Eric Ball, MD
@drericball.bsky.social
Primary Care Pediatrician. My children, dogs, and I are all fully vaccinated.
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“Since 1998, independent researchers have conducted more than 40 high-quality studies involving over 5.6 million people. The conclusion is clear and unambiguous: There’s no link between vaccines and autism." -Dr. Susan Kressly, AAP President on recent changes to the CDC's website
November 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“Since 1998, independent researchers have conducted more than 40 high-quality studies involving over 5.6 million people. The conclusion is clear and unambiguous: There’s no link between vaccines and autism." -Dr. Susan Kressly, AAP President on recent changes to the CDC's website
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For decades, scientists have studied the potential causes of autism, and have repeatedly found no credible link between childhood vaccines and autism. Read our full fact-check: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
For decades, scientists have studied the potential causes of autism, and have repeatedly found no credible link between childhood vaccines and autism. Read our full fact-check: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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I’m Dr. Richard Pan, a pediatrician, father, and former state senator.
I’ve spent my career protecting kids and expanding health care. Now I’m running for Congress because Washington could use a little good medicine. #CA03 #DrPanForCongress
Watch our launch video, then share it.
I’ve spent my career protecting kids and expanding health care. Now I’m running for Congress because Washington could use a little good medicine. #CA03 #DrPanForCongress
Watch our launch video, then share it.
Launch - Dr. Pan for Congress
YouTube video by Dr. Richard Pan for Congress
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October 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I’m Dr. Richard Pan, a pediatrician, father, and former state senator.
I’ve spent my career protecting kids and expanding health care. Now I’m running for Congress because Washington could use a little good medicine. #CA03 #DrPanForCongress
Watch our launch video, then share it.
I’ve spent my career protecting kids and expanding health care. Now I’m running for Congress because Washington could use a little good medicine. #CA03 #DrPanForCongress
Watch our launch video, then share it.
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Unafraid to speak truth to power, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics Dr. Susan Kressly joins @vinguptamd.bsky.social on Meidas Health for a powerful discussion on truth, conviction, and her deep commitment to ensuring optimal childhood health for the nation amid chaos at the CDC.
Meidas Health, Episode 14: The President of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Podcast Episode · The MeidasTouch Podcast · 08/31/2025 · 53m
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August 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Unafraid to speak truth to power, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics Dr. Susan Kressly joins @vinguptamd.bsky.social on Meidas Health for a powerful discussion on truth, conviction, and her deep commitment to ensuring optimal childhood health for the nation amid chaos at the CDC.
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Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:
August 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:
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Also important this week: A trustworthy guide to childhood vaccine schedules, from actual pediatricians (many of whom saw these diseases before they could be vaccinated against).
* pin it & share it *
Ps: no, pediatricians are not pharma shills, don’t @ me
www.healthychildren.org/English/safe...
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Ps: no, pediatricians are not pharma shills, don’t @ me
www.healthychildren.org/English/safe...
All About the AAP Recommended Immunization Schedule
Here's what to know about the recommended immunization schedule for children and teens. The schedule is approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics and based on ongoing review of the most recent sc...
www.healthychildren.org
August 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Also important this week: A trustworthy guide to childhood vaccine schedules, from actual pediatricians (many of whom saw these diseases before they could be vaccinated against).
* pin it & share it *
Ps: no, pediatricians are not pharma shills, don’t @ me
www.healthychildren.org/English/safe...
* pin it & share it *
Ps: no, pediatricians are not pharma shills, don’t @ me
www.healthychildren.org/English/safe...
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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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Family separation looks different this time- but it’s no less harmful to children. Widespread in the form of raids, detainments and deportations, tearing families apart is an urgent threat to child health.
We share our deep concern for the impact to kids in this piece. @suralshah.bsky.social
We share our deep concern for the impact to kids in this piece. @suralshah.bsky.social
Opinion | Pediatricians’ Plea: Don’t Separate Migrant Families
www.nytimes.com
August 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Family separation looks different this time- but it’s no less harmful to children. Widespread in the form of raids, detainments and deportations, tearing families apart is an urgent threat to child health.
We share our deep concern for the impact to kids in this piece. @suralshah.bsky.social
We share our deep concern for the impact to kids in this piece. @suralshah.bsky.social
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The countdown to the 2025 AAP National Conference & Exhibition is on! We’ve launched an official LinkedIn page just for #AAP2025 at www.linkedin.com/company/aapn....
Follow along for the latest updates as we get closer to Denver. We’re taking it to new heights— Mile-High style!
Follow along for the latest updates as we get closer to Denver. We’re taking it to new heights— Mile-High style!
August 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The countdown to the 2025 AAP National Conference & Exhibition is on! We’ve launched an official LinkedIn page just for #AAP2025 at www.linkedin.com/company/aapn....
Follow along for the latest updates as we get closer to Denver. We’re taking it to new heights— Mile-High style!
Follow along for the latest updates as we get closer to Denver. We’re taking it to new heights— Mile-High style!
BREAKING: HHS recommends irrigating crops with electrolytes.
August 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
BREAKING: HHS recommends irrigating crops with electrolytes.
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The AAP has always been a leading voice in vaccine recommendations. We will continue to publish our own immunization schedule and make science-backed recommendations that pediatricians and families have trusted for decades.
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
AAP has been leading voice on childhood vaccine recommendations since 1930s
The AAP has been at the forefront of providing evidence-based immunization guidance to help pediatricians protect children from vaccine-preventable illnesses for nearly a century.
publications.aap.org
August 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The AAP has always been a leading voice in vaccine recommendations. We will continue to publish our own immunization schedule and make science-backed recommendations that pediatricians and families have trusted for decades.
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
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The administration continues to erode confidence in childhood vaccination designed to keep kids safe and healthy. The AAP will continue to ensure that parents and pediatricians have access to accurate information around vaccinations that protect kids.
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
July 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The administration continues to erode confidence in childhood vaccination designed to keep kids safe and healthy. The AAP will continue to ensure that parents and pediatricians have access to accurate information around vaccinations that protect kids.
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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A U.S. surgeon trying to have a “peer to peer” consultation with a doctor at a health insurance company who is hiding his identity as her patient gets denied coverage. And it gets worse from there. You have to see it to believe it.
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July 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A U.S. surgeon trying to have a “peer to peer” consultation with a doctor at a health insurance company who is hiding his identity as her patient gets denied coverage. And it gets worse from there. You have to see it to believe it.
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BREAKING: Six leading medical organizations filed a lawsuit on Monday against Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, and the health dept, charging that recent decisions limiting access to vaccines were unscientific and harmful to the public.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/h...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/h...
Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice
www.nytimes.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
BREAKING: Six leading medical organizations filed a lawsuit on Monday against Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, and the health dept, charging that recent decisions limiting access to vaccines were unscientific and harmful to the public.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/h...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/h...
The @ameracadpeds.bsky.social today stands with its peer societies to stand up for science and the rule of law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/h...
Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice
www.nytimes.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The @ameracadpeds.bsky.social today stands with its peer societies to stand up for science and the rule of law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/h...
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The Senate just passed a budget bill that would gut Medicaid and SNAP — programs millions of kids rely on for care and nutrition. Cuts this big threaten every child’s health. Pediatricians urge the House to reject this bill and protect kids’ care. www.aap.org/en/news-room...
July 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The Senate just passed a budget bill that would gut Medicaid and SNAP — programs millions of kids rely on for care and nutrition. Cuts this big threaten every child’s health. Pediatricians urge the House to reject this bill and protect kids’ care. 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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This week's ACIP meeting was full of the same intentionally misleading fearmongering that causes vaccine hesitancy. Children and families deserve better — public health information grounded in science.
June 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This week's ACIP meeting was full of the same intentionally misleading fearmongering that causes vaccine hesitancy. Children and families deserve better — public health information grounded in science.
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Meissner is upset that the AAP boycotted the meeting, and claims it is childish.
I would so much rather be childish than have professional medical organizations lend legitimacy to this farce. The AAP's (and IDSA, SAHM, SHEA) example should be followed by all professional medical societies.
I would so much rather be childish than have professional medical organizations lend legitimacy to this farce. The AAP's (and IDSA, SAHM, SHEA) example should be followed by all professional medical societies.
June 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Meissner is upset that the AAP boycotted the meeting, and claims it is childish.
I would so much rather be childish than have professional medical organizations lend legitimacy to this farce. The AAP's (and IDSA, SAHM, SHEA) example should be followed by all professional medical societies.
I would so much rather be childish than have professional medical organizations lend legitimacy to this farce. The AAP's (and IDSA, SAHM, SHEA) example should be followed by all professional medical societies.
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The American Academy of Pediatricians bluntly telling us the current CDC can't be trusted, and of course they are absolutely correct
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
AAP will continue to publish its own vaccine recommendations after CDC advisers sow distrust
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices plans to form a work group to review child and adolescent immunization schedules despite them undergoing constant review in real time.
publications.aap.org
June 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The American Academy of Pediatricians bluntly telling us the current CDC can't be trusted, and of course they are absolutely correct
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...
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Thimerosal is a preservative found in some flu vaccines. False information and faulty “science” about thimerosal are frequently used to mislead parents in an attempt to scare them out of vaccinating their children.
Here’s the truth: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
Here’s the truth: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
June 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Thimerosal is a preservative found in some flu vaccines. False information and faulty “science” about thimerosal are frequently used to mislead parents in an attempt to scare them out of vaccinating their children.
Here’s the truth: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
Here’s the truth: www.aap.org/en/news-room...