Mary Joan Koch
@grandmamaryjoan.bsky.social
Having 9 grandkids, 18 to 9, makes 80 feel young. Retired Children’s Librarian, Therapist. Lifelong Feminist. 4 daughters, 5 brothers.
Reposted by Mary Joan Koch
As I covered here, it's telling that they went after the hep B vaccine first. The narrative on the right is only "dirty" women have babies who get hep B. And standardized vaccines is an insult to their purity.
(FWIW: half of infant transmission is not maternal)
www.salon.com/2025/09/22/r...
(FWIW: half of infant transmission is not maternal)
www.salon.com/2025/09/22/r...
RFK Jr.'s war on vaccines is about shaming women, not helping kids
The MAHA movement regards all childhood ailments as a sign that moms are failing
www.salon.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
As I covered here, it's telling that they went after the hep B vaccine first. The narrative on the right is only "dirty" women have babies who get hep B. And standardized vaccines is an insult to their purity.
(FWIW: half of infant transmission is not maternal)
www.salon.com/2025/09/22/r...
(FWIW: half of infant transmission is not maternal)
www.salon.com/2025/09/22/r...
Reposted by Mary Joan Koch
As with public schools, the nice thing about standardized vaccines is they take some of the burden off overtaxed and underfunded parents. Making every aspect of childhood a bespoke experience that the mother has to figure out on her own isn't "choice." It's piling on duties that some can't handle.
December 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
As with public schools, the nice thing about standardized vaccines is they take some of the burden off overtaxed and underfunded parents. Making every aspect of childhood a bespoke experience that the mother has to figure out on her own isn't "choice." It's piling on duties that some can't handle.