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Published on
January 6, 2026

The Massive Incentives for Pediatricians to Vaccinate May Finally Be Ending

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​How Federal Policy Is Beginning to Expose Vaccine Payment Incentives in Pediatrics

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The massive financial incentives for pediatricians to vaccinate infants and children with as many vaccines as possible may soon be coming to an end.
In an important post titled “BREAKING: HHS ANNOUNCES TECTONIC SHIFT IN CMS VACCINE UPTAKE TRACKING FOR PEDIATRIC VACCINES,” published January 1, 2026, by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, a long-overdue change was announced.
“CMS just took a shot at vaccine incentive systems. Dr. Thomas and I exposed the perverse and misaligned incentives in 2021. Now HHS has acted to end backing the practice with federal dollars.”
​After years of warnings from researchers about unethical and coercive payment structures embedded in pediatric and prenatal care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued State Health Official Letter SHO #25-005. This directive removes four key immunization-status measures from the 2026 Medicaid and CHIP Core Sets, effectively dismantling a major mechanism used to financially pressure physicians into meeting vaccine benchmarks.
In 2021, James Lyons-Weiler and I published a peer-reviewed paper in the International Journal of Vaccine Theory, Practice, and Research titled:
“Vaccine Practice Payment Schedules Create Perverse Incentives for Unnecessary Medical Procedures—At What Cost to Patients?”
As part of that research, we conducted a 30-day billing analysis at my pediatric practice—one that honored informed consent and allowed families to choose some, none, or all CDC-recommended vaccines. Using real reimbursement data and actual superbills, we demonstrated that when patients declined CDC-scheduled vaccines, the practice faced projected annual losses exceeding one million dollars.
​At the time, my practice served approximately 15,000 active patients and generated roughly $3 million in gross annual billings. Pediatric practices that accept insurance typically operate with 70–80% overhead, making this financial reality untenable. I was forced to cut employee pay, lost valued staff members, and experienced years in which my own income as the sole owner was either negative or barely sustainable. Instituting a modest practice fee was the only way we were able to keep the doors open.
​What shocked us most was the magnitude of the so-called “administration fee.” This was the only vaccine-related income tracked in our study—yet the financial penalties for ethical practice were severe, real, and fully documented. These losses were not theoretical. They represented a measurable punishment for practicing medicine with integrity.
What the study did not include were the additional financial incentives layered on top of vaccine administration, including:
  • Bonuses for achieving high rates of “fully vaccinated” two-year-olds (with incentives varying by insurance carrier)
  • Bonus payments on all office services for meeting vaccine benchmarks
  • Financial penalties—such as reduced reimbursement across the board—or even removal from insurance networks for failing to meet vaccine-based “quality” measures
​Vaccines are also tightly tied to well-child visits. Many insurance carriers offer substantial bonuses for high volumes of these visits, which often function as vaccine appointments disguised as preventive care. In the United States, infants typically have well visits at birth, a few days later, at two weeks, and at 2, 4, 6, 9, and 12 months of age. These visits are commonly reimbursed at $200–$300 per visit.
​At an average of $250 per visit, seven visits in the first year alone amount to $1,750 per infant. During my years in practice, I routinely saw more than 30 new infants per month. That translates to approximately $630,000 annually in first-year well-visit reimbursements alone. While it is true that pediatric care is labor-intensive and expensive to deliver, the financial incentives tied to vaccination volume are undeniable.
​Our data comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated children showed that vaccinated children experienced significantly higher rates of illness, resulting in more office visits for infections, chronic conditions, neurodevelopmental disorders, asthma, eczema, and more. Increased vaccination also correlated with increased sick visits and long-term disease management. Pediatricians who do not vaccinate consistently report the opposite experience—their patients are healthier, allowing them to focus on true wellness rather than chronic disease management.
​CMS’s recent action represents an important acknowledgment of these realities:
“The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued SHO #25-005, removing four key immunization-status measures from the 2026 Medicaid/CHIP Core Sets. This action acknowledges that not all metrics measure quality—and that ethics cannot be reduced to a performance score.”
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“We now have documented federal recognition that quantity-driven vaccine incentives may be not only insufficient, but harmful.”
If quality measures are going to exist, they must reflect actual health outcomes, not blind adherence to protocols or prescribing behavior. Today, metrics often reward how well a physician prescribes asthma or ADHD medications rather than how effectively children remain healthy in the first place.
​2026 must be the year of a massive awakening and a true paradigm shift. It is time to celebrate the innate immune strength of unvaccinated children and reject the fear-based narratives of a broken establishment that has profited from policies that place incentives above ethics and children’s health.
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Lyons-Weiler J, Thomas P. Vaccine Practice Payment Schedules Create Perverse Incentives for Unnecessary Medical Procedures—At What Cost to Patients?
International Journal of Vaccine Theory, Practice, and Research. 2021;2(1):25–37.
https://doi.org/10.56098/ijvtpr.v2i1.21
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January 3, 2026

Can We Please Stop Killing Babies with Vaccines?

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​A Critical Examination of Infant Mortality Data, Vaccination Timing, and Emerging Research

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We now have more than enough data to justify an immediate halt to infant vaccination until further, independent research is completed.
​A recent study, “Increased Mortality Associated with 2-Month-Old Infant Vaccinations” by Karl Jablonowski and Brian Hooker, should serve as a wake-up call for parents, healthcare providers, and anyone involved in infant vaccination.
Yes, this is a preprint and will undergo peer review. However, the findings are too significant to ignore or delay action.
There are already multiple studies examining sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). One such study is Miller, Neil Z. (2021), “Vaccines and Sudden Infant Death: An Analysis of the VAERS Database 1990–2019 and Review of the Medical Literature,” Toxicology Reports 8:1324–1335.
​This paper reviews six studies and reports that 78% of SIDS cases reported to VAERS between 1990 and 2019 occurred within one week of infant vaccination.
Infant vaccines are killing our babies—and at rates far higher than deaths from the diseases for which these vaccines are administered.
The Jablonowski and Hooker study also found that which vaccines are given matters, with some products, such as Vaxelis, showing significantly higher associated risks.
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​From Table 2 (page 4) of the study, the authors state:
​“Children vaccinated in their second month of life were more likely to die in their third month of life compared to unvaccinated children during the same time window. The hazard for the vaccinated translated to increased mortality of 42% for DTaP, 29% for HepB, 35% for Hib, 32% for polio, 41% for pneumococcal, and 74% for rotavirus (OR = 1.74 [1.26–2.41], p = 0.0005). For every vaccine inspected, children who were not vaccinated in their second month of life had lower mortality rates than those who were vaccinated.”
It is unclear why the study excluded infants who died before 90 days of life or those vaccinated before 60 days, especially since the CDC schedule allows several “2-month” vaccines to be administered as early as six weeks of age, including polio, DTaP, Hib, pneumococcal, and rotavirus vaccines.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/child-adolescent-catch-up.html
​Including those cases would likely strengthen the observed association between vaccination and infant mortality.
The study also found that infant death rates among vaccinated children were:
  • Higher in females
  • Higher among Black infants
  • Higher in infants receiving combination vaccines or multiple vaccines at a single visit
​While reported SIDS rates have declined, overall infant mortality has remained relatively stable, suggesting that deaths are being reclassified as suffocation or other ill-defined causes.
​National data show that infant mortality between 28 and 364 days of life remains significant. In the study’s dataset, approximately 700,000 children were born, and about 5,800 died before their third birthday.
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Using a conservative national infant mortality rate of 1 death per 200 births, and approximately 4 million births annually, this equates to roughly 20,000 infant deaths per year.
​According to CDC data:
“Nearly 20,000 infants died in the U.S. in 2021, for an infant mortality rate of 5.4 deaths per 1,000 live births. SIDS was listed as the third leading cause of death, with 1,389 cases. However, deaths previously classified as SIDS are increasingly categorized as suffocation or ‘unknown.’ In 2021, 1,062 deaths were attributed to unknown causes and 905 to accidental suffocation, totaling 3,356 deaths.”
— VAX FACTS: What to Consider Before Vaccinating at All Ages & Stages of Life
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https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/infantmortality.htm
​Since vaccine-related death coding was removed decades ago, it is reasonable to assume that a substantial portion of these deaths may be vaccine-related. Using conservative assumptions, if at least 3,000 infant deaths annually are SIDS or SUDI, and 78% occur within one week of vaccination, then approximately 2,340 infant deaths per year may be vaccine-associated.
By comparison, deaths from the diseases vaccines aim to prevent average roughly 20–40 per year. Even assuming vaccines are 100% effective—which they are not—the math suggests we may be killing around 100 infants for every one potentially saved.
​Vaccine promoters will argue that this analysis ignores lives saved by vaccination. However, most reductions in childhood mortality occurred before the introduction of widespread vaccination. We are also told that diseases will inevitably return if vaccination stops—another claim not supported for most illnesses.
Parents who choose to vaccinate should be allowed to do so. But they should do so with full awareness that current safety claims are not supported by unbiased science. The evidence increasingly suggests that vaccination represents one of the greatest risks facing our children today.
​The study’s conclusion is unequivocal:
​“For every vaccine inspected, children who were not vaccinated in their second month of life had lower mortality rates than those who were vaccinated in that same time window.”
Parents must protect their babies from a system that has lost its way.
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Published on
January 1, 2026

Putting Kids First in 2026: Truth, Coaching, and a New Community for Parents

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Happy New Year 2026!

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Dr. Paul and DeeDee (JAM)

After a long battle with the Oregon Medical Board (OMB), I’m grateful to say that chapter is behind me, and I am free. I am also blessed beyond measure to share life with my new wife, DeeDee Hoover. We have been working side by side for several years and co-authored the 2025 book VAX FACTS (Morgan & James No. 1 bestseller for 2025). The book makes clear that, for every childhood vaccine, the risks exceed the benefits. Deciding what is right for you and your family is deeply personal—and it’s something we coach parents through at https://www.kidsfirst4ever.com.
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Our joint efforts moving forward are centered on one guiding principle: putting kids first. We do this through one-on-one coaching, and DeeDee continues to work hands-on with some newborns, offering bodywork that—by the families’ own reports—can be truly transformative. Parents often see less crying, improved sleep and feeding, support with tongue tie and scoliosis concerns, and guidance that goes far beyond the basics. Once you’ve met DeeDee in person or worked with either of us through coaching, you become family—with a direct line of communication and support.
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​With Dr. Paul retired from clinical practice and DeeDee pivoting her energy toward her passion for helping children, we are united in creating a new space and resource for parents—one that fills a real and growing need.
​The mainstream medical model is broken beyond repair. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), representing approximately 67,000 pediatricians, continues to double down on the claim that vaccines are “safe and effective” and that children should receive between 70 and 100 doses throughout childhood. Meanwhile, parents are left searching for trustworthy information and meaningful community. That is what we aim to provide.
We will be publishing ongoing blogs on Substack with no paywall, alongside a paid community space designed to foster deeper connection and conversation. Inside the member community, we’ll host interactive groups, special posts, and videos focused on the issues that matter most to families and children.
​This work requires tremendous effort, but it is also what brings us the greatest joy. It reflects our shared purpose: to use the time we have to improve the health, freedom, and future of our children.
Dr. Paul will continue his podcast, CHDTV Pediatric Perspectives, available here: https://live.childrenshealthdefense.org/chd-tv/browse-all/pediatric-perspectives-with-paul-thomas/
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DeeDee and Dr. Paul will also be repurposing the podcast With the Wind to focus more directly on children’s and family wellness. Details are coming soon as we prepare to host it within the Substack members’ section: https://kidsfirst4ever.substack.com/
We warmly invite those who follow us on Facebook, YouTube, and other social media platforms to join us on Substack. To date, Substack remains one of the few major platforms that has not censored our voices or the critical information parents need to make informed decisions.
Happy New Year to everyone—and thank you to all who have supported us along the way. We are excited about this next chapter and look forward to building a strong, connected community of parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and health-freedom and truth seekers.
As devastating as COVID and the shutdowns were, they also served as a wake-up call. They opened the eyes of millions to powerful forces seeking control. That awareness cannot be undone. The genie is out of the bottle. We can’t unsee what we’ve seen, and we can’t unknow what we now know.
​With gratitude,
Dr. Paul & DeeDee (Jam)
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Published on
December 30, 2025

Denmark vs. the U.S.: Panic or Proof in Pediatric Policy

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What happens when we compare vaccine schedules instead of fearing them

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In this short but powerful video, Dr. K. Paul Stoller challenges a familiar narrative: that even questioning the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule will lead to catastrophe. Parents are often warned that aligning any part of the U.S. schedule with countries like Denmark would result in outbreaks, overwhelmed hospitals, and widespread harm. But Denmark already exists—and its children are not experiencing the dire outcomes being predicted.
Rather than arguing for or against vaccines, this video asks a more fundamental question: Why does comparison itself trigger panic? Denmark follows a different childhood vaccine schedule, with fewer routine shots and different timing, yet Danish children are healthy, their healthcare system is stable, and society is functioning. If comparison alone is framed as dangerous, the issue may not be safety—but control of the narrative.
The video invites parents, policymakers, and healthcare professionals to step back from fear-based messaging and return to evidence, transparency, and honest international comparison. Science should welcome questions. Public health should withstand scrutiny. And parents deserve clear answers grounded in reality—not alarm.

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​We encourage you to watch this brief video and decide for yourself whether panic or proof is guiding the conversation.
​If you value informed consent, critical thinking, and open scientific discussion, share this video with others who believe that asking questions is not dangerous—it’s necessary.

A Note from DeeDee (JAM)

​As Just a Mom, I’ve learned that the most important thing we can do for our children is stay curious, stay grounded, and stay willing to ask questions—even when those questions make others uncomfortable. Watching how children thrive in different countries reminds me that there is more than one way to support health, and that comparison is not rebellion, it’s responsibility. Parents are not reckless for wanting to understand the “why” behind decisions that affect their children’s bodies and futures. We deserve transparency, honesty, and space to think. When we replace fear with facts and trust parents to engage thoughtfully, we create a healthier conversation—and ultimately, healthier kids.
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Published on
December 14, 2025

Vax Facts: A 2025 Bestseller Empowering Parents to Make Informed Vaccine Decisions

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Dr. Paul and DeeDee — Just a Mom, authors of the 2025 bestseller Vax Facts: What to Consider Before Vaccinating at All Ages & Stages of Life — thank you for your continued support in helping this important book reach families who need it most. 
Thank you as well to everyone who made this possible; while becoming a bestseller is meaningful, what matters most is that this achievement allows more people to access this vital information.
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Among the many critical issues affecting our children today, bodily integrity stands above all else. No government, public health agency, doctor, or other entity should have the authority to force medical treatments or injections on our children. Period.
There has been meaningful progress over the past year toward removing vaccine mandates. Currently, 45 states allow religious and/or philosophical exemptions. These exemptions affirm that legislators in those states recognize a parent’s or guardian’s right to decline some or all vaccines for their children.
However, five states — California, New York, Maine, Connecticut, and West Virginia — still allow only medical exemptions for school attendance. In these states, parents who do not wish to follow the full state-recommended vaccine schedule are often left with only two options: homeschooling or leaving the state. Medical exemptions are extremely difficult to obtain, as physicians who provide them risk professional discipline or loss of licensure.
​In Vax Facts, parents learn that for every vaccine on the childhood immunization schedule, the risk of serious harm or death from the vaccine itself is greater than the risk posed by the disease it is intended to prevent. The book is written as an accessible, science-based resource for expectant parents and families seeking clear, factual information to guide informed decision-making.
​An important legal step toward restoring religious exemptions nationwide has also occurred. The United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) vacated a Second Circuit ruling that had allowed New York State to penalize Amish families for refusing pharmaceutical injections in violation of their religious beliefs.
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As we look ahead with hope for our children’s future, it is essential to remember that their health and well-being remain in our hands. Above all, children need love and connection, clean filtered water, nourishing organic food, regular physical activity, and adequate sleep. Equally important is remaining vigilant about environmental toxins — including excessive screen time, which can be deeply stressful even when it appears entertaining.
With gratitude and blessings,
DeeDee and Dr. Paul

Give the Gift of Informed Choice This Holiday Season

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​As the holidays approach, Vax Facts: What to Consider Before Vaccinating at All Ages & Stages of Life makes a thoughtful and empowering gift for parents, grandparents, and anyone who cares deeply about children’s health. This bestselling book by Dr. Paul and DeeDee (Just a Mom) offers clear, accessible, science-based information to support informed medical decision-making. Whether you’re shopping for a growing family or sharing resources with loved ones, Vax Facts is a meaningful gift that lasts far beyond the holiday season. Learn more at the official VAX FACTS website or order the paperback directly through IndiePubs.
Published on
November 26, 2025

Simpsonwood: The Day the Evidence Disappeared

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​How a Secret 2000 Meeting Reshaped Vaccine Safety — and Why the Truth Still Matters

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​Every parent deserves honesty. Every child deserves protection. Yet, when it comes to vaccine safety, history shows us a pattern of quiet revisions, concealed conversations, and decisions made far from public view. The 2000 Simpsonwood meeting stands as one of the clearest examples of this.
​In this new four-minute documentary by Dr. K. Paul Stoller, we are taken inside a closed-door gathering held on June 7, 2000—a meeting that brought together 52 of the most powerful people in public health: CDC leadership, FDA regulators, WHO officials, and top vaccine industry executives. What they reviewed that day was nothing short of explosive. A CDC epidemiologist, analyzing data from 100,000 children, found dramatically increased risks of autism, speech disorders, ADHD, and tics in children with the highest thimerosal exposure. According to the transcript, the autism risk reached up to 11.35 times higher in the most-exposed group .
​This was the “Generation Zero” analysis—stunning, urgent, and deeply inconvenient. What unfolded next, as the transcript reveals, was not a plan to protect children. It was a plan to protect the system.

​What Really Happened at Simpsonwood

Dr. Stoller narrates the event with precision, using only documented quotes and reconstructed moments from the 286-page transcript. Here’s what the video exposes:
​1. A Secret Meeting, Off-Site, to Avoid Scrutiny
Simpsonwood was intentionally held away from CDC headquarters, with no press, no parents, and no recording devices permitted. Officials believed this would shield them from public access laws, though the transcript was ultimately obtained anyway.
2. The Findings Were Clear — and Terrifying
The initial data showed massive increases in autism, ADHD, speech delays, and tics among children with higher mercury exposure. One quote from the transcript states plainly:
“This wasn’t a weak signal. This was louder than the link between smoking and lung cancer.”
3. The Focus Shifted From Safety to Damage Control
Rather than discussing how to reduce exposure or warn parents, large portions of the meeting centered on how to make the data less alarming:
  • “How do we change the message from alarm to reassurance?”
  • “We need to dilute the signal.”
  • “We are in a bad fix from the standpoint of defending vaccines.”
4. Three Years of Data Manipulation Followed
Between 2000 and 2003, the dataset was repeatedly altered—adding and removing children, changing models, splitting categories—until the signal vanished. The final published paper claimed no association, and the lead author later took a position at GlaxoSmithKline.
5. Autism Rates Continued to Climb
Dr. Stoller highlights the real-world consequences:
  • 1980: 1 in 10,000
  • 2000: 1 in 150
  • 2025: 1 in 31
  • California boys: 1 in 12
“These are not normal numbers,” he says. “That’s not an epidemic. That’s a crime.”
6. In 2025, the CDC Quietly Changed Its Autism Statement
For decades, the CDC claimed vaccines do not cause autism. But in November 2025, they added an asterisk:
“Available studies have not ruled out the possibility that vaccines could cause autism in some children.”
This long-overdue admission underscores what Simpsonwood revealed all the way back in 2000: they never proved thimerosal was safe—they only made the evidence disappear.
​“They knew in 2000. They chose silence. They chose profit. They chose control.” — Dr. K. Paul Stoller 
​Simpsonwood is not just a historical footnote. It’s a window into how public health decisions have been shaped—not by transparency, but by what agencies feel the public can tolerate. As a pediatrician, I believe parents deserve the facts, the context, and the ability to ask questions without being dismissed.
This short film provides exactly that: documented truth. No speculation. No sensationalism. Just the words spoken behind closed doors and the consequences we are still living with today.
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Just a Mom Notes:

​WOW!  Another example that shows what has happened in the past that allows our kids to continue to be harmed.  I will NEVER tell someone to NOT vaccinate their child.  I sure wish there were actually SAFE vaccines, tested vaccines..  But each parent has the right to decide what is best for their family.  I pray that those of us that know how dangerous the CDC schedule is will be brave and share.  I have met so many people that will lie that their child is vaccinated so they aren’t treated any differently.

It is time to stand up and speak out.  If you don't know how but want to coach with me I will teach you! Kidfirst4ever.com.
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Watch the full four-minute documentary embedded above.
Share it with parents, educators, lawmakers, and anyone who believes science should never be hidden.
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Published on
November 21, 2025

The CDC Quietly Revises Its Autism Statement—and It Changes Everything

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​A Closer Look at What the CDC Is Now Admitting About Vaccines and Autism

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For decades, countless parents have voiced concerns that their children regressed into autism following routine childhood vaccinations. Instead of being heard, too many were dismissed or told the science was “settled.” As a pediatrician who has seen children every day for decades and documented real-world outcomes, I’ve long believed these families deserved respect—and rigorous scientific inquiry.
​This week, a major shift occurred.
The CDC has now revised the very statement it has used for years: the claim that “vaccines do not cause autism.”
You can review the updated CDC document here: https://t.co/4EYR5Uetxa
And see the reporting that brought widespread attention to it here:
https://x.com/highwiretalk/status/1991339601173311924?s=46
​This update is not a minor wording change. It is a direct acknowledgment that the blanket statement repeated for decades was not evidence-based.

​What the CDC Now States Clearly

These are the CDC’s own words, taken directly from their updated page:
  • “The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.”
  • “Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.”
  • “Scientific studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines contribute to the development of autism.”
  • The prior CDC statement violated the Data Quality Act, and the agency is now correcting it.
  • There are no studies showing that any of the 20 doses of the seven infant vaccines—DTaP, HepB, Hib, IPV, PCV, rotavirus, influenza—do not cause autism.
  • On the MMR vaccine, most of the published studies had serious methodological flaws and were retrospective designs that cannot prove causation.
​These are not interpretations or opinions—these are the CDC’s own positions as now written.

​Why This Matters for Parents and Clinicians

For years, the public was reassured that vaccines played no role in autism. The scientific reality is far more complex—and the CDC is now openly acknowledging that complexity.
This shift matters because:
  • Parents were encouraged to rely on a statement the CDC now admits was not evidence-based.
  • Physicians were asked to communicate certainty where none existed.
  • Research that should have been prioritized was instead sidelined, ignored, or declared off-limits.
​The new CDC language restores a foundation for honest scientific inquiry, something our children deserve and parents have been demanding for years.

​Moving Forward

This moment calls for transparency and renewed commitment to uncovering the full truth about autism and vaccine risk. Parents deserve informed consent grounded in complete information—not assumptions, not conclusions drawn from incomplete evidence, and not statements made to “prevent vaccine hesitancy.”
The updated CDC page is a critical step toward honesty. Here is the link again for your own review: https://t.co/4EYR5Uetxa
And the coverage that brought this issue forward: https://x.com/highwiretalk/status/1991339601173311924?s=46
Our job now is to remain vigilant, informed, and committed to scientific integrity—for the health and future of every child.
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​I want to remind all of you moms and dads out there that feel so defeated at times that this is a sign that things will change. They just won’t happen quickly!
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If you feel like you are being punished by not vaccinating your child, or even worse don’t want to have children because you feel like you would have to vaccinate them.  Please stay strong! Stand your ground! Change is coming. 
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October 31, 2025

Are Vaccines Driving the Autism Epidemic? A Doctor and Mom Speak Out

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Dr. Paul Thomas and DeeDee Hoover, J.A.M., share why understanding vaccine science—and breaking free from fear—matters for every parent.

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Are Vaccines a Major Cause of the Explosion of Autism in This Generation?
Proving cause as opposed to just an association requires at least three things:
  1. Autism follows the administration of a vaccine or vaccines.
  2. The finding of autism after vaccines is duplicated in many studies.
  3. There are logical scientific explanations on the mechanisms of how vaccines can cause autism.
We now have all three of these conditions met. Hundreds of thousands of parents can tell you without a doubt that the regression from normal development to severe autism followed their child’s routine vaccines given at the pediatric office. As a busy pediatrician caring for 15,000 active patients, I saw this in my own practice four years in a row, from 2004–2007. I published data showing no autism in the unvaccinated in my book The Vaccine-Friendly Plan and showed the massive increase in neurodevelopmental issues, allergies, and infections of all kinds found in the vaccinated when compared to the unvaccinated in this powerful, peer-reviewed study: “Relative Incidence of Office Visits and Cumulative Rates of Billed Diagnoses Along the Axis of Vaccination”.
​While the study was wrongfully retracted, my data has now been duplicated in the Ford Study of about 18,000 children and almost 2,000 unvaccinated, detailed in the documentary An Inconvenient Study.
​There are so many studies now that make it clear vaccines are a significant factor—and likely the key factor—in the massive rise in autism in our children. This article by the McCullough Foundation and our new book Vax Facts make one thing clear: vaccines are the key factor that parents can change to significantly reduce the likelihood of their child becoming autistic.
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It is not just autism, but infant death (SIDS) and most chronic diseases in children that are triggered by the childhood vaccine schedule. Add the fact that not one vaccine on the schedule had proper safety testing—and that for every vaccine on the schedule your child is more likely to die from the vaccine than from the disease for which you are giving the vaccine—the choice on whether to vaccinate or not becomes easy.
While there are risks to vaccination and risks in some cases to not vaccinating, the odds of harm from vaccines are so massive in comparison to the odds of harm from not vaccinating that anyone who actually understands the science can easily make the decision not to vaccinate and feel good about it.
Our unvaccinated children are incredibly healthy and generally have minimal or no neurodevelopmental issues, allergies, eczema, or asthma—and they rarely get infections. It turns out it is the unvaccinated who are providing a protective shield for the vulnerable children and adults who have compromised immune systems, as it is sick vaccinated children—not the healthy unvaccinated—who are most likely to get those people who are immunocompromised sick.
Disclaimer: Not medical advice. For informational purposes only—please consult with your trusted healthcare provider before acting on this information.

Just a Mom Notes

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How is someone supposed to understand science when most information readily available to the public says vaccines are safe and effective—especially when someone we are supposed to trust is telling us the opposite of what’s above?
​If you have had a belief in something for a long time and have been told something for so long that it becomes ingrained into you, it would seem that any other information is wrong. We live in a world of conflict. As new information comes forward, it is very scary for those who have believed something one way for so long to now do a 180 and discard that way of thinking.
If you have been in a box thinking that one side is safe, to move out of that box doesn’t feel good. So why have some people changed their thinking and now realize that the truth back then may not be the truth now? Well, there is an easy answer: their box was broken. That’s what happens to families who received vaccines for their children and something happened. Their child was negatively affected.
Consider the thousands of people who received the COVID shot and had a negative result—or are now dead—and the family has to rebuild their box of belief. Nothing changed for these people but getting the vaccine. Yet still, some people can’t go there.
​When your box has a very thick wallpaper of fear, then staying inside the box of fear feels safer… until your box gets broken.
​If a doctor tells me that my child will die if I don’t vaccinate them, that holds more power than someone who says they have run the numbers and there is more risk to vaccinating. If that were true, then why isn’t that on the news? If vaccines are so deadly, then why on earth are they still being used?
​We are told over and over again that you can prove anything you want to prove simply by manipulating the findings to prove what you want. So why should someone believe Dr. Paul, Dr. McCullough, and the other doctors who are speaking up? Many doctors are taking a deep dive to get to the truth—to save our children and the health of the world. In the process, they are treated horribly.
​It seems easy for Dr. Paul to say the above. Some have said he is crazy and that his thinking is killing babies. Seriously, people—he didn’t just think this up. It isn’t his thinking; it is seeing families over and over again with sick children. It is doing a study that shows health outcomes.
I tell parents to ask themselves: Why do families choose not to vaccinate? Why are you choosing to vaccinate? All I ask of a mom is to be willing to look at everything. Read the ingredients that are about to go into your child’s body—ingredients you can’t take out.
I heard someone ask why on earth you would put something into your body while you are pregnant that has such toxic ingredients. Why? Because someone told you that it will keep your baby safe. Because you don’t want anything to happen to your unborn child, so you eat healthy, take supplements, and don’t drink or do drugs because those cause harm.
​Someone is telling you that this shot going into your body helps your child. They aren’t telling you about the ingredients and the harm those ingredients can cause to an unborn child. Your hormones are racing, and if this is your first pregnancy—and you are young, or maybe it wasn’t a planned pregnancy—then the information coming at you is overwhelming and conflicting.
If you don’t have someone right next to you saying, Stop. Take a breath and look at all the information, then the doctor in the room becomes the person you listen to. They will tell you, This is what you need to do right now; you don’t even have to think about it.
​Trust me—I understand. I listened to the doctors. Also, it isn’t just the doctors that instill fear in us; it’s the media that supports mainstream medicine. If mainstream medicine was effective, then why are there so many ways to do things alternatively?
​Don’t forget about our friends and families. The ones who are in the box of fear and think things shouldn’t be changed will have a lot to say.
I could go on forever—and probably will in another post—but there is one question that I believe is the most important of all: Who is responsible for outcomes of anything that has to do with your child? It isn’t doctors, media, or even your family or friends—it is you.
​Information overload is a real thing. Listen to everything and then trust your own gut instinct. Whatever the decision is—it’s yours.
—Just a Mom
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Published on
October 10, 2025

An Inconvenient Study — What the Data Reveals About Childhood Health

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​Join Dr. Paul for the worldwide premiere of a powerful new film examining what the Henry Ford Health data uncovered—and why it matters for every family.

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Friends, I want to invite you to join me for the worldwide premiere of a groundbreaking new documentary--An Inconvenient Study. This film takes a deep, honest look at the large-scale data from Henry Ford Health, which followed more than 18,000 children over ten years. The results are eye-opening and raise important questions about childhood health, chronic illness, and how vaccination choices may play a role.
For those of us who have long called for transparency in science, this is a must-see film. An Inconvenient Study courageously brings the data to light—data that challenges the current narrative and deserves open, thoughtful discussion.
​Please join me this Sunday, October 12th, for the worldwide online premiere at 5 p.m. PST / 8 p.m. EST at www.aninconvenientstudy.com. Following the screening, you’ll be able to watch the recorded Q&A from the earlier Los Angeles event, and afterward, you can download a copy of the film for free directly from the site.
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​About the Film
An Inconvenient Study exposes what mainstream media and medical institutions have been reluctant to discuss. Drawing from the Henry Ford Health study, which tracked thousands of children over a decade, the film explores the connections between vaccination status and health outcomes.
Through candid interviews, clear data visualization, and expert commentary, this film reveals patterns that can no longer be ignored—higher rates of chronic conditions among vaccinated children and healthier outcomes in those who remained unvaccinated.
Rather than pushing fear or ideology, An Inconvenient Study calls for open scientific dialogue and transparency in research. It’s a courageous step toward understanding what’s truly driving today’s chronic illness epidemic—and a reminder that good science should never be silenced.

​Where to Watch

The worldwide online premiere begins Sunday, October 12th, at 5 p.m. PST / 8 p.m. EST on www.aninconvenientstudy.com.
Following the premiere, watch the recorded Q&A from the earlier Los Angeles event, and download your free copy of the film afterward directly from the site:
www.aninconvenientstudy.com
​This is a film that every parent, doctor, and health advocate needs to see. Watch the premiere, share it with your community, and help keep honest science alive. Visit www.aninconvenientstudy.com to watch the premiere and join the conversation.
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October 4, 2025

Are 72 Vaccines Too Many? A Legal Case Against the CDC

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Dr. Paul joins the Independent Medical Alliance to examine a groundbreaking lawsuit

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As a pediatrician, I’ve long raised concerns about the safety of the expanding CDC childhood vaccine schedule. Today, that schedule has ballooned to 72 doses by age 18—the highest among developed nations. Yet the shocking truth is this: the CDC has never studied the full schedule for safety in its entirety.
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​That’s why I am honored to appear on the Independent Medical Alliance program, hosted by Dr. Liz Mumper, alongside attorney Rick Jaffe and my colleague Dr. Ken Stoller. Together, we discuss the landmark federal lawsuit now challenging the CDC to finally conduct the research it has long avoided.
​Rick Jaffe, Esq., is leading this case, representing both Dr. Stoller and myself as physician plaintiffs. Our professional lives have been upended simply for questioning vaccine policy and sharing concerns about the adverse outcomes we observed in patients. This legal effort is about more than us—it is about scientific accountability, parental rights, and the health of our children.
“Whether you’re a parent, policymaker, or practitioner, this case raises questions that cut to the core of public health and parental rights.”
​— Independent Medical Alliance
​I encourage you to watch the full program here and share it widely. This is a crucial conversation about transparency, evidence, and the future of pediatric health.
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