Daniel Engber

This is like not particularly a controversial issue for most Americans. It's even an understate for almost all Americans, right? So it's more than 90% of kids are getting these shots. And the people who don't, it often is as much to do with access or various other reasons that have nothing to do with like an ideological opposition or a dispositional skepticism of vaccines.

This is like not particularly a controversial issue for most Americans. It's even an understate for almost all Americans, right? So it's more than 90% of kids are getting these shots. And the people who don't, it often is as much to do with access or various other reasons that have nothing to do with like an ideological opposition or a dispositional skepticism of vaccines.

So I would say this is a fringe belief.

So I would say this is a fringe belief.

So I would say this is a fringe belief.

Well, it is unclear, right? In simple terms, the vaccine mandates for children, let's say, to get into public school, that's handled at the state level. There's nothing RFK could do or any of the people that he appoints under him to change the requirements for kindergarteners in California or New York or Florida. That's going to be handled locally. So that's just one thing that's off the table.

Well, it is unclear, right? In simple terms, the vaccine mandates for children, let's say, to get into public school, that's handled at the state level. There's nothing RFK could do or any of the people that he appoints under him to change the requirements for kindergarteners in California or New York or Florida. That's going to be handled locally. So that's just one thing that's off the table.

Well, it is unclear, right? In simple terms, the vaccine mandates for children, let's say, to get into public school, that's handled at the state level. There's nothing RFK could do or any of the people that he appoints under him to change the requirements for kindergarteners in California or New York or Florida. That's going to be handled locally. So that's just one thing that's off the table.

However, as secretary of HHS, Kennedy would have control over the recommendations made by the CDC. And of course, Dave Weldon also would be in that line of decision making. So at the CDC, there's a committee that comes together and decides which vaccines are going to be recommended for which age groups, and they decide sort of the nature of the recommendation.

However, as secretary of HHS, Kennedy would have control over the recommendations made by the CDC. And of course, Dave Weldon also would be in that line of decision making. So at the CDC, there's a committee that comes together and decides which vaccines are going to be recommended for which age groups, and they decide sort of the nature of the recommendation.

However, as secretary of HHS, Kennedy would have control over the recommendations made by the CDC. And of course, Dave Weldon also would be in that line of decision making. So at the CDC, there's a committee that comes together and decides which vaccines are going to be recommended for which age groups, and they decide sort of the nature of the recommendation.

If it's, I mean, there's sort of these technical distinctions here, but is it as a strong recommendation? Is it a recommendation that the vaccine be discussed between the patient and their healthcare provider? That sort of thing. Now, once those recommendations are made, insurance companies tend to pay for the vaccines, and state public health officials tend to mandate them.

If it's, I mean, there's sort of these technical distinctions here, but is it as a strong recommendation? Is it a recommendation that the vaccine be discussed between the patient and their healthcare provider? That sort of thing. Now, once those recommendations are made, insurance companies tend to pay for the vaccines, and state public health officials tend to mandate them.

If it's, I mean, there's sort of these technical distinctions here, but is it as a strong recommendation? Is it a recommendation that the vaccine be discussed between the patient and their healthcare provider? That sort of thing. Now, once those recommendations are made, insurance companies tend to pay for the vaccines, and state public health officials tend to mandate them.

So everyone takes their cues from CDC on this. Not always, always, but generally, this is how it works. So what happens if people with fringe beliefs are in control of this committee? If that committee starts making recommendations, let's say, I don't think this is going to happen, but against recommending the MMR shot for children, What would happen at the state level? Who knows?

So everyone takes their cues from CDC on this. Not always, always, but generally, this is how it works. So what happens if people with fringe beliefs are in control of this committee? If that committee starts making recommendations, let's say, I don't think this is going to happen, but against recommending the MMR shot for children, What would happen at the state level? Who knows?

So everyone takes their cues from CDC on this. Not always, always, but generally, this is how it works. So what happens if people with fringe beliefs are in control of this committee? If that committee starts making recommendations, let's say, I don't think this is going to happen, but against recommending the MMR shot for children, What would happen at the state level? Who knows?

That would be, I think, uncharted territory. But again, the decision, the actual decision would be made, the policy decision would be made at the local level.

That would be, I think, uncharted territory. But again, the decision, the actual decision would be made, the policy decision would be made at the local level.

That would be, I think, uncharted territory. But again, the decision, the actual decision would be made, the policy decision would be made at the local level.