“anti-vaxxers don’t want a debate,… They want amplification, spectacle…. That’s how they make their money. That’s how they get followers…. It’s hard to check Kennedy’s claims live,.. a performance is what the candidate seeks.”
@PeterHotez
#Ivax2protect
#science
They are anti-vaxxers . Anti-vaxxers are not harmless; they threaten and engage in violence while promoting lies that endanger lives. Just like white supremacists, which whom they now ally. We must reject both.
#StopAntiVaxViolence
Calling them “anti-vaccine protesters” makes them seem kooky and harmless. They’re not anti-vaxxers.
This is a dangerous white supremacist group that’s coordinating attacks like this across LA.
And our city leaders aren’t doing anything to stop them
“the truly anti-vaccine crowd is not just persistently and urgently misinformed; it has a feral element that is antithetical to a civil society…. How do we live with people who are fundamentally anti-society, and don’t share the same reality?”
#StopAntiVaxViolence
#VaccinesWork
#Opinion
: Every anti-vaxxer is a symptom: something broke and they were lost, but they are a part of our society, too. And it’s hard to know what to do about that, writes
@bruce_arthur
I spoke to a legislative staffer who met with Jessica Biel and RFK Jr. The staffer says that Biel "said that her doctor recommended the regular vaccine schedule for her kid and she refused."
@PhatTanNguyenMD
I am so sorry for your loss. My condolences for Jing’s family & friends. As a former residency director & past
@acgme
board member, we must support suffering resident physicians. Medicine cannot continue to lose physicians like Dr. Mai.
#NoStigma
#MentalHealthMatters
Regarding
#SB277
and vaccines, the opposition likes to say it's about parental rights. No, it's about the rights of other children and the rights of us to go about our community without getting sick.
#VaccinesWork
#EveryChildNeeds
#CommunityImmunity
Pediatricians, including myself, are eager to get our children the
#COVIDvaccine
& already got our teens vaccinated. Pediatricians have 7 years of medical & pediatric training & pass numerous tests to care for kids. We want what’s best for our kids; shouldn’t you?
#ThisIsOurShot
Fact check: true
Every pediatrician I know getting their own kids vaccinated right away
Group that represents America's pediatricians
@AmerAcadPeds
says all kids should get the shot
Family physicians also recommend kids get vaccinated
They might be on to something
NEW: Joseph Mercola, who runs a popular wellness website, has amassed a fortune selling vitamin supplements--some of which he claims are alternatives to vaccines--and other natural health products. w/
@neenareports
.
Carrying an American flag does not make you a patriot. Patriotism is caring about your fellow Americans & our country. Endangering Americans with a deadly virus is the opposite of patriotism. There is no freedom in getting a disease.
#COVID19
#StayAtHome
I will continue to wear a mask indoors in public spaces and large mass gatherings where social distancing is not allowed, and I join Secretary Ghaly in asking all Californians of good conscience to continue to wear masks indoors to protect the most vulnerable among us.
#MaskUp
“Two-thirds of voters in California support mask and vaccine requirements because they care about the safety of their family and neighbors, and we caring Californians will lead by example.”
View
@DrPanMD
’s full statement at:
@DrPanMD
You're threatening peaceful families with the violence of the state.
You're the violent one... using the FORCE of law to administer injections without consent. You're a medical rapist.
If you back someone in a corner don't be surprised if they lash out in self-defense.
Grateful my neighbors have my back. Appreciate
@SacPolice
,
@CHP_Valley
& CA Senate Sergeants keeping me & my neighbors safe. Anti-vaccine extremists use hateful rhetoric online hoping to incite real life violence, so the danger is real.
#StopAntiVaxViolence
@TheCityofSac
For seniors, lives bookended by pandemics: polio and
#COVID
ー19
“Today in a way is a reverse, because back then our parents were so worried for us kids and now it’s my kids who are so worried about me,” says Sue Gray, 84, of Chicago.
A 10-year-old rape victim had to travel across state lines to get an abortion due to strict laws in her home state of Ohio.
GOP lawmakers appear to be grappling with how to respond.
Lewis Black looks at how social media misinformation is causing a resurgence of
#measles
and what some unvaccinated children are doing about it.
#VaccinesWork
#Ivax2protect
The Daily Show Comedy Central
📍NEW: California is increasing its
#COVID19
testing capacity ahead of the upcoming flu season.
The state is partnering with
@PerkinElmer
to add up to 150,000 diagnostic tests per day with a 24-48 hour guaranteed turnaround time at a cost to the state of $30.78 per test.
A unlicensed pundit with a medical degree who shouldn't be seeing patients ignorantly pontificates on medical licensing. Licensed physicians providing quality care for
#COVID
patients know misinformation harms patients and support
#AB2098
.
@CMAdocs
@MedBoardOfCA
@CAgovernor
"Just seven anti-vax pages generated nearly 20 percent of the top 10,000 vaccination posts.... such concentration means that shutting down just a few pages could make a difference.......
As a medical student & pediatric resident, I had to prove I was vaccinated and immune to several vaccine-preventable diseases before beginning clinical education. Think of this as a test on immunology and ethics that must be passed to graduate.
#Ivax2protect
#CommunityImmunity
Nursing students refusing to get a
#covid
vaccine may put their required clinical training and, eventually, their careers at risk.
📝
@mandrews110
#NurseTwitter
We don’t do this because we want to force health care workers to get vaccinated — we do it because patients deserve protection.
If you’re in health care because you’re committed to taking care of people, then getting vaccinated is a pretty straightforward decision.
California’s requirement that all health care workers be vaccinated against the coronavirus by Thursday appears to have compelled tens of thousands of unvaccinated employees to get shots in recent weeks.
Here's what the data shows.
The American Academy of Pediatrics CA considers outcomes for children, leadership & dedication when awarding our Legislator of the Year award.
@DrPanMD
was already unprecedented 2-time recipient, & last night was given his 3rd! From 5,000 CA pediatricians, thank you Sen Pan!
We cannot allow a small number of unethical physicians to put our children back at risk. Children and their families demand that we act to keep them safe.
#VaccinesWork
...
Dr. Bob Sears, a prominent critic of vaccine laws, asked his followers to contact me because of my latest article on immunization. thank you for the intelligent feedback, will keep it in mind
To the U.S. Surgeon General: Our nation requires your leadership to stop this attack on our nation’s health by addressing the spread of vaccine misinformation causing unwarranted vaccine...
“
@Facebook
remains a critical organizing tool of the anti-vaccine movement,... It also shows how social networking services could foster more confrontational tactics by those committed to false ideas about the dangers of immunization as the mass vaccination effort ramps up.”
“I cannot control access to weapons. My teachers cannot control access to weapons … Our students got a lesson in gun violence and what guns can do to disrupt not only an educational environment, but also a family, a community.” Newport News School Superintendent
#EndGunViolence
Newport News police chief about the 6-year-old boy arrested for shooting his teacher: “We have been in contact with prosecutors to help us best get services to this young man.”
A 6-year-old is not a man. Arrest the adult gun owner.
Grateful for the courage, love & support of two amazing
#AAPI
moms, my wife and mother, who witnessed & even experienced extremist hate & threats against me & our family.
And greatly appreciate the many moms who shared your gratitude with me. You are the inspiration.
#MothersDay
I’m at
@TexasChildrens
today, we’re vaccinating the kids as part of
@FLOTUS
@DrBiden
@Surgeon_General
visit. Told the antivaccine crowd is lurking so asked for some extra security this afternoon. I’m in good hands…
"Medical freedom is not (about) having to end up in a hospital because you got a preventable disease," said
@DrPanMD
, who wrote California vaccine law SB277. "I want the right to be able to have my kids safe in school."
Appeal court upholds Californians' right to life, liberty from disease, and our children's pursuit of happiness illness-free.
#IndependenceDay
#VaccinesWork
...
A small group of protestors have gathered in front of the central Ohio home of Dr Amy Acton. Neighbors report several men walking up and down the street with assault weapons stating that there will be no violence. “For now”
#ohio
#amyacton
#thisisamerica
#asseenincbus
“Some youngsters suffer unexplained symptoms long after the virus is gone, what’s often called
#LongCovid
.
Others get reinfected. Some seem to recover fine, only to be struck later by a mysterious condition that causes severe organ inflammation.”
#LongCovidKids
@AmerAcadPeds
More than 12.7 million children in the U.S. alone have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Some youngsters are suffering unexplained symptoms long after the virus is gone.
"Researchers said the [
#HPV
] vaccine has nearly wiped out cases of cervical pre-cancer in young women since an immunisation programme was introduced 10 years ago.
They found the vaccine had led to a 90% cut in pre-cancerous cells....
California pediatricians establish award named for
@DrPanMD
. “He sets the standard for collaborative, effective advocacy in our state, and this award is a testament to his dedication and vision.” said Yasuko Fukuda, MD FAAP, Chair of AAP-CA.
@D9Sushi
"Vaccine hesitancy represents a nihilistic return to the primitive. If it continues to spread unchallenged, it will be a willful, self-inflicted threat to human life."
#Science
#VaccinesWork
#WhyIvax
#Ivax2protect
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
The CDC seems to have forgotten the basics of infectious disease in making these new risk categories.
People infected with SARS-CoV-2 can transmit for days before they show symptoms, and for a week or more before they develop “severe disease”.
This👇🏼is a recipe for disaster.
#AB2098
clarifies that when the privilege of a medical license is abused by a licensee who intentionally misinforms patients, thereby removing patients’ ability to make informed choices about their care, the licensee can be sanctioned.
@MedBoardOfCA
" appears to have removed anti-vaccination documentaries from search results on Amazon Prime Video today.... California Rep. Adam Schiff published an open letter to Amazon CEO...
Anti-vaxxers (see sign on right) oppose
#science
& want
#COVID__19
to spread so people will get “naturally” diseased. By not rejecting anti-vaxxers, the lockdown protestors demonstrate a callous disregard for American lives.
#coronavirus
#StayAtHome
#Ivax2protect
Honored to represent the people of
#Sacramento
region in
#CAleg
. Many said a pediatrician was too nice to be elected, but nice (& tough) won.
#VaccinesWork
& more legislators will protect the lives & freedom of Californians from preventable disease.
@protectustwt
#Ivax2protect
“It got really vicious, and the tenor of these protests inside the Capitol building didn’t make you feel safe, yet he stood his ground.”
State Sen. Pan will leave office as champion of tough vaccine laws:
@BarackObama
@mariaressa
demonstrated tremendous courage. But shouldn’t Facebook take responsibility for their role in enabling and amplifying the hate and threats that out her in danger?
Earlier this week, a top CDC official said coronavirus spread in the U.S. was inevitable.
Now, it looks like future communications from the agency will have to be cleared by the White House.
In another victory of science, the most recent effort to recall
@DrPanMD
has failed. “As a pediatrician, I dedicated my life to protecting children and building healthy communities.” He won’t be detoured
#SB276
#VaccinesWork
#SB277
#ScienceWins
Parents need confidence and certainty that their child’s school is safe and can be in-person. The most effective way to keep schools open and safe is to ensure the
#COVID
vaccination rate of students and school staff is as high as possible.
#VaccinesWork
@LASchools
@sdschools
Anti-vaccination activists are increasingly involved in protests against stay-at-home orders. Their presence is "terrifying," experts say, and could spell disaster for any future coronavirus vaccine.
Anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers are doing more to cause lockdowns than government. We keep our schools and economy open when everyone
#GetVaccinated
&
#WearAMask
.
“A majority - 62% - said unvaccinated people should not be allowed to travel on airplanes. Fifty-five percent agreed that unvaccinated people should not work out at public gyms, enter movie theaters or attend public concerts.”
#CovidVaccine
#VaccinesWork
/1 Hi Lucy and your colleagues.
Your advocacy toolkit contains poorly sourced, contexted, and biased information on mental health during the pandemic/schooling.
And I have receipts too!
(thread)
#urgencyofnormal
Five U.S. airports had travelers pass through with confirmed cases of measles this month, exposing an unknown number of fellow passengers to the highly infectious disease, according to health officials in those cities.
"'We in the medical profession and the developers of these vaccines have been so successful that now, we have a whole generation of parents who just don't remember,'...
Anti-vaxxers don’t really want or care about “parental choice” or “medical freedom”. They demand the privilege of endangering the health and lives of other people. Denying parents the choice of keeping their children safe from disease is tyranny.
#Ivax2protect
#VaccinesWork
Florida does not want to give parents the option to protect their children from
#covid19
, because it's not about choice: it's about being anti-vaccine: DeSantis says Florida is ‘affirmatively against’ Covid-19
#vaccines
for young kids via
@politico
Looks like my Twitter account is restored, many thanks to
@TwitterSupport
for all your help and advice in this very complicated hack. Much appreciated!
What Jay learned in college & medical school were just opinions.
Licensing & board exams are shams because there are no facts in medicine.
Why does Jay even use “Dr” in his Twitter handle?
@StanfordMed
may not require professional standards, but
@MedBoardOfCA
should.
#AB2098
My Congratulations to the People’s Republic of Chinafornia,
Chairman Mao Jr
@DrPanMD
Comrade
@LorenaSGonzalez
and Politburo Czar
@BenAllenCA
for SB276 REPLACING DOCTORS WITH STATE BUREAUCRATS TO MAKE LIFE OR DEATH MEDICAL DECISIONS FOR CALIFORNIA CHILDREN.
@GavinNewsom
veto sb276