Welcome to the Vaccine Free-for-All

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Radio Atlantic

2025-09-04

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As Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. works to dismantle the national vaccine infrastructure, states have started going their own way. Governors in California, Washington State, and Oregon said they intend to coordinate on vaccine policies. Florida’s surgeon general went in the opposite direction, announcing a plan to end all state vaccine mandates, which he compared to “slavery.” We talk to the Atlantic science writer Katie Wu about how Kennedy’s decisions are affecting the vaccine pipeline and how difficult it will be to rebuild. We also talk about what you, the patient, should do in an atmosphere where the federal government, long the authority on vaccines, is no longer reliable. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Atlantic subscribers also get access to exclusive subscriber audio in Apple Podcasts. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/listener. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Hey, it's Hannah, host of Radio Atlantic,

  • here to tell you about the 17th annual Atlantic Festival happening in New York City this September.

  • We have an incredible roster of guests, including David Letterman,

  • Scott Galloway, Dr. Becky Kennedy, HR McMaster, and many more.

  • I'll be hosting a live recording of Radio Atlantic,

  • and we'll also have book talks and screenings,

  • including a first look at season three of The Diplomat.

  • in a conversation with stars Carrie Russell and Allison Janney and creator Debra Khan.

  • Guys, you can ask them about that season two cliffhanger.

  • Learn more at theatlanticfestival.com.

  • In the final days before the election last fall,

  • presidential candidate Donald Trump told a crowd in New York City about his goals

  • for bringing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. into the MAGAverse.

  • I'm going to let him go wild on health.

  • I'm going to let him go wild on the food.

  • I'm going to let him go wild on medicines.

  • Wild on medicines.

  • Or more accurately, vaccines.

  • That has been apparent over the past couple of months.

  • There is unease,