Peter Doocy
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One of the ways I got involved in combating anti-vaccine activism was the NIH in 2017 asked me to talk to Mr. Kennedy, and I had a year-long conversation with him, and that was the basis for my book, Vaccines Did Not Cause Racial Autism, about my daughter.
Um, you know, cause I would discuss with Bobby and as, as I was calling them, you know, the, um, uh, the autism genes and the genetic basis of autism. And I said, you know, there, it doesn't mean that it's all the rise and apparent rise in autism cases, mostly due to shifting, uh, definitions and case criteria for autism. But I said there is some environmental influence.
Um, you know, cause I would discuss with Bobby and as, as I was calling them, you know, the, um, uh, the autism genes and the genetic basis of autism. And I said, you know, there, it doesn't mean that it's all the rise and apparent rise in autism cases, mostly due to shifting, uh, definitions and case criteria for autism. But I said there is some environmental influence.
Um, you know, cause I would discuss with Bobby and as, as I was calling them, you know, the, um, uh, the autism genes and the genetic basis of autism. And I said, you know, there, it doesn't mean that it's all the rise and apparent rise in autism cases, mostly due to shifting, uh, definitions and case criteria for autism. But I said there is some environmental influence.
And I talked to him about several environmental exposures that could help to create autism. For instance, if you're pregnant and not aware of it and you're on an anti-seizure medicine called Depakote or valproic acid, that interacts with autism genes early on in pregnancy, and your child has a higher likelihood of being born with an autism phenotype.
And I talked to him about several environmental exposures that could help to create autism. For instance, if you're pregnant and not aware of it and you're on an anti-seizure medicine called Depakote or valproic acid, that interacts with autism genes early on in pregnancy, and your child has a higher likelihood of being born with an autism phenotype.
And I talked to him about several environmental exposures that could help to create autism. For instance, if you're pregnant and not aware of it and you're on an anti-seizure medicine called Depakote or valproic acid, that interacts with autism genes early on in pregnancy, and your child has a higher likelihood of being born with an autism phenotype.
And I said to him, I said, you know, you're an environmental attorney. You should be all over these environmental exposures because there is a role. And he had zero interest. I mean, less than zero interest because it was all about suing vaccine companies. So, you know, all the stuff that he's saying is, maybe there's a few,
And I said to him, I said, you know, you're an environmental attorney. You should be all over these environmental exposures because there is a role. And he had zero interest. I mean, less than zero interest because it was all about suing vaccine companies. So, you know, all the stuff that he's saying is, maybe there's a few,
And I said to him, I said, you know, you're an environmental attorney. You should be all over these environmental exposures because there is a role. And he had zero interest. I mean, less than zero interest because it was all about suing vaccine companies. So, you know, all the stuff that he's saying is, maybe there's a few,
threads of light there but a lot of it is is is disingenuous and and um um and and meant to pursue their own agenda whatever that is when they wake up in the morning after saying your thoughts
threads of light there but a lot of it is is is disingenuous and and um um and and meant to pursue their own agenda whatever that is when they wake up in the morning after saying your thoughts
threads of light there but a lot of it is is is disingenuous and and um um and and meant to pursue their own agenda whatever that is when they wake up in the morning after saying your thoughts
Well, something that gives me hope is Dr. Singh. I mean, listening to her, how articulate she is, and I'm so proud that she's our chief medical officer at Texas Children's Hospital. I mean, what could be better than that, right? I mean, just that was really brilliant. And, by the way, the pediatricians at Texas Children's are an extraordinary group of people.
Well, something that gives me hope is Dr. Singh. I mean, listening to her, how articulate she is, and I'm so proud that she's our chief medical officer at Texas Children's Hospital. I mean, what could be better than that, right? I mean, just that was really brilliant. And, by the way, the pediatricians at Texas Children's are an extraordinary group of people.
Well, something that gives me hope is Dr. Singh. I mean, listening to her, how articulate she is, and I'm so proud that she's our chief medical officer at Texas Children's Hospital. I mean, what could be better than that, right? I mean, just that was really brilliant. And, by the way, the pediatricians at Texas Children's are an extraordinary group of people.
I mean, and pediatricians in general in our country. I mean, the commitment, the passion, I mean, it comes through every time you talk to an American pediatrician most times. And so that gives me a lot of hope. Yeah. The other thing that gives me hope is the science itself is extraordinary.
I mean, and pediatricians in general in our country. I mean, the commitment, the passion, I mean, it comes through every time you talk to an American pediatrician most times. And so that gives me a lot of hope. Yeah. The other thing that gives me hope is the science itself is extraordinary.
I mean, and pediatricians in general in our country. I mean, the commitment, the passion, I mean, it comes through every time you talk to an American pediatrician most times. And so that gives me a lot of hope. Yeah. The other thing that gives me hope is the science itself is extraordinary.
I mean, we made a low-cost COVID vaccine that reached 100 million people in India and Indonesia, showing that you can actually bypass big pharma companies to do that. We did that in our labs at Texas Children's. Now we have a new hookworm anemia vaccine that's protecting close to 100%. We're excited about that. Finally, we got the mRNA technology working to a point where...