Dr. Joel "Gator" Walsh on Pediatric Myths
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What are the main concerns parents have about vaccine safety?
There are so many kids that have very severe autism. That number is skyrocketing. It's like 25, 30% now. And we don't have the mechanisms to support that many kids. Vaccines are the only drug that you cannot sue the manufacturer for damage. A vaccine is not a magic pill. There are benefits to it and there are risks. I believe most of these childhood illnesses are really important for kids to get, especially for immunity later in life. By far the thing that shocked me most was the autism research when it comes to vaccines. We were always taught the science is settled. You're crazy if you think vaccines have anything to do with autism, we know. I don't think vaccines is the only cause of autism. I think it's a perfect storm.
It's always three stressors that come together and bam. I'm here in Los Angeles, California. If you are between a shot, I said shot, in a hard place, then you're going to want to stay tuned for this next guest, Dr. Joel Warsh. And I am so glad to be here and with my wife because she is so passionate about this. We have three of our biological children who were not vaccinated. And obviously you being a pediatrician, did I even say that he was a pediatrician? He's a pediatrician. So for him to write a book called Between a Shot and a Hard Place, taking difficult vaccine questions with balanced data and clarity, my gosh, I cannot wait to hear the story how you ended up here. Because vaccines are the cash cow.
But it's unemotional. So that unemotional stance, really, a lot of people can't handle that conversation around this topic without emotion. Correct. Well, we're going to have it without emotion. Well, I don't know about that. Yeah, not me. Emotion's fine. Only because this is truth. And when truth is presented and the audience doesn't want the truth, they just want to dig their heels in and be dogmatic in their approach and believe what they've been told. That's when I get passionate because it's called being closed-minded. It's called being exactly what we're being accused of being, and that's not the truth. Well, she's right. This is the most emotional topic, and that's why people isolate themselves, and people get mad, and people get angry at other people.
So we'll go through all that. But I do want to start with you being a pediatrician, writing a book like this. First of all, start with how you became a pediatrician, and then – how you ended up here against the cash cow of Big Pharma. Yeah, it's never a place that I would have ever imagined being. I certainly never imagined discussing vaccines in the way that I have been in the last year or two. You know, for me, so I grew up in Canada. I used to coach my brother in baseball and hockey, love working with kids. And so I started working in summer camps, just loved working with kids in general. And so when I went to medical school, because I love science, it was always to work with kids. I love getting ahead of things, preventing things.
And I just always thought being around kids was more fun than being around adults. And they actually listened and got better. So that's what led me into pediatrics. Well, interesting you said you're always about preventing things, right? That's why you're that. And so vaccines are supposedly about preventing things. So I'm sure you were really pro-vaccine. I mean, I wasn't anything really. I just was, you know, you go to training, right? And at that time, I don't think you're really thinking about it. You kind of don't learn that much about vaccines in hindsight. You just get taught these are the horrible diseases. These are the vaccines that can prevent those diseases. They're great.
How does pediatric training influence vaccine recommendations?
Here's your schedule. Go do it. And I went to a very Western top program, Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Great training. Didn't learn that much about vaccines, right? You really just get taught what I mentioned and then you just go do it. I think for me, what really changed was meeting my wife. She's very holistic minded. I met her around that time. And I started learning integrative medicine, taking functional medicine courses.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the main concerns parents have about vaccine safety?
0:00–3:27
2
How does pediatric training influence vaccine recommendations?
3:27–6:32
3
What role do lifestyle and environment play in children's health?
6:32–9:29
4
How did COVID-19 messaging affect trust in healthcare?
9:29–13:28
5
What practical advice does Dr. Walsh offer for managing childhood illnesses?
13:28–17:25
6
How does Dr. Walsh view the relationship between vaccines and autism?
17:25–20:35
7
What are the implications of vaccine policies on parental choice?
20:35–23:30
8
How can parents make informed decisions about vaccinations?
23:30–1:21:58
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