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Trump Should Appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Head of the Dept. of Health and Human Services

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should be President-Elect Trump's choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services.

The only way to achieve the goals of Make America Healthy Again would be for Kennedy to have direct control over the key agencies, people, and data necessary for real reform.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services oversees the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) among many other programs. These are the key organizations to change the course of health policy in the United States.

CLICK HERE to send a message to President-elect Trump via the Trump Organization letting him know you support Robert F. Kennedy to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.

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Voting Recommendations for 2024

The list below is our preferred candidates for the 2024 election in New York. Using your various district numbers, which you can look up who we recommend for you.

If you do not know what Congressional district you are in you can look it up here:

FIND YOUR US REPRESENTATIVE HERE

If you do not know what State Senate district you are in you can look it up here:

FIND YOUR STATE SENATOR

If you do not know what Assembly district you are in you can look it up here:

FIND YOUR ASSEMBLYMEMBER HERE

We do not endorse any candidates who voted to repeal the religious exemption form vaccine mandates to attend school in 2019.

In general we do not endorse a candidate who is running unopposed.

Other endorsements are made based on a candidate’s record or statements on autism, parental rights and vaccine rights issues. Issues outside of those are not part of the criteria we used to evaluate candidates.

Your current member of the US House is   and the district number is

Your current member of the State Senate is   and the district number is

Your current member of the Assembly is  and the district number is

 

·         The number at the beginning of a line, 14),  is the District number,

·         Nick LaLota  Names in bold and underlined are our recommended candidates.

·         Tom Suozzi-I, The first name listed on a line will be the incumbent is there is one. The incumbent’s name will be followed by -I.

·         Andrew Garbarino Names in italic and blue are candidates who voted to protect the religious exemption in New York in 2029.

·         Brad Hoylman Names in red are elected officials who voted to repeal the religious exemption form vaccine mandates in 2019.  We do not endorse any candidates who vote for the repeal.

  

US House of Representatives (Congress)

District  Candidates

1)      Nick LaLota-I (Rep, C) v. John Avlon (D)

2)      Andrew Garbarino-I (Rep, C) v. Rob Lubin (D)

3)      Tom Suozzi-I (D) v. Mike LiPetri (Rep, C)

4)      Anthony D’Esposito-I (Rep, C) v. Laura Gillen (D)

5)      Gregory Meeks-I (D) v. Paul King (Rep, C)

6)      Grace Meng-I (D) v. Tom Zmich (Rep, C)

7)      Nydia Velasquez-I (D, WFP) v. William Kregler (Rep, C)

8)      Hakeem Jefferies (D) -I v. John Delaney (Rep, C)

9)      Yvette Clark-I (D) v. Menahem Raitport  (Rep, C)

10)   Dan Goldman-I (D) v. Alexander Dodenhoff (Rep.) v. Paul Briscoe (Con.)

11)   No endorsement, Nicole Malliotakis-I (Rep, C) v. Andrea Morse (D)

12)   Jerrold  Nadler-I (D, WFP) v. Mike Zumbluskas (Rep, C)

13)   Adriano Espaillat-I, (D) v. Ruben Vargas (Rep, C)

14)   Alexandria Ocasio Cortez-I (D, WFP), v. Tina Forte (Rep, C)

15)   Richie Torres-I (D)  v. Gonzalo Duran (Rep, C)

16)   George Latimer (D) v. Mirian Flisser (Rep)

17)   Mike Lawler-I, (Rep, C) v. Mondaire Jones (D), v. Anthony Frascone (WFP)

18)   Pat Ryan-I (D, WFP) v. Alison Esposito (Rep, C)

19)   Marcus Molinaro-I (Rep, C) v. Josh Riley (D, WFP)

20)   Paul Tonko-I  (D, WFP) v. Kevin Waltz (Rep)

21)   Elise Stefanik-I (Rep, C) v. Paula Collins (D, WFP)

22)   Brandon Williams-I (Rep, C) v. John Mannion (D, WFP)

23)   Nick Langworthy-I (Rep, C) v. Thomas Carle (D)

24)   Claudia Tenney-I (Rep, C) v. David Wagenhauser (D)

25)   Joseph Morelle-I (D, WFP) v. Gregg Sadwick (Rep)

26)   Tim Kennedy-I (D) v. Anthony Marecki (Rep, C)

 

New York State Senate Candidates

District  Candidates

1)      Anthony Palumbo-I (Rep, C) v. Sarah Anker  (D)

2)      Mario Mattera-I (Rep, C) v. Craig Herskowitz (D)

3)      Dean Murray-I (Rep, C) v. Michael Conroy (D)

4)      Monica Martinez-I (D), v. Theresa Bryant (Rep, C)

5)      Steven Rhoads-I (Rep, C) v Lisa Lin (Rep, C)

6)      Siela Bynoe (D) v. Thomas Phillip Montefinise (Rep, C)

7)      Jack Martins-I (Rep, C) v. Kim Keiserman (D)

8)      Alexis Weik-I (Rep, C) v. Francis R. Dolan (D)

9)      Patricia Canzoneri Fitzpatrick-I (Rep, C) v. James Lynch (D)

10)   James Sanders-I (D, WFP) v. Michael O’Reilly (Rep, C)

11)   Toby Ann Stavisky-I (D, WFP) v. Yia Tin Chu (Rep, C)

12)   Michael Gianaris-I (D, WFP) v. Han Khon To (Rep)

13)   No endorsement, Jessica Ramos-I (D, WFP) v. No challenger

14)   No endorsement, Leroy Comrie-I (D) v. No challenger

15)   Joseph Addabbo-I (D) v Danniel Maio-I (C)

16)   John Liu-I, (D, WFP) v. Juan Pagan (C)

17)   Iwen Chu-I (D)  v. Stephen T. Chan (Rep, C)

18)   No endorsement, Julia Salazar-I (D, WFP) v. No challenger

19)   No endorsement, Roxanne Persaud-I (D) v. No challenger

20)   No endorsement, Zellnor Myrie-I (D) v. No challenger

21)   No endorsement, Kevin Parker-I (D) v. No challenger

22)   Simcha Felder-I (D, Rep, C) v. No challenger

23)   Jessica Scarcella-Spanton-I (D) v. Marko Kepi (Rep)

24)   Andrew Lanza-I, (Rep) v. No challenger

25)   No endorsement, Jabari Brisport-I (D) v. No challenger

26)   Andrew Gounardes-I (D, WFP), Vito LaBella (Rep, C)

27)   Brian Kavanaugh-I (D, WFP) v. No challenger

28)   Liz Krueger-I (D)  v. Louis Pulafito (Rep)

29)   Jose Serrano-I (D, WFP) v. Tanya Carmichael (Rep, C)

30)   No endorsement, Cordell Cleare-I, (D) v. No challenger

31)   No endorsement, Robert Jackson-I (D, WFP)  v. No challenger

32)   Luis Sepulveda-I (D) v. Bernadette E. Stroud (Rep, C)

33)   Gustavo Rivera-I (D, WFP) v. Dion Powell (Rep, C)

34)   Nathalia Fernandez-I, (D) v. Edwina Herrerra (Rep, C)

35)   Andrea Stewart-Cousins-I (D) v. Kristen Kerr (Rep)

36)   No endorsement, Jamaal Bailey-I (D) v. No challenger

37)   Shelley Mayer-I (D, WFP) v. Tricia Lindsay (Rep, C)

38)   Bill Weber-I (Rep, C) v. Elijah Reichlin Melnick (D, WFP)

39)   Robert Robison-I (Rep, C) v. Yvette Valdes Smith (D, WFP)

40)   Peter Harckham-I (D) v. Gina Arena (Rep)

41)   Michelle Hinchey-I (D) v. Patrick Sheehan (Rep, C)

42)   James Skoufis-I (D) v. Dorey Houle (Rep) v. Timothy Mitts (C)

43)   Jacob Ashby-I (Rep, C) v. Alvin Gamble (D)

44)   James Tedisco-I (Rep, C) v. Minita Sanghvi (D, WFP)

45)   Dan Stec-I (Rep, C)  v. No challenger

46)   Theodore Danz (Rep, C) v. Patricia Fahy (D, WFP)

47)   Brad Hoylman-I (D, WFP) v. Emily Yuexin Miller (Rep, C)

48)   Rachel May-I (D, WFP)  v. Caleb Slater (Rep)

49)   Mark Walczyk-I, (Rep.) v. No challenger

50)   Nicholas Paro (Rep, C) v. Christopher Ryan (D, WFP)

51)   Peter Oberacker-I (Rep.) v. Michelle Frazier (D, WFP)

52)   Lea Webb-I (D) v. Mike Sigler (Rep, C)

53)   Joseph Griffo-I (Rep, C) v. James Meyers (D, WFP)

54)   Pamela Helming-I (R)  v. Kenan Badridge (D)

55)   Samra Brouk-I (D, WFP) v. Luis A. Martinez (Rep, C)

56)   Jeremey Cooney-I (D, WFP) v. Jim VanBrederode (Rep, C)

57)   George Borello-I (Rep, C) no challenger

58)   Thomas O’Mara-I (Rep, C) v. No challenger

59)   No endorsement, Kristen Gonzalez-I (D) v. No challenger

60)   Patrick Gallivan-I (Rep, C) v. Jacqueline L. Balikowski (D)

61)   Sean Ryan-I (D, WFP) v. Christine Czarnik (Rep, C)

62)   Robert Ortt-I (Rep, C) v. No challenger

63)   John P. Moretti Jr. (Rep, C) v. April McCants-Baskin (D, WFP)

 

 

New York Assembly

District  Candidates

1)      Peter Ganley (Rep/C) v. Thomas Schiavoni (D, WFP)        

2)      Jodi Giglio-I (Rep/C) v. Tricia Chiaramonte (D)                    

3)      Joe DeStefano-I (Rep/C) v. Trina Miles (D)                                            

4)      Edward Flood-I (Rep/C) v. Rebecca Kassay (D)    

5)      Douglas M. Smith-I (Rep/C) v. Michael A. Reynolds (D)                                   

6)      Philip Ramos-I (D, WFP) v. Daniel Mitola (Rep/C)                                              

7)      Jarret Gandolfo-I (Rep/C) v. Garrett Petersen (D)                                             

8)      Michael J. Fitzpatrick-I (Rep/C) v. Steven Basileo (D, WFP)                            

9)      Michael Durso-I (Rep/C) v. Steven Dellavecchia (D)                          

10)   Steve Stern-1 (D) v. Aamir Sultan (Rep/C)                                            

11)   Joseph Cardinale (Rep/C) v. Kwani O’Pharow-I (D)                                            

12)   Keith Brown-I (Rep/C) v. Thomas J. Fox (D)                                          

13)   Charles D. Lavine-I (D) v. Ruka Anzai (Rep/C)                      

14)   David McDonough -I (Rep/C) v.  Ellen Lederer DeFrancesco (D)                                  

15)   Jake Blumenkranz (Rep/C) v. William Murphy (D)                                             

16)   Gina Sillitti-I (Dem/WFP) v. Daniel Norber (Rep/C)                                           

17)   John Mikulin-I (Rep/C) v. Harpeet Toor (D)                          

18)   Noah Burroughs (D/WFP) v. Danielle Smikle (Rep/C)                                      

19)   Ed Ra-I (Rep/C) v. Sanjeev Jindal (D)                       

20)   Ari Brown-I (Rep/C) v. Tina Posterli (D)                                  

21)   Brian Curran-I (Rep/C)v. Judy Griffin (D)

22)   Michaelle C. Solages-I (D/WFP) v. IIan Bergstrom (Rep/C)                                             

23)   Stacey Pheffer Amato-I (D) v. Thomas Sullivan (Rep/C)  

24)   David Weprin-I (D) v. Rubin Cruz II (Rep/C)                                          

25)   Nily Rozic-I (D/WFP) v. Kenneth Paek (Rep/C)                    

26)   Edward Braunstein-I (D) v. Robert Speranza (C)                                 

27)   Sam Berger-I (D) v. Angelo King (Rep)                                    

28)   Andrew Hevesi-I (D/WFP) v. Jonathan Rinaldi (Rep/C)                                    

29)   Alicia Hyndman-I (D/WFP) v. Dwayne Moore (Rep)          

30)   Steven Raga (Dem/WFP) v. Brandon Castro (Rep)                             

31)   No endorsement, Khaleel Anderson-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger                 

32)   Vivian E. Cook-I (D) v. No challenger                                       

33)   No endorsement, Clyde Vanel-I (D) v. No challenger                        

34)   No endorsement, Jessica Gonzalez Rojas-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger                                        

35)   No endorsement, Linda Hooks-I (D) v. No challenger                       

36)   No endorsement, Zohran Mamdani-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger                  

37)   No endorsement, Claire Valdez-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger                                          

38)   No endorsement, Jennifer Rajkumar-I (D) v. No challenger                                           

39)   No endorsement, Catalina Cruz-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger                                          

40)   Ron Kim-I (D/WFP) v. Phillip Wang (Rep/C)                         

41)   Kalman Yeger (D/R/C)) v. No challenger                                

42)   Rodneyse Bichotte-I (D) v. No challenger                                              

43)   Brian Cunningham-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger                                   

44)   Robert Carroll-I (D/WFP) v. John L. Bennett (Rep/C)                        

45)   Michael Novakhov-I (Rep/C) v. Joey Cohen-Saban (D)                                    

46)   Alec Brook Krasny-I (Rep/C) v. Chris McCreight (D/WFP)                                               

47)   William Colton-I (D) v. David Sepiashvili (Rep/C)                               

48)   Simcha Eichenstein-I (D)  v. No challenger                                            

49)   Lester Chang (Rep/C) v. No challenger                   

50)   No endorsement Emily Gallagher-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger                                      

51)   Marcela Mitaynes-I (D/WFP) v. Erik Frankel (Rep/C)                                        

52)   Jo Anne Simon-I (D/WFP) v. Brett Wynkoop (C)                 

53)   No endorsement, Maritza Davila-I (D) v. No challenger   

54)   No endorsement, Erik Martin Dilan-I (D) v. No challenger                              

55)   Latrice Walker-I (D/WFP) v. Berneda Jackson (Rep/C)                     

56)   No endorsement, Stefani Zinerman-I (D) v. No challenger                             

57)   No endorsement, Phara Souffrant Forrest-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger                                     

58)   No endorsement, Monique Chandler-Waterman-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger                        

59)   Jaime Williams-I (D/WFP/R/C) v. No challenger                 

60)   No endorsement Nikki Lucas-I (D) v. No challenger                          

61)   No endorsement, Charles Fall-I (D) v. No challenger                                        

62)   Michael Reilly-I (Rep/C) v. No challenger                                              

63)   Samuel Pirozzolo (Rep/C) v. Matthew Mobilia (Dem)                      

64)   Michael Tannousis-I (Rep/C) v. No challenger                                     

65)   No endorsement, Grace Lee-I (D) v. No challenger                                                           

66)   No endorsement, Deborah J. Glick-I (D) v. No challenger                                               

67)   No endorsement, Linda Rosenthal-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger                                    

68)   No endorsement,  Eddie Gibbs-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger                           

69)   No endorsement,  Micah Lasher-I (D) v. No challenger    

70)   Jordan Wright  (D) v. Seson Adams (Rep)                                             

71)   Al Taylor-I (D) Joziel Andujar (Rep?C)                                     

72)   No endorsement, Manny De Los Santos-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger                          

73)   Alex Bores-I (D/WFP) v.  Awadhesh Gupta (Rep/C)                                          

74)   No endorsement Harvey Epstein-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger                       

75)   No endorsement, Tony Simone-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger                                          

76)   No endorsement, Rebecca Seawright-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger                                              

77)   Landon Dais-I (D) v. Norman McGill (Rep) v. Elianni Del Carmen Tejada Fabian (C)                              

78)   George Alvarez-I (D) v. John Santiago (Rep/C)                    

79)   Chantel Jackson-I (D) v. Shannon Darby (Rep) v. Emmanuel Findlay (C)                    

80)   John Zaccaro , Jr.-I (D) v. Nicholas Marricco (Rep) v. Grace Marrerro (C)                                  

81)   Jeffrey Dinowitz-I (D) v. Kevin Pazmino (Rep/C)                 

82)   Michael Benedetto-I (D) v. Juan De La Cruz (Rep/C)                                         

83)   Carl Heastie-I (D) v. Stephanie Liggio (Rep)                                          

84)   Amanda Septimo-I (D/WFP) v. Rosaline Nieves (Rep) v. Tyreek Goodman (C)                       

85)   Emerita Torres (D/WFP) v. Kelly Atkinson (Rep) v. Gary Lutz (C)                 

86)   No endorsement, Yudelka Tapia-I (D/WFP) Woodrow Hines (Rep) v. Darney Rivers (C)                     

87)   No endorsement Karines Reyes-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger                          

88)   Amy Paulin-I (/WFPD) v. Thomas Fix, Jr. (Rep/C)                               

89)   No endorsement J. Gary Pretlow-I (D) v. No challenger                  

90)   Nader Sayegh-I (D) v. Michael Breen (Rep/C)                                      

91)   Steven Otis-I (D/WFP), Katie Manger (Rep/C)                                     

92)   Maryjane Shimsky-I (D/WFP), Alessandro Crocco, (Rep/C)                            

93)   No endorsement Chris Burdick-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger           

94)   Matthew Slater (REP/C) v. Zachanry Couzens (D)              

95)   Dana Levenberg (D/WFP) v. Michael Capalbo (Rep/C)                                    

96)   Patrick Carroll (D/WFP) v. Ronald Diz (Rep/C)                                     

97)   John McGowan (Rep/C) v. Aron Weider (D) v. Thomas F. Sullivan                               

98)   Karl A. Brabenec (Rep/C) v. Bruce Levine (D)                       

99)   Christopher Eachus-I (D) Tom Lapolla (Rep/C)                                    

100)                       Louis Ingrassia Jr. (Rep/C) v. Paula Kay (D)                                           

101)                       Brian Miller-I (Rep/C) no challenger                                       

102)                       Christopher Tague-I (Rep/C) v. Janet Tweed (D/WFP)                     

103)                       Sarahana Shresta-I (D/WFP) v. Jack Hayes (Rep/C)                            

104)                       No endorsement, Jonathan Jacobson-I (D/WFP), v. No challenger                  

105)                       Anil Beephan (Rep/C), v. No challenger 

106)                       Didi Barrett-I (D) v. Stephan Krakower (Rep/C)  

107)                       Scott H. Bennett (Rep/C) v. Chloe Pierce (D)        

108)                       No endorsement, John T. McDonald II-I (D) v. No challenger                                        

109)                       Gabriella Romano (D/WFP) v. Alicia Purdy (Rep/C)                                          

110)                       Phillip Steck-I (D/WFP) v. Jeffrey Madden (Rep/C)                                           

111)                       Angelo Santabarbara-1 (D) v. Joesph Mastroianni (Rep/C)                           

112)                       Mary Beth Walsh-I (Rep/C) v. Andrew McAdoo (D/WFP)                               

113)                       Carrie Woerner (D) v. Jeremy Messina (Rep/C)                                  

114)                       Matthew Simpson-I, (Rep/C)  v. No challenger                                   

115)                       No endorsement, D. Billy Jones-I, (D) v. No challenger    

116)                       Scott Gray (Rep) v. Susan Duffy (C)                                      

117)                       Ken Blankenbush-I (Rep), v. No challenger                           

118)                       Robert Smullen-I (Rep), v. No challenger               

119)                       Marianne Buttenschon-I (D) v. Christine Esposito (Rep/C)                                            

120)                       William A. Barclay-I (Rep/C) v. No challenger                     

121)                       Joe Angelino-I (Rep/C) v. Vicki Davis (D)

122)                       Brian Miller-I (Rep/C) v. Adrian Martini (D)          

123)                       Donna Lupardo-I (D/WFP) v. Lisa O’Keefe (Rep/C)

124)                       Christopher Friend-I (Rep/C) v. No challenger                     

125)                       Lindsay Lustick Garner (write-in) v. Anna Kelles (D/WFP)                              

126)                       1John Lemondes-I (Rep/C) v. Ian Phillips (D/WFP)                            

127)                       Albert A. Stirpe-I (D/WFP) v. Timothy R. Kelly (Rep/C)                                    

128)                       Pamela Hunter-I (D/WFP) v. Daniel Ciciarelli (Rep/C)                                      

129)                       No endorsement, William Magnarelli-I (D) v. No challenger                          

130)                       Brian Manktelow-I (Rep/C) v. James Schuler (D)                               

131)                       Jeff Gallahan-I )Rep/C) v. No challenger                                

132)                       Phil Palmesano-I (Rep/C) v. No challenger                                           

133)                       Andrea K. Bailey (Rep/C) v. Colleen Walsh-Williams (D)                                 

134)                       Josh Jensen-I (Rep/C) v. No challenger                   

135)                       Jennifer Lundsford-I (D/WFP) v. Kimberley DeRosa (Rep/C)         

136)                       Sarah Clark-I (D/WFP) v. Orlando Rivera (Rep/C)                               

137)                       Demond Meeks-I (D/WFP) v. Marcus Williams (Rep/C)                                  

138)                       Harry Bronson-I (D/WFP) v. Tracy DiFlorio (Rep/C)                                           

139)                       Stephen Hawley-I (Rep/C) v. No challenger                         

140)                       No endorsement William Conrad-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger                       

141)                       Crystal Peoples-Stokes-I (D) v. No challenger                      

142)                       Patrick B. Burke-I (D/WFP) v. Marc Priore (Rep/C)                            

143)                       Monica P. Wallace-I (D) v. Patrick Chludzinski (Rep/C)    

144)                       Paula Bologna (Rep/C) v. Michelle Roman (D/WFP)         

145)                       Angelo Morinello-I (Rep/C) v/ Jeffrey Elder (D/WFP)                                       

146)                       Karen McMahon-I (D/WFP) v. Deborah Kilbourn (Rep/C)                               

147)                       David DiPietro-I (Rep/C) v. Darci Kramer (D)

148)                       Joe Sempolinski (Rep/C) v. Daniel Brown (D)                       

149)                       No endorsement Jonathan Rivera-I (D/WFP) v. No challenger                     

150)                       Andrew Molitor (Rep/C) v. Michael Bobseine (D/WFP)                  

 

The NY bill to allow any medical procedure to be done to any child of any age without parental permission is DEAD for this year!

Good news! S8352 is Dead! This is the bill that would allow any medical procedure to be done to any minor of any age without parental knowledge or consent.

Yesterday it appeared on the NY Senate website that the bill was "stricken" which means the bill's sponsor Sen. Rachel May (D-Syracuse) pulled the bill. 

Without a Senate bill this cannot become law and it is likely that the Assembly will take no action during the time that remains in this session (wraps up on June 6.) This also means that the other bill that attacks parental consent,  A276a/S762b, is probably dead in the water too. 

Interesting that this happen three business days after we appeared in Albany in force. I also think that it shows that when we have a politically broad spectrum of people form all around the state we can get results in Albany. 

The big threat now on vaccine rights in Albany is S1531, the bill to make the adult vaccine database mandatory. Stay tuned.

Sachem School District’s flagrant abuse of children’s health and parents’ rights MUST STOP
 
Why is school Principal Gemma Salvia making medical decisions she is not trained or licensed to make in New York?
 
What gives Anthony N. Donatelli, MD the authority to override the decisions of other physicians, especially for patients Donatelli  has never treated?
 
Just like NY law says the treating physician’s judgment should prevail.
 
This is what New York Law (NY Public Health Law Sec. 2164 (8) says about who issues a medical exemption from vaccine mandates:
 
“If any physician licensed to practice medicine in this state certifies that such immunization may be detrimental to a child's health, the requirements of this section shall be inapplicable until such immunization is found no longer to be detrimental to the child's health.”
 
A 12-year-old student was thrown out of school on 12/6/23 after 3 medical exemptions issued by physicians who had treated the child were rejected by Anthony N. Donatelli, MD, the district’s consulting physician who never treated or examined the child. Donatelli is notorious for rescinding medical exemptions issued by children’s treating physicians in his capacity as a consultant at several Long Island school districts.
 
Principal Gemma Salvia chose to reject the medical judgment of the child's 3 treating physicians and accept Donatelli’s refusal to renew the medical exemption that had been in place for 8 years. The student had previously been granted medical exemptions for her Autoimmune Encephalitis condition since kindergarten. There is also a Federal case pending for her vaccine injury that occurred at age 4. 
 
The child was under review for documentation submitted for over 2 months and the district refused to provide any form of education to her. During that time, the child experienced irreparable psychological harm due to isolation. 
 
She was recently approved for a "temporary medical exemption" based on some lab findings and is able to return to school BUT needs long term protection for her chronic medical condition.  

Thank You to all who came to Albany for the 

Vaccine and Human Rights Action Day on 1/23/24!

Thank you to everyone who made it to Albany yesterday for the Vaccine and Human Rights Action Day! Hundreds of meetings were held with legislators and their staff, and thousands of letters were delivered.  

After three years of being locked out of the buildings, getting past the threshold, and talking to the legislators and their staff will be crucial to stopping the many bad bills, and possibly moving some good bills forward. The threats are many and growing.

Just yesterday we learned that Senator Rachel May (D-Syracuse) had introduced Senate Bill S8352, a companion bill for Assemblymember Karines Reyes’ (D-Bronx) A6761, the bill we call, “The worst children’s health bill ever.”  S8352/A6761 would allow any medical procedure: drugs, vaccines, dentistry, hospitalization, even surgery, to be done to minors of any age without parental knowledge or consent, and Medicaid would automatically pay for it. It repeals our most fundamental right as parents. 

Your active engagement with the legislators is essential for our success. There are more than 60 legislators who are new since 2019. We need to educate them. Many legislators badly need educating, some are still requiring people to wear masks in their offices. Sen. Zellnor Myrie, Sen. Roxanne Persaud, and Assemblymember Aileen Gunther still have signs on their office doors requiring all who enter to wear a face mask. These are the people making health decisions for you and your children. 

Thank you again to all who schlepped to Albany on a cold winter day, and to those who provided support from home. 

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