RFK Jr Euthanizes ACIP

America Dissected

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🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Abdul and Katelyn discuss a rocky week in public health including: RFK Jr gutting ACIP to replace every member with his own appointees. The LA protests, and how immigration raids hurt community health Good trouble at NIH, as staff band together and demand director Jay Bhattacharya defend their research Then Abdul talks to Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project, about the Trump Administration's effort to weaponize the government against LBGTQ+ Americans, including cutting the 988 suicide Lifeline. We are off next week for the Juneteenth holiday. We will be back with another episode on June 26. Check out our shop at store.americadissected.com for our new America Dissected merch – including logo shirts, hoodies and mugs. And don’t miss our “Vaccines Matter. Science Works.” t-shirts! This show would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. America Dissected invites you to check them out. This episode was brought to you by: de Beaumont Foundation: For 25 years, the de Beaumont Foundation has worked to create practical solutions that improve the health of communities across the country. To learn more, visit debeaumont.org. Quince: Go to Quince.com/AD for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.

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0:00.0	U.S.
0:08.9	Vaccine Policy is officially in mayhem.
0:11.6	This is America Dissected.
0:12.7	I'm your host, Dr. Abdul Al-Salya.
0:14.2	And I'm your co-host, Dr. Caitlin Jadalina.
0:16.4	And we're recording this on Monday, June 9th at 8 p.m. Eastern time, just four hours after the
0:22.3	Secretary of Health and Human Services undid decades and decades of precedent when it comes
0:30.0	to vaccine policy, which is, of course, where we will dive in.
0:37.0	We just learned that RFK Jr.
0:38.4	gutted the advisory committee for immunization practices, also known as ASIP.
0:42.5	This is the panel of experts who make vaccine recommendations to the CDC.
0:45.5	And Kennedy took the unprecedented step of summarily removing all 17 members from their posts
0:51.3	without saying who he wants to appoint to replace them.
0:54.4	Let's start with a couple of very first reactions.
0:57.0	Caitlin, what say you?
0:59.8	My first reaction is, man, he actually did it.
1:03.7	He actually removed ACIP members and won sweeping unilateral political decision by this career anti-vaxxer.
1:15.6	And trying to remake, I guess, dismantle, remake one of the most trusted pillars of vaccine
1:22.7	infrastructure in the United States.
1:26.1	I don't know.
1:27.1	I don't know how to react, Abdul. Like, I'm
1:29.1	furious. I'm incredibly deflated. I'm sadly not surprised. And I'm incredibly and deeply,
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