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Jerome Adams
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Father, physician, author of Crisis and Chaos, Purdue University Distinguished Professor, Former IN Health Commissioner and 20th US Surgeon General
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Fascinating that he says this (which I agree with btw), but either completely fails to realize or outright ignores that his approach to vaccination is a SICK-CARE one, vs one that preserves health. Current PA measles outbreak has almost 20% hospitalization rate. 🤯
America needs a HEALTHCARE system, not a SICK-CARE system.
📺 @SecKennedy on changing the financial incentives that shape American healthcare:View quoted post on X
Most babies don’t receive a first measles vaccine until age 1. With measles endemic again, parents can no longer assume grocery stores, airports, churches, or even pediatricians’ offices are safe spaces. The community protection we took for granted is gone, and U.S. moms now must live in fear that their babies will be harmed by a completely preventable disease, while they do every day tasks. 😢
U.S. loses measles elimination status axios.com/2026/11/14/us-…View quoted post on X
The United States just officially lost its measles elimination status - the first time in 26 years! 😢
PAHO determined there has been continuous transmission of the same strain for more than a year. This is more than symbolic.
Most babies don’t receive their first measles vaccine until age 1. With measles now endemic again, parents can no longer assume grocery stores, planes, churches, or even pediatricians’ offices are safe for their unprotected infants. The community protection we relied on for decades is gone, and moms across the country now live with the fear that their vulnerable babies could be harmed by a completely preventable disease.
Is this RFK Jr.’s fault alone? Absolutely not. Declining vaccination rates and distrust have been building for years. But as America’s - and one of the world’s - most influential health officials, he spent decades assembling the kindling of vaccine skepticism, helped ignite the flame, and then oversaw cuts that reduced the CDC’s workforce by roughly 30% (ie he disbanded the fire department).
And even if you believe he bears no personal blame, the responsibility to address this crisis and restore safety for infants moving forward falls on him more than anyone else.
America’s moms should be able to grocery shop without fear that they are putting their babies’ lives at risk. This is a tragedy and and leadership failure- there’s no other honest way to put it.
PAHO determined there has been continuous transmission of the same strain for more than a year. This is more than symbolic.
Most babies don’t receive their first measles vaccine until age 1. With measles now endemic again, parents can no longer assume grocery stores, planes, churches, or even pediatricians’ offices are safe for their unprotected infants. The community protection we relied on for decades is gone, and moms across the country now live with the fear that their vulnerable babies could be harmed by a completely preventable disease.
Is this RFK Jr.’s fault alone? Absolutely not. Declining vaccination rates and distrust have been building for years. But as America’s - and one of the world’s - most influential health officials, he spent decades assembling the kindling of vaccine skepticism, helped ignite the flame, and then oversaw cuts that reduced the CDC’s workforce by roughly 30% (ie he disbanded the fire department).
And even if you believe he bears no personal blame, the responsibility to address this crisis and restore safety for infants moving forward falls on him more than anyone else.
America’s moms should be able to grocery shop without fear that they are putting their babies’ lives at risk. This is a tragedy and and leadership failure- there’s no other honest way to put it.
An independent commission of experts that reports to the director of the Pan American Health Organization determined that the US no longer qualified as having eliminated measles, a source close to the process told CNN. cnn.it/48hM1hOView quoted post on X
Just paid $80 to fill up my gas tank. At $10/hour -nearly $3 above the $7.25 federal minimum wage - that’s a full 8-hour workday every week just to keep gas in the car.
I really don’t know how the average American is doing it! 🤷🏽♂️🙁
I really don’t know how the average American is doing it! 🤷🏽♂️🙁