Jan 28, 2026 06:52 PM
https://pauloffit.substack.com/p/a-frigh...-interview
INTRO: On January 22, 2026, Dr. Kirk Milhoan appeared on a podcast called Why Should I Trust You? Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist, is now the chairman of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). During this interview, Milhoan offered a series of false beliefs that, in a normal world, would disqualify him from the committee. Here’s what he said:
Interviewer: “Do you think that vaccines are appropriately studied for safety?”
Milhoan: “No. They haven’t been. They’ve only been studied for efficacy.”
What is Dr. Milhoan talking about? Prior to licensure, vaccines are tested in prospective placebo-controlled trials involving tens of thousands of subjects to determine safety and efficacy...
[...] We stopped giving the smallpox vaccine routinely in 1972 because smallpox had been eliminated from the face of the earth. Smallpox was no longer a threat. But measles and rubella and polio viruses are still circulating. If we let our guard down, then they will come roaring back, which is exactly what happened with measles this past year.
At the end of the podcast, the host, Brinda Adhikari, made a final plea.
Adhikari: “I also ask that you hold space for those moms who are really worried about infectious disease and are really worried about them making a comeback should uptake of these vaccines go crashing down. To hold space for all of that because I think that is what I am entrusting in my government [to] not hurt me and look out for me in some way. So, I just ask you hold space for all those types of voices. Will you do that for me?”
More than 90 percent of children in the United States are immunized. Most parents, independent of political affiliation, support vaccines and school entry requirements. Adhikari recognizes that the CDC vaccine advisory committee, now headed by Dr. Milhoan, is heavily weighted toward anti-vaccine advisors. She is asking that the vast majority of people in this country who support vaccines can also have a voice on that committee. The most amazing aspect of Adhikari’s plea is that she felt the need to make it... (MORE - missing details)
INTRO: On January 22, 2026, Dr. Kirk Milhoan appeared on a podcast called Why Should I Trust You? Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist, is now the chairman of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). During this interview, Milhoan offered a series of false beliefs that, in a normal world, would disqualify him from the committee. Here’s what he said:
Interviewer: “Do you think that vaccines are appropriately studied for safety?”
Milhoan: “No. They haven’t been. They’ve only been studied for efficacy.”
What is Dr. Milhoan talking about? Prior to licensure, vaccines are tested in prospective placebo-controlled trials involving tens of thousands of subjects to determine safety and efficacy...
[...] We stopped giving the smallpox vaccine routinely in 1972 because smallpox had been eliminated from the face of the earth. Smallpox was no longer a threat. But measles and rubella and polio viruses are still circulating. If we let our guard down, then they will come roaring back, which is exactly what happened with measles this past year.
At the end of the podcast, the host, Brinda Adhikari, made a final plea.
Adhikari: “I also ask that you hold space for those moms who are really worried about infectious disease and are really worried about them making a comeback should uptake of these vaccines go crashing down. To hold space for all of that because I think that is what I am entrusting in my government [to] not hurt me and look out for me in some way. So, I just ask you hold space for all those types of voices. Will you do that for me?”
More than 90 percent of children in the United States are immunized. Most parents, independent of political affiliation, support vaccines and school entry requirements. Adhikari recognizes that the CDC vaccine advisory committee, now headed by Dr. Milhoan, is heavily weighted toward anti-vaccine advisors. She is asking that the vast majority of people in this country who support vaccines can also have a voice on that committee. The most amazing aspect of Adhikari’s plea is that she felt the need to make it... (MORE - missing details)