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Public Servant's avatar

Dr. Hotez is the science, just like Dr. Fauci. MAHA is a danger to our health. Please remember to get your latest boosters and mask up - COVID is having a resurgence due to anti-vaxxers: https://democracydefender2025.substack.com/p/maga-fascists-gave-me-covid

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Anne Docherty's avatar

Just got mine today. I can’t believe how this toxic information is being spread around. Can’t people just do a little research on their own and consider the source. Canada had the highest compliance and the lowest number of deaths. See:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60380317#

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Susan Ackley's avatar

Thanks for bringing these great doctors to Meidas!

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JOHN SMITH's avatar

Robert Kennedy is to measles . As tRUMP is to Covid

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Ian Patton's avatar

Retired Respiratory Therapist here. Excellent discussion. Kennedy is a gormless idiot.

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klsmd's avatar

I’m a retired ob/gyn and your podcasts are indispensable. Because of course our families and friends want our opinions and I have no idea what language they are speaking when referring to this maha bullshit. Thankful for all that you do and I wish you the best luck with your patients at this time. You are so appreciated.

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Sylvia Arrowood's avatar

And after watching the video of RFK swimming in a sewage river with two of his grandchildren. Where were the idiotic parents?

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Joan Fregapane's avatar

I would have sued him for child endangerment. Unless the parents are as idiotic and brainwashed as he is, in which case, the state should sue ALL of them for child endangerment!

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Sylvia Arrowood's avatar

I agree.

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Leah Baum's avatar

I was thinking the same thing and I would be furious putting young children in danger.

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Mary Rymers's avatar

RFK said himself that you should take NO MEDICAL ADVICE from him - people need to realize what RFK says in the medical arena is usually basis nonsense.

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Ryan Harter's avatar

I appreciate honest answers and giving us an avenue to help navigate through this regimes attacks on our institutions. As it relates to the VA, this is important as vets that don't look to sources outside the VA are forced to eat a s**t sandwich of disinformation and political goals. The VA has never been perfect, but under Biden it was legitimately improving. Now we have a corrupt liar heading the agency. Every additional barrier to care WILL and DOES cost the lives of vets. The most egregious to me is the attack on mental health services. I have lost soldiers to suicide post-deployement and others prior to that. There should be legal actions taken against those elected officials and civilian agents that have caused and continue to contribute to this treason. THANK YOU for all that you are doing and a HUGE Thank you to the VA health providers that continue to serve with honor and integrity

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Catherine Tata's avatar

Thank you for the honest, fact based health related info we so badly need right now. As a patient that has gene mutation based Primary Immune deficiency and on IVIG to survive, I am very concerned that herd immunity will lessen due to anti vaccine ignorance. RFK's policies are setting us back decades and putting our lives in danger. We can not trust any of the info, stats etc coming from RFK's MAHA. Corruption that is a killer!

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JMull's avatar

Really good information as we enter into a low and misinformation time in this country.

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Joan Fregapane's avatar

My personal belief is that ONLY medical exemptions should be allowed for childhood disease vaccinations. Used to be that those of us who lived through these childhood illnesses, and our parents of course, were exceptionally grateful for the ‘new’ vaccines available - so vaccination rates were extremely high. Now with all this misinformation and its aiding and abetting by ignorant politicians in all states (but mostly in red states), rates are far below what we need for herd immunity. There should be NO religious exemption, and NO personal exemption, ever! These people are playing Russian roulette with their children’s lives!

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Viet Nam Vet's avatar

One of the big obstacles for doctors & nurses being able to educate & support families is the Health Maintenance/Insurance business. Get them out of the middle between patients & medical professionals!

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Zoe Krakowski's avatar

As tragic as childhood death is, if we could enlist those bereaved parents. The population would be more likely to believe and get their own kids vaccinated.

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Carrie's avatar

Thank you!

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Pan's avatar

Thank you ⚕️

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Sheryl Jensen's avatar

Thank you for an enlightening and informative hour that I thoroughly enjoyed with these fantastic doctors. When I discovered that all of you were going to be on here I was thrilled. I have known of your expertise and your excellence in the medical field and how lucky are we to have the three of you. I thoroughly enjoyed your information and I get my COVID shot every year. When they indicated 65 or older should get MMR, I did that too. I am a firm believer in listening to sound medical advice and following it. I believe vaccines are exceptionally helpful. Thank you for being out in the field taking care of so many people who are suffering with measles and I hear eboli is kicking in as well. Thank you for your service to all of our children and adults alike. I look forward to the next podcast!! Thank you for your time. 👏🏼👏🏼

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