The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast 309. Vaccines, Amen: The Religion of Vaccines
Sep 30, 2025
Aaron Siri, an attorney specializing in vaccine litigation and author of "Vaccines, Amen," dives into the contentious world of vaccine safety and policy. He argues that vaccines should be treated as products rather than matters of faith, revealing legal findings that challenge commonly held beliefs, like the supposed lack of evidence linking vaccines to autism. Siri discusses how CDC policies influence healthcare narratives, the funding biases in safety studies, and the implications of not adequately studying vaccinated versus unvaccinated outcomes.
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Treat Vaccines As Products
- Aaron Siri urges people to treat vaccines as products, not objects of unquestioning belief.
- He says thinking critically requires learning the underlying evidence rather than repeating mantras.
Claim 'Vaccines Don't Cause Autism' Lacks Studies
- Siri says CDC could not produce peer-reviewed studies proving infant vaccines don't cause autism.
- He argues the agency's public claim that "vaccines do not cause autism" is a belief, not science.
Lawsuit Forced CDC To Reveal Studies
- Siri recounts suing the CDC and forcing production of a list of 20 studies about vaccines and autism.
- The produced list contained mostly irrelevant studies and only one study on infant vaccines that showed an association.
