Max Kozlov

For now.

For now.

Yeah, hit hard is an understatement. I mean, it's a whole scale dismantling is what it looks like. I mean, just again, there is litigation pending there as well. But even still, we're talking about We're talking about thousands of employees being put on administrative leave around the world. And USAID is important for so many reasons.

Yeah, hit hard is an understatement. I mean, it's a whole scale dismantling is what it looks like. I mean, just again, there is litigation pending there as well. But even still, we're talking about We're talking about thousands of employees being put on administrative leave around the world. And USAID is important for so many reasons.

So, for example, USAID leads the President's Malaria Initiative. It's a program that funds malaria prevention and research. And that program has also seen funding dry up as a result of all this.

So, for example, USAID leads the President's Malaria Initiative. It's a program that funds malaria prevention and research. And that program has also seen funding dry up as a result of all this.

Yeah, I mean, and this program and PEPFAR, which is a big one that funds HIV research and prevention. Those were started by Republican President George W. Bush, and it's frequently cited as one of the most impactful programs. global health initiatives in the world. And to see it dismantled in this way, I think has been gut-wrenching to so many researchers.

Yeah, I mean, and this program and PEPFAR, which is a big one that funds HIV research and prevention. Those were started by Republican President George W. Bush, and it's frequently cited as one of the most impactful programs. global health initiatives in the world. And to see it dismantled in this way, I think has been gut-wrenching to so many researchers.

USAID funds a lot of clinical trials around the world. And because of the dismantling of USAID, participants were just left absolutely hanging in the middle of a clinical trial. Some people on experimental drugs, experimental treatments, and all of a sudden just abandoned. And what this does is it sows distrust of both science and in general, the United States.

USAID funds a lot of clinical trials around the world. And because of the dismantling of USAID, participants were just left absolutely hanging in the middle of a clinical trial. Some people on experimental drugs, experimental treatments, and all of a sudden just abandoned. And what this does is it sows distrust of both science and in general, the United States.

It's harrowing to hear stories like that.

It's harrowing to hear stories like that.

It's still unclear what will become of USAID. Again, there's litigation pending, but it's not a mystery what... the Trump administration is trying to do with USAID. I believe Elon Musk tweeted that it's time to get rid of it. Trump has supported this call. And you don't just try to gut an entire agency if you were trying to reform it. You're trying to burn it to the ground.

It's still unclear what will become of USAID. Again, there's litigation pending, but it's not a mystery what... the Trump administration is trying to do with USAID. I believe Elon Musk tweeted that it's time to get rid of it. Trump has supported this call. And you don't just try to gut an entire agency if you were trying to reform it. You're trying to burn it to the ground.

You know, RFK Jr. has... frequently said that he's not an anti-vaxxer, that he doesn't want to take away vaccines from everybody. But his actions, his entire career would say the opposite. He has worked for an organization that has tried to remove vaccines from the childhood vaccine schedule. And a lot of people are worried that RFK Jr. has a tremendous amount of power.

You know, RFK Jr. has... frequently said that he's not an anti-vaxxer, that he doesn't want to take away vaccines from everybody. But his actions, his entire career would say the opposite. He has worked for an organization that has tried to remove vaccines from the childhood vaccine schedule. And a lot of people are worried that RFK Jr. has a tremendous amount of power.

And one of the important things that come with the responsibility is overseeing a key scientific advisory committee called ACIP that makes recommendations as to what should be on the childhood vaccine schedule, what the flu vaccine composition looks like, the COVID vaccine composition, all of it. The The secretary is able to pick who's on that committee.

And one of the important things that come with the responsibility is overseeing a key scientific advisory committee called ACIP that makes recommendations as to what should be on the childhood vaccine schedule, what the flu vaccine composition looks like, the COVID vaccine composition, all of it. The The secretary is able to pick who's on that committee.

The secretary is able to remove people from that committee. They have a tremendous amount of influence on that committee of scientists, and he can easily stack it with people who are more favorable to his opinions about vaccines. And in addition to that, he also oversees what's called the Vaccines for Children program,

The secretary is able to remove people from that committee. They have a tremendous amount of influence on that committee of scientists, and he can easily stack it with people who are more favorable to his opinions about vaccines. And in addition to that, he also oversees what's called the Vaccines for Children program,