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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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
Kira Nerys, Stardate 50564.2
September 14, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Kira Nerys, Stardate 50564.2
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.
"I'm looking at a kid as I walk through a spaceport today ...and I see he is just overburdened with midichlorian challenges."
August 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"I'm looking at a kid as I walk through a spaceport today ...and I see he is just overburdened with midichlorian challenges."
🎶Just walk away, Vinay🎶
July 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
🎶Just walk away, Vinay🎶
Best thing about Ragbrai is… the pie. But also meeting awesome celebs like Iowa’s own NPR reporter @titonka.bsky.social on the route.
July 24, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Best thing about Ragbrai is… the pie. But also meeting awesome celebs like Iowa’s own NPR reporter @titonka.bsky.social on the route.
I love a good homemade ice cream and public health collab. #RAGBRAI2025
July 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I love a good homemade ice cream and public health collab. #RAGBRAI2025
Putting aside RFK's lack of understanding (or deliberate misleading) regarding what constitutes a good clinical vaccine trial, what’s disingenuous in his justification of the ACIP firing is that the requirements for vaccine trials are set by the FDA, which he also oversees. 🧵
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June 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Putting aside RFK's lack of understanding (or deliberate misleading) regarding what constitutes a good clinical vaccine trial, what’s disingenuous in his justification of the ACIP firing is that the requirements for vaccine trials are set by the FDA, which he also oversees. 🧵
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Senator Cassidy will continue to talk to the leopard about restoring a reasonable semblance of his face.
June 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Senator Cassidy will continue to talk to the leopard about restoring a reasonable semblance of his face.
Hey Senator Vreenak, what do you think about that MAHA report you have on that data rod there
May 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Hey Senator Vreenak, what do you think about that MAHA report you have on that data rod there
Radical transparency! Gold standard science!!
May 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Radical transparency! Gold standard science!!
Bottom line: this is a political decision to throw a bone to the fan base, not a decision made with "good science." COVID vaccines improve outcomes for kids and pregnancies.
May 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Bottom line: this is a political decision to throw a bone to the fan base, not a decision made with "good science." COVID vaccines improve outcomes for kids and pregnancies.
🎵Lalalalava🎵
🎵Anananakin🎵
🎵Anananakin🎵
May 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
🎵Lalalalava🎵
🎵Anananakin🎵
🎵Anananakin🎵
Me trying to explain the antivax reaction to the Surgeon General nomination to my not very online colleagues
May 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Me trying to explain the antivax reaction to the Surgeon General nomination to my not very online colleagues
Get your own lab, form your own IRB, enroll your own patients for your own clinical trial with your own exclusion and inclusion criteria, it's "part of the responsibility of being a parent" you know
May 1, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Get your own lab, form your own IRB, enroll your own patients for your own clinical trial with your own exclusion and inclusion criteria, it's "part of the responsibility of being a parent" you know
Dismissing unvaxed kids is definitely an ethical issue that is often debated, but it's not an informed consent issue. Informed consent does not mean that there are no consequences for your decision about a procedure, but that you've been informed of the medical risks & benefits.
April 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Dismissing unvaxed kids is definitely an ethical issue that is often debated, but it's not an informed consent issue. Informed consent does not mean that there are no consequences for your decision about a procedure, but that you've been informed of the medical risks & benefits.
