The complete interview, including the live audience Q&A, is available on the IMA website:​ Watch: Parents' Voices Matter — Informed Consent and Vaccine Choice

​I want to share something with you that I think is genuinely important — not because it confirms what you already believe, but because it models exactly the kind of conversation I've been hoping more families will have.

A mother came to me firmly in the middle. She supports vaccines. She's not an activist, not a researcher, and not looking for a fight. She's a mom who wanted honest answers to the questions she couldn't get answered anywhere else. And she sat down with me and asked them — directly, openly, and without an agenda.

​That conversation is now available on Kids First 4 Ever, and I'd encourage every parent — pro-vaccine, vaccine-hesitant, or anywhere in between — to watch it.

We cover a lot of ground in about 62 minutes:

• How childhood vaccine safety studies are actually designed — and why that matters
• Why most vaccines were never tested against a true saline placebo
• The role of pharmaceutical funding in the research we rely on
• Financial incentives built into vaccination programs that most parents don't know exist
• How disease reporting has shifted over the decades
• What genuine informed consent should look like for every parent

​This conversation originally appeared on CHD.TV, the media platform of Children's Health Defense. We're sharing it here with full rights, with credit to the original source.

I've spent over 35 years as a pediatrician. My focus has always been informed consent and empowering parents — not telling you what to do, but making sure you have the information to make the decisions that are right for your family. That's what this conversation is about.

You can watch the full video and read the transcript and references here: A Pro-Vaccine Mom & Dr. Paul — Kids First 4 Ever

​Share this with a parent who's been searching for a conversation like this. They'll know who they are.

It is clearer than ever that parents need to take total control of vaccine decisions for their children. The CDC and their advisory committee, ACIP, used to be beholden to pharmaceutical interests, and those interests were aligned with the AAP, AMA, and almost all public health institutions — and thus most doctors.

RFK Jr., as the head of HHS, had finally removed all 17 ACIP committee members and installed members who were highly qualified and without conflicts of interest. That group worked hard to study the childhood vaccine schedule and make new recommendations that were science-based. It was finally looking like public health was returning to proper scientific methods, and the massive influence of the pharmaceutical industry was finally significantly reduced.

A federal judge in Boston issued a preliminary injunction that temporarily halts several major vaccine policy actions taken earlier this year by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Specifically, the injunction pauses:

• The 2026 revision of the childhood immunization schedule
• The appointments of 13 ACIP members
• All votes taken by the ACIP committee

So, effectively, there is no functioning ACIP, there are no updated CDC childhood recommendations, and by default there will be a push to return to the old CDC recommendations — before any of these changes were made.

This is politics. And it shows that, more than ever, parents need to take full responsibility for what vaccines — if any — they put into their children.

Many parents are choosing to pause and research before proceeding with vaccines during this period of policy uncertainty. Remember that the fear messaging that worked so well in the past will continue to be the strategy of choice by the system that profits from vaccines at the expense of our health and that of our children.

Parents, trust your instincts. If you need coaching, reach out to us at kidsfirst4ever.com.

​— Dr. Paul & DeeDee (Just a Mom)

We’re happy to share that Dr. Paul Thomas was recently a guest on the Moms Ask Why podcast.

​In this conversation, Dr. Paul shares his journey from mainstream pediatrics to advocating for informed consent and parental choice. He and the hosts cover vaccine safety considerations, the childhood vaccine schedule, Vitamin K options at birth, and his perspectives on the HPV and COVID-19 vaccines. The episode also explores the influence of pharmaceutical companies on public health policy and Dr. Paul’s legal history involving the CDC.

​Moms Ask Why is a podcast for parents who want to ask better, deeper questions about their children’s health. We’re glad Dr. Paul had the opportunity to connect with their community.

We are always paying attention to what is happening in this community — the conversations, the gatherings, the people doing meaningful work on behalf of children and families. And when something comes across our path that we genuinely believe belongs in front of you, we share it. This is one of those times.

​The Perfect Child Summit is a free, three-day virtual event running March 3–5, 2026, and we want you to know about it.

​The premise is one we have believed for a long time: your child is not the problem. The systems that fail to see them clearly are. This summit brings together a remarkable group of speakers exploring conscious parenting, child development, neurodiversity, birth, the nervous system, and what it actually looks like to follow a child's lead rather than force them to fit a mold. These are conversations worth having.

​One voice you will recognize right away: Dr. Lawrence B. Palevsky, MD will be presenting on Childhood Rites of Passage as Nature Intended. Dr. Palevsky has joined Dr. Paul on With the Wind and Pediatric Perspectives before, and if you've seen those conversations, you already know what a clear and grounded thinker he is on children's health. We are glad he is part of this event.

Other speakers include Dayna Martin, Brianna Ladapo, ND, Becky Damgaard, Alison Elsberry, Carrie Crossman, and many more — each bringing something real and considered to the table.

It is free. It is virtual. And it is March 3–5. Register at PerfectChild.org and share it with anyone in your life who is raising children and looking for something more than what the mainstream has to offer.

​Your child is a gift to this world. This summit is built around that truth.

​With love,

​DeeDee and Dr. Paul

I’ve known this for over 2 decades but did not have the data to prove it. Well, the data has now been made public and the era of MMR and MMRV should be coming to an end – finally!

​Imagine a 2,657% higher count of reported vaccine-associated deaths than measles deaths in the modern era. A vaccine should NEVER be deadlier than the disease. That is what this study found. Immediately the links to this article were disabled! What a surprise!

There was a total of 536 global reports of death following MMR or MMRV vaccination and 299 reports explicitly attributed to the United States, the focus of the published study.

​There were 156 deaths (52.2%) specifically in the 1.0–1.5 year age group and 120 deaths (40.1%) occurred within 7 days and 158 deaths (52.8%) within 14 days of vaccination. 

​74.6% of deaths followed visits involving MMR/MMRV plus one or more additional vaccines and 25.4% followed MMR/MMRV alone.

Causes of death included “sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or sudden unexplained death,” the most frequently reported category (24%), followed by fever (15%), seizures (12%), cardiac arrest (8%), respiratory distress (7%), and encephalitis (3%). Emergency department visits were documented in 23.7% of reports and hospital admission in 25.4%.

Most deaths occurred in those children under 2 years of age, and the majority occurred within the first 14 days following vaccination. Also reported were SIDS (24%), fevers (15%), seizures (12%), cardiac arrest (8%), respiratory distress (7%), encephalitis (3%) with 23.7% involving visits to the emergency room and 25.4% resulting in hospitalization. 

Numbers, percentages, stats and facts are all so confusing and can be overwhelming for us “Just A Mom’s.” Do these stats have enough weight to counter the vaccine messaging? But why? Fear! But what causes the fear? I finally figured it out: it’s a very powerful 5 letter word …DEATH! The messaging around measles is that the vaccine prevents kids from getting measles therefore they won’t die. There isn’t a mom or dad that wouldn’t do anything to keep their child alive. Another powerful 5 letter word… ALIVE! Your child living, even with a severe medical condition, is better than them dying. RIGHT? 

The data in this study show you that children did die from the MMR and MMRV vaccines and the medical conditions caused by these vaccines are so severe that I am not afraid to say that I would be willing to take my chances with my child getting measles, knowing what I know now. 

I hope that people can be empowered by this research. Share this information from a place of love. Measles can be treated. The few deaths that have been recorded as being from measles in unvaccinated children, upon careful review, have been found to be deaths due to mismanagement of their complications and not from measles itself.   

I can see why a parent fears a disease that can kill their child. We now know that the MMR and MMRV vaccines are also deadly. If you are willing to vaccinate your child knowing that death can follow the vaccine, that it is your choice. I just ask that you please keep reading and educating yourself. Remember to look at your family’s risk of exposure and current health situation. Look at the numbers and see when the riskiest time is for vaccination. Know your family history. Does your child have genetic vulnerabilities? Are they already immunocompromised? Deciding about vaccinating is tough.  

​I encourage you to remember why informed consent is so very important. Please get all the information you can and look at your personal situation and then make a decision that is best for your family.