Dr. Adam Ratner

That is all of those advances are are built on the back of NIH-funded basic research. It is absolutely critical to people's health in both the short and the long term. I think that the executive order capping NIH indirect costs at 15% and making it effective immediately and apply to existing grants is going to be an enormous budgetary strain on universities and other research institutions.

That is all of those advances are are built on the back of NIH-funded basic research. It is absolutely critical to people's health in both the short and the long term. I think that the executive order capping NIH indirect costs at 15% and making it effective immediately and apply to existing grants is going to be an enormous budgetary strain on universities and other research institutions.

And it has the potential to have people lose their jobs, to drive scientists out of the field, to have universities shut down labs that they can't afford to run because they haven't budgeted for this abrupt change. And I think that the effects of this may be long-lasting.

And it has the potential to have people lose their jobs, to drive scientists out of the field, to have universities shut down labs that they can't afford to run because they haven't budgeted for this abrupt change. And I think that the effects of this may be long-lasting.

And it has the potential to have people lose their jobs, to drive scientists out of the field, to have universities shut down labs that they can't afford to run because they haven't budgeted for this abrupt change. And I think that the effects of this may be long-lasting.

There were a few things. There was the unmasking of the Tuskegee syphilis study in which government scientists had observed as black men with syphilis had gone through the stages of disease and not provided them with medicine. medication that was available and was known to work.

There were a few things. There was the unmasking of the Tuskegee syphilis study in which government scientists had observed as black men with syphilis had gone through the stages of disease and not provided them with medicine. medication that was available and was known to work.

There were a few things. There was the unmasking of the Tuskegee syphilis study in which government scientists had observed as black men with syphilis had gone through the stages of disease and not provided them with medicine. medication that was available and was known to work.

When that came to light, that generated and still does very reasonably a tremendous amount of mistrust in the government and in scientists. There were other smaller scale incidents that also shook people's trust. There were trials of vaccines and trials of other kinds of medication that were carried out in institutions for children, and those were not carried out

When that came to light, that generated and still does very reasonably a tremendous amount of mistrust in the government and in scientists. There were other smaller scale incidents that also shook people's trust. There were trials of vaccines and trials of other kinds of medication that were carried out in institutions for children, and those were not carried out

When that came to light, that generated and still does very reasonably a tremendous amount of mistrust in the government and in scientists. There were other smaller scale incidents that also shook people's trust. There were trials of vaccines and trials of other kinds of medication that were carried out in institutions for children, and those were not carried out

with the ethical standards that we would expect today and in some cases with no informed consent at all. And some of these trials were horrific and should never have been allowed to happen. And I think when those came to light, there was a growth of distrust in medicine as a whole. And I think that that hindered people's trust in vaccines at the time as well.

with the ethical standards that we would expect today and in some cases with no informed consent at all. And some of these trials were horrific and should never have been allowed to happen. And I think when those came to light, there was a growth of distrust in medicine as a whole. And I think that that hindered people's trust in vaccines at the time as well.

with the ethical standards that we would expect today and in some cases with no informed consent at all. And some of these trials were horrific and should never have been allowed to happen. And I think when those came to light, there was a growth of distrust in medicine as a whole. And I think that that hindered people's trust in vaccines at the time as well.

It's not easy. I think that pediatricians still, even today, I think are in a place of trust for most families. I think that very reasonably, most families think that those of us who have devoted our lives, our careers to taking care of kids and trying to keep them safe, realize that we bring something valuable to the conversation. And so I think it's really important to use that trust wisely.

It's not easy. I think that pediatricians still, even today, I think are in a place of trust for most families. I think that very reasonably, most families think that those of us who have devoted our lives, our careers to taking care of kids and trying to keep them safe, realize that we bring something valuable to the conversation. And so I think it's really important to use that trust wisely.

It's not easy. I think that pediatricians still, even today, I think are in a place of trust for most families. I think that very reasonably, most families think that those of us who have devoted our lives, our careers to taking care of kids and trying to keep them safe, realize that we bring something valuable to the conversation. And so I think it's really important to use that trust wisely.

And I think the other thing that sometimes gets lost is that – and this is a conversation I have with my colleagues a lot – Parents who are hesitant about vaccines and parents who are frankly anti-vaccine, these are people who love their kids. These are not people who want harm to come to their children. It's the opposite. There is nobody who is on team disease.

And I think the other thing that sometimes gets lost is that – and this is a conversation I have with my colleagues a lot – Parents who are hesitant about vaccines and parents who are frankly anti-vaccine, these are people who love their kids. These are not people who want harm to come to their children. It's the opposite. There is nobody who is on team disease.

And I think the other thing that sometimes gets lost is that – and this is a conversation I have with my colleagues a lot – Parents who are hesitant about vaccines and parents who are frankly anti-vaccine, these are people who love their kids. These are not people who want harm to come to their children. It's the opposite. There is nobody who is on team disease.