Two Conversations Parents Have Been Asking For
This week, I sat down with Aaron Siri and debated Dr. Alok Patel about vaccines, informed consent, and the questions families are actually asking.
This was a big week for vaccine conversations.
Two major podcast episodes I was on came out, and I think many of you here will be interested in both of them.
The first was my conversation with Aaron Siri on Informed with Aaron Siri.
Aaron is one of the foremost vaccine attorneys in the country. He has been the attorney for Secretary Kennedy and the Informed Consent Action Network for many years and has been one of the most prominent attorneys bringing litigation around informed choice, health freedom, vaccine safety, and FOIA requests.
We had a wonderful, wide-ranging conversation about vaccines, informed consent, parental choice, public trust, and the questions that so many families have but often feel they are not allowed to ask.
You can listen here:
The second episode was on The Birth Lounge Podcast, where I had the opportunity to have a discussion and debate with Dr. Alok Patel.
Dr. Patel is a very prominent mainstream physician, and this was a rare opportunity to have an open, honest, respectful conversation with someone who sees many of these issues differently than I do.
I was very appreciative that he was willing to do it.
These are the types of conversations we need more of.
Not yelling.
Not soundbites.
Not pretending parents are stupid for having questions.
Actual discussion. Actual disagreement. Actual nuance.
We talked about vaccines, safety, trust, mandates, informed consent, the schedule, and the real concerns parents bring into the pediatric office every day.
You can listen here:
I hope you’ll check out both conversations.
Whether you agree with everything or not, I think these discussions are important.
Because families deserve more than slogans.
They deserve honest conversations.
hope to keep having more of these conversations.
I’m not here to prove that I’m right.
I’m here to learn, listen, ask better questions, and discuss what I see every day in practice, what I’ve learned from families, and what the science does and does not show.
My next goal is to get on Dr. Mike’s show.
I would love to have a thoughtful, kind, discussion with him about vaccines and the questions parents are actually asking.
If anyone knows him or his team, please connect me.
Would love to have the conversation. :)