Jason Jackson DO
@jasonrjacksondoneo.bsky.social
Musical theatre junkie. Proud DO Neonatologist. Fierce advocate for babies and kids.
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April 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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It's been a BUSY 2 weeks of advocating for our patients and profession both locally and at our Nation's capital!
April 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It's been a BUSY 2 weeks of advocating for our patients and profession both locally and at our Nation's capital!
Just doing what I can to spread the word in these urgent times!
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Why ensuring access to vaccines is essential to health of America
Jason Jackson, DO, shares tips for supporting pro-vaccine policies and working with patients who express skepticism or hesitancy about vaccines.
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March 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Just doing what I can to spread the word in these urgent times!
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So this is your plan to "Make America Healthy Again" by bringing back vaccine-preventable illnesses?!?!
NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake
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NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake
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NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake
The order covers more than 40 awards to researchers around the country seeking to understand why vaccine acceptance has declined.
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March 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
So this is your plan to "Make America Healthy Again" by bringing back vaccine-preventable illnesses?!?!
NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake
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NIH to terminate or limit grants related to vaccine hesitancy and uptake
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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” erasing $4 billion in additional savings that the group said it had made for U.S. taxpayers.
Struggling With Errors, DOGE Deletes Billions More From List of Savings
For the second time in a week, Elon Musk’s government overhaul effort updated its “wall of receipts” to remove mistakes that inflated its success.
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March 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” erasing $4 billion in additional savings that the group said it had made for U.S. taxpayers.
So despicable! Tracking global maternal and infant mortality sure doesn't sound wasteful to me. This bus has no driver and is headed for a cliff!
Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...
Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...
Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program
The Demographic and Health Surveys were the only sources of reliable information in many countries on metrics such as mortality, nutrition and education.
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February 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
So despicable! Tracking global maternal and infant mortality sure doesn't sound wasteful to me. This bus has no driver and is headed for a cliff!
Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...
Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...
One death from a known vaccine-preventable disease is one too many. We must do better to protect our children!!
Texas child is first confirmed death in growing measles outbreak
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Texas child is first confirmed death in growing measles outbreak
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Texas child is first confirmed death in growing measles outbreak
The unvaccinated school-age child is the first confirmed fatality in Texas’s worst measles outbreak in three decades.
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February 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
One death from a known vaccine-preventable disease is one too many. We must do better to protect our children!!
Texas child is first confirmed death in growing measles outbreak
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Texas child is first confirmed death in growing measles outbreak
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Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
February 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.
So proud to call this doctor a colleague and friend! Here's to ACOP President-elect Tyree Winters representing!!
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Q&A: The Hip-Hop Doc discusses pediatrics, dance as exercise and more
Tyree Winters, DO, has built a career on advocating for equitable health care, with a special focus on underserved communities.
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February 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
So proud to call this doctor a colleague and friend! Here's to ACOP President-elect Tyree Winters representing!!
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Sadly, I worry that the pediatric medical community is going to need to prepare for a lot more of this as we head back to the Dark Age.
Measles Outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico Sicken Nearly 100 People www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
Measles Outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico Sicken Nearly 100 People www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
Measles Outbreak in Texas and New Mexico Sickens Nearly 100 People
Texas reported 90 cases this week, while New Mexico reported nine. A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where vaccination rates have lagged behind the rest of the state.
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February 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Sadly, I worry that the pediatric medical community is going to need to prepare for a lot more of this as we head back to the Dark Age.
Measles Outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico Sicken Nearly 100 People www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
Measles Outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico Sicken Nearly 100 People www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
But how are those grocery prices treating you?!?! Wake up America! Our children are at risk!
Vaccine safety panel long criticized by RFK Jr. told to postpone meeting
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Vaccine safety panel long criticized by RFK Jr. told to postpone meeting
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Vaccine safety panel long criticized by RFK Jr. told to postpone meeting
Health and Human Services officials said the postponement was to accommodate public comment ahead of the meeting but experts decried the delay.
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February 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
But how are those grocery prices treating you?!?! Wake up America! Our children are at risk!
Vaccine safety panel long criticized by RFK Jr. told to postpone meeting
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Vaccine safety panel long criticized by RFK Jr. told to postpone meeting
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I am literally at a loss for words. This man is nothing but a hateful coward and has no right to sit behind the Resolute Desk
The National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument web page, removing the “T” in references to LGBTQ+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
U.S. Park Service Strikes Transgender References From Stonewall Website
The “T” was removed in references to L.G.B.T.Q.+ on the official site for the Greenwich Village monument, which marks a milestone in the fight for gay rights.
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February 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I am literally at a loss for words. This man is nothing but a hateful coward and has no right to sit behind the Resolute Desk
As a Pediatrician and Physician-Advocate, I fear for the safety and health of the true future of our nation, our children. This man is a clear and present danger to our nation's health, and Republicans and their constituents need to wake up before it's too late!
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Senate Confirms RFK Jr., a Prominent Vaccine Skeptic, as Health Secretary
The vote capped a remarkable rise for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was confirmed by a Republican Senate in a chamber where his father and uncles once served as Democrats.
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February 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
As a Pediatrician and Physician-Advocate, I fear for the safety and health of the true future of our nation, our children. This man is a clear and present danger to our nation's health, and Republicans and their constituents need to wake up before it's too late!
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Who knew that part of "Making America Healthy Again" was just ensuring that the rest of the world was sicker?
"Two-thirds of the staff of the President’s Malaria Initiative, an organization founded by former President George W. Bush, have been fired, including some of the most senior and respected scientists working on malaria control in the world..."
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Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.
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February 5, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Who knew that part of "Making America Healthy Again" was just ensuring that the rest of the world was sicker?
We NEED more of this!
N.Y. Attorney General Warns Hospitals Against Canceling Transgender Care www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/n...
N.Y. Attorney General Warns Hospitals Against Canceling Transgender Care www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/n...
N.Y. Attorney General Warns Hospitals Against Canceling Transgender Care
A White House executive order last week threatened to pull federal funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care. But not providing the care could violate state law, Letitia James said in ...
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February 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
We NEED more of this!
N.Y. Attorney General Warns Hospitals Against Canceling Transgender Care www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/n...
N.Y. Attorney General Warns Hospitals Against Canceling Transgender Care www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/n...
Now is not the time to stand by. Every little step matters: sign.moveon.org/petitions/we...
We Sign On to Uphold the Paris Agreement!
The Paris Agreement represents a global promise by governments to fulfill their moral obligation by restoring and preserving our most foundational right—the right to a livable planet. As the leader of...
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February 4, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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"'It’s hard to imagine a bigger public diplomacy win for China than going forward with this kind of clumsy destruction of U.S. credibility'...”
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Funds for fight against HIV/AIDS paused in Trump aid freeze
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, is credited with saving 25 million lives worldwide and has long enjoyed bipartisan support.
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January 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"'It’s hard to imagine a bigger public diplomacy win for China than going forward with this kind of clumsy destruction of U.S. credibility'...”
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Wall Street Journal editorial board:
"Senate Republicans have an obligation to scrutinize his giant closet of business conflicts and dubious ideas..."
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"Senate Republicans have an obligation to scrutinize his giant closet of business conflicts and dubious ideas..."
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Opinion | Why RFK Jr. Is Dangerous to Public Health
He’s made millions from referring clients to trial lawyers, and he advocates mass tort litigation that would ruin the vaccine industry.
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January 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Wall Street Journal editorial board:
"Senate Republicans have an obligation to scrutinize his giant closet of business conflicts and dubious ideas..."
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"Senate Republicans have an obligation to scrutinize his giant closet of business conflicts and dubious ideas..."
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Well in light of everything I am going to try to be more active here.
January 22, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Well in light of everything I am going to try to be more active here.
I refuse to accept this as my new normal! We MUST stand against this hatred and hold those accountable who support it!!
November 16, 2024 at 9:05 PM
I refuse to accept this as my new normal! We MUST stand against this hatred and hold those accountable who support it!!
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The ascension of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, to the nation’s top health post has alarmed medical experts, who point to his history of conspiracy theories.
Here are 10 false health claims Kennedy has made over the years:
Here are 10 false health claims Kennedy has made over the years:
10 RFK Jr. conspiracy theories and false claims, in his own words
Here are the debunked health claims that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made over the years that concern medical experts.
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November 15, 2024 at 1:51 PM
The ascension of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, to the nation’s top health post has alarmed medical experts, who point to his history of conspiracy theories.
Here are 10 false health claims Kennedy has made over the years:
Here are 10 false health claims Kennedy has made over the years: