The chair of the federal committee that sets U.S. vaccine recommendations has publicly questioned whether routine polio vaccination is still necessary, citing changes in sanitation and disease risk in remarks that have unsettled public health experts.
The remarks did not come from a peripheral critic of vaccination policy. They came from Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist and the newly appointed chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the federal panel that advises on how and when vaccines are recommended in the United States.
In a Tuesday, January 22, 2026 interview on the Why Should I Trust You? podcast titled “A Conversation with the Chair of ACIP, Dr. Kirk Milhoan,” Milhoan questioned whether polio vaccination remains necessary domestically.
He framed his position around changes in sanitation, population density, and perceived disease risk since the mid-20th century. He also criticized vaccine mandates and what he described as excessive reliance on “established science,” arguing for an approach that places individual autonomy ahead of population-level public health objectives.
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The chair of the federal committee that sets U.S. vaccine recommendations has publicly questioned whether routine polio vaccination is still necessary, citing changes in sanitation and disease risk in remarks that have unsettled public health experts.
The remarks did not come from a peripheral critic of vaccination policy. They came from Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist and the newly appointed chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the federal panel that advises on how and when vaccines are recommended in the United States.
In a Tuesday, January 22, 2026 interview on the Why Should I Trust You? podcast titled “A Conversation with the Chair of ACIP, Dr. Kirk Milhoan,” Milhoan questioned whether polio vaccination remains necessary domestically.
He framed his position around changes in sanitation, population density, and perceived disease risk since the mid-20th century. He also criticized vaccine mandates and what he described as excessive reliance on “established science,” arguing for an approach that places individual autonomy ahead of population-level public health objectives.
RFK Jr.’s Top Vaccine Adviser Questions Whether Americans Still Need the Polio Shot
And so let's have a return to this....
Think positively. It does open a lot of jobs for nurses - maybe even immigrant ones.
Let's not allow science and knowledge to outweigh peoples right to be stupid