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Mark Dexter

@pedsdocdex.bsky.social

Pediatric intensivist, lover of vaccines, pie-diatrician, currently in Boston.

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RFK Jr. saying that a fetus grows inside the placenta sounds really dumb until you remember that the entirety of his medical training is having had a worm live inside of his brain.

09.10.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œA study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29%, their risk of hospitalizations by 39% & their risk of death by 64%”

Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors

09.10.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 571    πŸ” 272    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 11

Hell; I’m on the Harvard faculty and don’t care as much as the NYT does!

08.10.2025 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The answer is always to hate the Yankees and want their fans to feel sad.

08.10.2025 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please don’t take health advice from someone who can’t pronounce the word β€œacetaminophen.”

23.09.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He’s MAGA through and through, but at least he’s a legit peds ID doc and vaccine expert.

18.09.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In case anyone has forgotten, vaccines are literally MIRACLES and one of the greatest inventions in the history of mankind.

Seriously MAGIC.

18.09.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 768    πŸ” 159    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 7
Preview
Federal vaccine adviser says former CDC officials can’t be trusted unless they agree to β€˜public debate’ The chair of a key vaccine committee that advises the CDC will strike a confrontational tone at meeting of the panel, according to a copy of his prepared remarks.

Believe it or not, β€œdebate me, bro” isn’t how we *do* science. www.statnews.com/2025/09/18/c...

18.09.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Full quote: "After seeing his Senate Finance testimony and the number of misstatements, seeing what he's asked our scientists to do and to compromise their integrity, and [given] the children that have died under his watch, I think he should resign."

17.09.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
NIH Director’s Pulsing Neck Tumor Announces Cancer Research Cuts

NIH Director’s Pulsing Neck Tumor Announces Cancer Research Cuts

NIH Director’s Pulsing Neck Tumor Announces Cancer Research Cuts

16.09.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1231    πŸ” 133    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 7

Need me to write a Churchill-style Rx?

14.09.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll wait for the KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN podcast to come out, thank-you-very-much.

14.09.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

IT’S ALREADY STARTED

14.09.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

.nth β€”> β€œIt’s not the heart.”

13.09.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ralph Wiggum tells his parents β€œMRS. KRABAPPEL AND
PRINCIPAL SKINNER WERE IN THE CLOSET MAKING BABIES AND I SAW ONE OF THE BABIES AND THE BABY
LOOKED AT ME.”

Ralph Wiggum tells his parents β€œMRS. KRABAPPEL AND PRINCIPAL SKINNER WERE IN THE CLOSET MAKING BABIES AND I SAW ONE OF THE BABIES AND THE BABY LOOKED AT ME.”

Trusting verbatim VAERS reports:

13.09.2025 01:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m glad to work at a hospital that’s at least fighting back against this administration.

10.09.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Talk about a science corrupter.

09.09.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To be blatant about the numbers, that’s approximately TWO THOUSAND NEEDLESSLY DEAD CHILDREN.

09.09.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is how people who attacked abortion eroded abortionβ€”access. People forget that even with Roe as law of the land many abortion seekers in this country could not obtain one (conveniently).

08.09.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

Ladapo is an ideological quack who should have his license & board certification revoked.

07.09.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The fact that we all seem to have given in to bad faith right wing messaging of calling vaccine requirements β€œmandates” does not bode well for future vaccination rates.

04.09.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We really need to start kicking more docs who lie out of the club.

02.09.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Erick Erickson is easily in the top 1% of People Who Are To Blame That His Wife Can’t Get A Covid Vaccine. He dug his own grave, and hers.

30.08.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 127    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

People be like β€œRFK jr is out of step with the medical mainstream”

HE IS NOT A MEDICAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

29.08.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1623    πŸ” 323    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 28

Pediatrician here; can confirm.

29.08.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I already have to read your posts once. I don’t consent to any of my patients reading them to me a second time.

28.08.2025 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No, you're not ineligible for the vaccine. Let me introduce you to the concept of lying.

27.08.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3388    πŸ” 700    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 65
Acyn
@Acyn
X.com
RFK JR: I'm looking at kids as I walk through the airports today...and I see these kids that are just overburdened with mitochondrial challenges, inflammation-you can tell from their faces, movements, and lack of social connection

TEXAS "MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN" LEGISLATION
ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.
Health & Human Services Secretary
0:12
From CSPAN
C-SPANG*
15:04 β€’ 8/27/25

Acyn @Acyn X.com RFK JR: I'm looking at kids as I walk through the airports today...and I see these kids that are just overburdened with mitochondrial challenges, inflammation-you can tell from their faces, movements, and lack of social connection TEXAS "MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN" LEGISLATION ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. Health & Human Services Secretary 0:12 From CSPAN C-SPANG* 15:04 β€’ 8/27/25

wtf is this nonsense? He thinks he can understand kid’s β€œmitochondrial challenges” just by looking at them?

This is an insane person.

27.08.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 20623    πŸ” 4824    πŸ’¬ 2650    πŸ“Œ 1493

Why would someone from the Heritage Foundation be quoted before someone from IDSA???? On a story about vaccines?

27.08.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also, people hear "grant" and don't understand that these are really federal contracts the government has reviewed and approved to do specific research (after they had a public call for proposals); it's not just money handed out arbitrarily.

18.08.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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