Physicians for Informed Consent

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📘 It’s official! Vaccines and the Diseases They Target — the Silver Booklet — is now on Amazon.

Created for parents who want clarity, this resource explains childhood diseases, vaccine side effects, and risk comparisons in straightforward language. With clear charts and data, it’s designed to support informed decisions for your family.

Get your copy here: https://t.co/ytIC5izrsA

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Before the Hep B vaccine, fewer than 1 in 7 million children developed chronic hepatitis B that led to fatal liver disease—that’s just 0.00001%.

It raises real questions about risk and necessity. Go here for more information: https://t.co/9VEVO0dB3l

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Did you know getting the flu shot two years in a row might actually reduce how well it works?

Studies have found that repeated annual doses can increase the risk of vaccine failure—and effectiveness tends to drop in those vaccinated back-to-back.

Curious what else you haven’t heard about the flu vaccine? Check out these 9 Flu Vaccine Facts you should know:: https://t.co/P91htqIv4D

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Would you take a closer look if there was a real risk? A study published in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal examined around 90,000 children to see if the varicella (chickenpox) vaccine was linked to certain adverse events—and the results showed a statistically significant association.

Parents deserve full transparency when it comes to vaccine safety. Are we really getting the whole story?

Get the facts and see the research for yourself: https://t.co/aK7NXAmFCV

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The polio vaccine is called IPV and the CDC recommends children get 4 doses starting at 2 months of age. But is the IPV vaccine safer than polio?

One way that side effects of the vaccine are measured is clinical trials. But these are usually limited to a few thousand subjects, which aren't enough to prove it causes less permanent injury than polio in children who are at normal risk.

If you want to do more research about this vaccine so you can make an informed choice, here's a great resource: https://t.co/gzfy5EXKdC

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Did you know? While the diphtheria vaccine has greatly reduced the number of diphtheria cases, it does not prevent asymptomatic infection or transmission.

Discover why this matters and learn more here:https://t.co/j0cF2dQQF8

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How reliable are MMR vaccine studies? Even large-scale research can be skewed by chance and confounding factors—like in a 2002 study published by the New England Journal of Medicine.

Click the link in our profile and go to the Education > Measles tab to dig into the details.

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Wondering how thorough MMR vaccine trials really are? Even the CDC says prelicensure trials “usually do not have the ability to detect rare or delayed adverse events.”

Click the link in our profile and go to the Education > Measles tab to learn more.

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Hib is a bacterial infection and the Hib vaccine is part of the routine childhood immunization schedule. But did you know that the risk of permanent disability or death from the Hib vaccine hasn't been proven to be less than that of Hib?

Parents, if you want to learn more about Hib and the Hib vaccine, here's a great resource: https://t.co/etW1Pi2OZU

#vaccines #protectyourkids

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Did you know getting the flu shot two years in a row might actually reduce how well it works?

Studies have found that repeated annual doses can increase the risk of vaccine failure—and effectiveness tends to drop in those vaccinated back-to-back.

Curious what else you haven’t heard about the flu vaccine? Check out these 9 Flu Vaccine Facts you should know:: https://t.co/P91htqIv4D

#vaccines

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A review of 17 studies published in Expert Review of Vaccines found that the long-term effects of repeated annual flu shots—on individual immunity, community protection, and virus evolution—are still largely unknown.

Parents deserve transparency, not assumptions.

Explore more under our Education tab of our website (link in profile).

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Did you know the ATSDR set a safety limit for oral aluminum at 1 mg per kg of body weight per day to avoid toxic effects?

Makes you wonder… how does that compare to what’s in vaccines?
Parents, it’s time to ask questions. Know the facts.
More here: https://t.co/SMLV9VJpWQ

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Did you know how hepatitis B is actually spread? It requires mixing of body fluids, usually involving infected blood. In the U.S., the most common transmission comes from unprotected sex and injection drug use—not casual contact.

So why the push to vaccinate newborns?
Read more here: https://t.co/1VJ7rxRn9w

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What do the numbers actually show about measles?
Research studies and national tracking report that about 7 in 1,000 cases are hospitalized and about 1 in 10,000 are fatal.

Take a closer look at the data before making vaccine decisions.: https://t.co/vlTg8MwqsO

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Parents, what do you know about the polio vaccine?

It was introduced in the U.S. in 1955...
But did you know it doesn’t prevent silent (asymptomatic) infections or stop the spread?
Yes, it has reduced noticeable cases of polio, but what about the risks we can’t see?

When it comes to your child’s health, knowledge is power. Get the full picture: 👉 https://t.co/e5EcHKSMbS

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Parents, did you know? The CDC admits it’s unclear how long the chickenpox vaccine protects your child. Studies show vaccine antibodies lasting 10–20 years—but those studies were done before the vaccine was widely used. So, what happens when immunity fades? Is your child protected long-term?

Get the facts you deserve to know: https://t.co/RaBEVcMjkb

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How well was the MMR vaccine actually tested before being recommended for every child?

Most prelicensure trials included only a few thousand participants and lasted just a few years—far too limited to assess long-term safety or compare risks to potential benefits.

Look deeper—click here: https://t.co/iluaEB2Uhx

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Did you know? There’s insufficient evidence that varicella (chickenpox) vaccines prevent more permanent injuries or deaths than the disease itself. Safety studies are often too small to be reliable, and research on patterns of illness can be unclear or misleading due to random factors and errors.

As parents, understanding the facts matters. Explore what the research says: https://t.co/EvHqBJBgvi

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NEWS: Physicians for Informed Consent Files Amicus Brief with U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Religious Freedom

Physicians for Informed Consent (PIC) has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Perry v. Marteney, supporting a West Virginia family challenging vaccination requirements for virtual public school attendance on religious-freedom grounds.

PIC is calling on the Supreme Court to review the case and address an important question: Can states allow certain exemptions to school vaccination requirements while denying exemptions based on sincerely held religious beliefs?

Read the full press release: https://t.co/vHuIcYZGlZ

⭐ Did you know PIC members received this news before it was announced on social media? Become a PIC member to be among the first to receive important news and updates like this, delivered directly to your inbox!

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Parents, did you know? The polio vaccine may have been only 65% effective in a 1954 trial—not because it worked so well, but because the control group had too few cases to compare. Surprised? There’s more to the story...

Get the facts here: https://t.co/MMX2Ls8cql

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[Health Freedom Defense Fund @theHFDF]

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo just delivered a fierce defense of his decision to end vaccine mandates for Hep B, chickenpox, Hib, and pneumococcal.

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“Parental rights … absolutely need to be protected.”

“It’s not a debate.”

“They’re immutable.”

“We’re not having a debate over what the herd immunity thresholds are.”

“We’re not having a debate over the effectiveness of these different vaccines, which vary.”

“We’re not having a debate over the safety of these different vaccines, which varies.”

“Herd immunity isn’t constant for different vaccines.”

“Some vaccines may protect against illness, but may not protect against transmission.”

“To advance the goals of public health, one of the things is that we need to respect … parental rights.”

“That’s been lost, unfortunately, in the conversation about public health recently.”

“We’re not actually doing anything very new.”

“We’re sort of falling back to classic tenets of public health.”

@FLSurgeonGen @HealthyFla