# TWiV 1277: Vaccine talk with Jake Scott

An episode of [This Week in Virology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/300973784), 7 Dec 2025, 1 h 39 min.

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Infectious diseases physician Jake Scott returns to TWiV to discuss the dangerous anti-vaccine policies being established in the US and what RFK Jr. and his associates get wrong. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Angela Mingarelli Guest: Jake Scott Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode • Support science education at MicrobeTV • Vaccine RCT spreadsheet (CIDRAP) • What RFK Jr gets wrong about vaccines (Conversation) • RFK Jr’s case against mRNA vaccines collapses (STAT) • Too many kids’ vaccines? Think again (STAT) • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Angela – Angela Palmer, science meets art (one, two) Rich – TWiV Special: A Shot of Hep B with Thomas Tu; TWiV Special: A shot of HepB with Chari Cohen Vincent – TSA is checking senior’s phones for these 5 apps Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

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