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ceej
@ceej.online

when our baby was born we asked the pediatrician doing rounds about the then-new RSV vaccine, and she visibly steeled herself before launching into a pre-rehearsed spiel about the efficacy of vaccines and only relaxed when we were like, no, we’re asking because we WANT it

ProPublica@propublica.org

NEW: Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth The vitamin K shot, a lifesaving injection given to newborns to prevent uncontrollable bleeding of the brain and intestines, has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.

propublica.orgBabies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at BirthThe vitamin K shot, a lifesaving injection given to newborns to prevent uncontrollable bleeding of the brain and intestines, has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
One Who Walks Among the Dead
@anubisthejackal.bsky.social

During Trump 1.0 I made a joke to our pediatrician about the vaccine possibly giving my kid autism, and I should have known this would happen from my own experience in retail - but I could see the doctor take a full second to try and evaluate whether I was joking.

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