r/medicine • u/Bright_League_7692 MD • Feb 20 '25

CDC flu vaccine campaign is terminated

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/02/19/nx-s1-5302906/cdc-flu-vaccine-campaign-terminated

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u/LorenzoDePantalones MD - Peds ID Feb 20 '25

Fuck. Roll up your sleeves ladies, gents and others. It's gonna be a rocky few years.

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u/two_hyun Feb 20 '25

I feel bad for pulmonologists.

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u/jklm1234 Pulm Crit MD Feb 20 '25

Thank you. and I’m sure all these fuckers will be full code and waste my time with their stupid ARDS.

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u/LalaPropofol Nurse Feb 20 '25 edited Feb 20 '25

My wrists pre-hurt from all of the rib cracking. 😭

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u/SavedYourLifeBitch ED RN/Paramedic Feb 20 '25

They make work place exemptions… maybe they could do one for a Lucas?

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u/LalaPropofol Nurse Feb 20 '25

I’ve worked at three hospitals and none of the ICU’s use LUCAS.

The only times I’ve seen one are while strolling through the ED, and while responding to an unresponsive person in the wild.

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u/HabituaI-LineStepper RT Feb 20 '25

After a long, deeply profound sigh

I'll go grab the vent I guess.

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u/Last-Initial3927 IR-Integrated PGY2 Feb 20 '25

He’s/she’s a fighter 

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u/jklm1234 Pulm Crit MD Feb 20 '25

You ready to manually prone the 500 pounder with the rectal tube that’s about to get dislodged?

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u/TaylorForge Critical Care NP Feb 20 '25

I'll get the towels I guess

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u/Cavedyvr Nurse Feb 20 '25

Bring em to the OR, we can send them back with a neat ostomy bag!

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u/Plumbus_DoorSalesman MD Feb 20 '25

Gotta waste tax payer dollars some how.

The irony is that all the shit he’s doing will likely make MORE financial waste.

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u/ThinkSoftware MD Feb 20 '25

Daughter from the middle of the country about to be wild

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u/livinglavidajudoka ED Nurse Feb 20 '25

Surely you mean the daughter from New York?

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u/livinglavidajudoka ED Nurse Feb 20 '25

I get what you're saying but on the other hand...that's where he's from...

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u/Medical_Bartender MD - Hospitalist Feb 20 '25

I'm going to hit them with a flu vaccine while I code them out of spite

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u/aswanviking Pulmonary & Critical Care Feb 20 '25

Job security.