{"id":337453,"date":"2026-04-24T03:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T02:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-americas-vaccine-consensus-breaking-down-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T03:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T02:00:26","slug":"is-americas-vaccine-consensus-breaking-down-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-americas-vaccine-consensus-breaking-down-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Is America&#8217;s vaccine consensus breaking down? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vfYk2yEpaAE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is America's vaccine consensus breaking down? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vfYk2yEpaAE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The US military no longer requires soldiers to get a flu shot. Measles \u2014 eliminated in America a generation ago \u2014 is back, with children dying. And the man in charge of national public health built his career questioning vaccine safety. <\/p>\n<p>For World Immunization Week, DW&#8217;s Janelle Dumalaon meets those fighting the battle over who Americans trust with their children&#8217;s health.<\/p>\n<p>We speak with Eric Feigl-Ding, an epidemiologist and health economist known for his work on global health risks, including his efforts to inform the public during the pandemic. We ask him whether America&#8217;s war on vaccines is putting the rest of the world at risk. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, we ask William Schaffner, Professor of Preventive Medicine &amp; Health Policy and Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, about the science behind vaccines and the prerequisites for their effectiveness against influenza and other infectious diseases. <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Defense Secretary Hegseth drops US soldiers&#8217; flu vaccine requirement<br \/>\n00:12 Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. blamed for measles outbreak in Congress<br \/>\n00:29 Report by DW&#8217;s Janelle Dumalaon<br \/>\n01:20 Attempted rewrite of US childhood vaccination schedule feed parents&#8217; insecurities<br \/>\n02:38 Impact of the Covid pandemic<br \/>\n03:08 MAHA &#8211; Make America Healthy Again<br \/>\n03:22 Parents&#8217; choice advocacies<br \/>\n03:33 Vaccines and autism<br \/>\n04:40 Measles reemerges in the US<br \/>\n05:42 Interview with epidemiologist and health economist Eric Feigl-Ding<br \/>\n12:00 Interview with William Schaffner, Professor of Preventive Medicine &amp; Health Policy and Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre<\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs #vaccines #pentagon <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US military no longer requires soldiers to get a flu shot. 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