lambdageekMe to spouse: so were we thinking of going to the Z-O-O today?
5yo: the zoo! We haven't been to the zoo forever! Let's go to the zoo!
Oh no, our secret code has been broken. We can never have a conversation again
Charming MalcontentThe #CDC found that during the 2024-25 school year, 4.1% of #kindergartners (about 138,000 kids) had a #vaccine exemption, surpassing the previous high of 3.7% from the year before. Nearly all were nonmedical, meaning they were for #religious or other reasons.
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me: *grilling*
5yo: I don't like the black parts of my hot dog
...
me: the... grilled... parts?
So now I'm eating all the grilled dogs and the kiddo is eating the hastily pan-fried sad dog.
beSpacificNationwide < than 93% of #kindergartners completed #measles #vaccine last year, down from 95% according to #CDC. #Immunization rates against #polio, #whooping cough and #chickenpox fell similarly. And there have been far more precipitous drops in some states, counties and school districts / #Red v #Blue. #Trump admin could encourage anti-vaccine sentiment, undermine state programs. #RFKjr spread the false theory that #vaccines cause #autism #childhood #diseases https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/01/13/upshot/vaccination-rates.html #politics
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬#US verges on #vaccination tipping point, faces thousands of needless deaths: #FDA
Top regulatory officials call for clinicians to speak up and drown out #misinformation.
Data from #CDC last year found that, for the third consecutive year, vaccination rates among #kindergartners had continued to slip, with rates of non-medical vaccination exemptions rising to an all-time high. 10 states with vaccination exemption rates over 5 percent!
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/anti-vaccine-nonsense-will-likely-kill-thousands-this-season-fda-officials-say/ #RSV #Flu #COVID #Measles #Influenza
Top regulatory officials call for clinicians to speak up and drown out #misinformation.
Data from #CDC last year found that, for the third consecutive year, vaccination rates among #kindergartners had continued to slip, with rates of non-medical vaccination exemptions rising to an all-time high. 10 states with vaccination exemption rates over 5 percent!
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/anti-vaccine-nonsense-will-likely-kill-thousands-this-season-fda-officials-say/ #RSV #Flu #COVID #Measles #Influenza
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