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“For now, unfortunately, we have to ignore everything about vaccines that is coming from our federal government.” — Dr. Sean O’Leary, AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases

“Patients and doctors [lack] enough research to inform medical guidelines and many patients are using these products without talking to their doctor about them.” —Senior White House official

“Telling someone who makes $42,000 a year that they now have the right to buy a $600 drug is like saying they have the right to buy a Mercedes. They have the right—but they can’t afford it.” —Robert Andrews, CEO, Health Transformation Alliance

“The data on leucovorin isn’t very strong… At best it can be mildly beneficial in some patients with autism. It’s not going to cure it. It’s just going to cause a massive headache for rheumatologists since they actually need to prescribe leucovorin to people with RA on methotrexate who can’t tolerate folic acid.” —Family medicine physician

Lifesaving research projects on cancer, vaccine hesitancy, and health equity are being denied funding for political reasons.

“This administration is an existential threat to vaccination in America. The professional associations will not stand idly by as our system of prevention is dismantled. This ends now.”