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Tommy Martin, MD | MedPeds on Instagram: "Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics is facing the loss of critical funding. Despite the smiles in the picture….. this is devastating and heart breaking. (I do not have a picture that would express how upsetting this is) This isn’t about politics. It’s about children. The AAP supports evidence-based medicine, vaccine safety, injury prevention, nutrition, mental health, and protections for our most vulnerable kids…… When funding for pediatric advocac