Anne Blackerby

Pediatrician here 👋🏻 

Disinformation is Powerful.
Cognitive dissonance is difficult to overcome. Confirmation bias is a potent addiction.

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Get vaccinated:
Protect your Family and friends.

This is an N of 2, but I chose Novavax for my husband and myself in September’24 because I’d read the immunity was more durable. Nope! Symptomatic Covid 5.5 months in, when prevalence said to be relatively low in our area; stayed +for 19 days, despite Paxlovid. Back to mRNA for us in ‘25.

once again pointing out that Trump vs. US is a treasonous decision--the Supreme Court equivalent of January 6--and the justices who voted for it have forfeited any claim to legitimacy (or indeed due process) whatsoever

“Humans — not AI — control every step.” They clearly need better fact checkers because that’s clearly false.
Most importantly, we living breathing journalists more than ever. This is horrifying. This is not helping reporters. It’s tying their hands.

Pediatrician Here 👋🏻

There’s no such thing as “vaccine neutral”.

Neutrality is choosing the Virus 🦠

We're pediatricians. We see how ICE is harming children. | Opinion Liam Ramos is one of more than 1,700 children to have been put in family detention centers since 2025. We call for these centers to close.

www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Possibly pertinent to this conversation - please check out a recent Insta post from @play_spark.bsky.social for the terms “rolling person” and “walking person.” Could be a great step towards an inclusive world.

May we see the recipe?

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by deadly 'dart frog' toxin, Europeans say - NBC News

Read it - Betcha that’s not the first court they’ve been banned from. Any guesses about HR reports when he was working, before they retired to FL?

(Deeply atypical of the sport, for those who don’t know pickleball)

Ugh!

I’m PGY46 and I’ve never once seen a case of measles. H flu meningitis or periorbital cellulitis: at least monthly in residency. Reyes’ syndrome, oh yeah. CNS complications of chickenpox, you bet. Pertussis of course. Vaccines save lives! And prevent lifelong disability, parents’ lost work, sadness.

He is reckless, unstable, and the opposite of what we should expect from the nation’s top public health official.

When the person in charge of protecting our health treats deadly disease like a joke and glorifies hard drug use, he is modeling behavior that puts families & communities at risk.

Goodnight all. If you’re not outraged by this lawless, corrupt and murderous administration, you’re not paying attention. The Big Lie is a lie. We must do better. The Lord bless you and keep you!

CNN headline that says Trump delivers a deadly blow to EPA’s ability to regulate climate pollution

The president is overruling science to eliminate measures that protect us from pollution and environmental damage, mainly to benefit multinational corporations that have thrown money at his campaign, ballroom, and family.

It's simple corruption, and it will cost American lives and livelihoods.

Last night, on Insta, got introduced to the term “rolling person” (vs. a ‘walking person’). Creative, compassionate Mom of a 5yo who ’will never walk’ uses those terms in her family. Replies from the disability community to the question in her post also enthusiastically embraced these terms. Vocab!

It will very much be worth your time to read this.

I hear everybody still calls it 6th Avenue, not Ave.of the Americas.

In honor of Abraham Lincoln's birthday everyone should read this.

@nicollewallace.bsky.social Sue Gordon looks great! Congratulations on her lifetime achievement award!

Yeah. A mask cult. Sure. Call it that. You know what else was a “cult”? Hand-washing. Seatbelts. Clean drinking water. Surgery without sawdust and whiskey. Every time humans figured out how not to die stupidly, someone yelled cult. So yeah—if a “cult” means noticing that breathing shared air spreads airborne disease, then congrats, you cracked the case. If it means using a simple tool that reduces viral dose, protects your brain, your heart, your kids, your coworkers—then hail Satan, pass the respirators.

🎯🧵by @drseanmullen.bsky.social on XTwitter (Feb 8, 2026):

"Yeah. A mask cult.
Sure. Call it that.

You know what else was a 'cult'?
Hand-washing.
Seatbelts.
Clean drinking water.
Surgery without sawdust and whiskey.

Every time humans figured out how..."

Full 🧵
threadreaderapp.com/thread/20207...

Pediatrician Here 👋🏻

Vaccinations 💉 Work.
Vaccinations 💉 Are Safe.
Ingredients are 🧪 Safe.
Ingredients are 👩🏻‍🔬 Tested.
Vaccines are tested together 💉💉💉
Separate vaccines are not Safer.
Separate vaccines are more stressful.

Pediatrician Here 👋🏻

Masks 😷 are very effective.

Toddlers as young as 2 yo can wear one.

And clean the indoor air!

Bubonic Bob! Great name!

Thank you, Dr. Titanji - tremendously useful and educational.

A companion piece, @coastalcyclist.bsky.social

Thanks for the link, Coastal.

That was Nancy’s famous line, I think. And also right.

I cannot comment on why public health authorities may or may not be recommending certain approaches. Masking and ventilating indoor spaces properly are all effective and recommended strategies to mitigate impact of flu during peak season.