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Peter Doocy

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312 total appearances

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The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

of of measles and now it's extended uh as as dr singh points out in in other parts of texas in the austin area in the san antonio area we don't know if that's going to take off and it's now moving up in in the great plains right it's going up into uh it's going up into oklahoma and to kansas and by the way it could meet in the middle for another trend that's happening

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

of of measles and now it's extended uh as as dr singh points out in in other parts of texas in the austin area in the san antonio area we don't know if that's going to take off and it's now moving up in in the great plains right it's going up into uh it's going up into oklahoma and to kansas and by the way it could meet in the middle for another trend that's happening

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

of of measles and now it's extended uh as as dr singh points out in in other parts of texas in the austin area in the san antonio area we don't know if that's going to take off and it's now moving up in in the great plains right it's going up into uh it's going up into oklahoma and to kansas and by the way it could meet in the middle for another trend that's happening

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

which the same forces are on plane in southern Alberta, which, you know, some people say is the Texas of Canada. There's a huge epidemic there into southern Manitoba and coming down. So the entire Great Plains region's affected. And it wasn't by accident.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

which the same forces are on plane in southern Alberta, which, you know, some people say is the Texas of Canada. There's a huge epidemic there into southern Manitoba and coming down. So the entire Great Plains region's affected. And it wasn't by accident.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

which the same forces are on plane in southern Alberta, which, you know, some people say is the Texas of Canada. There's a huge epidemic there into southern Manitoba and coming down. So the entire Great Plains region's affected. And it wasn't by accident.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

It was due to an organized, politically driven and financially driven disinformation campaign, financially driven by the health and wellness industry, politically driven by this libertarian movement. ideology that gets PAC money, political action committee money, and it's having deadly consequences now. So the worry, of course, is that this continues and two things happen.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

It was due to an organized, politically driven and financially driven disinformation campaign, financially driven by the health and wellness industry, politically driven by this libertarian movement. ideology that gets PAC money, political action committee money, and it's having deadly consequences now. So the worry, of course, is that this continues and two things happen.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

It was due to an organized, politically driven and financially driven disinformation campaign, financially driven by the health and wellness industry, politically driven by this libertarian movement. ideology that gets PAC money, political action committee money, and it's having deadly consequences now. So the worry, of course, is that this continues and two things happen.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

One, we lose our measles elimination status, which was defined more than 25 years ago by the CDC for global immunization that says if transmission goes out for a full year, we've lost our measles elimination status. And remember, measles is usually the tip of the iceberg on this stuff. Measles is often the first breakthrough infection we see because it's so highly transmissible.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

One, we lose our measles elimination status, which was defined more than 25 years ago by the CDC for global immunization that says if transmission goes out for a full year, we've lost our measles elimination status. And remember, measles is usually the tip of the iceberg on this stuff. Measles is often the first breakthrough infection we see because it's so highly transmissible.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

One, we lose our measles elimination status, which was defined more than 25 years ago by the CDC for global immunization that says if transmission goes out for a full year, we've lost our measles elimination status. And remember, measles is usually the tip of the iceberg on this stuff. Measles is often the first breakthrough infection we see because it's so highly transmissible.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

But we've got a six-fold rise in pertussis cases, whooping cough cases from 2023 to 2024. We've got polio in the wastewater in New York State. So So the concern is that our whole vaccine ecosystem is starting to unravel. And then you saw what the FDA did yesterday with blocking COVID vaccine use in kids and younger adults. And

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

But we've got a six-fold rise in pertussis cases, whooping cough cases from 2023 to 2024. We've got polio in the wastewater in New York State. So So the concern is that our whole vaccine ecosystem is starting to unravel. And then you saw what the FDA did yesterday with blocking COVID vaccine use in kids and younger adults. And

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

But we've got a six-fold rise in pertussis cases, whooping cough cases from 2023 to 2024. We've got polio in the wastewater in New York State. So So the concern is that our whole vaccine ecosystem is starting to unravel. And then you saw what the FDA did yesterday with blocking COVID vaccine use in kids and younger adults. And

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

And then the false claims that no childhood vaccines were tested through placebo controlled trial is absolute BS. I put up on my social media, just did a simple PubMed search, an informal PubMed search and, you know, printed out does dozens of. placebo-controlled trials for most of the childhood vaccines that I searched for. So I don't want to make this just about Mr. Kennedy.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

And then the false claims that no childhood vaccines were tested through placebo controlled trial is absolute BS. I put up on my social media, just did a simple PubMed search, an informal PubMed search and, you know, printed out does dozens of. placebo-controlled trials for most of the childhood vaccines that I searched for. So I don't want to make this just about Mr. Kennedy.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

And then the false claims that no childhood vaccines were tested through placebo controlled trial is absolute BS. I put up on my social media, just did a simple PubMed search, an informal PubMed search and, you know, printed out does dozens of. placebo-controlled trials for most of the childhood vaccines that I searched for. So I don't want to make this just about Mr. Kennedy.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

We'd have a big problem anyway, but now he's actively seeking to amplify this.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 7: Misinformation, MAHA, Measles, and the Future of Medicine (with Drs. Peter Hotez and Sapna Singh)

We'd have a big problem anyway, but now he's actively seeking to amplify this.