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RETWEET if you think mask mandates--which protect immunocompromised people and ALL children under five who STILL have no access to
#Covid
vaccines--should remain on flights and ALL public transportation!
#MaskUp
✈️🚆🚍 😷♥️😷
@POTUS
What would really help is to reinstate mask mandates so that kids can avoid repeat
#COVID
infections and everything that comes with them (including, of course, brain fog, which would make it harder for them to focus on math and reading...).
#MaskUp
🙏😷❤️
@AshishKJha46
Hi there. We really need everyone under 50 to have access to boosters. Now. We also need you to make sure that--as SOON as they are out--children have the same access as adults to bivalent boosters. Thanks.
We are thrilled that the
@CDCgov
finally recommends
#Covid
vaccines for children under 5. Thanks again to ALL the families who participated in the trials. We are looking forward to seeing these vaccines available to all children ASAP.
#ImmunizeUnder5s
We at Protect Their Future are thrilled to hear about the unanimous YES vote at the VRBPAC meeting for Moderna vaccines for children under 5. We look forward to the next steps to make sure these vaccines are available to ALL children.
#ImmunizeUnder5s
🚨Please RETWEET!🚨 We LOVE to see your powerful and wonderful photos of your kids getting vaccinated. Unfortunately, the anti-vaxx community often uses these photos to harass people, so we ask that you please not post photos of your children here on Twitter.
HOORAY for the members of Protect Their Future who are rallying in Maryland right now to ensure parents can protect their children from
#Covid19
! WE ARE WITH YOU!
#ImmunizeUnder5s
#EUAinMay
❤️❤️❤️
We're glad to see
#Masks
trending! We hope this is because more places are considering mandating them! Now that kids are returning to school we should
#MaskUp
to protect EVERYONE! 😷❤️😷
#CovidIsNotOver
BREAKING—House
@COVIDOversight
’s chair is demanding FDA’s
@DrCaliff_FDA
submit information by May 9th if & why Moderna’s 2-shot vaccine for kids <5 is potentially delayed until June (Pfizer’s 3 shot ready date) whenever Moderna is requesting EUA by April.
We love to see that
#BringBackMasks
is trending on
@Twitter
, since masks protect children (and adults!) from
#Covid
and other viruses! Please RETWEET this and tell us the reasons YOU think we should
#BringBackMasks
! 😷❤️😷
@DrLeanaWen
@AshishKJha46
Well...SOME of us have many tools available. Kids under five don't have any. Remember? No mask mandates, no access to vaccines = no protection.
#ImmunizeUnder5s
@chantz_y
What an awful thing to experience. We are so sorry to hear it. Please let your child know that we have thousands of members who have kids of all ages who are still masking! 😷❤️😷
Still trying to understand how according to
@CDC
numbers we were at 492
#Covid
deaths for under 5s yesterday but today we're at 475...
@CDCgov
? Last time this happened--in March--you claimed it was a coding error. What happened this time? We need an explanation. Please RETWEET.
@DrLeanaWen
This is an important question. We suggest that we continue to mask until everyone has access to
#Covid
vaccines--including the MILLIONS of kids under 5--and we can find a way to protect immunocompromised people. 😷♥️👶♥️💉
UPDATE: We at Protect Their Future are thrilled to hear about the unanimous YES vote at the VRBPAC meeting for both Pfizer & Moderna vaccines for children under 5. We look forward to the next steps to make sure these vaccines are available to ALL children.
#ImmunizeUnder5s
And the
#Oscar
goes to... All the parents of under 5s doing their best to stay sane while we wait for
#Covid
vaccines for our kids! 🙃 Tell us who you'd give YOUR
#Oscar
to?
Glad to see
#Masks
trending. Let's bring back mask mandates and protect more people including children under 5 who are JUST starting to find protection from vaccines!
#ImmunizeUnder5s
😷❤️😷
Please RETWEET to let people know that you are here advocating to give families the opportunity to
#ImmunizeUnder5s
! So many people have forgotten that 20 MILLION children STILL don't have access to
#Covid
vaccines! Let's remind them!
#EUAinMay
👶❤️💉
"More than a quarter of kids who get Covid-19 may develop long-term symptoms, according to a study from June." Thank you
@jechristensen
&
@CNN
for reminding people that
#CovidIsntOver
and that ALL children are at risk for
#LongCovid
. Please
#MaskUp
😷❤️
@POTUS
@POTUS
Please turn your attention to the 20 MILLION children under five who still have no access to
#Covid
vaccines. Many parents have left the workforce entirely in order to care for children at home since they still can't
#ImmunizeUnder5s
! 👶♥️💉 HELP US!
Thinking of so many of our members who are sending kids to school--some of them for the first time--this week. Sending love and strength to each of you. We are here if you need support. ❤️
@POTUS
How about allowing boosters for everyone under 50? What about reinstating mask mandates before school starts? These things will also help your odds! 👍😷❤️💉
@POTUS
So you can imagine how infuriating it is for families with children under five who have been choosing between isolation and infection for the last two years! Please advocate for
#COVID19
vaccines for kids under five so they can be protected like the rest of their families!
We must not continue to leave under 5s behind! Protect Their Future Calls for Equal Access to Bivalent Vaccines for Young Children
Read our statement here:
#ProtectionOverPolitics
#ImmunizeUnder5s
💉👶🙏
Hi there! We're still here fighting for
#Covid
protection for ALL children. Please RT this to remind people that children under 5 still have NO access to bivalent boosters. With no mask mandates & no updated shots, we are STILL leaving them behind. Follow us to advocate for kids!
PTF member received this message from
@moderna_tx
study indicating boosters for kids under 12 will not be available until NEXT YEAR. With NO mask mandates at schools (or anywhere else) it is unacceptable to leave children behind AGAIN!
#CovidIsNotOver
@DrCaliff_FDA
@CDCgov
@AshishKJha46
Please reinstate mask mandates at pharmacies and any other locations offering these vaccines. We must do our best to protect these children from getting
#Covid
when they go for these vaccines. As you know, children under 2 are still too young to mask.
#ImmunizeUnder5s
@petemuntean
@united
This is unacceptable. There is nothing "friendly" about the skies when you no longer require protection from
#Covid
. We demand that you reinstate your
#MaskMandate
to protect ALL high-risk individuals including 20 MILLION children under 5 who have no access to vaccines!
@POTUS
Unfortunately many parents are STILL unable to return to work because we have not made COVID-safe schools for their children to attend! Please reinstate
#MaskMandates
to protect ALL children from
#COVID19
!
We're so excited to dress up and go to the
#MetGala
! Oh, wait a minute...that's not us! Most of our members haven't even eaten at a restaurant for two years, since we are STILL waiting to
#ImmunizeUnder5s
! 👶♥️💉
The
@US_FDA
has finally authorized the use of
#Covid
vaccines for children under five. Thank you to all the families who participated in the trials to help make this possible. We must ensure that these vaccines are available and accessible to ALL children.
Today, we authorized emergency use of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include use in children down to 6 months of age.
📢Update on Moderna pediatric boosters: spoke directly to Moderna & they informed us pediatric doses shipped today. May be available this week. If you find them, please add them to this spreadsheet so others can find them too. Thanks for your advocacy!
@POTUS
Your misstatements last night on
#60Minutes
about
#COVID19
were disturbing. Thousands of Americans are still dying each week from
#COVID
, children under 12 are still ineligible for the latest bivalent vaccines, and COVID is raging out of control across the US--
Here's the bipartisan letter Colo. Gov. Jared Polis and Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker sent Biden this week urging quick action on Moderna's under-6 Covid vaccine: "Many parents of young children feel left behind, and are angry and dismayed."
We would like to say a special thank you to ALL the families who participated in the
#Covid
vaccine trials for both
@pfizer
and
@moderna_tx
. We could not have gotten here without your support and dedication to this cause. 🙏❤️👶💉
#ImmunizeUnder5s
Please RETWEET this to demand
@US_FDA
prioritize
#EUAinMay
so that parents of children under five can finally have the choice to
#ImmunizeUnder5s
! ALL children deserve protection! Don't you agree?
"There have been about 12 million cases in kids, there have been over 120,000 hospitalizations," Dr. Anthony Fauci said. "We really need to put that myth to sleep that we don't need to protect the children now," Fauci added.
@CDCgov
If "getting vaccinated is the best way to avoid getting seriously sick or dying from
#COVID19
," let's make sure families have the option to
#ImmunizeUnder5s
TODAY! There are currently 20 MILLION children with NO protection against
#Covid
👶❤️💉
Congrats to all the families who can continue to protect their children with this safe & effective vaccine! Meanwhile, families of under 5s are still waiting. Please join us in advocating for access to
#Covid
vaccines for ALL ages!
#ImmunizeUnder5s
#EUAinMay
The FDA authorized a booster dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old. The decision permits a third dose of the shot at least five months after the second dose.
Now that Moderna has submitted all pediatric data to
@US_FDA
, we urge an immediate, transparent and thorough review. Families of children under 5 have waited a long time for the reassurance of a safe and effective vaccine.
@AshishKJha46
Please reinstate mask mandates and update ventilation in schools to protect all children--especially if you will not be offering them protection via an updated booster!
#ProtectionOverPolitics
Peter Marks, last we checked, children under 5 are still ineligible for bivalent boosters, so why did you call our citizen petition for
#COVID19
vaccines for children "moot"? With no mask mandate & no access to bivalent boosters, kids still have almost NO protection!
@FDACBER
@CDCDirector
@CDCgov
Over 20 MILLION children in this country can't be up-to-date on their
#Covid
vaccinations. In fact, they can't even access their first dose! You MUST change this. Please allow families the choice to
#ImmunizeUnder5s
TODAY!
Are you surprised by
@CDCgov
&
@WhiteHouse
silence following yesterday’s
#Mask
announcement? Parents of kids under 5 aren’t! They’ve been allowing us to be dragged along for 9 months w no intervention! We've waited long enough. Give families the choice to
#ImmunizeUnder5s
TODAY!
According to the
@CDC
, hospital admissions for children and teens in the US is increasing again. Please
#MaskUp
to protect all immunocompromised folks and children who have not yet been vaccinated. ❤️😷
@TogetherWeMask
@MandateMasksNY
As
#Monkeypox
is finally declared a public health emergency in the US, please read our statement. Our leaders MUST prioritize vaccines for children who are at increased risk of death and blindness. Please RT
#MonkeypoxVirus
#MaskUp
We would love to see childcare centers like
@BrightHorizons
adding portable HEPA filters to all of their classrooms across the globe.
#CleanAir
is important for everyone--especially those too young to mask.
#COVID19
#CovidisAirborne
@POTUS
What about parents of children under 5 who have left the work force, given up careers, and stayed home for the last TWO YEARS to take care of their kids? Please advocate for vaccines for ALL children under 5 TODAY!
#ProtectionOverPolitics
👶♥️💉
I'm sorry. Are you saying it's asking A LOT of people to wear a mask on a plane to protect the LIFE OF A BABY?!? I know that everyone here in our group would happily mask to protect babies and any other humans especially since
#CovidIsNotOver
#MaskUp
👶♥️😷
Yes, I worry about the babies. Until vaccines are approved for them – parents will have to accept a higher risk for an infant who can’t wear a mask on a plane. If I had an infant, this would give me pause before flying, which is hard. But it seems like a lot to ask every…(17/25)
Today, Senator
@PattyMurray
asked
@FDACBER
Director Peter Marks about the delay in
@US_FDA
approving
#COVID19
vaccines for young children.
Watch his answer & then I'll share my key question and ask if you think I'm being paranoid.
#ImmunizeUnder5s
🧵
@POTUS
I bet parents of kids under 5 had a pretty busy week, too. They spent EACH and every day choosing between infection and isolation because
#COVID
VACCINES ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE TO THEIR CHILDREN! 👶♥️💉
@CDCDirector
All these protections sound great,
@CDCDirector
! What about kids in schools? Are you advocating for improving ventilation? Mask mandates? Better school absence policies and support for parents so that they can stay home when they're sick? Thanks!
We love to see
#CovidIsNotOver
trending! Yes, it's true. We're still in a pandemic! So please get vaccinated and
#MaskUp
! Covid-cautious families across the world, we see you! Leaders, let's put
#ProtectionOverPolitics
and protect ALL kids from
#COVID19
!
Want to help us advocate? Time to flood the comment section for the ACIP–we have till the end of the week. Please comment as many times as you can and use the bullets (in thread) to help you craft your statement! Thanks for your advocacy!
Rep. James Clyburn, chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, asks FDA for update by May 9 on the status of Covid vaccines for young children. (Moderna is expected to file for kids <6 this week.)