DIE-IN at the Capitol after TN House Republicans passed the Ryan Williams arming teachers bill

TN House voted to arm TN teachers Gun violence is the leading cause of death among US children Their plan to protect kids? Put more guns even closer to them Gov. Bill Lee could veto, but he won’t Of course, you can’t take a gun into the Capitol… too dangerous

BTW Tennesseans, here’s how you can help @amandafortn.bsky.social beat Rep. Jason Zachary in November. 👇

Narrowly averted a Pediatric Academic Societies disaster! Left my passport on the flight to Toronto. On my way to the consulate when Paul Air Canada called to say it was found! 3 hrs in the airport+taxi to consulate+taxi to airport+taxi to hotel Let the meeting begin! #PAS2024Selfie #PAS2024

Vaccines have literally saved millions of lives: “Since 1974, vaccination has averted 154 million deaths, including 146 million among children younger than 5 years of whom 101 million were infants younger than 1 year.” #VaccinesWork Paper 👇🏻 thelancet.com/journals/lance…

When it comes to helping parents decide to vaccinate their children, it comes down to how we, as clinicians, start the conversation! We need to get this right every time! Pas American Academy of Pediatrics AIM #vaccinate

Thanks to Shetal Shah for inviting me to co-present on the political determinants of health! We all need to work together to stop policies that leave people more vulnerable to diseases we can prevent. AIM #PAS2024 Pediatric Academic Societies

BREAKING: FBI agents execute search warrant on Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles, NewsChannel 5 confirms newschannel5.com/news/newschann…

⚡️CNN: Tennessee Three to speak at the DNC Rep. Justin Jones Rep. Gloria Johnson & Justin J. Pearson will appear on the DNC stage together. cnn.com/2024/08/19/pol…

Have questions about vaccines during pregnancy? Tune in on 8/22, where CDC’s Dr. Pragna Patel, @USFhealth's Dr. Haywood Brown, AIM’s Michelle Fiscus MD,FAAP 🌻💉❤️🌈, and American Pharmacists Association’ Dr. Allison Hill will discuss this with Beth Battaglino, RN from HealthyWomen.org! RSVP here: bit.ly/3yE4wyt

“What is so beautiful about a child having to carry their parent’s child?” The air went out of the arena when she said that.

It is the law of Tennessee and the official policy of the Tennessee Republican Party to force a child who became pregnant from a sexual assault to carry their rapist’s child to term. That’s not leadership. It’s sickening.

And then this happened! She thanked me for running against Tim Burchett and wished me luck. She believes in Tennessee! Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Please support our campaign. I think she is done being called “girl” in the halls of Congress. secure.actblue.com/donate/jgdnc

REPRESENT!!!! 💙💙💙💙

Come find me on bluesky Michelle Fiscus MD,FAAP 🌻💉❤️🌈

Made the jump. Find me on Bluesky. Same handle. ❤️

Boom.

The human race did indeed survive for thousands of years without vaccines 50% of babies didn't make it to their 1st birthday though but you stick to your argument.

Children are 22% of the US population but 100% of the future! When kids aren’t cared for, when they lack food, security, healthcare, etc, we WEAKEN the future of the country. We must invest in kids! #AAPadvocacy

BREAKING: Research into Pediatric Brain Cancer is essentially being shutdown by a brilliant research team because of Trump’s actions against the NIH. Vice Chair of Research for Neurosurgery at UMass Chan Medical School, Dr. Rachael Sirianni just published this letter to the