Fear of vaccination has been around since the first vaccine over 200 years ago. But now the anti-vaccine has grown from a fringe phenomenon to a mainstream movement. How, and why? To help answer this question on the show this week is science journalist Tara Haelle.
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Jul 9
RFK is Shortening Our Lifespans, with Dr. Eric Topol
When it comes to medical science, there’s never been a better time to be alive than now… other than maybe a few months ago before the new Trump administration. Americans today are living longer than ever before, and that’s owed in no small part to the National Institutes of Healt ... Show More
1h 15m
Jul 2
How Zohran Humiliated the Democrats with David Roth
Last week, Zohran Mamdani shattered the notion that a New York City mayor has to be some craggy-faced, man-shaped stack of disappointments who’d sooner die than be seen on the subway. The young, energetic Democratic Socialist ran on a platform of making New York City a more livab ... Show More
1h 21m
Apr 2021
Vaccine Wars | This is Not a Drill | 1
It’s early January 2020, and a mysterious new virus is overtaking the city of Wuhan, China.At first the outbreak barely makes the news, but as the threat comes into focus, scientists spring into action to make a vaccine. But the outlook’s grim – vaccines take years to create, tes ... Show More
26m 16s
Dec 2021
Is Pfizer's antiviral pill the game changer we've been waiting for? Plus, is it still accurate to call this a pandemic of the unvaccinated?
Promising data from Pfizer shows its antiviral Covid-19 pill reduces severe illness, hospitalizations, and death. And it appears to hold up against the Omicron variant.A healthcare professional who is fully vaccinated and boosted just came down with Covid-19 for a second time.Cal ... Show More
24m 20s