RFK’s September Surprise

America Dissected

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🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Abdul and Katelyn cover this week’s health news, which includes: RFK’s bizarre promise to reveal the cause of Autism by September The latest in the Texas measles outbreak Why DOGE cuts have left HHS data systems vulnerable to cyberhacks The discovery of lead in Milwaukee’s drinking water, and CDC’s failure to help The risks of RFK’s Jr’s crusade against fluoride Then Abdul sits down with Dr. Zachary Rubin to talk about allergy season and the many questions we have about antihistamines, peanuts and pollen! 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: The foundation advances policy, builds partnerships, and strengthens systems to give everyone the opportunity to achieve their best possible health. To learn more, visit debeaumont.org. Boll & Branch: Get 15% off, plus free shipping on your first set of sheets, at BollandBranch.com/AD.

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0:00.0	RFK announces a September surprise.
0:11.1	Measles spreads across North America and the CDC can't help on lead poisoning.
0:15.3	This is American dissected.
0:16.4	I'm your host, Dr. Abdul Al-Said.
0:17.9	And I'm your co-host, Dr. Caitlin Jadalina.
0:20.3	And we're recording this on Monday, April 14th at 5 p.m Al Say it. And I'm your co-host, Dr. Caitlin Jettelina. And we're recording this on Monday, April 14th, at 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
0:28.2	All right, Caitlin, let's begin with a bit of a whopper of a statement.
0:32.8	It's getting a ton of attention as it should.
0:35.3	And no surprise it came from, Bing, Bing, Bing, RFK Jr.
0:38.6	Here's the clip.
0:39.7	By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic
0:43.2	and will be able to eliminate those exposures.
0:46.3	We've launched a massive testing and research effort
0:52.6	that's going to involve hundreds of scientists from around the world.
0:56.5	And just in case that wasn't clear, he said, and I quote, by September, we will know what has
1:01.4	caused the autism epidemic and we will be able to eliminate those exposures.
1:06.6	Caitlin, need I ask, how outrageous is this promise on a scale from one to ten?
1:11.4	It's pretty, I mean, it's pretty darn outrageous.
1:14.4	You know, I know supporters that are saying that moonshots are ambitious, we need more of them in this day and age.
1:21.5	And look, you know, I agree.
1:23.4	I think we can accomplish a lot if we put our minds to it, take the COVID vaccine.
1:28.8	But this just doesn't seem like a genuine moonshot initiative.
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