American Families for Vaccines
@familiesforvaccines.org
American Families for Vaccines supports pro-vaccine legislation and lawmakers. We empower everyday people to advocate for strong public health laws, fight targeted disinformation, and support vaccine confidence and equity.
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CDC’s misinformation about vaccines, autism, and science cannot go unchallenged.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
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RFK Jr forced the #CDC to claim that #vaccines cause #autism on the CDC website. Large peer-reviewed studies that include millions of children refute this anti-vaxxer claim.
www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...
www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...
Vaccines do not cause autism despite RFK Jr's change to CDC site
RFK Jr forced the CDC to claim that vaccines cause autism. Published scientific research refutes this claim.
www.skepticalraptor.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
RFK Jr forced the #CDC to claim that #vaccines cause #autism on the CDC website. Large peer-reviewed studies that include millions of children refute this anti-vaxxer claim.
www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...
www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...
The deadline to submit comment to the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee is quickly approaching.
Your pro-vaccine comments on the public record matter, whether you’re an expert or a concerned member of the public.
Please take a moment to submit your comment now and encourage others to do the same!
Your pro-vaccine comments on the public record matter, whether you’re an expert or a concerned member of the public.
Please take a moment to submit your comment now and encourage others to do the same!
CDC’s misinformation about vaccines, autism, and science cannot go unchallenged.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
American Families for Vaccines Federal Action Center — American Families for Vaccines
familiesforvaccines.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The deadline to submit comment to the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee is quickly approaching.
Your pro-vaccine comments on the public record matter, whether you’re an expert or a concerned member of the public.
Please take a moment to submit your comment now and encourage others to do the same!
Your pro-vaccine comments on the public record matter, whether you’re an expert or a concerned member of the public.
Please take a moment to submit your comment now and encourage others to do the same!
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Do you hate the new Vaccines and Autism webpage revisions as much as we do? Yes? Great. Some action items:
1. Submit your concerns through CDC INFO: www.cdc.gov/cdc-info/for...
2. (if not a fed employee) Consider adding "vaccines do NOT cause autism" to your signature line 😈
1. Submit your concerns through CDC INFO: www.cdc.gov/cdc-info/for...
2. (if not a fed employee) Consider adding "vaccines do NOT cause autism" to your signature line 😈
Email CDC-INFO
Users can use this form to direct questions to the CDC.
www.cdc.gov
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Do you hate the new Vaccines and Autism webpage revisions as much as we do? Yes? Great. Some action items:
1. Submit your concerns through CDC INFO: www.cdc.gov/cdc-info/for...
2. (if not a fed employee) Consider adding "vaccines do NOT cause autism" to your signature line 😈
1. Submit your concerns through CDC INFO: www.cdc.gov/cdc-info/for...
2. (if not a fed employee) Consider adding "vaccines do NOT cause autism" to your signature line 😈
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Tennessee Families for Vaccines Statement: CDC Misleads the Public with New Autism & Vaccines Webpage www.tnfamiliesforvaccines.org/autism-vacci...
TNFV Statement: CDC Misleads the Public with New Autism & Vaccines Webpage — Tennessee Families for Vaccines
www.tnfamiliesforvaccines.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Tennessee Families for Vaccines Statement: CDC Misleads the Public with New Autism & Vaccines Webpage www.tnfamiliesforvaccines.org/autism-vacci...
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CDC has changed their website to suggest there is a link between vaccines and autism. There is an upcoming meeting that will discuss changes to the childhood vaccine schedule that could impact vaccine access.
What can you do? Help flood the record with pro-vaccine, pro-science comments! 👇
What can you do? Help flood the record with pro-vaccine, pro-science comments! 👇
CDC’s misinformation about vaccines, autism, and science cannot go unchallenged.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
American Families for Vaccines Federal Action Center — American Families for Vaccines
familiesforvaccines.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
CDC has changed their website to suggest there is a link between vaccines and autism. There is an upcoming meeting that will discuss changes to the childhood vaccine schedule that could impact vaccine access.
What can you do? Help flood the record with pro-vaccine, pro-science comments! 👇
What can you do? Help flood the record with pro-vaccine, pro-science comments! 👇
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important to get widespread public opposition on the record with public comment
CDC’s misinformation about vaccines, autism, and science cannot go unchallenged.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
American Families for Vaccines Federal Action Center — American Families for Vaccines
familiesforvaccines.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
important to get widespread public opposition on the record with public comment
CDC’s misinformation about vaccines, autism, and science cannot go unchallenged.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
American Families for Vaccines Federal Action Center — American Families for Vaccines
familiesforvaccines.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
CDC’s misinformation about vaccines, autism, and science cannot go unchallenged.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is accepting comments ahead of their next meeting—this is our chance to set the record straight.
Submit your comment today: familiesforvaccines.org/acipdec25
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HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.
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"By late January 2025, two babies had died [of pertussis] in Louisiana.
But the Louisiana Department of Health waited two months to send out a social media post suggesting people talk to their doctors about getting vaccinated."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
But the Louisiana Department of Health waited two months to send out a social media post suggesting people talk to their doctors about getting vaccinated."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Louisiana officials waited months to warn public of whooping cough outbreak
After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. That's not the typical public health response.
www.npr.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"By late January 2025, two babies had died [of pertussis] in Louisiana.
But the Louisiana Department of Health waited two months to send out a social media post suggesting people talk to their doctors about getting vaccinated."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
But the Louisiana Department of Health waited two months to send out a social media post suggesting people talk to their doctors about getting vaccinated."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Getting a flu shot is simple and the most important thing you can do to help prevent the flu. Tomorrow is #FightFlu25, and you can visit any local health department in Tennessee to get your FREE flu vaccine. Visit health.tn.gov/fightflu to learn more.
October 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Getting a flu shot is simple and the most important thing you can do to help prevent the flu. Tomorrow is #FightFlu25, and you can visit any local health department in Tennessee to get your FREE flu vaccine. Visit health.tn.gov/fightflu to learn more.
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We are excited to share Operation Outbreak with you! Have you registered? Link in comment.
Free event aims to educate on vaccines and infectious diseases
Operation Outbreak is inviting Midstate community members to two free events focused on vaccines and infectious diseases. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn how outbreaks spread and how vacc...
www.wsmv.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
We are excited to share Operation Outbreak with you! Have you registered? Link in comment.
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🎃 Say Boo to the Flu! 👻
LFV + VCOM–Louisiana ACOEP are hosting a FREE drive-up adult flu shot clinic on Fri, Oct 31 • 5–9 PM at Frenchman’s Bend Country Club (Monroe) — no appointment or insurance needed. Flu shots (incl. high-dose 65+) given onboard the VCOM mobile medical unit. #FightFlu #Vaccines
LFV + VCOM–Louisiana ACOEP are hosting a FREE drive-up adult flu shot clinic on Fri, Oct 31 • 5–9 PM at Frenchman’s Bend Country Club (Monroe) — no appointment or insurance needed. Flu shots (incl. high-dose 65+) given onboard the VCOM mobile medical unit. #FightFlu #Vaccines
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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The opposite of “turbo cancer”: COVID-19 vaccines sensitize cancer to immunotherapy - note: these are preliminary results that need confirmation. sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-opposite... via @sciencebasedmedicine.org.web.brid.gy @gorskon.bsky.social
The opposite of “turbo cancer”: COVID-19 vaccines sensitize cancer to immunotherapy
A new preliminary study published in Nature suggests that COVID-19 vaccines might actually boost the immune system to make immunotherapy more effective. If confirmed in followup studies, this result s
sciencebasedmedicine.org
October 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The opposite of “turbo cancer”: COVID-19 vaccines sensitize cancer to immunotherapy - note: these are preliminary results that need confirmation. sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-opposite... via @sciencebasedmedicine.org.web.brid.gy @gorskon.bsky.social
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I am so happy there is now an RSV vaccine. I would have given anything for this vaccine when I was pregnant with the kids. I love science.
Pregnant? An RSV vaccine at 32–36 wks (during RSV season) passes protective antibodies to your newborn from day one. 🛡️🍼 #RootedInProtection
vaccinateyourfamily.org/respiratory-...
vaccinateyourfamily.org/respiratory-...
October 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I am so happy there is now an RSV vaccine. I would have given anything for this vaccine when I was pregnant with the kids. I love science.
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Florida's pediatricians are concerned that the Surgeon General and Governor's plans to remove school mandates will harm and kill Florida kids. via @wuft.org
www.wuft.org/healthscienc...
www.wuft.org/healthscienc...
Local pediatricians criticize Florida’s plans to end mandates for childhood vaccinations
Gainesville pediatricians expressed concerned about the impact Florida’s plans to remove childhood vaccine requirements may have on school children, saying it could prompt stronger outbreaks for illne...
www.wuft.org
October 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Florida's pediatricians are concerned that the Surgeon General and Governor's plans to remove school mandates will harm and kill Florida kids. via @wuft.org
www.wuft.org/healthscienc...
www.wuft.org/healthscienc...
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Pregnant? An RSV vaccine at 32–36 wks (during RSV season) passes protective antibodies to your newborn from day one. 🛡️🍼 #RootedInProtection
vaccinateyourfamily.org/respiratory-...
vaccinateyourfamily.org/respiratory-...
October 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Pregnant? An RSV vaccine at 32–36 wks (during RSV season) passes protective antibodies to your newborn from day one. 🛡️🍼 #RootedInProtection
vaccinateyourfamily.org/respiratory-...
vaccinateyourfamily.org/respiratory-...
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“We expect unsound public health policy without rationale or evidence from the likes of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has no background in medicine. But it’s disappointing coming from a longtime Louisiana physician who’s taken an oath to act for the benefit of the sick and do no harm.“
Abraham’s flu shot fickleness ignores Louisiana’s health care access issues • Louisiana Illuminator
Dr. Ralph Abraham, Louisiana’s surgeon general, made it abundantly clear why the state would not promote the flu vaccine or hold events offering it to the public.
lailluminator.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
“We expect unsound public health policy without rationale or evidence from the likes of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has no background in medicine. But it’s disappointing coming from a longtime Louisiana physician who’s taken an oath to act for the benefit of the sick and do no harm.“
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Whooping cough cases soar in Florida as pediatricians worry about vaccine rollback www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
Whooping cough cases soar in Florida as pediatricians worry about vaccine rollback
Whooping cough cases in Florida have soared this year, marking an 81% increase from 2024's number.
www.tallahassee.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Whooping cough cases soar in Florida as pediatricians worry about vaccine rollback www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
“What was a natural disaster with COVID-19 has been replaced by the human-made disaster of the dismantling of public health.”
- @drdemetre.bsky.social at the National Conference of Immunization Coalitions and Partnerships hosted by @vaccinatein.bsky.social
- @drdemetre.bsky.social at the National Conference of Immunization Coalitions and Partnerships hosted by @vaccinatein.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“What was a natural disaster with COVID-19 has been replaced by the human-made disaster of the dismantling of public health.”
- @drdemetre.bsky.social at the National Conference of Immunization Coalitions and Partnerships hosted by @vaccinatein.bsky.social
- @drdemetre.bsky.social at the National Conference of Immunization Coalitions and Partnerships hosted by @vaccinatein.bsky.social
“Children who use VFC have been deprived the updated vaccine for weeks while we have been waiting for a signature,” Dr. Demetre Daskalakis.
"In North Carolina and other states, low-income families who normally get no-cost Covid-19 vaccines for their kids have been told those shots aren’t available because states have been unable to order Covid-19 vaccines through the VFC program."
www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/h...
Low-income families are still waiting on Covid-19 vaccines for kids, but states say they’re coming | CNN
Many low-income families who normally get no-cost Covid-19 vaccines for their kids through the Vaccines for Children program have been told those shots aren’t available because states have been unable...
www.cnn.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“Children who use VFC have been deprived the updated vaccine for weeks while we have been waiting for a signature,” Dr. Demetre Daskalakis.
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Real world data is in: babies given nirsevimab were 80% less likely to be hospitalized with RSV. ❤️
Protection matters most in those first fragile months. 🌿
#RootedInProtection
🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0380
Protection matters most in those first fragile months. 🌿
#RootedInProtection
🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0380
October 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Real world data is in: babies given nirsevimab were 80% less likely to be hospitalized with RSV. ❤️
Protection matters most in those first fragile months. 🌿
#RootedInProtection
🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0380
Protection matters most in those first fragile months. 🌿
#RootedInProtection
🔗 doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0380
It’s individual advocates who speak up and make our work possible!
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Not in New Hampshire? Learn how to get involved in your state: familiesforvaccines.org/be-an-advocate
Sign up for updates from our new chapter in New Hampshire: nhfamiliesforvaccines.org/join-us
Not in New Hampshire? Learn how to get involved in your state: familiesforvaccines.org/be-an-advocate
October 9, 2025 at 1:22 AM
It’s individual advocates who speak up and make our work possible!
Sign up for updates from our new chapter in New Hampshire: nhfamiliesforvaccines.org/join-us
Not in New Hampshire? Learn how to get involved in your state: familiesforvaccines.org/be-an-advocate
Sign up for updates from our new chapter in New Hampshire: nhfamiliesforvaccines.org/join-us
Not in New Hampshire? Learn how to get involved in your state: familiesforvaccines.org/be-an-advocate
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This package from @sciam.bsky.social illustrates why vaccines against RSV are important for older adults, pregnant women and anyone who is immunocompromised, like heart transplant recipient Steven Weitzen.
“There's no vaccine I haven’t received,” he says.
www.scientificamerican.com/report/innov...
“There's no vaccine I haven’t received,” he says.
www.scientificamerican.com/report/innov...
Innovations In: RSV
The prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has seen incredible advancement in the past few years. In this editorially independent package, Scientific American explores breakthroughs in immuni...
www.scientificamerican.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This package from @sciam.bsky.social illustrates why vaccines against RSV are important for older adults, pregnant women and anyone who is immunocompromised, like heart transplant recipient Steven Weitzen.
“There's no vaccine I haven’t received,” he says.
www.scientificamerican.com/report/innov...
“There's no vaccine I haven’t received,” he says.
www.scientificamerican.com/report/innov...
The evidence is clear and overwhelming. Vaccines do not cause autism. Great resource explaining the science from @childrensphila.bsky.social
Vaccines and Autism
Two studies have been cited by those claiming that the MMR vaccine causes autism. Both studies are critically flawed.
www.chop.edu
September 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The evidence is clear and overwhelming. Vaccines do not cause autism. Great resource explaining the science from @childrensphila.bsky.social
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the best way to defend vaccine access is to join together! so many great orgs here. thank you @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social for compiling. please share folks! on and off bluesky :)
Did you know that we are part of a growing Families for Vaccines grassroots network of vaccine advocates around the country? Check out our starter pack! We’ll add to it as more of our chapters join us here on Bluesky, so stay tuned!
September 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
the best way to defend vaccine access is to join together! so many great orgs here. thank you @lafamilies4vax.bsky.social for compiling. please share folks! on and off bluesky :)