The Highwire with Del Bigtree

Episode 469: ACIP UPHEAVAL, AI DISRUPTION, AND MASTERING YOUR MIND

Mar 26, 2026
Dr. Patrick Porter, brain optimization researcher and BrainTap developer, shares simple tools for stress relief, sleep and nervous system reset. Aaron Siri, attorney and ICAN counsel, lays out legal strategies for HHS/ACIP reform and vaccine policy challenges. Dr. Robert Malone, physician and vaccinology researcher, discusses ACIP controversy, CDC processes and the political fallout surrounding recent appointments and rulings.
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ADVICE

Train Pediatricians For Shared Decision Vaccine Conversations

  • If ACIP becomes shared decision-making for certain vaccines, ensure pediatricians are trained and documented to conduct informed-consent conversations.
  • Malone notes the new schedule shifts several vaccines to clinician-patient discussion, increasing time and liability for pediatricians.
ADVICE

Defend Appointees With Full Records Not Web Snippets

  • The DOJ response should have submitted full CVs and robust defenses of appointees' qualifications rather than relying on scant web excerpts.
  • Malone cites his extensive vaccine-development credentials that were underrepresented in the government's filings.
INSIGHT

Malone Calls CDC A Guerrilla Warfare Environment

  • Malone characterizes CDC culture as 'guerrilla warfare' with entrenched personnel linked to COVID-era decisions and data suppression.
  • He says some CDC staff have 'dirty hands' from pandemic-era actions and that removing them won't instantly redeem the agency.
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