No, your doctor isn't getting rich off of vaccines
9 min•25 september 2025
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Junior says doctors are pushing vaccines onto their patients in order to make profits.
Healthcare in the US is a business … but does that mean that doctors actually make money on vaccines?
Today on the show, we talk with doctors who explain the financial reality behind vaccines and how RFK Jr’s words and actions could harm public health.
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Healthcare in the US is a business … but does that mean that doctors actually make money on vaccines?
Today on the show, we talk with doctors who explain the financial reality behind vaccines and how RFK Jr’s words and actions could harm public health.
Related episodes:
More for Palantir, less for mRNA, and a disaster database redemption arc
What is a 'freedom economy'?
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Fact-checking by Tyler Jones. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
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