Justin Gill

Do we need to split the MMR vaccine into 3 shots?

No.

-No medical reason. Current vax has no safety issues and works very well
-Kids don’t like needles. Why give them 3x the shots?
-Peds office already have limited bandwidth. Who staffs 3x the visits?

Another nonsensical, unserious “policy”

Commissioner Kuderer asks insurers in Washington state to give federal workers some leeway while the federal government is shut down. Thank you to the insurers who’ve already stepped up!
www.insurance.wa.gov/about-us/new...

Unfortunately with confusion rampant at the top, it is falling to states and alliances like the West Coast Health Alliance to fill the void in clear healthcare messaging.

@governor.ca.gov @doh.wa.gov

BREAKING: A federal judge has temporarily blocked Trump from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling he overstepped his authority and violated state sovereignty. The court said Trump’s move lacked any “colorable basis” and was not justified by conditions on the ground.

I'm worried about the 80,000 Washingtonians who are expected to lose access to checkups and preventive care because they can no longer afford health insurance once the ACA tax credits expire. (1/4)

PROUDLY “UNREASONABLE” - More than a thousand nurses and community members showed up Sept. 30 at the WSNA informational picket at Seattle Children’s. The hospital wants to eliminate long-held union protections and deny nurses what they need to provide safe, excellent care.

Covid and Flu booster shots done!

For the MAHA crowd, got my pushups, 7 min mile and pull ups in at record pace this morning too!

Go science!

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

Sticker shock 😳

@standupforscience.bsky.social

@seattleindivisible.bsky.social @evrgrn-resistance.bsky.social @sufsseattle.bsky.social @50501washington.bsky.social @fusewashington.org @aft.org

Asking my fellow nurses, physicians, & healthcare workers to turn out for this day of action. So much is on the line for our colleagues, patients, & the health of our communities. We need to speak up & push back against the destruction of our institutions. #nokingsseattle #nokings

www.nokings.org

Today on Morning Joe, @vinguptamd.bsky.social called out RFK Jr. for trying to refute over 100 years of history on vaccines.

RFK Jr. said he was going to be the gold standard for science, and he's giving us the bottom of the barrel.

@cantwell.senate.gov said it best when she called out RFK Jr. as a charlatan. The worst part about this is that it has life or death implications for actual people.

@murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov @governorferguson.bsky.social @seattleindivisible.bsky.social @evrgrn-resistance.bsky.social @jayapal.house.gov @repemilyrandall.bsky.social @vinguptamd.bsky.social @protectourcare.org

What is at stake here in WA?
- 21% increase in health exchange premiums
-Estimates of 80,000 people dropping coverage if tax credits are not extended
- Rural counties may see 80-90% increase in premiums
@wsna.bsky.social
This is out of touch with the needs of patients, nurses & healthcare workers

It can seem exhausting to try & sift through misinformation of our current time, but we have trusted professionals like @vinguptamd.bsky.social who are willing to hold the line.

We need to push back against misinformation (even from the head of HHS) that directly impacts the patients we serve.

The Trump administration is canceling more than $1.1 billion in grants for energy projects across Washington state, including the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub. That hub will create a clean hydrogen economy across our region.

Nurses for America Statement 10/01 on Government Shutdown and Impact on Health Care Access

As nurses, we stand with our colleagues across medicine, hospitals, telehealth, and public health in warning that this shutdown endangers patients and communities.

President, FDA action on acetaminophen during pregnancy reckless The overwhelming body of evidence confirms that acetaminophen is safe and appropriate for the management of pain or fever in pregnancy, and there is no…

The WSNA Board of Directors Executive Committee soundly rejects President Trump’s September 22 statement bluntly and repeatedly telling pregnant people not to take acetaminophen. @justin-gill.bsky.social

Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."

This is why I try my best to use my platform responsibly.

To cut through the noise and hopefully help be a useful guide in times of utter chaos and irresponsibility.

I have your back.

Gupta: It is safe. That’s what the best-quality research shows. And how irresponsible, using the podium of the WH to put this out there when you’re not even offering an alternative. That is dangerous. An untreated fever is dangerous. Untreated pain in pregnancy is dangerous.

@seattleindivisible.bsky.social @evrgrn-resistance.bsky.social

@wsna.bsky.social @protectourcare.org @muellershewrote.com @meidastouch.com @meiselasb.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com @nursesforamerica.bsky.social @vinguptamd.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social @apha.org @ameracadpeds.bsky.social

At the federal level, the lack of a recommendation further erodes trust in ACIP & our federal institutions. When patients get mixed messages from institutions that were once trusted, it creates uncertainty & fear without context, which is the main problem.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Seattle Children’s nurses fighting for their rights, set to info… The nurses are up against lawyers from Morgan Lewis, one of the most prominent anti-union law firms in the country.

Seattle Children’s nurses are in a massive contract fight and will hold an informational picket Tuesday, Sept. 30 to voice their anger over the hospital’s unresponsiveness in negotiations.

WATCH: RFK Jr. ‘taking away vaccines’ from people who want them, Warren says Warren accused Kennedy of removing access to COVID vaccines for people who want them, despite promises he made during his confirmation hearing that he wouldn’t do so.

RFK, Jr promised that anyone who wants a COVID vaccine can get one

But the ACIP committee he filled with kooks, cranks and incompetents just voted to limit access to the inoculations
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Thank you @oicwa.bsky.social for ensuring that barriers to the vaccine are removed!