This Week in Virology

TWiV 1026: Debunking RFK Jr.’s vaccine funk with Dan Wilson


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Dan Wilson returns to TWiV to debunk vaccine misinformation by RFK Jr. during his recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience.

Hosts: Vincent RacanielloDickson DespommierRich ConditKathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

Guest: Dan Wilson

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Links for this episode
  • MicrobeTV Discord Server
  • Joe Rogan’s worst misinformation yet, with RFK Jr. (YouTube)
  • Every first vaccine has been tested in placebo-controlled trials before going to market.
    • Polio
    • Measles
    • HPV
    • COVID-19
    • HepB
    • Haemophilus influenzae B
    • Pertussis
    • Diphtheria
    • Tetanus
    • Pneumococcal
    • Mumps
    • Meningococcal
    • Chickenpox
    • HepA
  • KiGGS Study results on atopic diseases after vaccination (Vaccine)
  • Vaccine history by year (CHOP)
  • Financing vaccines in the 21st Century (Nat Acad Press)
  • DALY rates from non-communicable diseases (Our World in Data)
  • Science loses one to creationism (WaPo)
  • Children’s Health Defense (Wikipedia)
  • COVID-19 vaccines saved 3 million US lives (CIDRAP)
  • Beyond the Noise with Paul Offit (YouTube)
  • Letters read on TWiV 1026
  • Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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