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RFK Jr. on Vaccines and Health Freedom

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Brief overview

Vaccines prevent measurable death and disability, while US vaccine policy under Kennedy actively undermines that protection.

  1. Measles deaths are vaccine preventable, not mildA girl infected at five months died of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis seven years later; above 95% coverage she would never have been exposed.
  2. Maternal RSV vaccine protects the newbornEngland's programme showed 84.9% effectiveness against infant RSV hospitalisation when the mother is vaccinated at least 28 days before birth.
  3. COVID vaccination's payoff is severe disease, not infectionGerman data showed a 57% cut in long COVID and about 60% fewer hospitalisations while the infection difference stayed non-significant.
Executive Summary AI
  • Vincent Racaniello and Daniel Griffin open TWiV episode 1316, recorded April 23rd, 2026, on Kennedy's congressional hearings, where he refused to commit to implementing CDC nominee Dr. Schwartz's vaccine guidance while simultaneously claiming his department recommends MMR for all American children.3:34
  • Measles is still climbing — Hopkins counts 1,851 confirmed US cases this year against CDC's 1,748 as of April 16th — and they walk through the death of a Manchester girl who caught measles at five months and died of SSPE seven years later.10:15
  • A UK Health Security Agency study of maternal RSV vaccination in England found vaccine effectiveness of 81.3% overall against infant RSV hospitalisation, rising to 84.9% when given at least 28 days before birth.21:39
  • German claims data on roughly 73,000 matched pairs showed COVID-19 vaccination cut incident long COVID by 57% (relative risk 0.43) and COVID-related hospitalisation by about 60% (relative risk 0.41), even though infection itself was not significantly reduced.29:14
  • A RECOVER pediatric cohort of 1,976 children found 18% of school-age children and 29% of adolescents with long COVID had worsening grades versus 7% and 11% without, plus more trouble paying attention and more IEPs.38:51
Key Quote
“Yeah, medical freedom is freedom from disease.”
— Vincent Racaniello12:31
Key Quote
“So just because you're a PCR positive does not mean you're infectious.”
— Vincent Racaniello25:20
Key Quote
“It's just a very easy lift, except it doesn't really work.”
— Daniel Griffin34:34