Dr. Richard Pan
@drpanmd.bsky.social
Pediatrician, Educator, Former State Senator, Small Business Owner. Candidate for CA-06.
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I took on RFK Jr. and the anti-vaccine movement, and we won.
Now extremists in Washington are attacking science and shutting down the government again.
I’ve fought this battle before. I’ll fight it again for truth, science, and families.
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Now extremists in Washington are attacking science and shutting down the government again.
I’ve fought this battle before. I’ll fight it again for truth, science, and families.
Donate ⬇️
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The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
February 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The acting director of ICE told Congress, under oath, that local law enforcement in Colorado leaked raid plans, allowing gang members to escape.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
After 9NEWS questioned ICE's claim and its timeline, ICE deleted the claim from its social media platforms.
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The big winners of TrumpRx seem to be not patients, but drug companies, Nick Florko argues.
Donald Trump Wants to Be America’s Pharmacist
TrumpRx promises big discounts on prescription drugs. But most Americans will be able to find better prices elsewhere.
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February 15, 2026 at 6:15 AM
The big winners of TrumpRx seem to be not patients, but drug companies, Nick Florko argues.
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HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! ❤️
This Valentine's Day, show your heart some love with these tips:
💓 Control your blood pressure
💓 Manage your cholesterol
💓 Don’t smoke
🩷 For more heart health tips, visit https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DCDIC/CDCB/Pages/HeartDiseasePrevention.aspx
This Valentine's Day, show your heart some love with these tips:
💓 Control your blood pressure
💓 Manage your cholesterol
💓 Don’t smoke
🩷 For more heart health tips, visit https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DCDIC/CDCB/Pages/HeartDiseasePrevention.aspx
February 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! ❤️
This Valentine's Day, show your heart some love with these tips:
💓 Control your blood pressure
💓 Manage your cholesterol
💓 Don’t smoke
🩷 For more heart health tips, visit https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DCDIC/CDCB/Pages/HeartDiseasePrevention.aspx
This Valentine's Day, show your heart some love with these tips:
💓 Control your blood pressure
💓 Manage your cholesterol
💓 Don’t smoke
🩷 For more heart health tips, visit https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DCDIC/CDCB/Pages/HeartDiseasePrevention.aspx
RFK Jr’s “radical transparency” is actually promoting obfuscation and lies. His HHS avoids accountability and destroys trust in federal health policies.
abcnews.com/Politics/wir...
abcnews.com/Politics/wir...
February 14, 2026 at 3:40 PM
RFK Jr’s “radical transparency” is actually promoting obfuscation and lies. His HHS avoids accountability and destroys trust in federal health policies.
abcnews.com/Politics/wir...
abcnews.com/Politics/wir...
“The $600 million is included in the funding bill that passed with bipartisan support in Congress and was signed into law by Trump himself.”
President Trump attempts to harm the health and lives of Americans again by breaking the law. #CDC #publichealth
President Trump attempts to harm the health and lives of Americans again by breaking the law. #CDC #publichealth
February 14, 2026 at 3:25 PM
“The $600 million is included in the funding bill that passed with bipartisan support in Congress and was signed into law by Trump himself.”
President Trump attempts to harm the health and lives of Americans again by breaking the law. #CDC #publichealth
President Trump attempts to harm the health and lives of Americans again by breaking the law. #CDC #publichealth
Trump and the Republican Congress raised taxes on American workers to give big tax breaks to billionaires and drive up the federal deficit. #OBBB
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fortune.com/2026/02/12/t...
February 13, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Trump and the Republican Congress raised taxes on American workers to give big tax breaks to billionaires and drive up the federal deficit. #OBBB
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The American Academy of Pediatrics has become a leader in the effort to reverse RFK Jr.'s vaccine policies.
The success — or failure — of the group's approach will have consequences for kids' health nationwide.
Inside the AAP's plan for the MAHA age:
www.statnews.com/2026/02/13/a...
The success — or failure — of the group's approach will have consequences for kids' health nationwide.
Inside the AAP's plan for the MAHA age:
www.statnews.com/2026/02/13/a...
How pediatricians found themselves at war with RFK Jr.
The AAP has become a leading opponent of MAHA and RFK Jr.'s vaccine agenda.
www.statnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:21 PM
The American Academy of Pediatrics has become a leader in the effort to reverse RFK Jr.'s vaccine policies.
The success — or failure — of the group's approach will have consequences for kids' health nationwide.
Inside the AAP's plan for the MAHA age:
www.statnews.com/2026/02/13/a...
The success — or failure — of the group's approach will have consequences for kids' health nationwide.
Inside the AAP's plan for the MAHA age:
www.statnews.com/2026/02/13/a...
RFK Jr. said he doesn't "think people should be taking advice — medical advice — from me."
But he is endangering Americans giving unfounded, dangerous advice as Trump’s HHS Secretary.
But he is endangering Americans giving unfounded, dangerous advice as Trump’s HHS Secretary.
February 13, 2026 at 1:35 PM
RFK Jr. said he doesn't "think people should be taking advice — medical advice — from me."
But he is endangering Americans giving unfounded, dangerous advice as Trump’s HHS Secretary.
But he is endangering Americans giving unfounded, dangerous advice as Trump’s HHS Secretary.
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Nice summary by @mikestobbe.bsky.social @apnews.com The Secretary seems to be missing the mark on radical transparency with scaled back reporting on tobacco use, drug overdoses, food outbreaks, and more
RFK Jr. pledged more transparency. Here's what the public doesn't know anymore
Health experts say the federal government now shares less public health data, even after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised “radical transparency.”
apnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Nice summary by @mikestobbe.bsky.social @apnews.com The Secretary seems to be missing the mark on radical transparency with scaled back reporting on tobacco use, drug overdoses, food outbreaks, and more
“ @petersonfoundation.bsky.social CEO, Michael Peterson, told @fortune.com … ‘Improving affordability for American families is a top priority for the nation. Borrowing trillion after trillion takes us in the wrong direction, leading to higher interest costs and higher prices for everyday needs.’”
According to the latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the U.S. government will continue to run a sizeable and growing deficit over the next decade. In 2026, the shortfall will stand at about $1.8 trillion, or 5.8% of GDP. https://bit.ly/4rastn0
America’s national debt borrowing binge means interest payments will rocket to $2 trillion a year by 2036, CBO says | Fortune
Annual interest payments will double to $2.14 trillion by 2036, nearly double the yearly budget for spending on defense.
bit.ly
February 12, 2026 at 10:07 PM
“ @petersonfoundation.bsky.social CEO, Michael Peterson, told @fortune.com … ‘Improving affordability for American families is a top priority for the nation. Borrowing trillion after trillion takes us in the wrong direction, leading to higher interest costs and higher prices for everyday needs.’”
“Hiring in the healthcare sector…. added about 437,000 jobs in January from a year earlier, while the closely allied social-assistance sector—which includes jobs such as home health aides—added about 321,000…. all other private-sector jobs combined have shrunk.” #OBBB
February 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
“Hiring in the healthcare sector…. added about 437,000 jobs in January from a year earlier, while the closely allied social-assistance sector—which includes jobs such as home health aides—added about 321,000…. all other private-sector jobs combined have shrunk.” #OBBB
Proud to earn the endorsement of @afscme.bsky.social — the nation’s largest union of public service workers and my union.
February 12, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Proud to earn the endorsement of @afscme.bsky.social — the nation’s largest union of public service workers and my union.
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ACIP, the vaccine committee that scrutinizes evidence on vaccines and offers guidance, has “now effectively collapsed,” the @ama-assn.org says. Organizations like AMA and the Vaccine Integrity Project at @cidrap.bsky.social are stepping into the gap. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Top US medical body to review vaccine effectiveness as government ‘abdicates’ responsibility
AMA to review safety of respiratory vaccines as health agencies end recommendations based on no new data
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
ACIP, the vaccine committee that scrutinizes evidence on vaccines and offers guidance, has “now effectively collapsed,” the @ama-assn.org says. Organizations like AMA and the Vaccine Integrity Project at @cidrap.bsky.social are stepping into the gap. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The U.S. budget deficit will widen over the next decade as interest costs consume an increasing share of spending, the CBO said in a forecast that highlighted the country’s long-run fiscal challenges.
U.S. Budget Hole Set to Deepen by Trillions
The budget deficit will widen over the next decade as interest costs consume an increasing share of spending, the CBO said in a forecast that highlighted the country’s long-run fiscal challenges.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The U.S. budget deficit will widen over the next decade as interest costs consume an increasing share of spending, the CBO said in a forecast that highlighted the country’s long-run fiscal challenges.
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The government has dramatically lowered its estimates for how many jobs the economy generated over the past two years.
Job Growth Last Year Was Far Worse Than We Thought. Here’s Why
Revised data Wednesday showed the U.S. economy generated far fewer jobs in 2024 and 2025 than was initially estimated.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:55 PM
The government has dramatically lowered its estimates for how many jobs the economy generated over the past two years.
"To Dr. Richard Pan, a California-based pediatrician, the idea of living a long, healthy life should not be a partisan issue....
Now, Pan is running for Congress, motivated by RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine agenda and broad issues around healthcare affordability."
www.fastcompany.com/91488762/rfk...
Now, Pan is running for Congress, motivated by RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine agenda and broad issues around healthcare affordability."
www.fastcompany.com/91488762/rfk...
RFK Jr. disregards science and facts. These STEM experts are fighting back by running for Congress
With the Trump administration politicizing expertise, a growing wave of doctors, health professionals, and even math teachers are turning to politics.
www.fastcompany.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:31 PM
"To Dr. Richard Pan, a California-based pediatrician, the idea of living a long, healthy life should not be a partisan issue....
Now, Pan is running for Congress, motivated by RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine agenda and broad issues around healthcare affordability."
www.fastcompany.com/91488762/rfk...
Now, Pan is running for Congress, motivated by RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine agenda and broad issues around healthcare affordability."
www.fastcompany.com/91488762/rfk...
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Guess who foots the bill for most of those costs: you, the taxpayer.
Any govt efforts to relax/86 vaccination requirements could be easily framed as efforts to waste your tax dollars. We knew the public health costs wld add up & they have in the last 12 mos. (& that's just part of the total costs).
Any govt efforts to relax/86 vaccination requirements could be easily framed as efforts to waste your tax dollars. We knew the public health costs wld add up & they have in the last 12 mos. (& that's just part of the total costs).
Rising measles cases lead to more hospitalizations, deaths, and a greater toll on the public health system. Estimates suggest that the average cost of a measles outbreak is $43,000 per case, with costs escalating to well over $1 million for outbreaks of 50 cases or more.
www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/31/n...
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.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Guess who foots the bill for most of those costs: you, the taxpayer.
Any govt efforts to relax/86 vaccination requirements could be easily framed as efforts to waste your tax dollars. We knew the public health costs wld add up & they have in the last 12 mos. (& that's just part of the total costs).
Any govt efforts to relax/86 vaccination requirements could be easily framed as efforts to waste your tax dollars. We knew the public health costs wld add up & they have in the last 12 mos. (& that's just part of the total costs).
Patients should not be getting these bills.
Health care should be affordable and focused on people — not surprise charges.
I’m running for Congress to lower costs and hold insurance companies accountable. #DrPanforCongress #CA06
Health care should be affordable and focused on people — not surprise charges.
I’m running for Congress to lower costs and hold insurance companies accountable. #DrPanforCongress #CA06
February 11, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Patients should not be getting these bills.
Health care should be affordable and focused on people — not surprise charges.
I’m running for Congress to lower costs and hold insurance companies accountable. #DrPanforCongress #CA06
Health care should be affordable and focused on people — not surprise charges.
I’m running for Congress to lower costs and hold insurance companies accountable. #DrPanforCongress #CA06
“U.S. has fallen to a new low, ranking only 29th of the 182 countries rated with a score of 64… ‘where 0 means highly corrupt & 100 means very clean.’
The CPI is the most widely used corruption ranking in the world, measuring how corrupt each country’s public sector”
www.forbes.com/sites/duncan...
The CPI is the most widely used corruption ranking in the world, measuring how corrupt each country’s public sector”
www.forbes.com/sites/duncan...
U.S. Drops To Its Lowest Ranking In Global Corruption Perceptions Index
Here are the world's most and least corrupt countries according to Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index.
www.forbes.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:53 AM
“U.S. has fallen to a new low, ranking only 29th of the 182 countries rated with a score of 64… ‘where 0 means highly corrupt & 100 means very clean.’
The CPI is the most widely used corruption ranking in the world, measuring how corrupt each country’s public sector”
www.forbes.com/sites/duncan...
The CPI is the most widely used corruption ranking in the world, measuring how corrupt each country’s public sector”
www.forbes.com/sites/duncan...
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8 more children died from influenza complications last week, according to CDC's FluView report, bringing the total to 60 pediatric deaths so far this season. The agency keeps tabs on childhood deaths caused by the flu, but doesn't recommend flu shots as a way to prevent infection👇
Weekly US Influenza Surveillance Report: Key Updates for Week 4, ending January 31, 2026
Seasonal influenza activity remains elevated nationally.
www.cdc.gov
February 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
8 more children died from influenza complications last week, according to CDC's FluView report, bringing the total to 60 pediatric deaths so far this season. The agency keeps tabs on childhood deaths caused by the flu, but doesn't recommend flu shots as a way to prevent infection👇
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The American Medical Association and a leading public health research group focused on vaccines are teaming up to create a system to review vaccine safety and effectiveness, mirroring a role long played by the CDC.
AMA joins effort to launch vaccine science review amid CDC turmoil
The American Medical Association and a partner group are taking on a new role in reviewing vaccine safety and effectiveness as the CDC’s review process faces criticism.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The American Medical Association and a leading public health research group focused on vaccines are teaming up to create a system to review vaccine safety and effectiveness, mirroring a role long played by the CDC.
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KFF polling shows public & parental confidence in the safety of the MMR & polio vaccines is high for most people, including across partisans.
Fewer are confident in the safety of the vaccines that are no longer universally recommended, with larger partisan differences. https://on.kff.org/4awjeI1
Fewer are confident in the safety of the vaccines that are no longer universally recommended, with larger partisan differences. https://on.kff.org/4awjeI1
February 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
KFF polling shows public & parental confidence in the safety of the MMR & polio vaccines is high for most people, including across partisans.
Fewer are confident in the safety of the vaccines that are no longer universally recommended, with larger partisan differences. https://on.kff.org/4awjeI1
Fewer are confident in the safety of the vaccines that are no longer universally recommended, with larger partisan differences. https://on.kff.org/4awjeI1
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New analysis links flu vaccination to 18% lower odds of heart attack
The findings of the meta-analysis draw on data from more than 23 million people.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/i...
The findings of the meta-analysis draw on data from more than 23 million people.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/i...
February 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM
New analysis links flu vaccination to 18% lower odds of heart attack
The findings of the meta-analysis draw on data from more than 23 million people.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/i...
The findings of the meta-analysis draw on data from more than 23 million people.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/i...
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New Poll: 9 in 10 Americans Say Policymakers Must Protect Vaccine Access
www.fightinfectiousdisease.org/post/new-pol...
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New Poll: 9 in 10 Americans Say Policymakers Must Protect Vaccine Access
Clear consensus across political viewpoints reveals strong support for vaccines amid concerns about political interference in scientific decision-makingWASHINGTON, D.C. (February 9, 2026) – An overwhe...
www.fightinfectiousdisease.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:46 AM
New Poll: 9 in 10 Americans Say Policymakers Must Protect Vaccine Access
www.fightinfectiousdisease.org/post/new-pol...
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