i m worried about measles and particularly as we head into late winter and rl spring that s when we ll see measles season peak in the prevaccine era that activism that caused so many people to lose their lives because our refusing covid-19 vaccine, that s now spilling over to other childhood vaccinations you re starting to hear the same kind of phoney health rhetoric being used around childhood vaccinations so i am worried that we could see a return of measles or whooping cough or even polio this is going to be a big challenge in 2023. dr. hotez, thank you. it s sobering numbers. we appreciate your time. nearly 9 million ukrainians are without power according to president zelenskyy. richard engel takes a a look
make floridians any healthier, it s very dangerous. just as another point, childhood vaccinations are down. the most in ten years for our school children. this anti vax mentality could potentially lead to opening up a terrible childhood diseases again because he keeps sowing doubt in the efficacy and the safety of vaccines. florida state senator, gina polsky, thank you very much for joining us. really appreciate it. thank you for having me on. and dr. michael howard joins us now, he s chief pediatrician at thank you for joining us tonight dr. howard. what does this mean, a governor saying there are crimes, crimes involving the quote unquote covid-19 vaccine.
make floridians any healthier, it s very dangerous. just as another point, childhood vaccinations are down. the most in ten years for our school children. this anti vax mentality could potentially lead to opening up a terrible childhood diseases again because he keeps sowing doubt in the efficacy and the safety of vaccines. florida state senator, gina polsky, thank you very much for joining us. really appreciate it. thank you for having me. on and michael howard joins us now, he s pd chief pediatrician at thank you for joining us tonight dr.. what does this mean, a governor saying there are crimes, crimes involving the quote unquote covid-19 vaccine. what does this mean for public health and florida? well it s highly unfortunate that the governor has chosen to politicize vaccination which is been one of the major discoveries innovations in
ideology. that is crazy. the fact that people are not getting the flu shot, which used to be an automatic. it s a spillover effect. it s a spillover. it s a spillover effect through influenza. we re not getting as many people at this point in time vaccinated with flu. we ve had in previous years. i m even more afraid it s going to spill over into the childhood vaccinations. the measles, moms, rubella and things like that. that would be a terrible tragedy. you are standing next to the president in all these covid briefings. how difficult is it for you when you hear him saying things that you know are not accurate? about public health? it s difficult. because i have a great deal of respect for the office the presidency of the united states. as they do for all government institutions. but i felt i had to speak up against and contradict what he said. not only for my own professional and personal integrity but my responsibility to the american public.