Vaccine preventable. #Ivax2protect
"The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is currently monitoring a cluster of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) cases.
Since January 15, 2026, ten adult cases and two related fatalities have been confirmed."
www.vax-before-travel.com/2026/02/19/c...
Since January 15, 2026, ten adult cases and two related fatalities have been confirmed."
www.vax-before-travel.com/2026/02/19/c...
Chicago Invasive Meningococcal Disease Outbreak Reaches 10 Cases and 2 Fatalities: Vaccinations Urged
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is currently monitoring a cluster of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) cases. Since January 15, 2026, ten adult cases and two related fatalities have ...
www.vax-before-travel.com
February 25, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Vaccine preventable. #Ivax2protect
RFK Jr. lying to Congress and the American people again & again. #science #Ivax2protect
A document the Department of Health and Human Services sent to lawmakers to support Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to change U.S. policy on COVID-19 vaccines cites scientific studies that are unpublished or under dispute and mischaracterizes others. kffhealthnews.org/news/articl...
Kennedy’s HHS Sent Congress ‘Junk Science’ To Defend Vaccine Changes, Experts Say - KFF Health News
A look inside the Department of Health and Human Services document citing vaccine misinformation that could influence congressional perceptions.
kffhealthnews.org
June 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
RFK Jr. lying to Congress and the American people again & again. #science #Ivax2protect
Hib once killed 1,000 children a year, permanently disabling many more.
Conversations with pediatricians suggest additional Hib cases are occurring and causing severe illness.
Conversations with pediatricians suggest additional Hib cases are occurring and causing severe illness.
A deadly bacterial disease is returning, doctors warn, as vaccination rates fall
Hib once killed 1,000 children a year, permanently disabling many more. Doctors who've never seen the disease say the comeback is changing the way they practice medicine.
nbcnews.to
April 4, 2026 at 12:11 PM
AAP speaks truth to power. Proud to be a pediatrician and an AAP leader. #PutKids1st #science #Ivax2protect
“This irresponsible and purposely misleading guidance will lead to more hepatitis B infections in infants and children.” Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly:
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
December 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
AAP speaks truth to power. Proud to be a pediatrician and an AAP leader. #PutKids1st #science #Ivax2protect
RFK Jr came to Sacramento where I debated him twice. He lost both times.
I am running for Congress where I dare him to debate me again. #SB277 #SB276 #Ivax2protect
DrPanforCongress.com
I am running for Congress where I dare him to debate me again. #SB277 #SB276 #Ivax2protect
DrPanforCongress.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
RFK Jr came to Sacramento where I debated him twice. He lost both times.
I am running for Congress where I dare him to debate me again. #SB277 #SB276 #Ivax2protect
DrPanforCongress.com
I am running for Congress where I dare him to debate me again. #SB277 #SB276 #Ivax2protect
DrPanforCongress.com
RFK Jr has been silencing scientists and public health leaders. Now he disbands the ACIP at #CDC . #Ivax2protect #VaccinesSaveLives
“How many children must get sick and even die before Congress demands that the Trump administration answer for these preventable deaths?”
Measles resurgence highlights the toll of RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine policies | Opinion
“How many children must get sick and even die before Congress demands that the Trump administration answer for these preventable deaths?”
bit.ly
June 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
RFK Jr has been silencing scientists and public health leaders. Now he disbands the ACIP at #CDC . #Ivax2protect #VaccinesSaveLives
Babies depend on #CommunityImmunity from high vaccination rates to keep them safe. #Ivax2protect
Babies too young to be vaccinated are among the most vulnerable in a measles outbreak and depend entirely on herd immunity, where at least 95% of a community must be vaccinated to prevent measles outbreaks.
https://to.pbs.org/4dI3Om3
https://to.pbs.org/4dI3Om3
Babies too young for MMR vaccine become ‘sitting ducks’ in measles outbreaks
Babies too young to be vaccinated are among the most vulnerable in a measles outbreak and depend entirely on herd immunity.
www.pbs.org
April 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Babies depend on #CommunityImmunity from high vaccination rates to keep them safe. #Ivax2protect
In addition, not vaccinating your child and sending them to school endangers other parents’ children at school. You are taking away their right to be safe from preventable disease. #CommunityImmunity #Ivax2protect #freedom
September 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In addition, not vaccinating your child and sending them to school endangers other parents’ children at school. You are taking away their right to be safe from preventable disease. #CommunityImmunity #Ivax2protect #freedom
“Stevens County contains 2 school districts, both of which have extremely low vaccination rates…. As of… 3/21, Stevens County has reported 3 more [ #measles] cases—2 confirmed and 1 epidemiologically linked probable case—bringing the total to 4 cases.” #Ivax2protect
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arstechnica.com/health/2025/....
Measles arrives in Kansas, spreads quickly in undervaccinated counties
Since a single case last week, at least 9 more have been reported with more pending.
arstechnica.com
March 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
“Stevens County contains 2 school districts, both of which have extremely low vaccination rates…. As of… 3/21, Stevens County has reported 3 more [ #measles] cases—2 confirmed and 1 epidemiologically linked probable case—bringing the total to 4 cases.” #Ivax2protect
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In less than two years, RFK Jr destroyed an American major #publichealth achievement. #measles #Ivax2protect #CommunityImmunity
The U.S. eliminated measles in 2000. But experts now say ongoing outbreaks have probably ended one of the nation’s biggest public health successes, which relied heavily on immunization.
U.S. may have lost a ‘crown jewel’ of public health, experts say
The U.S. eliminated measles in 2000. But experts now say ongoing outbreaks have probably ended one of the nation’s biggest public health successes, which relied heavily on immunization.
bit.ly
June 29, 2026 at 1:50 PM
In less than two years, RFK Jr destroyed an American major #publichealth achievement. #measles #Ivax2protect #CommunityImmunity
Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Canada in losing the achievement of having eliminated it.
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
The U.S. is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status
Last year, the CDC confirmed 2,144 measles cases across 44 states — the most since 1991 — and nearly 50 separate outbreaks.
www.pbs.org
February 8, 2026 at 5:16 PM
RFK Jr didn’t even have his hand-picked ACIP recommend these changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, but had “unnamed officials” who are so ashamed they spoke off the record. RFK Jr & Trump cannot escape responsibility for the thousands of dead or disabled children this will cause. #Ivax2protect
RFK Jr's HHS had a press call to announce they were — based on no new data — overhauling the childhood vaccine schedule. Senior officials at HHS answered questions but refused to go on the record, saying we could only attribute the quotes to "officials." www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
U.S. overhauls childhood vaccine schedule, recommends fewer shots
The U.S. no longer broadly recommends vaccines for flu, hepatitis A and B, and RSV. Health officials say the guidance aligns with that of peer countries.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:42 AM
RFK Jr didn’t even have his hand-picked ACIP recommend these changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, but had “unnamed officials” who are so ashamed they spoke off the record. RFK Jr & Trump cannot escape responsibility for the thousands of dead or disabled children this will cause. #Ivax2protect
If the highest #measles rate in 35 years is the best Jay Bhattacharya can do, he is incompetent and should resign in shame. No wonder he never earned a license to practice medicine. #Ivax2protect #CommunityImmunity #CDC
Jay Bhattacharya on measles-
“I did my best.”
“I did my best.”
August 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
If the highest #measles rate in 35 years is the best Jay Bhattacharya can do, he is incompetent and should resign in shame. No wonder he never earned a license to practice medicine. #Ivax2protect #CommunityImmunity #CDC
RFK Jr. & Trump making heathcare even less affordable by not preventing diseases. #Ivax2protect #affordability #DrPanForCongress
If measles vaccination rates continue to drop just 1% annually for the next five years, the cost to the U.S. could reach $1.5 billion a year, according to a new report from the Yale School of Public Health.
Measles outbreaks are costing the U.S. millions of dollars. The true losses can't be counted.
As vaccination rates decline, the economic consequences will increase, research suggests.
nbcnews.to
March 1, 2026 at 6:38 PM
RFK Jr. & Trump making heathcare even less affordable by not preventing diseases. #Ivax2protect #affordability #DrPanForCongress
I met with RFK Jr in 2015. He claimed then and now people who disagree with him (including #CDC & #FDA) are doing it for personal gain, yet he profits handsomely from his antivax conspiracy organization and hawking his films. #Ivax2protect @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
UPDATED: RFK Jr. has accused the AAP of conflicts of interest and suggested it is promoting commercial ambitions of its “Big Pharma benefactors.”
NEW: Defying RFK Jr., pediatric group urges covid shots for young kids. The AAP is recommending that all children ages 6 months through 23 months receive a coronavirus vaccine to help protect against serious illness. My story.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
August 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I met with RFK Jr in 2015. He claimed then and now people who disagree with him (including #CDC & #FDA) are doing it for personal gain, yet he profits handsomely from his antivax conspiracy organization and hawking his films. #Ivax2protect @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
Because who doesn't love a good simulation of measles vaccination and herd immunity? www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
Watch how the measles outbreak spreads when kids get vaccinated – and when they don't
If you take 10 communities and run a simulation, it’s easy to see why we need as many members of the ‘herd’ as possible to get vaccines – before it’s too late
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2024 at 3:51 PM
RFK Jr & Makary are weaponizing the federal government against vaccination to take way Americans’ freedom to choose to protect their families from contagious disease. #COVIDvaccine #Ivax2protect #freedom #science #Medsky
Exclusive: Trump health officials plan to link coronavirus vaccines to the deaths of 25 children as they consider limiting who should get the shots. The findings appear to be based on unverified reports submitted to an online reporting system which is open to anyone.
Trump officials to link child deaths to covid shots, alarming career scientists
The move to link coronavirus vaccines to 25 child deaths alarms career scientists who say the shots have been extensively studied.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
RFK Jr & Makary are weaponizing the federal government against vaccination to take way Americans’ freedom to choose to protect their families from contagious disease. #COVIDvaccine #Ivax2protect #freedom #science #Medsky
So much for even claiming #MAHA “gold-standard science” to justify endangering the health of Floridians. #Ivax2protect #freedom
The Florida Surgeon General said that his team did not need to do any studies on the effects of removing state vaccine mandates before making his public appeal.
Florida surgeon general denies need for study ahead of end to vaccine mandates in the state
Joseph Ladapo insisted that his position was a principled defense of parents' rights.
www.politico.com
September 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
So much for even claiming #MAHA “gold-standard science” to justify endangering the health of Floridians. #Ivax2protect #freedom
“Among the states collecting data for the #measles -mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, 68% of counties and jurisdictions now have immunization rates below 95% — the level of herd immunity doctors say is needed to protect against an outbreak.” #Ivax2protect #freedom #CommunityImmunity
SPECIAL REPORT: A large swath of the U.S. currently does not have the basic, ground-level immunity necessary to stop the spread of viruses that had once receded into the past, a six-month NBC News investigation in collaboration with scientists at Stanford University finds.
Data investigation: Childhood vaccination rates are backsliding across the U.S.
A monthslong NBC News data investigation finds that much of the U.S. doesn't have the protection needed to stop the spread of deadly diseases. St. Louis is a window into the problem communities face nationwide.
nbcnews.to
September 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“Among the states collecting data for the #measles -mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, 68% of counties and jurisdictions now have immunization rates below 95% — the level of herd immunity doctors say is needed to protect against an outbreak.” #Ivax2protect #freedom #CommunityImmunity
RFK Jr is taking away parental freedoms to protect their children from vaccine-preventable diseases. A concerted attack on parental rights to make decisions about their child’s health. #Ivax2protect
July 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
RFK Jr is taking away parental freedoms to protect their children from vaccine-preventable diseases. A concerted attack on parental rights to make decisions about their child’s health. #Ivax2protect
RFK Jr will take away access to lifesaving vaccines from Americans. #Ivax2protect #VaccinesWork #FightFlu #science
If new proposals detailed in an FDA memo are put into place, experts told me it would mean the end of annual flu shots. And end of most vaccines for pregnant people. And maybe the end of updates to pneumonia vaccines. And more.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
FDA official proposes ‘impossible’ standards for vaccine testing that could curtail access to immunizations
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
RFK Jr will take away access to lifesaving vaccines from Americans. #Ivax2protect #VaccinesWork #FightFlu #science
“Encephalitis is a rare but severe complication of #measles that can lead to convulsions and cause deafness or intellectual disability in children.” #Ivax2protect
In the ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina that has infected more than 800 people, some children have developed a rare but serious complication called encephalitis. www.wired.com/story/measle...
Measles Is Causing Brain Swelling in Children in South Carolina
In the ongoing measles outbreak in South Carolina that has infected more than 800 people, some children have developed a rare but serious complication called encephalitis.
www.wired.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:37 AM
“Encephalitis is a rare but severe complication of #measles that can lead to convulsions and cause deafness or intellectual disability in children.” #Ivax2protect
Six Americans have died of #measles since RFK Jr. became HHS Secretary less than two years ago. Before RFK Jr, there have been no measles deaths in over a decade. #Ivax2protect #CommunityImmunity #DrPanForCongress
A 40-year-old woman from Pennsylvania, died from complications associated with measles, the local coroner’s office said.
Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong, who was elected coroner as a Republican, said the woman was unvaccinated.
Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong, who was elected coroner as a Republican, said the woman was unvaccinated.
Pennsylvania woman dies of measles-related complications, local coroner says
The 40-year-old woman, who was from Jefferson County was unvaccinated, according to the coroner.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 13, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Six Americans have died of #measles since RFK Jr. became HHS Secretary less than two years ago. Before RFK Jr, there have been no measles deaths in over a decade. #Ivax2protect #CommunityImmunity #DrPanForCongress
The South Carolina measles outbreak is now bigger than last year's Texas outbreak and is happening as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status.
The U.S. will likely lose its measles elimination status. Here's what that means
The South Carolina measles outbreak is now bigger than last year's Texas outbreak and is happening as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status.
n.pr
January 31, 2026 at 8:16 PM
25 yrs ago, #measles was eliminated from the U.S.
Until this year, the last U.S. child to die of measles was 22 yrs ago and the last American to die of measles was 10 yrs ago.
Our top health official refuses to prioritize vaccination, and two Americans have died preventable deaths. #Ivax2protect
Until this year, the last U.S. child to die of measles was 22 yrs ago and the last American to die of measles was 10 yrs ago.
Our top health official refuses to prioritize vaccination, and two Americans have died preventable deaths. #Ivax2protect
The Texas-New Mexico #measles outbreak has claimed a second life. Unvaccinated adult. Measles is not a benign ailment. The only way to prevent it is vaccination. www.nmhealth.org/news/alert/2...
Lea County resident tests positive for measles after death
www.nmhealth.org
March 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
25 yrs ago, #measles was eliminated from the U.S.
Until this year, the last U.S. child to die of measles was 22 yrs ago and the last American to die of measles was 10 yrs ago.
Our top health official refuses to prioritize vaccination, and two Americans have died preventable deaths. #Ivax2protect
Until this year, the last U.S. child to die of measles was 22 yrs ago and the last American to die of measles was 10 yrs ago.
Our top health official refuses to prioritize vaccination, and two Americans have died preventable deaths. #Ivax2protect