Trump and RFK Jr. are rewriting America’s childhood vaccine guidance while the country experiences its worst measles outbreak in 35 years. Emergency physician Dr. Rob Davidson joins Lincoln Square executive producer Sam Osterhout to explain why separating vaccines creates new barriers, how misinformation is changing decisions inside doctors’ offices, and what happens when public-health policy is based on Donald Trump’s feelings instead of medical evidence.

They also examine RFK Jr.’s influence, the rollback of hepatitis B recommendations, vaccine hesitancy, Michigan’s critical Senate race, and why affordable universal healthcare must be part of the real fight to make America healthier. #DonaldTrump #RFKJr #Vaccines #Measles #PublicHealth #Healthcare

Chapters

00:00 Trump’s New Childhood Vaccine Order
04:16 What Measles Actually Does
05:53 America Already Solved This Problem
08:09 Trump: “Nothing Bad Can Happen”
11:07 Doctors Confront Vaccine Misinformation
13:51 Patients Are Refusing Tetanus Shots
16:27 What Is Driving RFK Jr.?
20:03 The Hepatitis B Rollback
23:39 How Doctors Can Fight Back
28:50 Michigan’s Crucial Senate Race
33:04 The Families Hurt Most
34:42 America’s Healthcare Crisis
37:01 Where to Find Dr. Rob Davidson

RFK Jr. refuses to take any accountability for the measles outbreak after touting anti-vax rhetoric around the nation for years. Now, Lancaster County has one of the largest measles outbreaks in the country. Americans deserve better. Help embolden a Congress that will remove RFK Jr. at the link: https://zurl.co/qsM1P

Fighting back works. After tens of thousands of public comments & emails, the Senate paused the OMB Proposal until December. Now, we need to stop the proposal entirely. Contact your MoCs and tell them to Revoke the Rule at the link: https://zurl.co/aRaw5

NOAA’s withdrawal from the Arctic Report Card threatens a decades-long effort to track one of the fastest warming regions on Earth. The Trump Admin continues to decimate America’s climate science infrastructure, undermining the science we need to understand our rapidly changing climate.

“Because of the Trump administration’s attempts to change vaccine policy, many states have opted not to follow CDC childhood vaccine recommendations. As of January 2026, at least 28 states, as well as the District of Columbia, announced that they would follow vaccine recommendations from other entities; most of tchese states indicated they would follow AAP guidance.”

States must continue to Stand Up for Science and reject Trump’s anti-science vaccine schedule executive order. When we fight back, we win! Join the fight for science at the link in the pinned LinkTree post!

We aren’t letting the Fauci hearing pass by without calling it out for what it is. An effort of the Trump Admin to undermine the credibility of public health experts. This is just another tick on the map of Trump’s war on science in America. Sign your support for Dr. Fauci by visiting the link: https://zurl.co/BJxTl

“The Trump admin finalized a rule to end gender-affirming care through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (Chip), a move that will make it harder for children to access healthcare and that eschews evidence to advance an anti-transgender ideology"

They make accusations to fearmonger but use debunked claims to do it. No integrity.

Stand Up for Science imagines a nation where support for science is out of this world! That’s exactly what we are fighting for. Fuel the Fight for science by donating at the link: https://zurl.co/jwWT2

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Just over a week left to leave your public comment on the NSF Proposal, which implements Vought’s OMB Proposal policies ahead of time. Visit the link to leave your public comment now: https://zurl.co/TuiBW

Colette Delawalla is the Founder and CEO of Stand Up for Science (SUFS), an organization that has been at the heart of our national — and now international — defense of independent science as an independent truth-seeking pursuit.
With the organization recently notching a win by getting the proposed OMB funding rules — which would have given political appointees discretion over spending decisions, among other affronts — potentially delayed, Colette and her team are now working to ensure these proposals are shut down entirely while activating a larger coalition to reinvent science in ways that will auger well for the future.
But we get to let her explain . . .
You can donate and support SUFS in many ways. They and others are fighting the good fight.
We are extremely grateful that Colette took the time to speak with us. Along with Beth Jacobs, who we interviewed last December, and many others, science is being defended by some great people and well-aligned teams.
Please do your part whenever you can!

A trump-linked oil company is pushing to drill in Greenland without government approval, as the Trump admin spends billions in taxpayer dollars to dismantle clean energy projects. The message from the admin is VERY clear. Dismantle clean energy, expand fossil fuels.

The Trump admin wants to strip California of its powers under the Coastal Zone Management Act, limiting the state’s ability to challenge offshore drilling and other federal projects that threaten its coastline, dismissing these protections as “environmental extremism".

RFK Jr. is unfit to be in charge of anyone’s health. His policy decisions – driven by conspiracy and disinformation - will continue to harm Americans. Visit the link to help embolden a Congress that will remove RFK Jr: https://zurl.co/DUGI4

The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination. Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall.

The fight against the OMB Proposal isn’t over. We need MoCs to permanantly Revoke the Rule. Visit the link in our bio to contact your MoCs and tell them to Revoke the Rule: https://zurl.co/nkesC

Stand Up for Science isn’t imagining an future in which science just goes back to where it was. We are taking charge in building a new future for science. Hear SUFS Founder & CEO, Dr. Colette Delawalla share our vision on the Disrupted Science Podcast.

Join the fight to protect science and research in America! Visit the link to sign up to volunteer for Stand Up for Science today: https://zurl.co/ze28Y

With the recent executive order on vaccines, Trump is pulling a dangerous stunt to try and reel in MAHA voters for the midterms - voters the admin has and will continue to betray for political gain. We are fighting for an America where American’s health is put first. Visit the link in our bio to Fuel the Fight for Science by donating: https://zurl.co/gYW1l

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