We are in the era of DIY public health, since the government will no longer do it. Jen Christiansen, Meghan Bartels via Scientific American. However, it’s not that easy to simply do what’s best with smart advice in this sphere.

Medicare, Medicaid and other third-party payers use the braindead official vaccine recommendations coming from Tr*mp’s clown RFK as a basis for deciding which vaccinations will be paid for, so people may skip immunizations that they cannot afford out-of-pocket.

And, if a vaccine is no longer recommended or approved, manufacturers may simply cut back production and it may not be available no matter how much scientific sense it makes, whether you can afford it or not.

Even if a vaccine supply is still available, it may not be up-to-date or effective against rapidly evolving viruses like influenza or COVID-19. Being vaccinated with an outmoded version will probably not produce effective immunity and may be as bad as no vaccination at all. Synonym for all the above: preventable death, blood on the hands of Humpty Trumpty and RFK.