Nola Jean Ernest, MD, PhD, FAAP
@alabamakiddoc.bsky.social
#BoyMom, wife, sister, daughter, friend | Community #pediatrician 👶 | #ChildAdvocate | leader and speaker in my spare time
The kids will save us.
The kids will save us.
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If you know anyone with a baby under 8 months old or under 2 years old with heart/lung, please make sure they get the RSV vaccine ASAP. Already seeing positive tests, and this is the first advance that really works for all babies that I’ve seen in over 25 years of being a pediatrician. 1/2
November 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
If you know anyone with a baby under 8 months old or under 2 years old with heart/lung, please make sure they get the RSV vaccine ASAP. Already seeing positive tests, and this is the first advance that really works for all babies that I’ve seen in over 25 years of being a pediatrician. 1/2
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BILL BURR: “There’s nothing wrong with being a billionaire, but if someone’s working 40 hours/week and can’t make rent you’re not paying them enough… maybe you should just be worth $900 Million. How do you take an 8 figure bonus and none of your employees have dental insurance?”
August 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
BILL BURR: “There’s nothing wrong with being a billionaire, but if someone’s working 40 hours/week and can’t make rent you’re not paying them enough… maybe you should just be worth $900 Million. How do you take an 8 figure bonus and none of your employees have dental insurance?”
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“I represent 67,000 pediatricians across the country. … Let's be perfectly clear, this bill will cause devastating impacts to children. And while children only represent 22% of our population, they represent 100% of the future”. - @AmerAcadPeds President Dr. Susan Kressly
June 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“I represent 67,000 pediatricians across the country. … Let's be perfectly clear, this bill will cause devastating impacts to children. And while children only represent 22% of our population, they represent 100% of the future”. - @AmerAcadPeds President Dr. Susan Kressly
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Many thanks @weillcornell.bsky.social Pediatrics for the nice mention about our work debunking vaccine autism links
weillcornell.org/news/here%E2...
weillcornell.org/news/here%E2...
Here’s What We Know: How Vaccines Are Made | Patient Care
The very first vaccine was created at the tail end of the 18th century by Dr. Edward Jenner, an English physician and scientist, to protect against smallpox. He injected his patients with the cowpox v...
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June 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Many thanks @weillcornell.bsky.social Pediatrics for the nice mention about our work debunking vaccine autism links
weillcornell.org/news/here%E2...
weillcornell.org/news/here%E2...
Does anyone else hear “The Other Side” from The Greatest Showman and think…
….this could be a conversation between a pediatrician (or family medicine doctor) and literally any specialist?
(Listen to it with this new perspective and tell me what you think.)
….this could be a conversation between a pediatrician (or family medicine doctor) and literally any specialist?
(Listen to it with this new perspective and tell me what you think.)
a man in a suit and tie is singing a song called cause i got what you need
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is singing a song called cause i got what you need
media.tenor.com
May 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Does anyone else hear “The Other Side” from The Greatest Showman and think…
….this could be a conversation between a pediatrician (or family medicine doctor) and literally any specialist?
(Listen to it with this new perspective and tell me what you think.)
….this could be a conversation between a pediatrician (or family medicine doctor) and literally any specialist?
(Listen to it with this new perspective and tell me what you think.)
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If your child is otw healthy & thriving, w/no abdominal pain or allergic reactions after eating certain foods, there is absolutely 0 reason to order a “food sensitivity” panel—which, by the way, isn’t covered by insurance—& then restrict their diet from foods they’ve eaten for years w/0 any issues.🤦🏼♀️
May 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
If your child is otw healthy & thriving, w/no abdominal pain or allergic reactions after eating certain foods, there is absolutely 0 reason to order a “food sensitivity” panel—which, by the way, isn’t covered by insurance—& then restrict their diet from foods they’ve eaten for years w/0 any issues.🤦🏼♀️
How does our country survive?
How do we protect the children of the world?
How do we adapt while staying true to our values?
And, what steps will the next leaders have to take to fix things?
How long will that take?
These are the questions I ask myself daily.
How do we protect the children of the world?
How do we adapt while staying true to our values?
And, what steps will the next leaders have to take to fix things?
How long will that take?
These are the questions I ask myself daily.
May 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
How does our country survive?
How do we protect the children of the world?
How do we adapt while staying true to our values?
And, what steps will the next leaders have to take to fix things?
How long will that take?
These are the questions I ask myself daily.
How do we protect the children of the world?
How do we adapt while staying true to our values?
And, what steps will the next leaders have to take to fix things?
How long will that take?
These are the questions I ask myself daily.
Guess who helps us recall products that have lead paint? Or that cause sleep-related deaths in babies?
Do we want a healthier America or an America with no rules? Because some rules are actually quite useful…
Do we want a healthier America or an America with no rules? Because some rules are actually quite useful…
The @cpsc.gov, a federal agency dedicated to keeping unsafe products out of our homes, is now under threat, say lawmakers and safety advocates.
Lawmakers and Advocates Denounce a Plan to Eliminate Critical Product Safety Agency - Consumer Reports
A leaked budget proposal would eliminate the Consumer Product Safety Commission as an independent agency. Safety advocates are raising the alarm.
www.consumerreports.org
May 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Guess who helps us recall products that have lead paint? Or that cause sleep-related deaths in babies?
Do we want a healthier America or an America with no rules? Because some rules are actually quite useful…
Do we want a healthier America or an America with no rules? Because some rules are actually quite useful…
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"His life shouldn't be about us trying to dodge diseases. He should be able to live as carefree as everyone else does, but he can't."
Why community protection matters. www.voicesforvaccines.org/kids-w-trans...
Why community protection matters. www.voicesforvaccines.org/kids-w-trans...
Kids With Transplants Need Community Immunity
My son is now almost three-and-a-half years old. His life shouldn’t be about us trying to dodge diseases.
www.voicesforvaccines.org
April 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"His life shouldn't be about us trying to dodge diseases. He should be able to live as carefree as everyone else does, but he can't."
Why community protection matters. www.voicesforvaccines.org/kids-w-trans...
Why community protection matters. www.voicesforvaccines.org/kids-w-trans...
Reposted by Nola Jean Ernest, MD, PhD, FAAP
Years after the current measles outbreak, a child who had the virus may develop a condition called SSPE. This is what that's like. www.voicesforvaccines.org/how-i-lost-m...
How I Lost My Daughter to Measles
Measles has a terrible side effect most people don’t know about.
www.voicesforvaccines.org
April 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Years after the current measles outbreak, a child who had the virus may develop a condition called SSPE. This is what that's like. www.voicesforvaccines.org/how-i-lost-m...
Warmer weather is here in #Alabama - and, with it, an increase in injuries, bug bites, and rashes!
So, let’s talk about how to prevent/treat them:
So, let’s talk about how to prevent/treat them:
April 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Warmer weather is here in #Alabama - and, with it, an increase in injuries, bug bites, and rashes!
So, let’s talk about how to prevent/treat them:
So, let’s talk about how to prevent/treat them:
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THIS IS NOT NORMAL. Children should not die of preventable illness. The children AND the parents are victims of disinformation
www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/h...
Second unvaccinated child dies of measles in Texas amid outbreak | CNN
A school-aged child died at a Texas hospital where they were receiving treatment for measles, marking the second death of a minor in the state linked to the ongoing outbreak.
www.cnn.com
April 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
THIS IS NOT NORMAL. Children should not die of preventable illness. The children AND the parents are victims of disinformation
www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/h...
Me too!
I’m a pediatrician and I love Medicaid pass it on.
March 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Me too!
This is a great reminder for anyone who worries that vaccines may leave kids with neurodevelopmental challenges…
…vaccine-preventable diseases DEFINITELY cause these challenges and they are largely prevented by vaccines
…vaccine-preventable diseases DEFINITELY cause these challenges and they are largely prevented by vaccines
"She would say that her brain felt as if a part of it was missing and asked me to check her skull for indentations."
The lasting trauma of measles encephalitis. www.voicesforvaccines.org/measles-and-...
The lasting trauma of measles encephalitis. www.voicesforvaccines.org/measles-and-...
Measles and My Sister
At the end of February 1960, my sister, a precocious, healthy child was halfway through the fourth grade in Rockland County when she contracted measles from one of her classmates who lived right down…
www.voicesforvaccines.org
March 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This is a great reminder for anyone who worries that vaccines may leave kids with neurodevelopmental challenges…
…vaccine-preventable diseases DEFINITELY cause these challenges and they are largely prevented by vaccines
…vaccine-preventable diseases DEFINITELY cause these challenges and they are largely prevented by vaccines
Grateful to spend my weekend at my “home away from home” to look to the future of pediatric research in the office settings!
@greenhousemd.bsky.social
@greenhousemd.bsky.social
March 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Grateful to spend my weekend at my “home away from home” to look to the future of pediatric research in the office settings!
@greenhousemd.bsky.social
@greenhousemd.bsky.social
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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
One of the coolest honors of my life. Thank you, This is Alabama, for hosting an incredible event to honor #AlabamaWomen!
March 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
One of the coolest honors of my life. Thank you, This is Alabama, for hosting an incredible event to honor #AlabamaWomen!
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As of this month, some of our older blog stories now include video interviews with the author. Here is one of those stories.
We share all of these as a resource to help you advocate for vaccines. www.voicesforvaccines.org/influenza-pu...
We share all of these as a resource to help you advocate for vaccines. www.voicesforvaccines.org/influenza-pu...
Flu Put Me in A Nursing Home… at 38
I never got my flu shot, until one winter the virus put me in a 10 day coma. This is my cautionary tale.
www.voicesforvaccines.org
February 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
As of this month, some of our older blog stories now include video interviews with the author. Here is one of those stories.
We share all of these as a resource to help you advocate for vaccines. www.voicesforvaccines.org/influenza-pu...
We share all of these as a resource to help you advocate for vaccines. www.voicesforvaccines.org/influenza-pu...
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RFK Jr.'s embrace of junk science is bad for families like mine dealing with autism commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/rfks... via @cwbeacon.bsky.social
RFK Jr.'s embrace of junk science is bad for families like mine dealing with autism
With last week’s confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s highest health care official believes in junk theories about our wellbeing.
commonwealthbeacon.org
February 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
RFK Jr.'s embrace of junk science is bad for families like mine dealing with autism commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/rfks... via @cwbeacon.bsky.social
Being honored as one of Alabama’s 2025 Women Who Shape The State is a high and humbling honor. I pray that I can continue to make you all proud and make Alabama a better state for kids!
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February 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Being honored as one of Alabama’s 2025 Women Who Shape The State is a high and humbling honor. I pray that I can continue to make you all proud and make Alabama a better state for kids!
www.thisisalabama.org/women-who-sh...
@al.com
www.thisisalabama.org/women-who-sh...
@al.com