Kate Smith, MD, MPH
Executive Director, Delaware Academy of Medicine
Friday, May 23, 2025 — Yesterday, the White House released it’s long-awaited “MAHA Report,” outlining the government’s target areas for addressing childhood chronic disease. Executive Director Kate Smith, MD, MPH, of the Delaware Academy of Medicine responded here.
Some quotes relating specifically to the vaccine section of the report:
The report fails to mention that, although the number of recommended vaccines on the CDC childhood vaccine schedule has increased, vaccines today are more efficient and contain fewer stimulants to the immune system; that while original vaccines are trialed with a placebo arm, updates to those vaccines are trialed against the previous vaccine; and that the procedures in place to catch lesser known side effects of vaccines (VAERS and the Safety Data Link) are actually quite effective at finding that information.
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The portions of this report that deal with vaccines emphasize safety, but don’t articulate that vaccines today are the safest they have ever been. Nor does the report mention the incredible public health success of vaccines, which have saved hundreds of thousands of lives in the US, and millions of lives globally.
Click here to read more of the response from the Delaware Academy of Medicine.