Dr. Marty Makary is a New York Times best-selling author, a Johns Hopkins physician and a public health researcher. With over 250 scientific articles published, Dr. Makary was elected to the National Academy of Medicine as Editor-in-Chief of MedPage Today. Listen in as Dr. Makary and Dr. Meeker discuss the pressing issue of vaccination amongst America’s youth. The two share their professional opinions, backed by years of research, to help parents make an educated opinion that’s best for their children. 
MEG and DR. MARTY MAKARY  (PART 1)

Dr. Makary and Dr. Meeker share their doctoral perspectives on the covid vaccine as it pertains to children including:
The government mishandling of vaccines
Who should receive the covid vaccine 
The political agenda behind the mass-vaccination push 
The ethics of requiring an individual to get the vaccine for somebody else’s sake
Misconceptions regarding masks 
The psychological effect of the pandemic on children

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MEG and GUEST DR. MARTY MAKARY (PART 2)

Dr. Makary explains how a lack of research regarding Covid treatments and protocols has led to political opinions filling in the gap with what research now proves to be misinformation. Both doctors discuss the government’s overreach that poses an ongoing threat to the licenses of medical professionals. Dr. Makary and Dr. Meeker also unpack the research that has been done regarding the psychological effects of this pandemic on children. 

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