Nathan Boonstra MD
@pedsgeekmd.bsky.social
Equal parts puns, pediatrics, pop culture. I debunk vaccine myths like Spock & McCoy combined. Yes, I’ve read the inserts. Opinions mine, not employer’s.
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Finally my first and only credit in the medical literature is Pubmed official! I am pleased to share our open access paper on vaccine hesitancy and strategies for healthcare providers.
www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13...
www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13...
Happy Halloween from Da Pitt! #ilovedapitt
November 1, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Happy Halloween from Da Pitt! #ilovedapitt
Guess my costume.
October 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Guess my costume.
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It’s the appropriate season: @pedsgeekmd.bsky.social and I are having peanuts with candy corn/those pumpkin things.
I mean, I haven’t done it yet, but I got a good feeling about this year!!
I mean, I haven’t done it yet, but I got a good feeling about this year!!
October 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It’s the appropriate season: @pedsgeekmd.bsky.social and I are having peanuts with candy corn/those pumpkin things.
I mean, I haven’t done it yet, but I got a good feeling about this year!!
I mean, I haven’t done it yet, but I got a good feeling about this year!!
Used my considerable artistic talent on the chalkboard above our pantry. IYKYK.
October 1, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Used my considerable artistic talent on the chalkboard above our pantry. IYKYK.
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Yes - I don’t think the “reduction of disease and complications” is well-appreciated by some people. Like sure my aunt survived polio but she had health issues and required physical therapy and a cane during much of her adult life (and was on disability, etc)
September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Yes - I don’t think the “reduction of disease and complications” is well-appreciated by some people. Like sure my aunt survived polio but she had health issues and required physical therapy and a cane during much of her adult life (and was on disability, etc)
Straight up lying here. Nowhere in her questioning did Senator Cantwell claim vaccines saved hundreds of millions of American lives. Vaccines are estimated to have saved ~150 million lives globally. The only thing RDK shreds here is a straw man.
September 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Straight up lying here. Nowhere in her questioning did Senator Cantwell claim vaccines saved hundreds of millions of American lives. Vaccines are estimated to have saved ~150 million lives globally. The only thing RDK shreds here is a straw man.
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SIR MIX-O-LOTL
September 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SIR MIX-O-LOTL
Kids generally get shots at 2, 4, 6, 12, and 15 months, so that's going to be... 25 visits over that time for no demonstrable reason? Science!
September 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Kids generally get shots at 2, 4, 6, 12, and 15 months, so that's going to be... 25 visits over that time for no demonstrable reason? Science!
His guy is in charge of HHS. If these things were a good idea (they aren't), then CDC and FDA would change the schedule. Instead, they choose to spread fear about vaccines.
And has no one *yet* informed him that the individual M, M, and R don't exist in the US?
And has no one *yet* informed him that the individual M, M, and R don't exist in the US?
September 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
His guy is in charge of HHS. If these things were a good idea (they aren't), then CDC and FDA would change the schedule. Instead, they choose to spread fear about vaccines.
And has no one *yet* informed him that the individual M, M, and R don't exist in the US?
And has no one *yet* informed him that the individual M, M, and R don't exist in the US?
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85% of parents choose to separate the MMR and chickenpox (varicella) vaccines, while 15% choose the combination. The #ACIP will vote on whether to take that choice away from the 15% who want the combination shot.
September 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
85% of parents choose to separate the MMR and chickenpox (varicella) vaccines, while 15% choose the combination. The #ACIP will vote on whether to take that choice away from the 15% who want the combination shot.
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BREAKING: Disney+ is to replace the two-season run of Andor with a recut version that runs for only five minutes, and is just Mon Mothma apologising profusely to Darth Vader for any inconvenience, and letting him have whatever he wants.
September 18, 2025 at 7:17 AM
BREAKING: Disney+ is to replace the two-season run of Andor with a recut version that runs for only five minutes, and is just Mon Mothma apologising profusely to Darth Vader for any inconvenience, and letting him have whatever he wants.
Oh you all are not going to believe how I am feeling about this now
September 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Oh you all are not going to believe how I am feeling about this now
Hey all, I got my 2025-2026 COVID shot and flu shot at Hy-Vee today without difficulty. If you’re planning to get your updated Covid shot, you might want to do it by the 18th when ACIP meets. It’s hard to predict what accessibility will be like after they make recommendations.
September 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Hey all, I got my 2025-2026 COVID shot and flu shot at Hy-Vee today without difficulty. If you’re planning to get your updated Covid shot, you might want to do it by the 18th when ACIP meets. It’s hard to predict what accessibility will be like after they make recommendations.
In which I am, and apparently it can not be stressed enough, concerned.
September 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
In which I am, and apparently it can not be stressed enough, concerned.
Something has to be done about this declining infant mortality rate! If we don't act, infants won't have any mortality at all!
-Florida
-Florida
September 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Something has to be done about this declining infant mortality rate! If we don't act, infants won't have any mortality at all!
-Florida
-Florida
Fun fact, the designer of Wellbee was Harold M. Walker, an animator for Felix the Cat.
If the CDC brings back Wellbee as it's mascot, that would end the public health calamities of our time.
September 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Fun fact, the designer of Wellbee was Harold M. Walker, an animator for Felix the Cat.
Antivax leaders can generally be counted on doing the worst things for kids as offensively as possible.
Breaking news: Florida will end vaccine requirements to attend school, making it the first state to do so. The state’s surgeon general said every vaccine mandate “drips with disdain and slavery.”
Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so
Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo criticized school vaccine mandates, which every state has, and likened them to slavery.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Antivax leaders can generally be counted on doing the worst things for kids as offensively as possible.
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“For decades, the state has required numerous vaccines for kids attending school, including shots that protect against Measles-mumps-rubella, polio, chickenpox and Hepatitis B.
“But Ladapo on Wednesday compared these mandates to ‘slavery’ and promised that they all will soon end.”
wth is happening
“But Ladapo on Wednesday compared these mandates to ‘slavery’ and promised that they all will soon end.”
wth is happening
DeSantis and Ladapo to ‘end all vaccine mandates in Florida law’
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced the move in Hillsborough on Wednesday.
www.tampabay.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“For decades, the state has required numerous vaccines for kids attending school, including shots that protect against Measles-mumps-rubella, polio, chickenpox and Hepatitis B.
“But Ladapo on Wednesday compared these mandates to ‘slavery’ and promised that they all will soon end.”
wth is happening
“But Ladapo on Wednesday compared these mandates to ‘slavery’ and promised that they all will soon end.”
wth is happening
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Health and Wellness | What to do when your podcaster and your pediatrician disagree about vaccines for children.
September 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Health and Wellness | What to do when your podcaster and your pediatrician disagree about vaccines for children.
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"Your pediatrician has an MD and has worked for over 15 years in their field. Your podcaster is a college dropout who left her job at Sears to become a MAHA influencer. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust."
September 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Your pediatrician has an MD and has worked for over 15 years in their field. Your podcaster is a college dropout who left her job at Sears to become a MAHA influencer. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust."
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Why do I blame Bill Cassidy for the destruction of the CDC and the NIH?
Because he is a physician. He knew or should have known the danger that Kennedy poses to the U.S. and the globe.
Kennedy has never hidden what he is—a predator, a fraud, an anti-science hack, and a gargantuan narcissist.
Because he is a physician. He knew or should have known the danger that Kennedy poses to the U.S. and the globe.
Kennedy has never hidden what he is—a predator, a fraud, an anti-science hack, and a gargantuan narcissist.
August 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Why do I blame Bill Cassidy for the destruction of the CDC and the NIH?
Because he is a physician. He knew or should have known the danger that Kennedy poses to the U.S. and the globe.
Kennedy has never hidden what he is—a predator, a fraud, an anti-science hack, and a gargantuan narcissist.
Because he is a physician. He knew or should have known the danger that Kennedy poses to the U.S. and the globe.
Kennedy has never hidden what he is—a predator, a fraud, an anti-science hack, and a gargantuan narcissist.
He’s probably pining for the fjords!
August 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
He’s probably pining for the fjords!
Hey, hey, ho, ho
RFK has got to go
...has a nice rhyming cadence to it, just saying.
RFK has got to go
...has a nice rhyming cadence to it, just saying.
Kennedy “has to go,” said @colincarlson.bsky.social. “Seeing Patty Murray and APHA come to the same conclusion – that RFK has to go – gives me a lot of hope. Let’s fight. I think we can win.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
RFK Jr faces calls to quit as CDC chief fired and senior staff resign: ‘an embarrassment’
Susan Monarez’s ousting and four top resignations follow vaccine confusion, leaving US health agencies in turmoil
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Hey, hey, ho, ho
RFK has got to go
...has a nice rhyming cadence to it, just saying.
RFK has got to go
...has a nice rhyming cadence to it, just saying.