Lex Luthor
@tyrannosaurid.bsky.social
Probably not an evil genius. Or a dinosaur.
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This is where the U.S. is for kindergarten vaccine exemptions.
If every state allowed only medical exemptions from childhood vaccine requirements for school entry, as it should be in my opinion, this problem would disappear.
And it’s not just the overall rate, it’s the clustering of exemptions.
If every state allowed only medical exemptions from childhood vaccine requirements for school entry, as it should be in my opinion, this problem would disappear.
And it’s not just the overall rate, it’s the clustering of exemptions.
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is where the U.S. is for kindergarten vaccine exemptions.
If every state allowed only medical exemptions from childhood vaccine requirements for school entry, as it should be in my opinion, this problem would disappear.
And it’s not just the overall rate, it’s the clustering of exemptions.
If every state allowed only medical exemptions from childhood vaccine requirements for school entry, as it should be in my opinion, this problem would disappear.
And it’s not just the overall rate, it’s the clustering of exemptions.
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For those not up on vaccine schedules - the reason it is significant that the mothers weren't is because infants don't get their pertussis vaccine until 2 mo of age, making it important for pregnant people to get their booster before giving birth (and for all people around the newborn to do so too)
3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers."
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
www.wowktv.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
For those not up on vaccine schedules - the reason it is significant that the mothers weren't is because infants don't get their pertussis vaccine until 2 mo of age, making it important for pregnant people to get their booster before giving birth (and for all people around the newborn to do so too)
One year when my brother and I were young adults my mom didn’t want to host Thanksgiving, and my queer ass wasn’t welcome at extended family Thanksgiving. So she decided we should all go watch the animals eat pumpkins at the zoo, and we ate at the hospital cafeteria.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
One year when my brother and I were young adults my mom didn’t want to host Thanksgiving, and my queer ass wasn’t welcome at extended family Thanksgiving. So she decided we should all go watch the animals eat pumpkins at the zoo, and we ate at the hospital cafeteria.
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Except, of course, it’s *not* all he can say.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
TAPPER: You were the deciding vote that allowed RFK Jr to ascend to the role of Health Secretary. Did you give him too much credit?
CASSIDY: The fact is the scientific community agrees that vaccines are safe. That's all I can say.
CASSIDY: The fact is the scientific community agrees that vaccines are safe. That's all I can say.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Except, of course, it’s *not* all he can say.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
Cassidy could concede publicly that confirming Kennedy was a tragic mistake. He could call for RFK Jr's resignation. He could schedule hearings, haul the secretary to Capitol Hill, and demand the CDC’s public resources reflect the scientific cannon.
About the announcement that crash test dummies would finally include something other than a “standard” male- I was hoping it was a stopped clock right 2x a day thing, but Duffy apparently sees it as a chance to take a swipe at trans people. And the rule isn’t done yet. www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
The female crash test dummy has been a long time coming — but she isn't here yet
After years of limbo, the U.S. government has given the green light to a crash test dummy based on the female body. But will it be used right away? Not so fast.
www.npr.org
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
About the announcement that crash test dummies would finally include something other than a “standard” male- I was hoping it was a stopped clock right 2x a day thing, but Duffy apparently sees it as a chance to take a swipe at trans people. And the rule isn’t done yet. www.npr.org/2025/11/21/n...
Now, I’ve heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord.
But you don’t really care for music, do yah?
That David played, and it pleased the Lord.
But you don’t really care for music, do yah?
God is a concept by which we measure our pain
I'll say it again
God is a concept by which we measure our pain
I'll say it again
God is a concept by which we measure our pain
November 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Now, I’ve heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord.
But you don’t really care for music, do yah?
That David played, and it pleased the Lord.
But you don’t really care for music, do yah?
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I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries
Press Release: Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries. The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Adm...
librarytechnology.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
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NEW: Officials at the Indian Health Service have deemed terms like “immunizations” and “vaccines” risky “buzzwords” that require approval to be used in social media posts, pamphlets and presentations for patients.
The Indian Health Service Is Flagging Vaccine-Related Speech. Doctors Say They’re Being Censored.
Officials have deemed terms like “immunizations” and “vaccines” risky “buzzwords” that require approval to be used in social media posts, pamphlets and presentations.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: Officials at the Indian Health Service have deemed terms like “immunizations” and “vaccines” risky “buzzwords” that require approval to be used in social media posts, pamphlets and presentations for patients.
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If anyone would like to submit a written comment to the ACIP for the upcoming meeting on December 4/5 here is the link. Comments are open until 11/24/25.
I already submitted one regarding Hep B prior to the news about the CDC vaccine website changes from today.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/CD...
I already submitted one regarding Hep B prior to the news about the CDC vaccine website changes from today.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/CD...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 AM
If anyone would like to submit a written comment to the ACIP for the upcoming meeting on December 4/5 here is the link. Comments are open until 11/24/25.
I already submitted one regarding Hep B prior to the news about the CDC vaccine website changes from today.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/CD...
I already submitted one regarding Hep B prior to the news about the CDC vaccine website changes from today.
www.regulations.gov/commenton/CD...
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ACIP has posted a draft agenda for their upcoming meeting on 12/4 and 12/5.
Alarm bells are blaring. They are going to spend the entire first day talking about the vaccine schedule.
There is no evidence whatsoever that there is any danger whatsoever with the current vaccine schedule.
Alarm bells are blaring. They are going to spend the entire first day talking about the vaccine schedule.
There is no evidence whatsoever that there is any danger whatsoever with the current vaccine schedule.
November 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
ACIP has posted a draft agenda for their upcoming meeting on 12/4 and 12/5.
Alarm bells are blaring. They are going to spend the entire first day talking about the vaccine schedule.
There is no evidence whatsoever that there is any danger whatsoever with the current vaccine schedule.
Alarm bells are blaring. They are going to spend the entire first day talking about the vaccine schedule.
There is no evidence whatsoever that there is any danger whatsoever with the current vaccine schedule.
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eating vegetables will not in fact protect you from smallpox.
also, you can't undisable yourself by drinking protein shakes.
this sounds like hippie good health common sense, but in fact it's eugenics.
also, you can't undisable yourself by drinking protein shakes.
this sounds like hippie good health common sense, but in fact it's eugenics.
Jay Bhattacharya's plan for a new pandemic is for everyone to suddenly be healthy.
November 15, 2025 at 4:22 AM
eating vegetables will not in fact protect you from smallpox.
also, you can't undisable yourself by drinking protein shakes.
this sounds like hippie good health common sense, but in fact it's eugenics.
also, you can't undisable yourself by drinking protein shakes.
this sounds like hippie good health common sense, but in fact it's eugenics.
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"The fact that children in 2025 are suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is not just a public health failure. It is a moral failure." — @stefanswartpet.bsky.social & @madhupai.bsky.social argue children have the right to be vaccinated. www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
Kids have a right to vaccinations. Let's bring in the lawyers
Children suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is a moral failure. Access to vaccines is a human right.
www.statnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"The fact that children in 2025 are suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is not just a public health failure. It is a moral failure." — @stefanswartpet.bsky.social & @madhupai.bsky.social argue children have the right to be vaccinated. www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...
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SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO NOTE. This new research calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine. INSTEAD the data shows that, while the vaccine is MOST effective for older individuals and those with comorbidities, it was ALSO protective in
November 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO NOTE. This new research calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine. INSTEAD the data shows that, while the vaccine is MOST effective for older individuals and those with comorbidities, it was ALSO protective in
I will never not be mad that the FDA and CDC tried to appease antivaxxers by ensuring that young kids would all be infected before the covid vaccine was authorized for their age group.
Teens need access to COVID vaccinations to help prevent Long COVID as well as acute COVID infection.
➡️New study shows 36% reduction in Long COVID for teens who had been vaccinated prior to infection. buff.ly/oaW4SIA
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
➡️New study shows 36% reduction in Long COVID for teens who had been vaccinated prior to infection. buff.ly/oaW4SIA
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
November 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I will never not be mad that the FDA and CDC tried to appease antivaxxers by ensuring that young kids would all be infected before the covid vaccine was authorized for their age group.
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Important study
Children & adolescents are "far more likely to experience rare but serious heart & inflammatory conditions after a COVID-19 infection than after being vaccinated–and the risks after infection lasted much longer"
Next post has link to study itself
1/3
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
Children & adolescents are "far more likely to experience rare but serious heart & inflammatory conditions after a COVID-19 infection than after being vaccinated–and the risks after infection lasted much longer"
Next post has link to study itself
1/3
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
COVID-19 infection poses higher, longer heart risks to children than vaccination
A comprehensive analysis of English health records finds higher risk of rare heart complications in children and adolescents who caught COVID-19 compared to those who received an mRNA-based COVID vacc...
www.gavi.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Important study
Children & adolescents are "far more likely to experience rare but serious heart & inflammatory conditions after a COVID-19 infection than after being vaccinated–and the risks after infection lasted much longer"
Next post has link to study itself
1/3
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
Children & adolescents are "far more likely to experience rare but serious heart & inflammatory conditions after a COVID-19 infection than after being vaccinated–and the risks after infection lasted much longer"
Next post has link to study itself
1/3
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
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Covid in pregnancy linked to #autism.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Good thing RFK Jr doesn't want pregnant women to be vaccinated and protected.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Good thing RFK Jr doesn't want pregnant women to be vaccinated and protected.
Covid in pregnancy tied to autism, developmental issues, study says
A study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology analyzed more than 18,100 births in Massachusetts of children born to women who contracted the virus starting in the early months of the pand...
www.washingtonpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Covid in pregnancy linked to #autism.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Good thing RFK Jr doesn't want pregnant women to be vaccinated and protected.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Good thing RFK Jr doesn't want pregnant women to be vaccinated and protected.
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I'd love to say lots of nice things about this invaluable preventable disease tracker from @monscience.bsky.social and team at Think Global Health. It's an incredible resource.
But I can't get over my anger & sadness that this resource is even needed.
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/vacc...
But I can't get over my anger & sadness that this resource is even needed.
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/vacc...
Vaccine-Preventable Disease: A Global Tracker | Think Global Health
This map is updated weekly and visualizes outbreaks of nine childhood diseases in collaboration with the International Society for Infectious Diseases
www.thinkglobalhealth.org
October 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I'd love to say lots of nice things about this invaluable preventable disease tracker from @monscience.bsky.social and team at Think Global Health. It's an incredible resource.
But I can't get over my anger & sadness that this resource is even needed.
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/vacc...
But I can't get over my anger & sadness that this resource is even needed.
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/vacc...
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NEW: The entire staff supporting ACIP was laid off, and most working groups haven't met in months.
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Threat to US vaccines as CDC staff supporting key advisory panel laid off
Critics say scientists ‘held hostage’ by RFK Jr as changes mean vaccine development and guidance in peril
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
NEW: The entire staff supporting ACIP was laid off, and most working groups haven't met in months.
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Every grandparent needs a Tdap before we see our new grandchildren
Alaska’s whooping cough outbreak infected hundreds, with infants suffering the most alaskabeacon.com/briefs/alask... via @alaskabeacon.com @yjrosen.bsky.social
Alaska’s whooping cough outbreak infected hundreds, with infants suffering the most | Alaska Beacon
The highly contagious disease caused hospitalizations and one baby's death, but the spead slowed after a vaccination push.
alaskabeacon.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Every grandparent needs a Tdap before we see our new grandchildren
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New ACIP is incompetent, secretive, unaccountable, & totally unqualified to make vaccine policy that will put millions of Americans at risk. Thanks to the integrity and commitment to public health of the Former ACIP, we now know exactly how bad New ACIP is at their mandated job.
October 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
New ACIP is incompetent, secretive, unaccountable, & totally unqualified to make vaccine policy that will put millions of Americans at risk. Thanks to the integrity and commitment to public health of the Former ACIP, we now know exactly how bad New ACIP is at their mandated job.
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“oh so you think the east wing being demolished is worse than-“ it’s a synecdoche, man. a visual metaphor. there’s a reason the aliens in Independence Day don’t aim a huge laser at SNAP benefits
October 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“oh so you think the east wing being demolished is worse than-“ it’s a synecdoche, man. a visual metaphor. there’s a reason the aliens in Independence Day don’t aim a huge laser at SNAP benefits
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Terrifying. An Associated Press investigation found more than 420 bills attacking longstanding public health protections such as vaccines, milk safety and fluoride have been introduced in statehouses across the US so far this year. Around 30 bills in 12 states have already been enacted or adopted.
October 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Terrifying. An Associated Press investigation found more than 420 bills attacking longstanding public health protections such as vaccines, milk safety and fluoride have been introduced in statehouses across the US so far this year. Around 30 bills in 12 states have already been enacted or adopted.
You don’t use a backhoe for demolition if you’re planning to leave part of the structure standing. Once they started ripping into the East Wing it was never going to be just the facade.
October 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
You don’t use a backhoe for demolition if you’re planning to leave part of the structure standing. Once they started ripping into the East Wing it was never going to be just the facade.
Michigan is conspicuously absent from this list of states joining efforts in the Public Health Alliance to protect people. What gives, Gov. Whitmer?
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
October 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Michigan is conspicuously absent from this list of states joining efforts in the Public Health Alliance to protect people. What gives, Gov. Whitmer?
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"a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority"
The phrasing you're looking for is that he's suspending parts of the Constitution by decree.
The phrasing you're looking for is that he's suspending parts of the Constitution by decree.
President Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority to repurpose unspent federal funds to pay members of the military during the government shutdown, escalating his challenge to the authority of Congress on spending matters.
Trump Signs Memo Expanding His Authority to Spend Federal Money
The president gave Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wide authority to repurpose funds to pay members of the military without approval from Congress, which has the sole constitutional authority to decide federal spending.
nyti.ms
October 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
"a memorandum expanding his administration’s authority"
The phrasing you're looking for is that he's suspending parts of the Constitution by decree.
The phrasing you're looking for is that he's suspending parts of the Constitution by decree.