Watch now   Meidas Health Emergency Episode: Mass Chaos as Trump Panel Blows Up Dr. Vin Gupta and I break down the dangerous lies fueling Trump’s assault on public health. Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Sep 22 I had to jump on with Dr. Vin Gupta for an emergency episode of Meidas Health because what we just witnessed this week should terrify every parent, every doctor, and every American who cares about the future of our health care system. Trump and his regime, in cahoots with RFK Jr.’s crew of anti-vax conspiracists, are actively dismantling the very institutions that protect our children from preventable diseases. The so-called Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, once a respected, science-driven body, has been hijacked. They’ve replaced doctors and scientists with quacks from the bowels of conspiracy podcast world. Instead of rigorous, peer-reviewed science guiding decisions, we’re seeing chaos, confusion, and dangerous lies infect the very recommendations that shape what vaccines our kids can access. Think about that. When I take my daughter to the pediatrician, when my brother Brett takes his newborn, we now have to worry that the doctor’s guidance is being warped by Trump’s anti-science stooges, or that vaccines our kids need are now more difficult to obtain. These decisions aren’t abstract. They determine whether kids get measles, mumps, rubella, or COVID protection, and whether physicians feel pressured not to prescribe life-saving vaccines. This sham committee voted to restrict MMRV vaccines, then backtracked when they realized they didn’t even understand their own votes. They’re adding needless hurdles to getting COVID vaccines, confusing patients and overburdening doctors. It’s not about helping families. It’s about sowing distrust and dismantling trust in medicine. And it doesn’t stop there. Trump just gutted the H-1B visa process, making it nearly impossible for international medical residents, who make up 30% of the workforce in critical hospitals, to come here. That’s not just cruel and stupid, it’s suicidal for a country with an aging population and skyrocketing demand for medical care. The irony? Red states, which rely most on these doctors, will be hit hardest. This is yet another example of the dangers of authoritarianism. Trump wants to replace science with loyalty tests and propaganda. He wants to be the “I alone can fix it” guy, while gutting the very infrastructure that keeps Americans safe from outbreaks. It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to predict the outline. Get ready for more confusion, fewer doctors, weaker protections, and preventable suffering. Thankfully, states like California, Washington, and Massachusetts are banding together to protect science and public health. And with Meidas Health, we’ll continue to call out the lies, elevate real experts like Dr. Gupta, and arm you with the truth. Stay informed, share this episode, and help us fight back against Trump’s quackery and RFK Jr.’s reckless lies. Our kids, our families, and our future depend on it. New episodes of Meidas Health can be found right here on Substack and on the MeidasTouch Podcast audio feed on podcast apps like Apple Podcasts and Spotify. See below for links to all our past episodes. Meidas+ is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Listen to all episodes of Meidas Health: Episode 1: Apple | Spotify Episode 2: Apple | Spotify Episode 3: Apple | Spotify Episode 4: Apple | Spotify Episode 5: Apple | Spotify Episode 6: Apple | Spotify Episode 7: Apple | Spotify Episode 8: Apple | Spotify Episode 9: Apple | Spotify Episode 10: Apple | Spotify Episode 11: Apple | Spotify Episode 12: Apple | Spotify Episode 13: Apple | Spotify Emergency Bonus Episode - Trump Purges CDC: YouTube | Substack Episode 14: Apple | Spotify Emergency Bonus Episode - Trump Panel Blows Up: Apple | Spotify | YouTube Thank you for ALL YOU DO! The disinformation & propaganda cost LIVES during COVID! SCIENCE & FACTS need to protect people! COVID revealed the failed U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM & the failure of U.S. science education. In MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR CHARLIE BAKER's farewell speech, he referenced the COMMONWEALTH FUND, a non-partisan organization that assesses HEALTH CARE. There's a GRAPH that defines STATES' PERFORMANCE: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/scorecard/2022/jun/2022-scorecard-state-health-system-performance At the same time, the ORANGE TURD promoted the ALIEN SPERM DOCTOR, STELLA IMMANUEL. Rudy Giuliani interviewed Dr. Stella Immanuel — doctor who previously preached about alien DNA — on his radio show calling her his 'hero' Jul 30, 2020 https://www.businessinsider.com/rudy-giuliani-stella-immanuel-demon-sperm-radio-hero-2020-7?op=1 Explained: The controversial ‘demon sperm’ doctor Trump made popular After Facebook and Twitter removed the controversial video for misinformation, Dr Stella Immanuel said Jesus Christ would cause Facebook to "be down", and that the social networking site was "not bigger than God". https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/donald-trump-demon-sperm-doctor-dr-stella-immanuel-coronavirus-video-6531967/ New Florida Surgeon General Appeared at Demon-Sperm COVID Conspiracy Summit With Future Capitol Rioter By Ben Mathis-Lilley Sept 22, 2021 Donald Trump-aligned Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose state recorded more COVID-19 cases and deaths in August than it did in any month before vaccines became widely available, has appointed a new state surgeon general. Is it someone normal who will tell people to get vaccinated? No, you idiot! It’s a doctor named Joseph Ladapo who was last seen on the national stage participating in a COVID miracle cure event with another doctor who believes that lizard people control the government and that demons cause gynecological problems by implanting stolen sperm, as well as a third doctor who later got arrested for being part of the mob that smashed into the U.S. Capitol in an effort to overturn the presidential election. The first doctor’s name is Stella Immanuel, and you can read more about her unique belief system here. She was the breakout star of a July 2020 event in Washington, D.C. held by a group calling itself America’s Frontline Doctors, which was affiliated with a right-wing group called Tea Party Patriots Action and included such purported virology experts as a Michigan ophthalmologist with an expired medical license. Among other things, doctors in the group claimed that the drug hydroxychloroquine could cure COVID; at the time, then-President Trump was obsessed with hydroxychloroquine, and he retweeted an America’s Frontline Doctors video, which was then removed from Twitter and Facebook for violating misinformation policies. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/florida-surgeon-general-demon-sperm-capitol-rioter-connections.html?pay=1758582777306&support_journalism=please