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  1. Susie Madrak reveals Dr. Marty Makary's doubts about mandatory COVID booster shots for all Americans during a meeting with the American Hospital Association. He calls for better data to ensure these vaccines genuinely benefit patients, criticizing past trials as insufficient. As confidence in boosters wanes, skepticism about the FDA's motives grows—especially for vulnerable groups.

    Read more: crooksandliars.com/2025/05/fda
    #COVID19 #Vaccines #FDA #PublicHealth #BoosterShots

  2. @mcnado Tetanus is also the perfect refutation to "vaccines work forever".

    We've had the tetanus vaccine since 1924, the current variant dates to 1991. But it is still only considered effective for about ten years.

    Others needing boosters or regular update: influenza, shingles (adult variant of chicken pox), diptheria, pertussis, and for some meningitus. Many other routine vaccines require multiple doses for full efficacy.

    (Lay understanding, I'm sure you could think of others. CDC sourcing, for now: cdc.gov/vaccines/imz-schedules.)

    #vaccines #vaccination #BoosterShots

  3. ' “Of the 633 Texarkana #measles cases, 606 (nearly 96 percent of the total) occurred in people who resided in the Texas portion of the city,” Ratner explains [...]
    'Kennedy would do well to study the outcome of the Texarkana measles outbreak as he fails to endorse mandates for immunization and recommends cod-liver oil and steroids.'

    Jerome Groopman reviews #BoosterShots and #SoVerySmall

    nybooks.com/articles/2025/05/1
    archive.ph/bKhbI

    #vaccines #antivaxxers #RFKJr #USpol #books @bookstodon

  4. #FYI #USA #MicrobeTV #TWiV #ThisWeekInVirology #infectiousdiseases #measles #vaccinate #vaccines #boostershots #VincentRacaniello

    TWiV 1201: "Infectious diseases physician and author of 'Booster Shots' Adam Ratner joins TWiV to discuss measles, measles vaccination, how to approach anti-vaccine sentiment, and the uncertain future of children's' health."

    youtube.com/watch?v=iahPrljQDxY

  5. Hep A&B shot - check
    Tetanus shot - check
    Pneumonia shot - check
    Flu shot - check
    Nasty side effects from flu shot - check
    Dumbassery for getting all four at once - check

    #vaccines #boostershots

  6. Are COVID vaccines seriously only obtainable on weekdays from 10-3 in Kitchener? Does anyone give them to people with day jobs? #CovidVaccine #BoosterShots #EssentialWorkers @waterlooregion

  7. Dritte Anfrage: Wie ist der #Impfstatus bei älteren Menschen sowie Personal in der #Medizin und #Pflege? Und wie kann dieser verbessert werden? Sollen #BoosterShots, also eine auffrischende #Drittimpfung, angeboten werden?

    dissidenten-fraktion.de/2021/0

  8. Dritte Anfrage: Wie ist der #Impfstatus bei älteren Menschen sowie Personal in der #Medizin und #Pflege? Und wie kann dieser verbessert werden? Sollen #BoosterShots, also eine auffrischende #Drittimpfung, angeboten werden?

    dissidenten-fraktion.de/2021/0