Nurses For America
@nursesforamerica.bsky.social
We support nursing, democracy, health access/equity, repro rights, gun safety, Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, healthy climate Insta/Threads: @nurses_for_america https://nursesforamerica.net
WSNA strongly opposes efforts to reshape our nation’s childhood vaccine recommendations through political directives rather than established scientific and clinical processes. Read the full statment on our website.
WSNA statement on executive order targeting childhood vaccine schedule
The science supporting the safety and efficacy of immunizations has not changed, and neither has our commitment to protecting the health of our…
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Vaccines gave our children a safer future. As grandparents, we have a powerful voice and a responsibility to share what we’ve witnessed, and why protecting the next generation matters. Let’s use our voices to help keep our grandchildren healthy and protected. ❤️ @defendpublichealth.bsky.social
OPINION: Give children a healthy start to school - Beaverton Valley Times
As a retired nurse educator and grandmother, I believe one of the best ways we can prepare children for a successful school year is to make sure they are up […]
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MS NOW’s Dr. Vin Gupta on the consequences of Trump’s childhood vaccine order:
Nurses must continue to speak truth to power, & push back against harmful health policy coming out of DC. Thank you @pabloreports.bsky.social, @meiselasb.bsky.social,& @meidastouch.com for lifting up the stories of frontline nurses by covering the Nurses Shift Change rally in DC during Nurses Week.
CNN Health Contributor: The only person that benefits is Robert F Kennedy Jr. who can continue to go on his war against vaccines by suppressing information that shows he’s wrong. It’s a dangerous time.
Disabled CDC employees report accomodations are becoming harder to access under RFK Jr’s leadership. Scientists deserve accessible workplaces and public health institutions that support them. Help us embolden a Congress that will remove RFK Jr. here: zurl.co/9xlNC Gift Article: zurl.co/AZL3G #CDC
Employees With Medical Conditions Challenge C.D.C. In-Office Requirement
The health agency has been particularly strict in abolishing at-home work, overriding accommodations that were granted years before the pandemic.
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Want to speak up? Nurses and nurse allies are rallying in DC & virtually nationwide tomorrow. nurseshiftchange.org HR 1/OBBBA Impacts: -Draconian Medicaid cuts -Nurses/allied health excluded from higher fed loan caps, but theologians included… -Failure to address core issues like workforce/staffing
On National Nurses Day, we thank nurses in Oregon and across the country for keeping our communities healthy! My wife, Mary, is a nurse, and I’ve seen firsthand the crucial care, support, and advocacy nurses provide patients and their families each day.
Almost time for the Nurses Shift Change Report for Duty Rally on May 7th! Nurses AND nurse allies are welcome to join us! I’m honored to serve as the keynote speaker alongside some amazing nurse leaders! You can attend in Washington DC or virtually: nurseshiftchange.org
Nurses/Nurse Allies: Join me on May 7th in Washington DC. With so much on the line, now is the time to speak up! RSVP below. #nursesky @nursesshiftchange.bsky.social @nursesforamerica.bsky.social @drsforamerica.bsky.social @meidastouch.com @muellershewrote.com @standupforscience.bsky.social
2026 Report for Duty Rally
Save the Date: Report for Duty Rally
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Measles is a very serious and unpredictable infectious disease; spreads in lightening speed to the unvaccinated that includes infants (too young to be vaccinated) and immunocompromised. Getting vaccinated=CARING about each other ❤️💙 @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social ncnewsline.com/2026/02/02/n...
Need another reason to vaccinate against measles? The virus can cause immune amnesia. • NC Newsline
A study by Harvard Medical School researchers found that measles can erase from 11% to 73% of the different antibodies that previously made an individual immune to other illnesses.
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The incredible, tireless @nurseteria.bsky.social and @donnagaffney.bsky.social have published another banger about the danger of RFK Jr.’s idiocy in cutting vaccine recommendations. Have a read!
Opinion: US Health, CDC rollback on vaccine recommendations dangerous
Vaccines are not banned. Parents can still protect their children. Pediatricians can still recommend these vaccines. Families can still request them.
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Sign petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/nu... RSVP for the Nurses ShiftChange Report for Duty Rally on May 7th: NurseShiftChange.org ANA RN action: Contact your Member of Congress on Truth for Alex Pretti: ana.quorum.us/campaign/dem...
Thank you @meidastouch.com for once again lifting up frontline healthcare voices. After the tragic killing of Alex Pretti, RN, nurses must not be intimidated by injustice or deterred from standing up for what is right. www.meidasplus.com/p/meidas-hel...
Meidas Helps Nurses Stand Up and Speak Out
By Justin Gill
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As we await the opportunity to submit public comment, we must tell our stories & highlight the broader implications of the Dept of Ed’s harmful proposed rule (result of HR 1). This rule will put graduate education out of reach for so many nurses & healthcare workers. Thank you @the-independent.com
Nurses push back after Trump excludes them from ‘professional’ status
As a strike rages in NYC, nurses on opposite sides of the country tell Rhian Lubin how the Education Department’s plan to cap federal loans for graduate nursing degrees poses a grave threat to the fut...
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When our grandchildren ask what we did to protect them from measles, we want to be able to say, "Every single thing we could." #MeaslesOutbreak 171 cases just last week-all preventable @maddow.bsky.social @gparents4vaccines.bsky.social @defendpublichealth.bsky.social www.cdc.gov/measles/data...
Measles Cases and Outbreaks
Find the latest numbers of confirmed U.S. measles cases. CDC updates this page weekly.
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The "Historic Moment" Hook 15,000 nurses just walked out, and Mayor Mamdani didn’t hesitate to pick a side. ✊ He just joined the largest nursing strike in NYC history with a message that hospitals need to hear immediately. See what happened: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/aocs-messa...
RFK Jr needs a black box warning ⚠️ Hazardous ☢️ to health‼️ Listen to the advice from American Academy of Pediatrics- vaccines 💉 save lives. To read use this link-https://archive.is/Do2JD @donnagaffney.bsky.social @defendpublichealth.bsky.social @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social
Donna A. Gaffney and Teri Mills: Vaccines save lives, Mr. Kennedy
Routine childhood vaccinations just given from 1994 to 2023 prevented 1.13 million deaths, 32 million hospitalizations, and 508 million cases of illness,...
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Nurses associations in WA, OR, CA, & HI stand w/ the #WestCoastHealthAlliance recommendation that newborns receive the Hep B vaccine In an era where trust in our federal health agencies is at an all-time low, the public is looking to nurses, physicians, & health professionals for clarity & truth.
Washington State Nurses Association@wsna.bsky.social · 8mo agoWSNA, ONA, ANA/California, and the Hawai’i-American Nurses Association oppose the decision by the U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to remove its longstanding newborn Hepatitis B immunization recommendation. @oregonnursesassoc.bsky.social
“Without the subsidies, my monthly premiums will increase by nearly $750 a month, or $9000 for the year. My budget is tight as it is, and there’s no way I can afford that additional hit.” https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/2025-kff-marketplace-enrollees-survey/
2025 KFF Marketplace Enrollees Survey | KFF
This survey explores how ACA Marketplace enrollees expect to respond if their premium payments doubled as expected in 2026 when enhanced premium tax credits are set to expire. About a third would very likely look for a lower-cost plan, even if it had higher deductibles, and about a quarter would very likely end up uninsured. The survey also examines how increased health care costs may affect their finances and the potential impact in next year's elections.
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“After a hospital closes, people have to travel farther for care...and in a true emergency, that can result in more negative health consequences or deaths that could have been avoided.” https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2025/the-loss-of-a-rural-hospital-is-devastating-for-a-local-community/
‘The Loss of a Rural Hospital Is Devastating for a Local Community’
As rural-area hospitals continue to shutter their doors at a concerning rate across America, SPH professors discuss what is driving these closures and how public health can help affected communities receive the care they deserve.
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The hepatitis b birth dose vaccine is safe and has the evidence to prove its effectiveness. The message to parents-- talk to your OB/GYN and the pediatrician you choose to take care of your baby. Thank you @drjudystone.bsky.social for this guidance. #VaccinesSaveLives www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
Hepatitis B Birth Dose: What Parents Should Know About New Guidelines
As an infectious disease doctor and mother, these are my recommendations for how parents might think about the new CDC advisory committee Hepatitis B vaccine guidelines.
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This ACIP meeting set a historic precedent for the erosion and destruction of science-based vaccine programs in our country.
CIDRAP@cidrap.bsky.social · 8mo agoSpecial Osterholm Update podcast edition! @mtosterholm & @cvdall discuss the recent decision by ACIP (CDC's vaccine advisers) to end universal hepatitis B birth dose recommendations and the impact it will have on public health www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
My nursing education journey mirrors so many others in the US. As someone that relied on these loan programs, this issue would have affected me as an NP student. This affects the future of healthcare, regardless of whether this admin recognizes nursing as a profession or not…
Washington State Nurses Association@wsna.bsky.social · 9mo agoWSNA opposes a Department of Education proposal that would bar nursing graduate programs from “professional degree” status, limiting loans and harming the future nursing workforce.
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"Grandparents for Vaccines" program aims to boost childhood immunization rates - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News | Paducah News
ILLINOIS(KBSI) - According to local health departments and the CDC, the US is continuing to see a decline in children getting vaccinated. Whether this be
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Enough…We all must firmly reject the misrepresentation of the facts by the CDC and RFK Jr. Patients should trust the nurses, physicians, and healthcare experts who do the work are accountable for the advice they provide.
Washington State Nurses Association@wsna.bsky.social · 9mo agoWSNA unequivocally rejects language recently posted by the CDC on its website stating that: “The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.”
