was a champion for public health. He will be deeply missed. www.wgbh.org/news/politic...
State Sen. Edward Kennedy of Lowell dies at 74
The Senate president’s notice did not mention a cause or date of death.
www.wgbh.org
October 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We were very sorry to learn of Senator Edward Kennedy's passing this week. Senator Kennedy had a long and distinguished career in public service and was a champion for public health. He will be deeply missed. www.wgbh.org/news/politic...
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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 :)
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!
September 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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 :)
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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!
September 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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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Add your name to the petition from @voices4vaccines.bsky.social asking ACIP to protect vaccine access
Sign the Petition
Protect Our Families' Access to Vaccines: A Petition to ACIP
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September 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Add your name to the petition from @voices4vaccines.bsky.social asking ACIP to protect vaccine access
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Tell ACIP to Make Science-based Decisions and Protect Vaccine Access
American Families for Vaccines Federal Action Center — American Families for Vaccines
www.familiesforvaccines.org
September 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Tell ACIP to Make Science-based Decisions and Protect Vaccine Access
Hear a Massachusetts mom's powerful story about why she - along with 70% of Massachusetts voters - support stronger school vaccine requirements: 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
September 4, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Hear a Massachusetts mom's powerful story about why she - along with 70% of Massachusetts voters - support stronger school vaccine requirements: www.wcvb.com/article/mass...
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American Academy of Pediatrics has released our annual update to our immunization recommendations to best help children and adolescents build immunity and stay healthy.
Read our full policy statement to learn about AAP's updated immunization schedule.
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
Read our full policy statement to learn about AAP's updated immunization schedule.
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
August 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
American Academy of Pediatrics has released our annual update to our immunization recommendations to best help children and adolescents build immunity and stay healthy.
Read our full policy statement to learn about AAP's updated immunization schedule.
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
Read our full policy statement to learn about AAP's updated immunization schedule.
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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The American Academy of Pediatrics joined fellow medical leaders in a new op-ed in @statnews.com with a clear, urgent message: Vaccines work—and they save lives. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...
We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations
“We cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of our communities,” write the presidents of the AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG, and IDSA.
www.statnews.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The American Academy of Pediatrics joined fellow medical leaders in a new op-ed in @statnews.com with a clear, urgent message: Vaccines work—and they save lives. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...
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(1/2) The US withdrawal from funding the international vaccine agency, Gavi, will directly lead to tens of thousands, perhaps millions, of innocent deaths. Killing children is not protecting them. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/h...
Kennedy Withdraws U.S. Funding Pledge to International Vaccine Agency
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
(1/2) The US withdrawal from funding the international vaccine agency, Gavi, will directly lead to tens of thousands, perhaps millions, of innocent deaths. Killing children is not protecting them. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/h...
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Too many vaccines in the first year?Your child is 44% more likely to survive to one year if they are vaccinated than if they are unvaccinated.
They’re forming a CDC workgroup to decide which line on this graph looks better and their answer may surprise you
June 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Too many vaccines in the first year?Your child is 44% more likely to survive to one year if they are vaccinated than if they are unvaccinated.
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Hepatitis B can be passed from parent to baby at birth - and when that happens, the consequences can be deadly. It is unscientific and dangerous to intentionally ignore the success of U.S. vaccination programs or argue that the U.S. should not vaccinate babies for hepatitis B at birth.
June 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Hepatitis B can be passed from parent to baby at birth - and when that happens, the consequences can be deadly. It is unscientific and dangerous to intentionally ignore the success of U.S. vaccination programs or argue that the U.S. should not vaccinate babies for hepatitis B at birth.
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Today's ACIP meeting is usually a time where experts come together to inform the future of vaccines. That is not what today will be. That is not what we can stand behind. The AAP will continue to recommend its own childhood vaccine schedule -- just as we have since the 1930s
June 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Today's ACIP meeting is usually a time where experts come together to inform the future of vaccines. That is not what today will be. That is not what we can stand behind. The AAP will continue to recommend its own childhood vaccine schedule -- just as we have since the 1930s
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Are COVID vaccines criminal?
The answer may not surprise you.
www.voicesforvaccines.org/jtf_topics/a...
The answer may not surprise you.
www.voicesforvaccines.org/jtf_topics/a...
Are COVID vaccines criminal?
Studies show vaccinated individuals have lower health risks and transmission rates, and vaccines remain proven safe and effective against severe illness and death.
www.voicesforvaccines.org
June 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Are COVID vaccines criminal?
The answer may not surprise you.
www.voicesforvaccines.org/jtf_topics/a...
The answer may not surprise you.
www.voicesforvaccines.org/jtf_topics/a...
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1/ THREAD: ACIP, Then and Now
What has changed with the panel that guides vaccine recommendations in the U.S.
What has changed with the panel that guides vaccine recommendations in the U.S.
June 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
1/ THREAD: ACIP, Then and Now
What has changed with the panel that guides vaccine recommendations in the U.S.
What has changed with the panel that guides vaccine recommendations in the U.S.
Great article in The Boston Globe about the effort to remove the religious exemption! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/22/m...
Mass. considers scrapping religious exemptions for vaccinations - The Boston Globe
Advocates came to Beacon Hill recently to speak for and against two bills that would require more children to be vaccinated.
www.bostonglobe.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Great article in The Boston Globe about the effort to remove the religious exemption! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/22/m...
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📞 Call your elected officials. Demand oversight and accountability. Demand RFK Jr. resign or be fired.
📣 Speak out on social media. Raise awareness in your community.
👉 Get involved locally by joining or supporting vaccine advocacy organizations like SAFE.
🔗safecommunitiescoalition.org/actnow
📣 Speak out on social media. Raise awareness in your community.
👉 Get involved locally by joining or supporting vaccine advocacy organizations like SAFE.
🔗safecommunitiescoalition.org/actnow
June 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
📞 Call your elected officials. Demand oversight and accountability. Demand RFK Jr. resign or be fired.
📣 Speak out on social media. Raise awareness in your community.
👉 Get involved locally by joining or supporting vaccine advocacy organizations like SAFE.
🔗safecommunitiescoalition.org/actnow
📣 Speak out on social media. Raise awareness in your community.
👉 Get involved locally by joining or supporting vaccine advocacy organizations like SAFE.
🔗safecommunitiescoalition.org/actnow
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RFK Jr. calls for trust while gutting the process that makes it possible—transparent, science-based decision-making.
It’s time for every parent, provider, and public health advocate to speak up.
🔗safecommunitiescoalition.org/actnow
It’s time for every parent, provider, and public health advocate to speak up.
🔗safecommunitiescoalition.org/actnow
June 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
RFK Jr. calls for trust while gutting the process that makes it possible—transparent, science-based decision-making.
It’s time for every parent, provider, and public health advocate to speak up.
🔗safecommunitiescoalition.org/actnow
It’s time for every parent, provider, and public health advocate to speak up.
🔗safecommunitiescoalition.org/actnow
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👉 Take action now to defend access to vaccines: safecommunitiescoalition.org/actnow
RFK Jr. fired all members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Sowing confusion and creating distrust in vaccines and public health.
Vaccine policy should be based on evidence, not extremism.
RFK Jr. fired all members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Sowing confusion and creating distrust in vaccines and public health.
Vaccine policy should be based on evidence, not extremism.
June 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
👉 Take action now to defend access to vaccines: safecommunitiescoalition.org/actnow
RFK Jr. fired all members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Sowing confusion and creating distrust in vaccines and public health.
Vaccine policy should be based on evidence, not extremism.
RFK Jr. fired all members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Sowing confusion and creating distrust in vaccines and public health.
Vaccine policy should be based on evidence, not extremism.