Nurse Teri ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐ฝโโ๏ธ ๐๐ผ ๐ธ
@nurseteria.bsky.social
Nurse educator. Public health defender. 1/2 of "The Op-Ed Nurses"
#ImpeachRFKJr
#ProtectOurHealthcare
#GrandparentsforVaccines
#ReproFreedom
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Commentary: Grandparents for Vaccines group gains traction
We are grandparents. We are passionate, committed and yes, radical. Make no mistake about what we st...
www.miamiherald.com
As @maddow.msnbc.com tells it, "Grandparents worried about their grandchildren's health are "doing something about it - something simple and direct and therefore also kind of radical." TY ๐ @theprogressivemag.bsky.social Sign up to join @donnagaffney.bsky.social and me at grandparentsforvaccines.com
As grandparents we will speak up, not to shame or lecture, but to share perspective. Weโve seen what happens when vaccines are absent. Vaccines are not about blind trust. They are about decades of evidence, constant monitoring, and a goal to keep children healthy.
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
Grandparents must forcefully defend vaccines | Opinion
The co-founders of Grandparents for Vaccines describe why itโs important to stay engaged in th ehealth and welfare of grandkids in an age of vaccine misinformation.
www.sun-sentinel.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:07 AM
As grandparents we will speak up, not to shame or lecture, but to share perspective. Weโve seen what happens when vaccines are absent. Vaccines are not about blind trust. They are about decades of evidence, constant monitoring, and a goal to keep children healthy.
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
When First Felon degrades anything or anyone, I am automatically affirmed that I feel just the opposite. ๐
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
When First Felon degrades anything or anyone, I am automatically affirmed that I feel just the opposite. ๐
We want and need more Grandparents for Vaccines videos in Espanol! Can you help? Please DM me.
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 PM
We want and need more Grandparents for Vaccines videos in Espanol! Can you help? Please DM me.
Could not be prouder to be from the Bay Area. Handing ICE OUT towels to ticket holders. Protesting outside of Levi Stadium. MY PEOPLE!
Nothing super to celebrate when our innocent neighbors are locked up or tormented.
#BadBunnyBowl2026
Nothing super to celebrate when our innocent neighbors are locked up or tormented.
#BadBunnyBowl2026
February 8, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Could not be prouder to be from the Bay Area. Handing ICE OUT towels to ticket holders. Protesting outside of Levi Stadium. MY PEOPLE!
Nothing super to celebrate when our innocent neighbors are locked up or tormented.
#BadBunnyBowl2026
Nothing super to celebrate when our innocent neighbors are locked up or tormented.
#BadBunnyBowl2026
Think Minneapolis and all the heroes in this city protecting their community from the Gestapo AKA Ice. When there is trouble, the helpers always rise up. #ReneeGood #AlexPretti
February 7, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Think Minneapolis and all the heroes in this city protecting their community from the Gestapo AKA Ice. When there is trouble, the helpers always rise up. #ReneeGood #AlexPretti
Mary Eliza Mahoney (1st licensed US Black nurse), Harriet Tubman (Civil War nurse), and Sojourner Truth (abolitionist, nurse advocate) broke barriers and advanced healthcare despite immense racial challenges, leaving legacies of courage and advocacy.
#BlackHistoryMonth #GratitudeforNurses
#BlackHistoryMonth #GratitudeforNurses
February 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Mary Eliza Mahoney (1st licensed US Black nurse), Harriet Tubman (Civil War nurse), and Sojourner Truth (abolitionist, nurse advocate) broke barriers and advanced healthcare despite immense racial challenges, leaving legacies of courage and advocacy.
#BlackHistoryMonth #GratitudeforNurses
#BlackHistoryMonth #GratitudeforNurses
Grandparents for Vaccines urges parents to follow AAP guidelines and speak to their own pediatrician for science-based guidance.
โWhen vaccination rates fall, it is not just individual families who are affected,โ Mills said. โIt is the most vulnerable members of our communities who pay the price.โ
โWhen vaccination rates fall, it is not just individual families who are affected,โ Mills said. โIt is the most vulnerable members of our communities who pay the price.โ
@nurseteria.bsky.social @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
In school health offices and communities across the country, measles hasnโt simply โcome back.โ It has been accelerating, steadily and predictably...
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2026/02/06/t...
In school health offices and communities across the country, measles hasnโt simply โcome back.โ It has been accelerating, steadily and predictably...
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2026/02/06/t...
The Relentless School Nurse: Measles Did Not Suddenly Return. It Has Been Accelerating.
In school health offices and communities across the country, measles hasnโt simply โcome back.โ It has been accelerating, steadily and predictably, as vaccination rates decline and evidence-based gโฆ
relentlessschoolnurse.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Grandparents for Vaccines urges parents to follow AAP guidelines and speak to their own pediatrician for science-based guidance.
โWhen vaccination rates fall, it is not just individual families who are affected,โ Mills said. โIt is the most vulnerable members of our communities who pay the price.โ
โWhen vaccination rates fall, it is not just individual families who are affected,โ Mills said. โIt is the most vulnerable members of our communities who pay the price.โ
19 measles related hospitalizations due to complications including inflammation of the brain in children and pneumonia!
1 in 20 kids w/ measles get pneumonia.
1 in 1000 kids w/ measles die!
Serious MMR reactions -1 to 2 people per million doses!
No brainer-Choose the vaccine! It's safe. It works.
1 in 20 kids w/ measles get pneumonia.
1 in 1000 kids w/ measles die!
Serious MMR reactions -1 to 2 people per million doses!
No brainer-Choose the vaccine! It's safe. It works.
Doctors urge vaccination as measles hospitalizations rise in South Carolina
South Carolina reports 29 new measles cases, bringing the total to 876, as hospitals tighten precautions and doctors urge vaccination to slow the outbreak.
www.wltx.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:03 AM
19 measles related hospitalizations due to complications including inflammation of the brain in children and pneumonia!
1 in 20 kids w/ measles get pneumonia.
1 in 1000 kids w/ measles die!
Serious MMR reactions -1 to 2 people per million doses!
No brainer-Choose the vaccine! It's safe. It works.
1 in 20 kids w/ measles get pneumonia.
1 in 1000 kids w/ measles die!
Serious MMR reactions -1 to 2 people per million doses!
No brainer-Choose the vaccine! It's safe. It works.
Grandparents for Vaccines (GFV) is growing. Email hello@grandparentsforvaccines.com for information. Especially needed are stories for GFV's YouTube channel and state leaders. Allies of children and especially grandparents are welcome.
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Grandparents for Vaccines (GFV) is growing. Email hello@grandparentsforvaccines.com for information. Especially needed are stories for GFV's YouTube channel and state leaders. Allies of children and especially grandparents are welcome.
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social
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The incredible, tireless @nurseteria.bsky.social and @donnagaffney.bsky.social have published another banger about the danger of RFK Jr.โs idiocy in cutting vaccine recommendations.
Have a read!
Have a read!
Opinion: US Health, CDC rollback on vaccine recommendations dangerous
Vaccines are not banned. Parents can still protect their children. Pediatricians can still recommend these vaccines. Families can still request them.
www.citizen-times.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:40 PM
The incredible, tireless @nurseteria.bsky.social and @donnagaffney.bsky.social have published another banger about the danger of RFK Jr.โs idiocy in cutting vaccine recommendations.
Have a read!
Have a read!
Measles is a very serious and unpredictable infectious disease; spreads in lightening speed to the unvaccinated that includes infants (too young to be vaccinated) and immunocompromised.
Getting vaccinated=CARING about each other โค๏ธ๐
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
ncnewsline.com/2026/02/02/n...
Getting vaccinated=CARING about each other โค๏ธ๐
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
ncnewsline.com/2026/02/02/n...
Need another reason to vaccinate against measles? The virus can cause immune amnesia. โข NC Newsline
A study by Harvard Medical School researchers found that measles can erase from 11% to 73% of the different antibodies that previously made an individual immune to other illnesses.
ncnewsline.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Measles is a very serious and unpredictable infectious disease; spreads in lightening speed to the unvaccinated that includes infants (too young to be vaccinated) and immunocompromised.
Getting vaccinated=CARING about each other โค๏ธ๐
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
ncnewsline.com/2026/02/02/n...
Getting vaccinated=CARING about each other โค๏ธ๐
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
ncnewsline.com/2026/02/02/n...
Dear Liam and To Every Child Held in a Concentration Camp,
Please remain hopeful. You and your families are not alone. We have not forgotten you. Even though you can't see us, we are watching and we are listening. And we are staying loud.
We love you,
America
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Please remain hopeful. You and your families are not alone. We have not forgotten you. Even though you can't see us, we are watching and we are listening. And we are staying loud.
We love you,
America
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Opinion | ICE Took Liam Conejo Ramos. His Classmates Have Something to Say.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Dear Liam and To Every Child Held in a Concentration Camp,
Please remain hopeful. You and your families are not alone. We have not forgotten you. Even though you can't see us, we are watching and we are listening. And we are staying loud.
We love you,
America
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Please remain hopeful. You and your families are not alone. We have not forgotten you. Even though you can't see us, we are watching and we are listening. And we are staying loud.
We love you,
America
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
The new ACIP recommendations for childhood immunizations feels more like The Wizard of Oz, based on smoke and mirrors instead of evidence and science. @donnagaffney.bsky.social and I join @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social telling parents to follow @ameracadpeds.bsky.social (AAP) vaccine schedule.
Opinion: US Health, CDC rollback on vaccine recommendations dangerous
Vaccines are not banned. Parents can still protect their children. Pediatricians can still recommend these vaccines. Families can still request them.
www.citizen-times.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The new ACIP recommendations for childhood immunizations feels more like The Wizard of Oz, based on smoke and mirrors instead of evidence and science. @donnagaffney.bsky.social and I join @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social telling parents to follow @ameracadpeds.bsky.social (AAP) vaccine schedule.
Thanks to Katie for sharing her story in hopes that parents choose to vaccinate their children. Bacterial meningitis is lethal and thank goodness her son got immediate care to keep him alive. However, it was a long haul before he was well again.
Join us at grandparentsforvaccines.com
Join us at grandparentsforvaccines.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Thanks to Katie for sharing her story in hopes that parents choose to vaccinate their children. Bacterial meningitis is lethal and thank goodness her son got immediate care to keep him alive. However, it was a long haul before he was well again.
Join us at grandparentsforvaccines.com
Join us at grandparentsforvaccines.com
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@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social @nurseteria.bsky.social Sharing the GFV Winter 2026 newsletter! Proud to be part of this grassroots organization!
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2026/01/30/t...
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2026/01/30/t...
The Relentless School Nurse: Protecting Children Has Never Been Optional. Ask a Grandparent.
The Winter 2026 edition of the Grandparents for Vaccines newsletter arrives at a moment when the ground beneath childhood immunizations continues to crumble. Federal rollbacks of long-standing vaccโฆ
relentlessschoolnurse.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:51 PM
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social @nurseteria.bsky.social Sharing the GFV Winter 2026 newsletter! Proud to be part of this grassroots organization!
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2026/01/30/t...
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2026/01/30/t...
Parents are joining the grandparents and standing up for vaccines as the United States is facing its worst measles outbreak in over 30 years. There are now over 607 reported cases in just the first month of 2026.
#GrandparentsforVaccines
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHiN...
#GrandparentsforVaccines
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHiN...
Mindy-New Jersey
YouTube video by Grandparents for Vaccines
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Parents are joining the grandparents and standing up for vaccines as the United States is facing its worst measles outbreak in over 30 years. There are now over 607 reported cases in just the first month of 2026.
#GrandparentsforVaccines
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHiN...
#GrandparentsforVaccines
@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHiN...
Normal 5 year old behaviors:
Strong need for mommy and daddy.
Most have strong food preferences; known to refuse what they donโt like.
Adhere to a schedule (school, bedtime routines etc)
Enjoy playtime
Liam is FIVE! He is exhibiting signs of severe stress. He must be allowed to go home.
#FreeLiam
Strong need for mommy and daddy.
Most have strong food preferences; known to refuse what they donโt like.
Adhere to a schedule (school, bedtime routines etc)
Enjoy playtime
Liam is FIVE! He is exhibiting signs of severe stress. He must be allowed to go home.
#FreeLiam
January 29, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Normal 5 year old behaviors:
Strong need for mommy and daddy.
Most have strong food preferences; known to refuse what they donโt like.
Adhere to a schedule (school, bedtime routines etc)
Enjoy playtime
Liam is FIVE! He is exhibiting signs of severe stress. He must be allowed to go home.
#FreeLiam
Strong need for mommy and daddy.
Most have strong food preferences; known to refuse what they donโt like.
Adhere to a schedule (school, bedtime routines etc)
Enjoy playtime
Liam is FIVE! He is exhibiting signs of severe stress. He must be allowed to go home.
#FreeLiam
The lives and safety of our grandchildren are under threat. Who better than their grandparents to stand up for them and protect them?
Join us and help keep our youngest generation vaccinated and healthy.
grandparentsforvaccines.com
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
Join us and help keep our youngest generation vaccinated and healthy.
grandparentsforvaccines.com
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
This Group of Concerned Grandparents Is Changing the Vaccine Conversation โ Foundation for a Healthy North Dakota
Why FHND is teaming up with volunteer-led movement Grandparents for Vaccines and starting a North Dakota chapter.
www.foundationnd.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The lives and safety of our grandchildren are under threat. Who better than their grandparents to stand up for them and protect them?
Join us and help keep our youngest generation vaccinated and healthy.
grandparentsforvaccines.com
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
Join us and help keep our youngest generation vaccinated and healthy.
grandparentsforvaccines.com
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
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January 27, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Preach @gavinnewsom.bsky.social
Americans- do NOT fall for his "concept of a plan" to remove and replace Bovino with Homan. One bad apple for another. Remember we are NOT Charlie Brown, Lucy and the football.
#AbolishIceNow #JusticeforAlexReneeLiam
Americans- do NOT fall for his "concept of a plan" to remove and replace Bovino with Homan. One bad apple for another. Remember we are NOT Charlie Brown, Lucy and the football.
#AbolishIceNow #JusticeforAlexReneeLiam
January 27, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Preach @gavinnewsom.bsky.social
Americans- do NOT fall for his "concept of a plan" to remove and replace Bovino with Homan. One bad apple for another. Remember we are NOT Charlie Brown, Lucy and the football.
#AbolishIceNow #JusticeforAlexReneeLiam
Americans- do NOT fall for his "concept of a plan" to remove and replace Bovino with Homan. One bad apple for another. Remember we are NOT Charlie Brown, Lucy and the football.
#AbolishIceNow #JusticeforAlexReneeLiam
The voice of @fetterman.senate.gov = seeing a lot of innocent people killed and little kids ripped away from their families and homes.
Keep funding ICE/CBP is equivalent to funding the SS and Nazis.
#VoteFettermanOut
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Keep funding ICE/CBP is equivalent to funding the SS and Nazis.
#VoteFettermanOut
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:20 PM
The voice of @fetterman.senate.gov = seeing a lot of innocent people killed and little kids ripped away from their families and homes.
Keep funding ICE/CBP is equivalent to funding the SS and Nazis.
#VoteFettermanOut
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Keep funding ICE/CBP is equivalent to funding the SS and Nazis.
#VoteFettermanOut
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Andy and his mom, Ginny, from Minnesota, share the terrifying reality of meningitis, an illness that nearly took his life. Their story is a stark reminder that diseases like Hib are not abstract risks, but real threats.
Vaccines save lives!
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
Vaccines save lives!
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
Andy and Ginny-Minnesota
YouTube video by Grandparents for Vaccines
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Andy and his mom, Ginny, from Minnesota, share the terrifying reality of meningitis, an illness that nearly took his life. Their story is a stark reminder that diseases like Hib are not abstract risks, but real threats.
Vaccines save lives!
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
Vaccines save lives!
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
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January 25, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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"If you look for the helpers, you'll know there is hope". Mr. Rogers
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was a nurse and a helper. He was doing what all nurses do just moments before he was shot and killed- reaching out to help a fellow human being.
This is a very sad day in America.
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was a nurse and a helper. He was doing what all nurses do just moments before he was shot and killed- reaching out to help a fellow human being.
This is a very sad day in America.
Fred Rogers: Look for the Helpers
YouTube video by Alex Forsythe
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:51 PM
"If you look for the helpers, you'll know there is hope". Mr. Rogers
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was a nurse and a helper. He was doing what all nurses do just moments before he was shot and killed- reaching out to help a fellow human being.
This is a very sad day in America.
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was a nurse and a helper. He was doing what all nurses do just moments before he was shot and killed- reaching out to help a fellow human being.
This is a very sad day in America.
We Stand With Minneapolisโผ๏ธ
Arrest ICE and free the innocents!
Enough is enoughโผ๏ธ
Arrest ICE and free the innocents!
Enough is enoughโผ๏ธ
January 23, 2026 at 9:11 PM
We Stand With Minneapolisโผ๏ธ
Arrest ICE and free the innocents!
Enough is enoughโผ๏ธ
Arrest ICE and free the innocents!
Enough is enoughโผ๏ธ