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Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
@donnagaffney.bsky.social
APRN | Therapist | Writer. Helping families & healthcare professionals heal from stress, trauma & loss. “Courageous Well-Being for Nurses” Hopkins Press http://bit.ly/48P7mhM (Disc code HTWN). Columbia J School Fellow. More @ https://www.donnagaffney.com/
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Polio is a serious vaccine preventable disease as Pat Crago attests to during this interview. Vaccination rates are plummeting! Do not risk your kid's health-get them vaccinated.
Grandparents and allies of kids-join us! grandparentsforvaccines.com

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Polio survivor encourages vaccination as childhood vaccination rates decline
According to the CDC, during the 2024-25 school year, vaccination rates in kindergarteners decreased for all reported vaccines compared to the year before.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
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
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Thank you @kfvs12.com and Heartland Health Department for this great partnership. @donnagaffney.bsky.social explains @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social is based on the idea that lived experiences passed down by grandparents can have a huge impact on younger generations.

www.kfvs12.com/2025/11/11/h...
Heartland health department partners with Grandparents for Vaccines
Southern 7 Health Department is one of the latest groups to join a national movement led by grandparents.
www.kfvs12.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
I think it's time to IMPEACH DJT.
Enough is enough.
Come on Congress. Americans deserve so much better.
November 13, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
"As an untapped resource, grandparents are changing the conversation about vaccines — replacing fear and misinformation with stories, wisdom, and love. Together, we honor our legacy and shape a healthier future for every family.” Dr. Arthur Lavin, Founder GFV

@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
'We remember so our grandchildren never have to' — Southern 7 Health Department partners with Grandparents for Vaccines
“One of the main reasons people don’t understand the need to vaccinate their children is because they’ve never experienced a life without vaccines,” said Shawnna Rhine with S7. “Grandparents have
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November 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
This is the very first book I remember crying as I read it. (And the only time in my life that I actually loved a spider, "Charlotte" who saved a pig, demonstrating the power of kindness, love and friendship.
#HandsOffOurBooks Keep your evil and hate to yourself DHS!

www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/u...
Granddaughter of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ author criticizes use of book title in DHS immigration crackdown operation | CNN
In the popular children’s book “Charlotte’s Web,” the title character, a spider, uses her web as an instrument of good to help secure the freedom of Wilbur, a pig on her farm.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Might be a course of antibiotics for these students, but if they expose a baby or small child, pertussis (whooping cough) can be lethal due to their very small airways
PLEASE make sure your vaccinations are up to date, not just for your health but for those around you.

www.kxly.com/news/five-ws...
Five WSU students diagnosed with whooping cough
PULLMAN, Wash - Five students at Washington State University have been diagnosed with whooping cough.
www.kxly.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
GOP war on children:
1731 cases of measles
Millions about to lose food security
ACIP plans to eliminate hepatitis B newborn vaccine
Leader and cronies support and empower pedophilia
IF UNTRUE:
Release the files
Fire RFK Jr
Remove ACIP cynics
Fully fund SNAP
National vaccination program
Impeach DT
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Thank you to @opb.org and @thinkoutloud.bsky.social for interviewing Sheri Schouten and me about Grandparents for Vaccines. Here is the link to take a listen:
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Please follow @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social
To Join: grandparentsforvaccines.com
Our kids need us!
November 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Sending love and hope to the Kennedy's after reading Tatiana's brave essay in @newyorker.com

"I have never encountered a group of people who are more competent, more full of grace and empathy, more willing to serve others than nurses. Nurses should take over."
Tatiana, how we wish we could.
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Lots of comments in support of Tatiana Schlossberg saying they want to do something. She bravely stood up for science rebuking RFK Jr. Get your flu and COVID vaccines-cancer patients depend on herd immunity as they are too immunosuppressed to be vaccinated. Show them some love through action.
November 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM!
However
Measles can cause encephalitis and brain damage.
Chickenpox can lead to permanent scars.
Meningitis has long term consequences like seizures and motor function disorders.
Polio can cause respiratory paralysis.

Vaccines are SAFE and prevent life long misery.
No, Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism—Here’s the Proof Parents Need to See
Countless studies have shown no link between vaccines and an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder. But some parents still hold onto that belief.
www.parents.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
SNAP benefits, just days from termination, will especially hurt mothers, babies and children who depend on these government subsidies to eat. @donnagaffney.bsky.social and I wrote about HUNGER 2 months ago in USA Today. If you live in VA, NJ, PA your vote will help #FiretheGOP This is on them!
The new normal facing our children- HUNGER

@donnagaffney.bsky.social and I use Lulu, a fictional character to illustrate the cruelty of the GOP Congress. We’re no longer a society founded on compassion. Click link for op-ed in @usatoday.com 💔😢

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October 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Welcome all new followers! And special thanks to @wkyc.bsky.social for hosting Grandparents for Vaccines Founder and President Arthur Lavin yesterday. Dr. Patrick Crago shares what it was like to be a 5 year old child with polio - before a vaccine was available.

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Grandparents for Vaccines founder explains mission on 3News
YouTube video by WKYC Channel 3
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October 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
@gparents4vaccines.bsky.social is now officially on BSKY!!

We need followers. :-) Check out this amazing video where Pat Crago describes what he remembers during his hospitalization with polio. Join us: grandparentsforvaccines.com

For media requests email us at grandparentsforvaccines@gmail.com
Welcome all new followers! And special thanks to @wkyc.bsky.social for hosting Grandparents for Vaccines Founder and President Arthur Lavin yesterday. Dr. Patrick Crago shares what it was like to be a 5 year old child with polio - before a vaccine was available.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3-H...
Grandparents for Vaccines founder explains mission on 3News
YouTube video by WKYC Channel 3
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October 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Hey y’all! NEXT THURSDAY, in lieu of our usual SFS general meeting, we will be having an info session for ANY STUDENT interested in science advocacy! High school, undergraduate, and graduate students welcome. ANY SCHOOL, ANY STATE, ANY MAJOR!
October 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
HEIST: THE LOUVRE'S STOLEN CROWN
A look at the brazen daylight theft and what it reveals about security, power and French national pride. Watch CNN

@cnn.com YOU MISSED THE STORY MAJORITY OF AMERICANS CARE ABOUT. FOTUS destroyed the East Wing and we are pissed!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Q4...
Videos, satellite images capture demolished White House East Wing
YouTube video by CBS News
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October 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Not the title @donnagaffney.bsky.social and I sent in to the editor but grateful to #AshevilleCitizen-Times for picking up this op ed!
From Public Service to Public Peril: A Betrayal of the Kennedy Legacy was what we submitted.
RFK Jr is NO JFK!

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Opinion: RFK Jr. spreads false vaccine claims, exposing children to diseases like polio
President John F. Kennedy was a champion of life-saving immunizations. His nephew RFK Jr. destroys that legacy by spreading lies about vaccines.
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October 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
"The group brings together hundreds of grandparents nationwide who lived through diseases such as polio, tuberculosis and measles — illnesses once thought eliminated in the United States..."

www.kgw.com/article/news...
Grandparents for Vaccines launches to share stories of life before immunizations
New volunteer group aims to educate parents about vaccine importance by sharing personal experiences with preventable diseases.
www.kgw.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
relentlessschoolnurse.com/2025/08/31/t...
“Why Grandparents Must Lead on Vaccines,” a recently published Op Ed by @donnagaffney.bsky.social &
@nurseteria.bsky.social , aka #OpEdNurses, & proud grandparents share the urgent message of seniors having a powerful voice in vaccine promotion
The Relentless School Nurse: Grandparents – A Powerful Force for Vaccines
“Why Grandparents Must Lead on Vaccines,” a recently published Op Ed by Donna Gaffney and Teri Mills—known as The Op Ed Nurses and both proud grandparents—is part of a wider movement: nurses across…
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August 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Reposted by Donna A Gaffney, DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Another great op-ed from @nurseteria.bsky.social and @donnagaffney.bsky.social on grandparents fiercely protecting their families through #vaccination

www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/us-v...
#GrandparentsForVaccines.
www.charlotteobserver.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM