I've written the American Academy of Pediatrics about how they need to stop letting anti-vaxxers crap all over their Facebook page and again no response. I don't know what TF is wrong with pediatric leaders in the US, but it's terrifying they're just sitting on their asses. The last time the AAP directly challenged any anti-vaccine groups was in 2011 when they called out Delta airlines for airing anti-vaccine ads by the NVIC. Since then they've been silent. They won't even denounce anti-vaccine FAAP pediatricians like Bob Sears and Paul Thomas who should have immediately been expelled under AAP bylaws. I quit the AAP in 2012 because I'm not going to pay money to a group that does jack shit against antivax groups and anti-vax pediatricians.
Thank you for this essay. I was starting to feel like I'm all by myself on this.
Get a load of this: the Chancellor of UCSF is a pediatrician (https://share.google/LEn2OiCXseZlhoOOb) . I've written him about Prasad and no response.
I've written the American Academy of Pediatrics about how they need to stop letting anti-vaxxers crap all over their Facebook page and again no response. I don't know what TF is wrong with pediatric leaders in the US, but it's terrifying they're just sitting on their asses. The last time the AAP directly challenged any anti-vaccine groups was in 2011 when they called out Delta airlines for airing anti-vaccine ads by the NVIC. Since then they've been silent. They won't even denounce anti-vaccine FAAP pediatricians like Bob Sears and Paul Thomas who should have immediately been expelled under AAP bylaws. I quit the AAP in 2012 because I'm not going to pay money to a group that does jack shit against antivax groups and anti-vax pediatricians.
Thank you for this essay. I was starting to feel like I'm all by myself on this.
Well, I guess we're all learning the hard way what staying silent in the face of anti-vaccine lies get us as a nation...
When I worked at UCSF Pediatrics 20 years ago we learned that UCSF was the second biggest employer in San Francisco, just after the city itself.
I only see one prof still there, but looks like one of my former coworkers is now staff - he’s getting a letter!
Thank you!