TWiV 1026: Debunking RFK Jr.’s vaccine funk with Dan Wilson

Dan Wilson returns to TWiV to debunk vaccine misinformation by RFK Jr. during his recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

Guest: Dan Wilson

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Links for this episode

• MicrobeTV Discord Server
• Joe Rogan’s worst misinformation yet, with RFK Jr. (YouTube)
• Every first vaccine has been tested in placebo-controlled trials before going to market.
  • Polio
  • Measles
  • HPV
  • COVID-19
  • HepB
  • Haemophilus influenzae B
  • Pertussis
  • Diphtheria
  • Tetanus
  • Pneumococcal
  • Mumps
  • Meningococcal
  • Chickenpox
  • HepA
• KiGGS Study results on atopic diseases after vaccination (Vaccine)
• Vaccine history by year (CHOP)
• Financing vaccines in the 21st Century (Nat Acad Press)
• DALY rates from non-communicable diseases (Our World in Data)
• Science loses one to creationism (WaPo)
• Children’s Health Defense (Wikipedia)
• COVID-19 vaccines saved 3 million US lives (CIDRAP)
• Beyond the Noise with Paul Offit (YouTube)
• Letters read on TWiV 1026
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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