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I only feel comfortable suggesting an RCT of routine vaccines because I am confident it wouldn’t get off the ground.
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I only feel comfortable suggesting an RCT of routine vaccines because I am confident it wouldn't get off the ground.
[Jonathan Howard](https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/author/jonathanhoward/ "Posts by Jonathan Howard") / March 14, 2025
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When Islamic Medicine Kills the Ayatollah!
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It didn’t take long for concerns about RFKs unscientific ideological approach to healthcare to manifest. We are in the middle of a measles outbreak – the exact kind of situation for which we need a strong federal response. The person in charge of that response, RFK Jr., is a notorious anti-vaccine crank who is not a scientist or healthcare expert, even though...
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Stored blood quickly loses its effectiveness, so how can we improve the situation?
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"RFK Jr. switching sides on vaccines now is like an arsonist urging people to put out the fire he started."
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Polio vaccine research was huge and convinced parents to demand access to vaccines. This was a disease that terrified parents and children, so the recognition of the need for an intervention was...
[RFK Jr: Recruit Dr. Vinay Prasad to Run an RCT of the Routine Vaccine Schedule](https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/recruitprasad/) · [55 minutes ago](https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/recruitprasad/#comment-6670150619)
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> I doubt Prasad grasps this at all since he's mostly grasping for adulation and substack $$$ lately.
I wouldn't be surprised if Vinay Prasad understands that this...
[RFK Jr: Recruit Dr. Vinay Prasad to Run an RCT of the Routine Vaccine Schedule](https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/recruitprasad/) · [1 hour ago](https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/recruitprasad/#comment-6670139299)
* [](https://disqus.com/by/roguemedic/)[Rogue Medic](https://disqus.com/by/roguemedic/)
_**If**_ someone does set up a randomized placebo controlled study of vaccines, what kind of safety oversight will the study have? Studies of interventions that are harmful are stopped...
[RFK Jr: Recruit Dr. Vinay Prasad to Run an RCT of the Routine Vaccine Schedule](https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/recruitprasad/) · [1 hour ago](https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/recruitprasad/#comment-6670137575)
* [](https://disqus.com/by/akeakamai/)[Akeakamai](https://disqus.com/by/akeakamai/)
Meanwhile, while they're spending money on totally pointless studies, what's going to become of programs like this? Or even the system that sends these announcements into my inbox every...
[RFK Jr: Recruit Dr. Vinay Prasad to Run an RCT of the Routine Vaccine Schedule](https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/recruitprasad/) · [1 hour ago](https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/recruitprasad/#comment-6670137121)
* [](https://disqus.com/by/Philadelphiensis/)[Philadelphiensis](https://disqus.com/by/Philadelphiensis/)
> Is there any evidence that a RCT has ever created trust in science?
Good question and as far as I know none and I have to say, for reasons outside the scope of this comments...
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