“A nightmare for parents like me”
Colleen, an Indiana mother of a son with primary immunodeficiency, warns that Trump administration policies threaten public health and safety. She says her son—and millions with compromised immune systems—depend on widespread vaccination to reduce disease risk. She criticizes Trump’s appointment of RFK, who spreads anti-vaccine rhetoric, to lead Health and Human Services, noting deep CDC budget cuts, the removal of the vaccine advisory panel, and the placement of vaccine skeptics in key roles. Colleen fears this could lead to long-standing vaccine recommendations being revoked, causing insurance companies to stop covering them, leaving most Americans unable to afford vaccines and risking outbreaks of multiple diseases.