Dr. Peter McCullough
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And this is exactly why RFK needs to be in that position, to tease apart all these adulterating influences, whether it's money to campaigns, whether it's promise of jobs to FDA officials. Whatever it is, journals being supported by pharmaceutical companies, this must be undone.
And this is exactly why RFK needs to be in that position, to tease apart all these adulterating influences, whether it's money to campaigns, whether it's promise of jobs to FDA officials. Whatever it is, journals being supported by pharmaceutical companies, this must be undone.
I agree. You know, vaccines represent about, you know, way less than 1% of healthcare. And, you know, DHS, the Health and Human Services, has 17 reporting sub-agencies. So it's the regulatory agencies, the research agencies, the administration of Medicare and Medicaid, the public health service, and the list goes on and on. And to focus on onesies, From the children's health defense.
I agree. You know, vaccines represent about, you know, way less than 1% of healthcare. And, you know, DHS, the Health and Human Services, has 17 reporting sub-agencies. So it's the regulatory agencies, the research agencies, the administration of Medicare and Medicaid, the public health service, and the list goes on and on. And to focus on onesies, From the children's health defense.
I mean, some parents choose not to have their children undergo vaccination. Historically, that rates about 2.5%. But I have to tell you, post-pandemic, multiple sources of data, including a paper by Mawson, just published in the journal Science, Public Health Policy and Law for Medicaid recipients, you know, that rate of being unvaccinated by age nine is about 10%.
I mean, some parents choose not to have their children undergo vaccination. Historically, that rates about 2.5%. But I have to tell you, post-pandemic, multiple sources of data, including a paper by Mawson, just published in the journal Science, Public Health Policy and Law for Medicaid recipients, you know, that rate of being unvaccinated by age nine is about 10%.
Interesting. Do you have the clips, Caleb? I'm not sure if it's in your list of clips, and I apologize for this, where RFK Jr. actually comes out and accuses people on the senatorial panel of having adverse influence of pharmaceuticals. Is that one of the... I might. Let me see if I can find it. Maybe it's the... Yeah.
Interesting. Do you have the clips, Caleb? I'm not sure if it's in your list of clips, and I apologize for this, where RFK Jr. actually comes out and accuses people on the senatorial panel of having adverse influence of pharmaceuticals. Is that one of the... I might. Let me see if I can find it. Maybe it's the... Yeah.
But Dr. Drew... Yeah. Yeah. Dr. Drew, I was going to say, I think the most obvious example is when Elizabeth Warren was trying to get Robert F. Kennedy to promise that he wouldn't sue drug companies.
But Dr. Drew... Yeah. Yeah. Dr. Drew, I was going to say, I think the most obvious example is when Elizabeth Warren was trying to get Robert F. Kennedy to promise that he wouldn't sue drug companies.
Right. I mean, there was plenty of opportunity for humor because the whole thing was... Yeah, I mean, I'm trying to think of the right word. I mean, bizarre comes to mind, but it was farce. It was farcical.
Right. I mean, there was plenty of opportunity for humor because the whole thing was... Yeah, I mean, I'm trying to think of the right word. I mean, bizarre comes to mind, but it was farce. It was farcical.
Well, I would use the word unhinged. While Elizabeth Warren was trying to get Robert F. Kennedy to promise that he wouldn't go after drug companies, it was all over social media that she's one of the top recipients of drug company lobbyist money. So this is out there. And I wonder, does she think we don't know?
Well, I would use the word unhinged. While Elizabeth Warren was trying to get Robert F. Kennedy to promise that he wouldn't go after drug companies, it was all over social media that she's one of the top recipients of drug company lobbyist money. So this is out there. And I wonder, does she think we don't know?
Well, as Aaron Cariotti keeps asking, do they think we're stupid? That's what I keep, the thought bubble over my head. So as you look at the RFK hearings, how do you look forward to, well, first of all, how do you assess his performance? And secondly, what do you look forward to in terms of him in that office?
Well, as Aaron Cariotti keeps asking, do they think we're stupid? That's what I keep, the thought bubble over my head. So as you look at the RFK hearings, how do you look forward to, well, first of all, how do you assess his performance? And secondly, what do you look forward to in terms of him in that office?
Well, I'm a doctor like you, Dr. Drew, so I always observe people. And I do think Robert F. Kennedy, he looks tired. He does look worn out through this entire process. You can imagine the type of stress and the preparation that he's undergone. In fact, some of the questions we're asking him about detailed operational procedures in these agencies.
Well, I'm a doctor like you, Dr. Drew, so I always observe people. And I do think Robert F. Kennedy, he looks tired. He does look worn out through this entire process. You can imagine the type of stress and the preparation that he's undergone. In fact, some of the questions we're asking him about detailed operational procedures in these agencies.
And there's just no way that he's going to know this. One of the senators asked him about, you know, how does CMS enforce EMTALA rules or something like this? And there's just no way. I knew the answer as a doctor, but Kennedy is not. I think he's doing well. He clearly is, you know, letting the senators essentially make their sound bites for their lobbyists. That's what the senators are doing.
And there's just no way that he's going to know this. One of the senators asked him about, you know, how does CMS enforce EMTALA rules or something like this? And there's just no way. I knew the answer as a doctor, but Kennedy is not. I think he's doing well. He clearly is, you know, letting the senators essentially make their sound bites for their lobbyists. That's what the senators are doing.