I’m a pediatrician in Texas. Things are dire and we need your support – not your condescension

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✍️ A pediatrician in Texas shares her concerns about the state's largest measles outbreak in over 30 years and the lack of support from the government and elite Democrats.
👉 Texas is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in over 30 years
👉 An unvaccinated child has died from measles
👉 The state has draconian abortion laws, which have led to the deaths of women due to hemorrhaging or sepsis
👉 The author is a pediatrician in Texas and has seen firsthand the devastating impact of the measles outbreak
👉 The author calls for abandoning classist gatekeeping and for the Democratic party to support marginalized communities

#SeemaJilani #RobertFKennedyJr #GregAbbott #GeorgePacker #Texas #WhiteHouse #Manhattan #Mars #politics

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guardian.co.uk (nprofile…z4y7)

Nothing I have done is more impactful than a day’s work in this battleground in the south, the graveyard of politicians’ abandoned promisesThe tentacles of disinformation have already claimed its first young victim. This week, an unvaccinated child in Texas died of measles – an entirely preventable disease. Right now, the state is seeing its largest measles outbreak in more than 30 years. Yet at a White House briefing, secretary of health and human services, Robert F Kennedy Jr, falsely noted “it is not usual”, and did not offer any plans for containment.I am a pediatrician in Texas, and I can assure you the situation is so abnormal that most younger physicians have never seen a case of measles, thanks to successful vaccination campaigns.Seema Jilani is a pediatric physician based in Texas, a first-generation American, and a member of the Council of Foreign Relations Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/28/texas-pediatrician-support-healthcare