ACIP Rocks the World
The Brownstone-friendly appointments just keep happening, which only infuriates the bad guys further.
BY BROWNSTONE INSTITUTE
On the face of it, the decision of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices doesn’t seem very radical. It removed a shot that was put on the childhood schedule because adults didn’t want it and the manufacturer wanted to sell product.
At least, that is what the New York Times said in its March 1, 1991, story on the subject.
Somehow over the years, its inclusion became sacrosanct, even though it was never necessary and never sufficiently tested for either safety or efficacy. So ACIP’s decision to remove the advisory for children of mothers who had tested negative was merely the application of common sense.
Still, just making this tiny change took two days of debate and a parade of experts delivering into every feature of the decision.
Meanwhile, just as the vote took place, Donald Trump weighed in with a hope that the entire schedule would be blown up along with a total reformulation of the shots. No question that the work of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has his complete support.
This might not seem like much, but neither does a small crack in a dam or one piece of a jingle. The decision was met with wild howls and gnashing of teeth because it might just be the beginning. A powerful empire is likely collapsing.
The Covid experience was the overreach. The burden of proof has dramatically shifted. The shills are being exposed. The public no longer trusts.
Make no mistake: this is one of the most powerful industries in the world, capable of closing the economies of 194 nations at the same time to await its product. The blowback is here.
The Brownstone-friendly appointments just keep happening, which only infuriates the bad guys further. The attacks on our work are reaching a fevered pitch. It’s so predictable at this point that it hardly garners attention much less necessitates a response.
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Some great news: our events page features a fantastic new map that is very easy to use. It helps keep track of Brownstone supper clubs spreading all over the country.
On Monday, December 8th, the Brownstone Greater Boston Supper Club welcomes Dr. Adam Urato, a Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist. Adam has taken a leading role in opposing ineffective drugs and harmful approaches to care in pregnancy and is currently petitioning the FDA to add a boxed warning to SSRIs regarding pregnancy risks. Get tickets here.
On Monday, December 8th, the Brownstone Midwest Supper Club welcomes Ann Kreilkamp, who will share the remarkable journey of creating Green Acres Village, a thriving community nestled in the heart of suburban Bloomington. Ann will walk you through how she conceived and built this unique neighborhood, where three homes with gardens, a shared compost area, greenhouse, chicken coop, patio, and community stage come together as a living laboratory for intentional, regenerative living. Get tickets here.
On Thursday, December 11th, the inaugural Brownstone Austin Supper Club welcomes Jackie Schlegel, Founder and Executive Director of Texans for Medical Freedom. Her success in relationship-building laid the foundation for the 2025 legislative session—where Texans for Medical Freedom passed five of its eight priority bills, marking a historic victory for medical freedom in Texas. Get tickets here. NOTE: Today is the last day to register!
On Wednesday, December 17th, the Brownstone West Hartford Supper Club welcomes L. Todd Wood, the CEO, Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief of CDM Media, publisher of the Connecticut Centinal. Todd has been through heck and back over five years of running an alternative media venue…and survived. The paper has been censored, demonetized, attacked, banned, and otherwise targeted at all levels. He will describe his travails through it all, and how legacy media has become so absurdly one-sided and uncurious about everything that matters. Get tickets here.
On Tuesday, January 6th, the Greater Boston Supper Club welcomes Jeffrey Tucker, founder, author, and President of Brownstone Institute. He is also Senior Economics Columnist for Epoch Times, author of ten books, including Life After Lockdown, and many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press. He speaks widely on topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. His most recent book is Spirits of America: On the Semiquincentennial. Jeffrey will talk about the loss of trust in everything and the devastating consequences thereof. Get tickets here.
On Tuesday, January 20th, the Chicago Supper Club welcomes Jeanne Ives. Jeanne will offer critical insights into IL SB 1560. This bill, signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker on July 31, 2025, makes Illinois the first state to mandate universal mental health screenings for public school students in grades 3 through 12, with the state providing “free” resources to districts for implementation. Get tickets here.
Here is some content since our last email.
Transcript of My Public Comment at the ACIP Meeting By Toby Rogers. The proposed ACIP voting questions do not go far enough to address documented safety problems. Moving the birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine to 2 months would only produce a small reduction in autism and SIDS rates. Combination shots are NOT safer.
Cleaning the Augean Stable of University-Based Scientific Research By Daniel Nuccio. Such proposed reforms do seem like legitimate recommendations that would allow for the progression of science and the continuation of worthwhile work while also serving as important first steps in cleaning the Augean stable that science in academia has become.
ACIP Reveals: The Newborn Hepatitis B Vaccination Policy Was Built on Narrative, Not Science By Yaffa Shir-Raz. The vote on whether to continue the universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination policy was postponed, but the discussion at ACIP exposed how the directive to vaccinate infants rested on assumptions and partial data rather than on a scientific foundation.
Congress Is Focused on Healthcare…Again By Josh Stevenson. There will be no shortage of economists and policy apparatchiks offering very legitimate and serious questions centered over that portion of the population that is not young and healthy. The more pressing problem is unburdening wage earners from economic insanity.
What Broke University Science? By Jason Locasale. If universities and their medical centers want to regain public trust, they must demonstrate that knowledge and learning—not image management—are once again the point of academic life. If they fail, new institutions will rise to take their place.
Hep B Shot: Not Proven Safe or Effective for Kids By Toby Rogers. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will discuss hepatitis B vaccines at their meeting on December 4 and 5. In this article I will lay out the case for removing hepatitis B vaccines from the CDC childhood schedule altogether.
A Sewer, Not a Swamp By Clayton J. Baker. On November 21, 2025, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced that she will resign from Congress in January. Her resignation statement is an important document that will have political influence in the near term and historical importance in the long term.
Did the Draconian Lockdowns Kill More People than Covid-19? By Peter C. Gotzsche. There were early warnings, but they were not heeded. Ten months into the pandemic, the World Bank estimated that it had caused an increase of about 100 million people living in extreme poverty, and poverty kills.
Giving Tuesday By Brownstone Institute. They are counting on our exhaustion. On the contrary, we are ready for the next stage with a confident voice for change. Let us be that voice for you with your support, even as you work in your local community.
AEI and Johns Hopkins Attempt a Covid Redo By Bret Swanson. The experts have not been quick to assess, let alone apologize for, their performance during Covid. I took note, therefore, when two elite institutions that led the pandemic response co-hosted a retrospective event on Thursday, November 6.