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Darth Doctor Pete MD FAAP

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Board certified general pediatrician in rural OK for almost 2 decades. Dad to 3 boys. Boomer Sooner. Go Broncos. Thunder Up! OKC. STAR WARS fanatic. Partner to Broken Bow Travel on IG

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(No, we’re not saying you won’t understand them: we’re saying that you Will misinterpret them.)

07.08.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pediatrician Here πŸ‘‹πŸ»

Vaccine package inserts are like stereo instructions

They are Legal documents to indemnify pharma.

If you want the risks and benefits of vaccines, ask the experts instead of trying to decipher documents that aren’t designed for laypeople.

07.08.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The @ameracadpeds does not recommend any corporal punishments: biting, spanking, or otherwise

07.08.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pediatrician Here πŸ‘‹πŸ»

Toddlers bite to communicate.

Don’t bite them back. You may think that is a deterrent but it encourages them. It’s also inappropriate to use corporal punishment.

07.08.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pediatrician Here πŸ‘‹πŸ»

Not a big pharma shill.
Not a media plant.
Not a government official.

Just an extremely concerned, evidence based, private practice doctor.

07.08.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They literally have no idea what they’re talking about. πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

06.08.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We need to remain relevant in this field with federal government funding.

Otherwise we pay more for it when someone else develops it.

It’s economically dumb and scientifically irresponsible

06.08.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pediatrician and Biochemist here πŸ‘‹πŸ»

mRNA exists in your body right now.
It’s normal. It’s supposed to be there.

Studying mRNA Technologies is the next frontier in medical science.

06.08.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pediatrician Here πŸ‘‹πŸ»

Please only give Pasteurized Milk to your children.

Bacterial infections from raw milk are Severe.

06.08.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are extremely frustrated with the continued disinformation from the HHS secretary and his minions.

Vaccines Save Lives

06.08.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pediatrician Here πŸ‘‹πŸ»

Autism is not an epidemic. It’s a different brain.

There isn’t a magic formula or solution: but there is promising evidence and research among reputable scientists and doctors.

06.08.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pediatrician Here πŸ‘‹πŸ»

We’re still recommending that all patients over 6 months old get their flu vaccine.

Flu before Boo πŸ‘»

04.08.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hang in there my friend

02.08.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pediatrician Here πŸ‘‹πŸ»

Back to school preparations are upon us.
Get those πŸ’ͺ🏻 arms ready for vaccines πŸ’‰

We’re ready to help with back to school physicals.

02.08.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

CDC warns vaccination rates are too low.

This would be How herd immunity works: most get vaccinated so the few who can’t get protection. Not understanding how public health works is Not an excuse to refuse vaccination based on disinformation and hubris.

01.08.2025 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pediatrician Here

I provide psychiatric care.

My pediatric psychiatric Hot Take

Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder are actually Anxiety.

31.07.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Precisely: this predetermined accountability is ridiculous. Wanting better police policies is Good. Wanting to continue doing what we are doing is Bad.

31.07.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes!

30.07.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pediatrician Here πŸ‘‹πŸ»

Hot take

There are no exemptions for vaccinations Other than Medical Exemptions.

30.07.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pediatrician Here πŸ‘‹πŸ»

I have to find it comical that misinformed vaccine refusers use the same tired propaganda for the past 25 years.

Otherwise I would go πŸ€ͺ

Propaganda and Nonsense are not evidence

Cherry Picked β€œdata” that smacks of confirmation bias are not evidence

30.07.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They are a veritable panacea.
They are Not the Boogeyman for everything.

30.07.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pediatrician Here πŸ‘‹πŸ»

Vaccines are a β€œvictim” of their own success.

They save lives.

They don’t cause chronic disease: they prevent them.

They don’t cause developmental disabilities:
They allow children to live long enough to be properly diagnosed and treated.

30.07.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s like believing a vampire would overhaul the blood bank to better serve patients in need of a transfusion. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

30.07.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Especially plaintiff lawyers with slush funds. There is no end to the current hhs secretary’s appetite to abuse and manipulate the system he now oversees.

30.07.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Moreover, believing that a Career lawyer would somehow overhaul a federal system to Benefit victims is sadly naive. The goal of a lawyer is to enrich themselves,

30.07.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Let me be clear: pediatricians, scientists, and many other professionals have Looked into almost every correlation between vaccines and diseases and we just are Not finding evidence of a vast conspiracy that vaccines are causing more Harm than Benefit.

30.07.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pediatrician Here πŸ‘‹πŸ»

I empathize with any family that feels that a vaccine is correlated with their child’s health issue.

I caution parents daily about correlations versus causation.

30.07.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pediatrician Here πŸ‘‹πŸ»

Critics of my profession use conspiracy theories, half truths, and an attempt to discredit us with accusations of hypocrisy.

We want to see our patients and practice evidence based medicine.

Most of us are just nice people that do a job that most people could not tolerate.

17.07.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pediatrician Here πŸ‘‹πŸ»

Vaping is Harmful.

It increases risk for Asthma and Pneumonia
It’s more addictive in children
(20% instead of 10%)
It causes permanent lung damage.

It does this in months to years.

16.07.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

RFK going after synthic dyes is like worrying about your car’s paint job while the check engine light is on.

Preventing access to vaccines is setting that car on fire.

Credit: @doc.cadence on Threads

15.07.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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