On this very special bonus episode of Truth In The Barrel, Amy is joined by none other than her mom, Dr. Marianne McGrath, to discuss the HHS decision to no longer recommend the Covid vaccine for “healthy children” or pregnant women. *This episode was recorded on May 29th,2025, and aired on June 2nd, 2025 About Truth in the Barrel: Amy and Denver are both military veterans, political junkies, and whiskey lovers who sit on opposite sides of the aisle but have one thing in common: they love the United States of America. Truth in the Barrel was born of Amy & Denver’s commitment to country, the Constitution, and a well-curated collection of the world’s finest bourbon. Join them weekly for deep dives into timely topics, interviews with recognizable guests, and a dose of call-in fun. Visit Our Website: www.TruthintheBarrel.com Subscribe to Truth in the Barrel: https://www.youtube.com/@TruthIntheBarrel Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JQcSj5mwVyGDJ8DcXwlu9?si=5f2bd1d1b0c64e6f Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/truth-in-the-barrel/id1804092329 Instagram, BlueSky, Facebook, TikTok: @TruthintheBarrel
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Welcome to Truth in the Barrel, small batch edition. I'm Amy McGrath. Just yesterday, we learned that the COVID shot in America is not recommended for healthy kids and pregnant women. That was from the Department of Health and Human Services. And today we have a special guest to talk about this. my mom, Dr. Marianne McGrath, who's been a pediatrician, a medical doctor for over 50 years.
And the reason why I wanted to have mom on to talk about this, because when this headline came down, I had a lot of questions about, I have children like many of you, and, you know, I've I wanted to know, is this for real? Is this politics? Or what's the medical science behind it? So I'm really happy to welcome mom, Dr. McGrath. Thank you for coming on The Small Batch. You're welcome.
All right, let's get started. RFK Jr. said in his confirmation hearing that he didn't want to take vaccines away. But here we are. And this health and human services sort of dictation, I guess, that says that now in America, kids, healthy kids should not get the COVID shot. I want to start out by saying, or by asking you, like, what's this all about?
Do you think this is just political because the guy doesn't like vaccines?
Well, history speaks, doesn't it? We know that this man in this position is totally unqualified for the position. We knew that going in. We also know he has a long history as an anti-vaxxer. And we know that most people in confirmation hearings are going to say what the people who are going to confirm them want them to say. But actions speak louder than words.
As far as we know, there is absolutely no scientific reason to have made this statement. And that's quite counter to the way that decisions about vaccinations, being warranted or not has been made in this country in the past.
Normally, when you go to make a change in any kind of recommendation, there's a panel invoked for the best scientific information and thinking about the change that's about to be considered. There has been no such panel invoked in this decision, which is very concerning because One has to ask is, is this the way things are going to be done in the future?
At the whim of a person who chooses to swim in sewer water? And you're talking about RFK Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services. And I should note that we do not have a CDC director at the moment. The NIH director, the National Institute of Health, has said this is, quote, saying that kids and pregnant women should not get this vaccine is, quote, common sense and good science.
And it sounds like, mom, this is not good science and it's not based on any medical data.
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