Send us a textFear is faster than facts—and when politics supercharge that fear, public health pays the price. Michelle, a former physician, takes you from the birth of vaccination under Edward Jenner to the modern machine that turns doubt into identity. We break down how a single fraudulent Lancet paper by Andrew Wakefield seeded decades of mistrust, why media amplification and algorithmic outrage kept the myth alive, and how anti‑vax sentiment migrated from wellness enclaves to right‑wing populism after COVID lockdowns and mandates.We look closely at RFK Jr.’s paradoxical power: an elite name recast as “insider rebel,” a brand that monetizes distrust through Children’s Health Defense while mainstreaming conspiracy claims across high‑visibility platforms. Michelle explains how this plays out in governance—staff cuts, consolidation, and vaccine advisory purges that sideline expertise and reopen settled science. The stakes are visible now: a measles resurgence, frayed trust in institutions, and a policy environment where evidence competes with identity.Then we ground the debate in what actually happened inside hospitals. ICU capacity is not a culture‑war talking point; it’s a ceiling with human consequences. In plain English, Michelle explains mRNA vaccines—what they do, what they don’t, and why “DNA editing” myths miss basic cell biology. She walks through real‑world data showing sharp reductions in severe disease and death, the rarity of adverse events, and the risk‑benefit math that clinicians live by. Finally, we test the counterfactual: without vaccines, expect tens of thousands more deaths, system collapse during Omicron, prolonged lockdowns, and a heavier toll of long COVID. Evidence didn’t end the pandemic alone, but it gave us an exit.If this helped you cut through noise with clarity, subscribe, share with a friend who’s on the fence, and leave a review with one question you want us to tackle next.Support the showThanks for listening! Follow the links below for more! https://www.instagram.com/fitscapades https://patreon.com/fitscapades https://youtube.com/@fitscapades?si=hzhOJ8vjmjz5dAJy TikTok @fitscapades1 twitter/ X fitscapades

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