# vaccine policy (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover vaccine policy. Page: Feed: --- ## [A Bad Take on the mRNA Flu Vaccine, a Petition to Pull Infants’ Tylenol, and Foodborne Illness Galore](https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/a-bad-take-on-the-mrna-flu-vaccine) _2026-08-22 · Unbiased Science · Unbiased Science_ Real data, wrong conclusions, and a summer of food outbreaks raising eyebrows ## [Moderna Says Its Melanoma Vaccine Works. Wall Street Believed Them Immediately.](https://drgator.substack.com/p/modernas-mrna-cancer-vaccine-just) _2026-08-22 · Dr. Gator · Dr. Gator - Between a Shot and Hard Place_ I would love nothing more than an effective cancer vaccine. But enthusiasm is not data, a press release is not a peer-reviewed paper, and pharmaceutical amnesia is apparently spreading faster than COVID ever did. ## [My Older Child Didn’t Do This. Should I Worry?](https://drgator.substack.com/p/is-this-normal-my-first-child-never) _2026-08-21 · Dr. Gator · Dr. Gator - Between a Shot and Hard Place_ A quick Gator Bite on sibling differences, normal variation, and the red flags parents should not ignore. ## [Back to School, Back to Being Sick Every Two Weeks](https://drgator.substack.com/p/back-to-school-back-to-being-sick) _2026-08-21 · Dr. Gator · Dr. Gator - Between a Shot and Hard Place_ What I actually keep at home, what I do with my own kids, and what I recommend in the office. ## [The Healthiest Thing About This Restaurant Isn’t on the Menu](https://drgator.substack.com/p/the-healthiest-thing-about-this-restaurant) _2026-08-20 · Dr. Gator · Dr. Gator - Between a Shot and Hard Place_ I went for the food. What surprised me was everything happening around it. ## [Yes, COVID Is Still a Thing](https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/covid-summer-surge-2026) _2026-08-19 · Unbiased Science · Unbiased Science_ A summer wave is building. Here's what the data show, and what our family is doing about tests, masks, and this fall's vaccine. ## [Your Brain Thinks Emojis Are Real Faces 😡](https://drgator.substack.com/p/your-brain-thinks-emojis-are-real) _2026-08-19 · Dr. Gator · Dr. Gator - Between a Shot and Hard Place_ New neuroscience suggests angry emojis may trigger the same rapid emotional circuitry as real human expressions. ## [Puberty Blockers, Hormones, and Kids: The Conversation Nobody Can Have Anymore](https://drgator.substack.com/p/puberty-blockers-hormones-and-kids) _2026-08-18 · Dr. Gator · Dr. Gator - Between a Shot and Hard Place_ What we know, what we still do not know, and why I think both politics and medicine have made this discussion harder than it needs to be. ## [Fauci’s Texts, Vaccine Trust, and One Very Unfiltered Conversation](https://drgator.substack.com/p/i-went-on-jillian-michaels-to-talk) _2026-08-17 · Dr. Gator · Dr. Gator - Between a Shot and Hard Place_ My new episode with Jillian Michaels is live—and we covered a lot. ## [Four Decades](https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/four-decades) _2026-08-16 · Unbiased Science · Unbiased Science_ My 40th birthday, a look backward, and what I’m hoping for next. ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EKWULhNMgxsN) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [Should Your Teen Be Allowed to Keep Medical Secrets From You?](https://drgator.substack.com/p/do-parents-have-a-right-to-know-everything) _2026-08-16 · Dr. Gator · Dr. Gator - Between a Shot and Hard Place_ The uncomfortable debate over what doctors can keep confidential—and whether parents should always be told. ## [I Debated Vaccine Policy With People Who Disagree With Me. Nobody Yelled.](https://drgator.substack.com/p/i-debated-vaccine-policy-with-people) _2026-08-15 · Dr. Gator · Dr. Gator - Between a Shot and Hard Place_ A former CDC leader, an ER doctor, a MAHA mom, and we talked for over an hour—and accidentally proved what vaccine policy is missing. ## [Stop States From Punishing Families for Medical and Religious Choices](https://drgator.substack.com/p/your-medical-freedom-should-not-depend) _2026-08-14 · Dr. Gator · Dr. Gator - Between a Shot and Hard Place_ You should not lose access to school, work, or public life because of a deeply held medical or religious decision. ## [The Questions Your Pediatrician Is Afraid to Answer Honestly](https://drgator.substack.com/p/the-questions-your-pediatrician-is) _2026-08-14 · Dr. Gator · Dr. Gator - Between a Shot and Hard Place_ Vaccines, Tylenol, antibiotics, fever, formula, sleep training, food dyes, circumcision, screens, and the conversations that rarely survive a 15-minute appointment. ## [An Executive Order, a Confirmed Director, and 20 Straight Months of Measles](https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/an-executive-order-a-confirmed-director) _2026-08-13 · Unbiased Science · Unbiased Science_ The State of U.S. Vaccine Policy: What the executive order actually changes (nothing), why measles cases keep rising, and what your pediatrician recommends. ## [Everyone Is Screaming About Vaccines. Meanwhile, Something Good Actually Happened.](https://drgator.substack.com/p/while-everyone-was-fighting-about) _2026-08-13 · Dr. Gator · Dr. Gator - Between a Shot and Hard Place_ Food chemicals, ultra-processed foods, and a regulatory loophole most parents have never heard of quietly had a very big week. ## [What If This Vaccine Executive Order Backfires?](https://drgator.substack.com/p/i-sat-with-trumps-vaccine-order-for) _2026-08-12 · Dr. Gator · Dr. Gator - Between a Shot and Hard Place_ Trump put vaccines back in the headlines—but he may also have given public health the exact rallying cry it needed. ## [Where Is the Line?](https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/where-is-the-line) _2026-08-11 · Unbiased Science · Unbiased Science_ An executive order on childhood vaccines, and what actually changes for your family ## [Religious Vaccine Exemptions Are Back! Except…They Aren’t.](https://drgator.substack.com/p/breaking-no-trump-did-not-just-bring) _2026-08-11 · Dr. Gator · Dr. Gator - Between a Shot and Hard Place_ I support vaccine choice. I hope the courts ultimately expand it. But an executive order cannot magically rewrite California and New York law. ## [The Prevention Funhouse Mirror](https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/the-prevention-funhouse-mirror) _2026-08-07 · Unbiased Science · Unbiased Science_ How prevention became both a luxury good and a conspiracy. ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/RvZeCWHGePr1) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [Experts in Air Quotes, Measles Math, and a New Way to See Risk](https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/experts-in-air-quotes-measles-math) _2026-08-04 · Unbiased Science · Unbiased Science_ Plus RSV vaccines for adults, and a question for parents who changed their minds ## [The Fauci Hearing: Based on What Measure?](https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/the-fauci-hearing-based-on-what-measure) _2026-08-01 · Unbiased Science · Unbiased Science_ Empowering everyone to understand health science through patient, evidence-based explanations that respect both skepticism and nuance. ## [Over 400 State Vaccine Bills, 9 New Laws, 2 Fed Charters, and 1 Step Closer to a CDC Director](https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/over-400-state-vaccine-bills-9-new) _2026-07-30 · Unbiased Science · Unbiased Science_ The State of U.S. Vaccine Policy ## [Cyclospora, Peptides, and the Great Banana Smoothie Debate](https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/cyclospora-peptides-and-the-great) _2026-07-28 · Unbiased Science · Unbiased Science_ Plus a Florida vacation that turned into a hospital stay ## [Shingles, Shingrix, and (Almost) Every Question You’ve Sent Us](https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/shingles-shingrix-and-almost-every) _2026-07-24 · Unbiased Science · Unbiased Science_ A field guide to the shingles vaccine: who needs it, when, why the shot can knock you flat for a day, and where the dementia research stands.