The MeidasTouch Podcast Meidas Health EMERGENCY Episode: Mass Chaos as Trump Panel Blows Up
Sep 20, 2025
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Policy Creating Problems, Not Solving Them
- The HHS/ACIP actions invent problems and introduce barriers where none existed.
- Vin Gupta says these moves confuse families and add needless clinical workload.
Keep Clear Vaccine Recommendations
- Do not replace clear recommendations with vague 'shared clinical decision-making' for routine vaccinations.
- Vin Gupta urges keeping firm guidance so clinicians and pharmacists can vaccinate without new bureaucratic steps.
MMRV Removal Lacks Medical Justification
- Removing the MMRV combination option for young kids lacks new data and creates access trade-offs.
- Gupta notes the combo shot can benefit needle-phobic or hard-to-reach families despite a tiny febrile seizure risk.