Vidya Kumar Ramanathan
@ramanathanvidya.bsky.social
Pediatrician, human rights advocate, www.cordglobal.org
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This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
RFK Jr. says US won’t donate to global vaccine effort
Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.
www.politico.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This is a travesty & a nightmare. The US was a founder of @gavi.org. It lowers global vaccine costs, has vaccinated 1B children, & averted 19M deaths. This pull out will cost 100s of thousands of children's lives a year - and RFK Jr will be personally responsible.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
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Some basic facts RFK Jr continues to ignore.
Global health advances have reduced child deaths 75% over the last 50 years.
40% of those gains were from vaccination. And 60% of those gains were from the measles vaccine alone. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Global health advances have reduced child deaths 75% over the last 50 years.
40% of those gains were from vaccination. And 60% of those gains were from the measles vaccine alone. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
June 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Some basic facts RFK Jr continues to ignore.
Global health advances have reduced child deaths 75% over the last 50 years.
40% of those gains were from vaccination. And 60% of those gains were from the measles vaccine alone. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Global health advances have reduced child deaths 75% over the last 50 years.
40% of those gains were from vaccination. And 60% of those gains were from the measles vaccine alone. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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excellent take
The quality difference between good mango and bad mango is the biggest of all the fruits, because the ceiling for good mango is so extremely high.
May 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
excellent take
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Trump inherited an economy that was firing on all cylinders. Now, just weeks into his tenure, the outlook is far gloomier -- and the sudden deterioration is due almost entirely to his policies and the uncertainty they have created.
@colbylsmith.bsky.social #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/b...
@colbylsmith.bsky.social #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/b...
Trump’s Policies Have Shaken a Once-Solid Economic Outlook (Gift Article)
Economic forecasts have deteriorated in recent weeks, reflecting the upheaval from federal layoffs, tariff moves and immigration roundups.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Trump inherited an economy that was firing on all cylinders. Now, just weeks into his tenure, the outlook is far gloomier -- and the sudden deterioration is due almost entirely to his policies and the uncertainty they have created.
@colbylsmith.bsky.social #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/b...
@colbylsmith.bsky.social #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/b...
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March 8, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
February 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Donald Trump has disgraced the United States of America in countless ways since he first entered political life ten years ago.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
But he had never disgraced the nation as badly as he did today.
He has brought shame on this country to an extent I had never thought possible. And he has only just begun.
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Photo from the Oval Office shows Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova as Trump and Vance attacked Zelenskyy.
February 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Photo from the Oval Office shows Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova as Trump and Vance attacked Zelenskyy.
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Just a reminder that the HPV vaccine literally PREVENTS CANCER and the series can be started as early as 9 years of age.
February 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Just a reminder that the HPV vaccine literally PREVENTS CANCER and the series can be started as early as 9 years of age.
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How we did it: Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...
www.propublica.org
February 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
How we did it: Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
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NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
propub.li
February 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
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“Make no mistake: Mass deportation equals mass family separation."
Pediatrician @ramanathanvidya.bsky.social writes about the “trauma” Trump’s immigration plans will inflict on children
READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Pediatrician @ramanathanvidya.bsky.social writes about the “trauma” Trump’s immigration plans will inflict on children
READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Be horrified at the trauma Donald Trump plans to inflict on these children
To carry out his plan, Trump would either have to separate more than 4 million U.S.-citizen children from their parents — or illegally deport them.
www.msnbc.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“Make no mistake: Mass deportation equals mass family separation."
Pediatrician @ramanathanvidya.bsky.social writes about the “trauma” Trump’s immigration plans will inflict on children
READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Pediatrician @ramanathanvidya.bsky.social writes about the “trauma” Trump’s immigration plans will inflict on children
READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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DO NOT USE PERIOD TRACKING APPS. NONE OF THEM.
23 states have formed a coalition (led by Texas) and are working on legislation to sue for women’s health records and data in order to arrest and incarcerate them and their providers for abortion
23 states have formed a coalition (led by Texas) and are working on legislation to sue for women’s health records and data in order to arrest and incarcerate them and their providers for abortion
No, nothing to be concerned about here with Peter Thiel investing in femtechs, like this period tracking app. futurism.com/neoscope/pet...
We're Concerned: Billionaire Peter Thiel Backs Controversial Magazine's Cycle-Tracking App
Peter Thiel, billionaire entrepreneur and top campaign donor has decided to back a "femtech" app called 28, created by the divisive Evie Magazine.
futurism.com
December 17, 2024 at 6:06 PM
DO NOT USE PERIOD TRACKING APPS. NONE OF THEM.
23 states have formed a coalition (led by Texas) and are working on legislation to sue for women’s health records and data in order to arrest and incarcerate them and their providers for abortion
23 states have formed a coalition (led by Texas) and are working on legislation to sue for women’s health records and data in order to arrest and incarcerate them and their providers for abortion
December 11, 2024 at 3:20 AM
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It's that time of year where this pic pops up on my phone and brings me a laugh.
December 4, 2024 at 4:52 AM
It's that time of year where this pic pops up on my phone and brings me a laugh.
Swans in our pond this weekend... 💖
December 2, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Swans in our pond this weekend... 💖
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
December 1, 2024 at 6:54 PM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
Ohhh I love this. ❤️
November 23, 2024 at 4:58 AM
Ohhh I love this. ❤️
#EveningBeauty - tonight's backyard view (and blue skies) 💙
November 21, 2024 at 2:27 AM
#EveningBeauty - tonight's backyard view (and blue skies) 💙
Oh this place really is fun! I love everything about this! 💖
Hank Green is so ambitious. It's exhausting. My life is like being the co-author of the Federalist Papers.
I'm all like, "John Jay got sick after writing five."
And Hank's like, "HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER FIFTY ONE."
I'm all like, "John Jay got sick after writing five."
And Hank's like, "HAMILTON WROTE THE OTHER FIFTY ONE."
November 20, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Oh this place really is fun! I love everything about this! 💖
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"does bluesky have drafts" no but we have kindness. we have friendship. we know love. we know how to see the world in a grain of sand, and heaven in a wildflower. we know how to hold infinity in the palm of my hand, and eternity in an hour.
November 20, 2024 at 4:05 AM
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Assembling a cabinet from the people in your group chat is certainly a choice.
November 20, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Assembling a cabinet from the people in your group chat is certainly a choice.
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I often get asked if there's a "womenswear version" of me. Here's a thread addressing that, which includes a caveat and some resources. 🧵
November 20, 2024 at 12:25 AM
I often get asked if there's a "womenswear version" of me. Here's a thread addressing that, which includes a caveat and some resources. 🧵