Dan Wilson returns to TWiV to debunk vaccine misinformation by RFK Jr. during his recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Guest: Dan Wilson Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Joe Rogan’s worst misinformation yet, with RFK Jr. (YouTube) Every first vaccine has been tested in placebo-controlled trials before going to market. Polio Measles HPV COVID-19 HepB Haemophilus influenzae B Pertussis Diphtheria Tetanus Pneumococcal Mumps Meningococcal Chickenpox HepA KiGGS Study results on atopic diseases after vaccination (Vaccine) Vaccine history by year (CHOP) Financing vaccines in the 21st Century (Nat Acad Press) DALY rates from non-communicable diseases (Our World in Data) Science loses one to creationism (WaPo) Children’s Health Defense (Wikipedia) COVID-19 vaccines saved 3 million US lives (CIDRAP) Beyond the Noise with Paul Offit (YouTube) Letters read on TWiV 1026 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Dickson – Jazz G.O.A.T.S – Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald Brianne – Defining the Anthropocene? Kathy – How to use your thermostat on A/C Rich – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Vincent – Step Aside, Joe Biden Listener Picks Kim – Virus found in a boreal lake links ssDNA and dsDNA viruses and Structure of ssDNA bacteriophage ΦCjT23 provides insight into early virus evolution Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv