Chris Zimmermann
@czimmermann.bsky.social
Retired educator. Grandmother with a to-do list. NC State Chairperson, Grandparents for Vaccines.
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“This irresponsible and purposely misleading guidance will lead to more hepatitis B infections in infants and children.” Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly:
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“This irresponsible and purposely misleading guidance will lead to more hepatitis B infections in infants and children.” Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly:
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
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Dr. Flor Muñoz and others talk about the safety and effectiveness of childhood vaccines. #Vaccines
Limiting childhood vaccines puts everyone's health at risk
Recent U.S. decisions about vaccines signal bigger changes to come that could threaten the foundation of the national childhood immunization schedule.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Dr. Flor Muñoz and others talk about the safety and effectiveness of childhood vaccines. #Vaccines
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This is the most important op-ed you'll read this week. The Trump administration is about to get rid of the birth-dose of hepatitis B vaccine. That is a deadly choice for many families. @helenouyang.bsky.social tells her story. Now call your member of Congress. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o...
Opinion | My Father Died of Hepatitis B Before the Vaccine. We Must Not Go Back.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
This is the most important op-ed you'll read this week. The Trump administration is about to get rid of the birth-dose of hepatitis B vaccine. That is a deadly choice for many families. @helenouyang.bsky.social tells her story. Now call your member of Congress. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o...
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They did this in Louisiana and currently have their worst pertussis outbreak in 35 years. Ridiculous.
NEW: Officials at the Indian Health Service have deemed terms like “immunizations” and “vaccines” risky “buzzwords” that require approval to be used in social media posts, pamphlets and presentations for patients.
The Indian Health Service Is Flagging Vaccine-Related Speech. Doctors Say They’re Being Censored.
Officials have deemed terms like “immunizations” and “vaccines” risky “buzzwords” that require approval to be used in social media posts, pamphlets and presentations.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
They did this in Louisiana and currently have their worst pertussis outbreak in 35 years. Ridiculous.
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This is fucking terrifying. In one meeting acip could shatter access to multiple vaccines by attacking adjuvants, childhood vaccines schedule and hepatitis B
ACIP has posted a draft agenda for their upcoming meeting on 12/4 and 12/5.
Alarm bells are blaring. They are going to spend the entire first day talking about the vaccine schedule.
There is no evidence whatsoever that there is any danger whatsoever with the current vaccine schedule.
Alarm bells are blaring. They are going to spend the entire first day talking about the vaccine schedule.
There is no evidence whatsoever that there is any danger whatsoever with the current vaccine schedule.
November 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is fucking terrifying. In one meeting acip could shatter access to multiple vaccines by attacking adjuvants, childhood vaccines schedule and hepatitis B
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Vaccines offer a pathway to immunity—without the suffering. They’re carefully designed to activate your immune system in a controlled way.
Author: Aimee Pugh-Bernard, PhD
Author: Aimee Pugh-Bernard, PhD
Vaccine Immunity vs. Infection Out in the Wild
What’s the real difference between immunity from vaccines and immunity from infection?
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Vaccines offer a pathway to immunity—without the suffering. They’re carefully designed to activate your immune system in a controlled way.
Author: Aimee Pugh-Bernard, PhD
Author: Aimee Pugh-Bernard, PhD
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Hey look👀
Getting a COVID vaccine is safer for kids when compared to getting a COVID infection
Has your family gotten their COVID booster yet?
Getting a COVID vaccine is safer for kids when compared to getting a COVID infection
Has your family gotten their COVID booster yet?
Important study
Children & adolescents are "far more likely to experience rare but serious heart & inflammatory conditions after a COVID-19 infection than after being vaccinated–and the risks after infection lasted much longer"
Next post has link to study itself
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www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
Children & adolescents are "far more likely to experience rare but serious heart & inflammatory conditions after a COVID-19 infection than after being vaccinated–and the risks after infection lasted much longer"
Next post has link to study itself
1/3
www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...
COVID-19 infection poses higher, longer heart risks to children than vaccination
A comprehensive analysis of English health records finds higher risk of rare heart complications in children and adolescents who caught COVID-19 compared to those who received an mRNA-based COVID vacc...
www.gavi.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Hey look👀
Getting a COVID vaccine is safer for kids when compared to getting a COVID infection
Has your family gotten their COVID booster yet?
Getting a COVID vaccine is safer for kids when compared to getting a COVID infection
Has your family gotten their COVID booster yet?
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Please follow @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social to keep up to date with our all volunteer organization working to keep our grandkids safe and healthy!
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Please follow @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social to keep up to date with our all volunteer organization working to keep our grandkids safe and healthy!
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"If we don’t protect our healthcare workers, who will care for those stricken with illness?"
@drjudystone.bsky.social & Judith Feinberg urge ACIP to endorse COVID vaccines for health facility workers under 65, and health facilities to require employee vaccination.
www.statnews.com/2025/10/30/c...
@drjudystone.bsky.social & Judith Feinberg urge ACIP to endorse COVID vaccines for health facility workers under 65, and health facilities to require employee vaccination.
www.statnews.com/2025/10/30/c...
Health care workers under 65 must be vaccinated against Covid
The vaccination status of health care workers under 65 has profound implications for millions of Americans.
www.statnews.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"If we don’t protect our healthcare workers, who will care for those stricken with illness?"
@drjudystone.bsky.social & Judith Feinberg urge ACIP to endorse COVID vaccines for health facility workers under 65, and health facilities to require employee vaccination.
www.statnews.com/2025/10/30/c...
@drjudystone.bsky.social & Judith Feinberg urge ACIP to endorse COVID vaccines for health facility workers under 65, and health facilities to require employee vaccination.
www.statnews.com/2025/10/30/c...
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Here is the advice I’d give you as a grandparent:
We love you and our grandkids so much. That’s why we’re saying these things. We know what these childhood diseases look like and feel like.
We saw our brothers, sisters, cousins and classmates suffer.
We love you and our grandkids so much. That’s why we’re saying these things. We know what these childhood diseases look like and feel like.
We saw our brothers, sisters, cousins and classmates suffer.
18 reactions | 1. We love you and our grandkids so much. That’s why we’re saying these things.
2. We know what these childhood diseases look like and feel like.
3. Measles, whooping cough, ...
1. We love you and our grandkids so much. That’s why we’re saying these things.
2. We know what these childhood diseases look like and feel like.
3. Measles, whooping cough, mumps, and...
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October 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Here is the advice I’d give you as a grandparent:
We love you and our grandkids so much. That’s why we’re saying these things. We know what these childhood diseases look like and feel like.
We saw our brothers, sisters, cousins and classmates suffer.
We love you and our grandkids so much. That’s why we’re saying these things. We know what these childhood diseases look like and feel like.
We saw our brothers, sisters, cousins and classmates suffer.
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Eighty-five percent of parents said they trust their child’s pediatrician on vaccine information — a level of confidence that cuts across political divides, including among MAGA Republicans, according to a Washington Post-KFF poll.
In an age of vaccine skepticism, parents trust pediatricians most
A Washington Post-KFF poll finds that pediatricians are the most trusted source for vaccine information and that confidence in them is a strong predictor of vaccination.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Eighty-five percent of parents said they trust their child’s pediatrician on vaccine information — a level of confidence that cuts across political divides, including among MAGA Republicans, according to a Washington Post-KFF poll.
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“A study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29%, their risk of hospitalizations by 39% & their risk of death by 64%”
Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors
Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors
Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity
"The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says."
"The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says."
Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows
A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination
www.scientificamerican.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
“A study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29%, their risk of hospitalizations by 39% & their risk of death by 64%”
Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors
Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors
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We can't rely on the CDC for evidence-based information about vaccines anymore. It's sad and frustrating, but that's where we are. So here are a ton of other resources where you can go instead. healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/10...
Where to find accurate vaccine information amidst the CDC’s ongoing collapse
With the CDC no longer a trustworthy source, use these resources to find reliable, accurate, evidence-based information about vaccines.
healthjournalism.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We can't rely on the CDC for evidence-based information about vaccines anymore. It's sad and frustrating, but that's where we are. So here are a ton of other resources where you can go instead. healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/10...
If you’re an older adult, you have a story to tell about a time before routine vaccinations for contagious childhood diseases.
Please share your stories with the young adults in your life who have never seen these diseases.
www.grandparentsforvaccines.com
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Please share your stories with the young adults in your life who have never seen these diseases.
www.grandparentsforvaccines.com
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Grandma Knows Best: The Generation That Survived Polio Has Something to Say About Vaccines
67 million grandparents remember what we’ve been lucky enough to forget
open.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If you’re an older adult, you have a story to tell about a time before routine vaccinations for contagious childhood diseases.
Please share your stories with the young adults in your life who have never seen these diseases.
www.grandparentsforvaccines.com
open.substack.com/pub/theunbia...
Please share your stories with the young adults in your life who have never seen these diseases.
www.grandparentsforvaccines.com
open.substack.com/pub/theunbia...
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Info to support parents wanting to help their kids navigate online information. Could also be a valuable resource for the classroom!
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Info to support parents wanting to help their kids navigate online information. Could also be a valuable resource for the classroom!
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Scroll Smarter Newsletter A family guide to news literacy. Subscribe now Navigate the news — together Is your teen getting their news and information from TikTok or Instagram? Can they tell what’s rea...
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October 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Free newsletter for families from the News Literacy Project folks at @newslit.org
Info to support parents wanting to help their kids navigate online information. Could also be a valuable resource for the classroom!
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Info to support parents wanting to help their kids navigate online information. Could also be a valuable resource for the classroom!
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RFK Jr. to the Senate & @wyden.senate.gov: “Scientists and doctors are supporting me all across the country…I’ll put my mailbag against your mailbag any day”
Let’s prove him wrong
Join @defendpublichealth.bsky.social's postcard campaign. Stand for truth, not RFK
#VaccineTrust
#PublicHealth
#MedSky
Let’s prove him wrong
Join @defendpublichealth.bsky.social's postcard campaign. Stand for truth, not RFK
#VaccineTrust
#PublicHealth
#MedSky
Help Prove RFK Jr. is Wrong | Defend Public Health
When Senator Wyden stated he’d heard from thousands of doctors and scientists concerned by RFK Jr’s policies, Kennedy responded "I'll put my mailbag against your mailbag any day.” Let's prove Kennedy ...
www.defendpublichealth.org
September 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
RFK Jr. to the Senate & @wyden.senate.gov: “Scientists and doctors are supporting me all across the country…I’ll put my mailbag against your mailbag any day”
Let’s prove him wrong
Join @defendpublichealth.bsky.social's postcard campaign. Stand for truth, not RFK
#VaccineTrust
#PublicHealth
#MedSky
Let’s prove him wrong
Join @defendpublichealth.bsky.social's postcard campaign. Stand for truth, not RFK
#VaccineTrust
#PublicHealth
#MedSky
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Everyone in public health, healthcare and biomedical research has been screaming this for months. It’s time for RFK Jr to go. Everyone, please, please get on the phone to your members of Congress. Call them every day. This man is that dangerous.
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns
“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”
www.advocate.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Everyone in public health, healthcare and biomedical research has been screaming this for months. It’s time for RFK Jr to go. Everyone, please, please get on the phone to your members of Congress. Call them every day. This man is that dangerous.
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August 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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For the data nerds out there, here's a chart of the largest coordinated protests in U.S. history from my 2018 book HOW TO READ A PROTEST
Today's "Hands Off" protests, in 1000+ locations around the country, rank as one of the very largest decentralized days of protests EVER.
Today's "Hands Off" protests, in 1000+ locations around the country, rank as one of the very largest decentralized days of protests EVER.
April 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
For the data nerds out there, here's a chart of the largest coordinated protests in U.S. history from my 2018 book HOW TO READ A PROTEST
Today's "Hands Off" protests, in 1000+ locations around the country, rank as one of the very largest decentralized days of protests EVER.
Today's "Hands Off" protests, in 1000+ locations around the country, rank as one of the very largest decentralized days of protests EVER.