Dr. Monique Yohanan, an internal-medicine physician with experience and academic credentials from major U.S. institutions, argues that Americans should be allowed to question aspects of the vaccine schedule and have more nuanced conversations about vaccination rather than being dismissed as ignorant. She says vaccination has become politicized and that policy approaches can be overly coercive-pointing to California\u2019s lack of personal or religious belief exemptions for school requirements tied to vaccines. <\/p>\n

Yohanan also claims doctors face incentives under Medicaid tied to getting more people fully vaccinated, which she argues can affect clinical decision-making and quality measures.She further expresses skepticism about the effectiveness of the flu shot, raises concerns about how pharmacies offer flu vaccines despite prior refusals, and says repeated COVID booster recommendations should be limited to special circumstances.<\/p>\n

In discussing vaccine-related safety<\/a>, she highlights concerns including myocarditis signals seen with mRNA vaccines and criticizes what she describes as institutional pressure to stick with prevailing messaging. she frames her views through both science and faith,and argues public-health leadership eroded trust during COVID-contributing to children who later became ill because they didn\u2019t vaccinate while distrusting the system. <\/p>\n