Reposted by @bettyb2007.bsky.socialHunter @statisticurban.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Many states permit childhood vaccine exceptions for a wide variety of things, including "personal belief." Just five states have the strictest possible law, allowing exemptions only on a medical basis. Unsurprisingly, these states have some of the highest vaccination rates. 822629
Reposted by @bettyb2007.bsky.socialHunter @statisticurban.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Here's 2019-2020 for comparison 716313
Reposted by @bettyb2007.bsky.socialHunter @statisticurban.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Routine childhood vaccination rates have been declining precipitously in recent years. The MMR vaccine is one of the most important. Today 14 states have an MMR vaccination rate for kindergartners of less than 90%. In 2019, just 3 did. 38704240
Reposted by @bettyb2007.bsky.socialHelen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 17/12/20247 more states are set to take part in #USDA 's mandatory bulk tank testing program looking for #H5N1 #birdflu in dairy cow herds. Indiana, Maryland, Montana, New York, Ohio, Vermont & Washington will join California, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. 614842
Reposted by @bettyb2007.bsky.socialMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 17/12/2024We’re all going to die 69267691032
Reposted by @bettyb2007.bsky.socialDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 17/12/2024If no Democrats cross the aisle to vote for RFK, he can he can afford to lose only three Republican votes to be confirmed. Call your Senators! (Even if you are in a red state) www.senate.gov/senators/sen...senate.govU.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators 8320190
Reposted by @bettyb2007.bsky.socialJon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 17/12/2024L.A. Times opinion staffers notify the executive editor that Soon-Shiong has banned criticism of Donald Trump unless its "presented side-by-side with another opinion piece representing the 'opposing view,’" via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social www.status.news/p/patrick-so...status.newsMeddling for MAGAPatrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, has dismayed staffers as he curtails critical coverage of Donald Trump. 3111780799
Reposted by @bettyb2007.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling on Trump to set conflict-of-interest rules for Elon Musk. "Currently, the American public has no way of knowing whether the advice that he is whispering to you in secret is good for the country—or merely good for his own bottom line." tinyurl.com/bdkzzuf5tinyurl.com 651126241
Reposted by @bettyb2007.bsky.socialSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 17/12/2024JFC Your co-POTUS, America 1141785598
Reposted by @bettyb2007.bsky.socialCat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · 17/12/2024EXCESS DEATHS In week 48 2024: ▪️Expected deaths: 12,380 ▪️Actual deaths: 11,006 In week 48 2023: ▪️Expected deaths: 10,898 ▪️Actual deaths: 11,328 They’ve raised the baseline of expected deaths by a whopping 14% since this time last year! No wonder there’s no excess… 🤯 17252102
Reposted by @bettyb2007.bsky.socialJusDayDa @jusdayda.bsky.social · 19/11/2024H5 in Wastewater (normalized) 10-Gilroy 18-Lompoc🚩 240-Los Angeles Warren🚩🚩 16-Los Angeles Hyperion🚩 4-Merced 3-Napa 5-SF-Oceanside 4-Ontario 4-Palo Alto 5-Paso Robles 6-Redwood City 14-Riverside 4-Sacramento 22-San Diego 4-San Jose 3-Sunnyvale 8-Vallejo 780-Turlock 151
Reposted by @bettyb2007.bsky.socialJusDayDa @jusdayda.bsky.social · 19/11/2024FluA which includes both H5 as well as H1 and H3 FluA is in onset in California as weather rapidly cools and rain returns. It’s hoped that H5 spread will slow as weather gets colder and cows leave the barn and sprinklers are turned off. Water keeps the critters away… 021
Reposted by @bettyb2007.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/11/2024Lots of people are about to be really mad that price of eggs goes up but they can’t get a 2nd job because they can’t afford childcare and when they do finally get the eggs they get E Coli because there’s no FDA but can’t go to the doctor because they got kicked off their health plan. #FAFO 20145986713182