CDC's "Anti-Science" Shift Undermines Vaccine Trust
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Resources & Recommendations
Podcasts
- Lex Friedman Podcast - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made comments about vaccine safety on this podcast in 2023.
Organizations & Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - The federal agency whose official guidance on vaccines has been reshaped, leading to controversy regarding its stance on the link between vaccines and autism.
- American Academy of Pediatrics - This organization publishes guidance for pediatricians and maintains a science-based approach to vaccine recommendations, contrasting with the CDC's recent changes.
People Mentioned
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Secretary) - Long critical of vaccines and led an activist group opposing them, he is now reshaping federal government guidance on vaccines.
- Bill Cassidy (Republican Senator, physician) - A senator who commented on the importance of understanding vaccine safety.
- Dr. Paul Offit (Director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) - Expressed concern that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has "shredded the CDC."
- Dr. Sean O'Leary (American Academy of Pediatrics) - Expressed concern about the impact of changing vaccine guidance on children's health.
- Dr. James Campbell (Practicing pediatrician, Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine) - Helped write pediatric guidance and discusses the implications of the CDC's changing stance.
- Mary Louise Kelly (NPR host) - Interviewed investigative reporters for a bonus episode.
- Carol Lennig (Investigative Reporter, The Washington Post) - Co-authored a new book about the Justice Department.
- Aaron Davis (Investigative Reporter, The Washington Post) - Co-authored a new book about the Justice Department.
Books
- "Book about the Justice Department" by Carol Lennig and Aaron Davis - This new book argues the agency has been "vanquished by politics and fear."
Other Resources
- The Red Book on Pediatrics Guidance (Published by the American Academy of Pediatrics) - This resource provides guidance for pediatricians, and Dr. James Campbell helped write it.