Karen Ernst
@stpkernst.bsky.social
OPINIONS ARE MY OWN. Your favorite fun-sized St Paul girl. Often watching Dateline, concocting adventures, or trying to make flowers grow. Cookie enthusiast.
If they just move to shared clinical decision making, they can also have these vaccines available for VFC.
December 20, 2025 at 1:38 AM
If they just move to shared clinical decision making, they can also have these vaccines available for VFC.
Bringing back chickenpox and rotavirus. Don’t forget that!
December 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Bringing back chickenpox and rotavirus. Don’t forget that!
I’ve got a digital stalker. Bleurgh.
December 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I’ve got a digital stalker. Bleurgh.
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General pediatrician here; thanks so much for your efforts.
December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
General pediatrician here; thanks so much for your efforts.
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lots of misinformation in the comments now. For example the "only a few days" myth is debunked here by @aboutpediatrics.bsky.social vaxopedia.org/2019/10/02/a...
Are Vaccines Only Tested for 4 or 5 Days?
It is a common anti-vax myth that vaccines are only tested for four or five days before they are approved.
vaxopedia.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
lots of misinformation in the comments now. For example the "only a few days" myth is debunked here by @aboutpediatrics.bsky.social vaxopedia.org/2019/10/02/a...
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Keep pointing it out! The Somali Minnesotans followed the rules to immigrate here. This is all about skin tone.
December 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Keep pointing it out! The Somali Minnesotans followed the rules to immigrate here. This is all about skin tone.
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hepatitis B vaccination is not associated with an increased risk of multiple sclerosis.... an HHS funded study. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12707063/
Vaccinations and risk of central nervous system demyelinating diseases in adults - PubMed
Vaccination against hepatitis B, influenza, tetanus, measles, or rubella is not associated with an increased risk of multiple sclerosis or optic neuritis.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
December 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
hepatitis B vaccination is not associated with an increased risk of multiple sclerosis.... an HHS funded study. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12707063/