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Anyone who wants businesses to reopen and schools to open in the fall should wear a mask. Anyone who wants to slow the spread of COVID-19 should wear a mask. Anyone who wants to protect themselves, their neighbor and their community should wear a mask. Wear a mask.
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Thank you
@CAgovernor
for helping California physicians get the PPE we need to keep us and our patients safe. CMA will distribute millions of gloves, masks and gowns provided by the state to physician practices across CA in the coming days.
@GavinNewsom
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As we vaccinate the first round of health care workers, we must also prioritize the residents and medical students who are treating patients in the ICUs and on the front lines of this pandemic.
#ThisIsOurShot
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#CMADocs
: Take action now against
#AB890
. NOTHING in the bill requires independent nurse practitioners to serve underserved populations or designated underserved regions. CA patients don't deserve a lower standard of care. Tell
#CaLeg
#NoAB890
#NoOnAB890
:
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#SB276
makes CA's existing vaccination law stronger & will protect
#CommunityImmunity
. It makes clear that CA will not tolerate physicians who practice outside the accepted standard of care & will prioritize public health and protections for children
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Physicians as healers are often on the front lines of acts of gun violence, but today they faced the threat in a space that should be devoted to peace and healing. This cannot stand -
#CMADocs
call for reform to end this terrible epidemic of cutting precious lives short.
Breaking News: Multiple people were shot and some were killed at a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the police said. The gunman is also dead.
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With
#SB277
, it was death threats & lobbyists being stalked. This year it escalated to attacks on
@DrPanMD
. Stop the Hitler comparisons. Get rid of the blood-spatter shirts. End talks about "hanging for treason."
#standwithDrPan
#StopAntiVaxViolence
#SB276
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Don't be fooled by phony "face mask exemptions" being peddled by anti-mask extremists. They're fake.
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#SB598
, by Sen.
@NancySkinnerCA
& Sen.
@Scott_Wiener
, restores the patient/physician relationship by providing a 1-year
#PriorAuth
exemption. Help
#FixPriorAuth
- vote AYE on SB 598!
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When someone comes into a health care setting, they deserve to know the medical personnel who care for them are doing everything in their power to keep them safe.
#CMADocs
stands in support -
#GetTheVax
NEW: CA will have the strongest state vaccine verification system in the US and will require state employees & healthcare workers to provide proof of vaccination—or get tested regularly.
We’re experiencing a pandemic of the unvaccinated. Everyone that can get vaccinated—should.
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Join physicians striving for
#healthequity
at the Oct. 19-20 NEPO Building Healthy Communities Summit in Anaheim!
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This second surge is straining our already struggling health care system. Want to save lives? Enjoy restaurants again? Reopen schools (safely)?
#WearAMask
!
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Anti-vaccine movement is rooted in misinformation & anti-science paranoia. It’s an anti-government conspiracy theory...the government is working to cover up a big, harmful secret. It’s paranoid thinking.
#SB276
#SignSB276
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By positioning CA to be the first state to fully realize universal health care access and coverage, Gov
@GavinNewsom
's bold and balanced budget will strengthen our health care system and protect patients. We thank the Governor for his leadership.
#CABudget
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Thank you
#CaSenate
for passing this critical bill! Thanks to the entire
#CaLeg
for choosing
#publichealth
over hysteria, racism, bad science and violence.
#SB276
#SB714
#SignSB276
#SignSB714
#FakeMEsHurtKids
#VaccinesWork
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Physicians taking to Twitter (many for the first time!) to say ENOUGH is ENOUGH -
#StopAntiVaxViolence
& pass
#SB276
to protect our kids & communities from fake
#MedicalExemptions
that hurt our most vulnerable.
#CaLeg
#CMADocs
#VaccinesWork
This is my first tweet. I am a pediatrician. Anti vaccine rhetoric is dangerous and a threat to public health. Threats and assaults on lawmakers are not acceptable. I stand in full support of
#SB276
#tweetiatrician
#StopAntivaxViolence
#SoMeDocs
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Brooke Balck, who takes immunosuppressants, cannot have vaccines, making her especially vulnerable to the spread of infectious diseases like measles. California is trying to protect people like her by introducing a new law.
#SB276
#FakeMEsHurtKids
#CaLeg
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Thank you
#CaAssembly
for your vote in favor of
#PublicHealth
, preventing fraud & protecting vulnerable kids! Thank you
@DrPanMD
for standing strong in the face of racism & violence.
#SB714
#SignSB276
#SB276
#FakeMEsHurtKids
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Allowing NPs to practice without physician supervision threatens
#patientsafety
, while also increasing overall health care costs w/ overutilization of diagnostic tests & improper specialty referrals. Contact
#CaLeg
& say NO on
#AB890
#NoAB890
#NoOnAB890
:
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#SB276
would clamp down on exemptions granted for spurious medical reasons, which is in the best interest of public safety because
#vaccinations
are unquestionably safer than the diseases they protect against.
#StopAntiVaxViolence
#FakeMEsHurtKids
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Our
#CMADocs
thank
@DrPanMD
for stepping up to protect the people who are working to protect our
#PublicHealth
. This bill is an important step to support our local health officials during the
#COVID19
crisis.
#SB483
#CaLeg
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We can all do more to keep each other safe. Ensuring that all health care workers are protected against COVID-19 will help put patients at ease and will help us bring this deadly pandemic to an end.
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California's physicians strongly support
#SB276
, including our 44,000
#CMADocs
; 8,500
@CaliforniaDO
docs; & 5,000+
@AmerAcadPeds
CA pediatricians. Overwhelmingly, physicians &
#PublicHealth
professionals across the world know that
#VaccinesWork
&
#FakeMEsHurtKids
.
#SB276
#CaLeg
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Some parents believe that
#vaccinations
can cause other ailments — mistakenly thinking, for example, that a
#measles
shot can trigger
#autism
, a discredited theory.
#SB276
#SignSB276
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Urge
@CAGovernor
@GavinNewsom
to reject
#AB890
, which would create a 2-tiered health care system! Use our form now to urge him to protect patient safety:
#NoOnAB890
#NoAB890
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Thank you
@GavinNewsom
for recognizing the service and sacrifice of public health workers, who are coming under attack by anti-vax/mask extremists:"They're getting death threats. I just want to apologize to all those health directors that are being attacked...We have their back."
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Leg analysis shows indp NP practice (
#AB890
) does NOT increase
#accesstocare
. If patient access actually increased, Medi-Cal would see higher use/expenditures - neither accounted for in
#CALeg
$ estimates. See Asm. Wood’s comments on 2015 bill: 2:34:50
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You will be missed,
@DrPanMD
! "If Dr. Pan has indeed earned the title of vaccine hero now, as Time magazine named him, he got there because of what he learned in community health centers about standing up for people who couldn’t speak for themselves."
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ICYMI: CMA launches new video campaign taking a stand for public health, and denouncing radical movements aimed at undermining our collective safety.
#WearAMaskCA
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#CMADocs
VP of Gov Relations
@JanusNorman
: "CA's public health officers made tough decisions–unpopular decisions–to stand up for science & make sure our communities are safe. They did that at great personal peril. No public health officer should be subject to such abuse."
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Today we celebrate Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, 1st US female
#medicalschool
graduate! Share your own story!
#NWPD
#NationalWomenPhysiciansDay
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#CMADocs
President Dr. David Aizuss thanks Senator
@DrPanMD
for showing the leadership to protect
#PublicHealth
& ensure physicians are doing their part to protect
#CommunityImmunity
.
#SB276
#FakeMEsHurtKids
#VaccinesWork
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Have you thanked a doctor, nurse or healthcare worker lately? THANK YOU to our 50,000
#CMADocs
, & all other physicians & healthcare professionals on the frontlines! We're working nonstop to get you the info & support you need.
#ThankADoctor
#ThankANurse
#COVID19
#coronavirus
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Free
#CME
webinar Feb. 28 w/
@CAPublicHealth
&
@CP_Fellows
:
#SugaryDrinks
: Using Grassroots Advocacy to Reduce Consumption. Save your spot now!
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A sensible step to curb public health dangers, one that is supported by major medical groups, is being met with a groundswell of angry parents who don’t accept the science.
#SB276
#SignSB276
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The
#Tdap
vaccine during pregnancy has been shown to be a safe way to protect the mother and baby from serious illness. It has proven to be 90% effective in preventing
#pertussis
in children younger than 2 months.
#WhoopingCough
#VaccinesWork
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Today, we learned that one of our own, Dr. John Cheng, took heroic measures to stop another act of senseless gun violence, and in the process gave his life to save others. We all mourn this tragic loss of life and offer our deepest condolences.
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CA residents will be required to wear masks in high-risk areas. “Science shows that face coverings and masks work,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom. “They are critical to keeping those who are around you safe, keeping businesses open and restarting our economy.”
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CMA proudly stands with
#CMADocs
like
@DrPanMD
, who have dedicated their lives to serving
#PublicHealth
, despite threats of bodily harm. Conspiracy theories & violent rhetoric have no place in our state.
#SB276
#StandWithDrPan
Message from
@DrPanMD
"I am grateful and moved by the outpouring of support I have received since the assault against me yesterday. Thank you to
#CaLeg
for calling for civility and condemning this unprovoked physical assault."
#StopAntiVaxViolence
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#AB890
would NOT increase access to care. "If the argument is for the expansion of care...how does that not impact the state some way as far as more Medi-Cal...dollars being spent?"
Just listen to Asm Wood abt past NP bill & vote
#NoOnAB890
#NoAB890
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CMA is deeply disturbed by the news that some local health officers, many of whom have been working tirelessly for months, have been subject to unfair & uninformed attacks and have become political targets.
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“I find it astonishing that a person who is on probation with the medical board is going to be the main spokesperson to say the bill is bad - the person the bill is designed to protect against.”
#SB276
#FakeMEsHurtKids
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Practicing physicians have witnessed coronavirus disinformation harm too many patients. We have lost more than 1 million American lives to the coronavirus, and nearly a third of those deaths were preventable.
#AB2098
That is why the California Medical Association, often unfairly criticized for only protecting physicians, strongly supports
#AB2098
.
Physicians caring for
#coronavirus
patients agree: Misinforming patients is a bad idea.
#infodemic
@CMAdocs
@MedBoardOfCA
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CA law already allows minors 12+ to make certain medical decisions without parental consent, most notably as it relates to reproductive health (including TWO vaccines).
#SB866
simply expands that autonomy to FDA-approved vaccines. Support kids. Support public health.
#YesonSB866
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#CMAHOD
has voted, & Jack Chou, MD, will be joining the 2019-20
#CMADocs
Executive Committee as Vice-Speaker! Dr. Chou is a
#familymedicine
physician practicing in San Marino.
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Just a reminder:
#AB890
doesn't do ANYTHING to guarantee NPs will work in primary care or underserved areas - and history shows they won't.
#NoOnAB890
#NoAB890
Although the noble intent is
#CloseTheProviderGap
, nothing in
#AB890
requires NP's to
1. do
#primarycare
2. work in an underserved area.
In states without supervision, NP's stayed in big cities and gravitated to subspecialty medicine.
@CMAdocs
@bretanmd
@Tmazermd
@lasereyedoc
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#CMADocs
proud to stand with Governor
@GavinNewsom
at his
#ClimateChange
legislative package signing today! Don't miss our Oct. 21 event, Understanding the Climate Health Crisis and How California Physicians Can Make an Impact:
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The stalking and harassment of
@MedBoardOfCA
President Kristina Lawson and family is just the latest example of escalating violence and harassment from anti-vaccine extremists. This behavior is not acceptable, and we cannot allow it to be normalized.
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Since CA passed a stricter vaccine laws 4 years ago,
#antivaxxers
have been taking advantage of the laws’ loopholes, shopping for doctors who will give them a medical exemption from vaccination — and
#SB276
was written to rein in the fraud.
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Dr. Ilan Shapiro (
@dr_shaps
) speaking on
#physicianworkforce
&
#healthequity
at
#CMAHOD
: “COVID has shown us the health equity problems we have in front of us. It was not something new. It was cooking for decades, but we are finally at a point where we can do something about it.”
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CA patients deserve to be seen by a physician, not the two-tier system they'll be forced into under
#AB890
. Even prisoners are guaranteed the right to see a doctor. Use our form to ask
@CAGovernor
@GavinNewsom
to VETO this
#badbill
:
#NoOnAB890
#NoAB890
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“We are confident that we have legislation that will close enormous loopholes in CA’s existing
#vaccination
law, protect
#CommunityImmunity
& crack down on physicians who are practicing outside the accepted standard of care.”
#SB276
#SignSB276
#SB714
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Don't be misled by the chiropractors & naturopaths wearing white coats - the vast majority of CA physicians strongly support
#SB276
to keep kids & communities healthy!
#FakeMEsHurtKids
#CaLeg
Appear more credible = appear as doctors... Which they are not. Unbelievable.
@CMAdocs
@AAPCA1
@AAPCA3
@OCAAP
@cafp_familydocs
@CALIFORNIADO
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The national measles outbreak (with 52 out of 1044 cases reported in California) could worsen and spread to children who are too sick to get vaccinated, by way of children going to school under fraudulent
#MedicalExemptions
.
#SB276
#FakeMEsHurtKids
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"
@LaphonzaB
's unwavering dedication to equitable health care access and social justice, as well as her ability to unite diverse voices, makes her a transformative force, and I applaud Gov.
@GavinNewsom
for elevating her to represent California in the US Senate," said CMA
Laphonza Butler is an extraordinary and inspiring leader who has not only made history but made progress – especially as a powerful advocate for health access – for millions of Californians over the course of her storied career.
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Thank you,
@GavinNewsom
for your commitment to protect public health and ensure all physicians practice within the accepted standard of care.
#SB276
Gavin Newsom just told a gaggle of reporters he’ll sign the vaccine exemption bill if it passes the Legislature in its current form.
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CMA stands with the thousands of residents and medical students bravely serving their communities through this surge. Thank you for your bravery, your dedication and your service.
#ThisIsOurShot
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On
#DoctorsDay
, we proudly celebrate the 50,000+
#CMADocs
we serve throughout California! THANK YOU for serving on the frontlines of the
#COVID19
outbreak & for all you do in "peacetime" as well!
#ThankADoctor
#NationalDoctorsDay
#HappyDoctorsDay
!
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Thanks to
#CMADocs
Dr.
@SionRoy
& Dr.
@DianaShibaMD
for joining us today at
@LACUSCMedCenter
! Both serve on our CMA Board of Trustees and both are physicians serving on the frontlines of the
#COVID19
pandemic.
#Care4CaregiversNow
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#CMADocs
President Dr. Peter N.
@BretanMD
has put out a statement on recent reports of rogue physicians selling
#MaskExemptions
, putting their communities in danger.
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#CMADocs
strongly support Gov. Newsom’s common-sense action to protect our students, teachers & school staff. We are proud that CA continues to put public health first & urge all who are eligible to get their COVID-19 vaccines as soon as possible.
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#IHeartImmunity
Coalition partners thank Legislature, Gov. Brown for passing & signing
#SB277
http://t.co/DE06TMEM2f
http://t.co/htLPbgXvgy
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.
@JerryBrownGov
, in his
#StateoftheState
: I intend to do everything I can to protect the
#healthcare
of our people.
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Congratulations to Dr. David Aizuss (
@lasereyedoc
) on your election to the
@AmerMedicalAssn
board! We know you will serve the national organization as you served CA–with honor, distinction, and a focus on inclusion and addressing racial and gender bias in the house of medicine.
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#CMAdocs
is proud to support
#SB276
, introduced today by Senator
@DrPanMD
, to protect the
#PublicHealth
of our schools & communities.
#FakeMEsHurtKids
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“The increase of people asking for exemptions is baffling,” said
#CMADocs
Dr. Rene Bravo, a San Luis Obispo pediatrician. “
#Vaccinations
are probably one of the greatest health interventions in the last century."
#SB276
#FakeMEsHurtKids
#CaLeg
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CMA proud to have been part of historic coalition to pass
#Prop1
! Pictured are (from left)
@Cal_HHS
Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly, Dr. Ilan Shapiro (
@dr_shaps
), CMA Vice-Speaker Dr. George Fouras (
@gfourasmd
), Governor
@GavinNewsom
, CMA President Dr. Tanya W. Spirtos & Dr.
@SionRoy
.
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Monday, March 30: Please take the time to
#ThankADoctor
on
#DoctorsDay
. From all over CA, physicians have thrown themselves into combating
#COVID19
, whether joining the front lines, coming out of retirement, or completely reworking their practice models to protect patients.
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“
#Primarycare
is by far the most significant variable related to better health status,” correlating with lower mortality, fewer deaths from heart disease and cancer, & a host of other beneficial health outcomes.
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#CMADocs
Dr. Lee Snook asks, "What more can we do to fight systematic racism? We think this bill is a small, but significant step toward that effort."
@AsmMikeGipson
's
#AB1196
would eliminate the use of a
#chokehold
or
#carotidrestraint
statewide by law enforcement.
#CALeg
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So proud of physicians like Dr.
@jabraham
who are leading the charge against
#COVID
and inequities!
#CMADocs
#ThisIsOurShot
Thank you
@GavinNewsom
@CAgovernor
for visiting
#KEDRENHEALTH
today--a historically black institution that is an exemplary model...a Center of Excellence...for Equitable Vaccine Distribution for the nation! We can and we will vaccinate 1mil.
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#CMADocs
proudly endorse
@GavinNewsom
for
#CaGov
& trust him to fight for pragmatic solutions to our most crucial health care challenges, incl
#UniversalAccess
&
#PhysicianShortage
.
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"
#SB250
will allow patients like my dad to get treatments they urgently need without unnecessary delays from insurance companies."
#CaLeg
, help us
#FixPriorAuth
so stories like Vivian's become the exception, not the norm.
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CMA’s Young Physicians Section presents Dr. Javier Sanchez (
@docsanchezmd
) with the “Young at Heart Award” for his outstanding advocacy with
@ThisIsOurShot
and
@VAcunateYa
.
#CMAHOD
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Special thanks to State Senator and pediatrician
@DrPanMD
for speaking on the serious, long-term impact of
#AdverseChildhoodExperiences
#ACEs
on the health of patients. Watch for a future CMA webinar on this topic w/CA Surgeon General
@DrBurkeHarris
!
#CMAHOD
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Since 2015,
@MedBoardOfCA
has received 186 complaints regarding “inappropriate vaccine exemptions”. There have been 89 this year alone, up from 41 in 2018 and 43 in 2017.
#FakeMEsHurtKids
#SB276
#CALeg
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Over one third of all
#healthcare
costs in the U.S. were due to insurance company overhead & provider time spent on billing. “The average American is paying more than $2,000 a year for useless bureaucracy.”
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These continuing threats of violence against
#PublicHealth
officials are unacceptable. We MUST listen to & act with science & reason to get us through the pandemic.
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Thank you
#CaSenate
#CaLeg
for realizing the critical importance of
#SB276
for California's
#PublicHealth
, kids & communities.
#VaccinesWork
#FakeMEsHurtKids
#SB276
is necessary to prevent unscrupulous doctors from writing fake medical exemptions. We need to keep all children safe from preventable diseases. We eradicated measles decades ago and it is back with a fury!
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CDC said recently that “
#vaccination
should occur before onset of influenza activity in the community” to ensure the best protection against the virus. For most people, that means getting vaccinated by the end of October.
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Dr. Burke Harris is founder & chief executive of
@CYWSanFrancisco
, which aims to improve the health of children exposed to toxic stress & trauma early in life.
#SurgeonGeneral
#CASurgeonGeneral
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It's clear that
#vaccine
#MedicalExemptions
written based on
#MTHFR
gene mutations alone are unsupported by science - despite unscrupulous doctors advertising & selling them.
#FakeMEsHurtKids
#SB276
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Before you mail in your ballot, check our official
#CMADocs
endorsements!☑️
#YesOnProp16
☑️
#YesOnProp17
☑️
#NoOnProp23
☑️
#YesOnProp25
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We need YOU to tell your legislators: CA patients don't deserve a lower standard of care. NOTHING in
#AB890
requires independent nurse practitioners to serve underserved populations or designated underserved regions. Tell
#CaLeg
#NoAB890
#NoOnAB890
:
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Officials understand the urgency of getting kids vaccinated, but anti-vaccine propaganda has convinced some parents to seek
#MedicalExemptions
from
#vaccination
, even where not warranted. Drs who enable this behavior put entire communities at risk.
#SB276
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Huge thanks to Drs. Louis Tran, Stephanie Loe, Susan Munden, Karrar Ali, Ryan McNally & Samuel Zidovetzki - among countless others - taking their expertise to help with
#COVID19
in New York!
#ThankADoctor
#CMADocs
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