Dr. Robert Malone
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“The takeaway is simple: keep calm and carry on. There is nothing in this data to panic about,”
Dr. Robert Malone · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Malone concluded that the vaccination data does not warrant alarm.
“Those are the facts,”
Dr. Robert Malone · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Malone said the small decline in vaccination rates is not alarming.
“I think we can all agree [there were] failures in accurate communication by the government during COVID. And certainly they're highlighted in the recent Tony Fauci hearings and the various disclosures coming out of the Senate,”
Dr. Robert Malone · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Malone referenced failures in government communication during COVID-19 and recent Senate hearings involving Dr. Anthony Fauci.
“Does it represent a potential signal that a certain part of the population, very small, is growing in its skepticism of the benefits of childhood vaccination? I would say, yeah, that is that signal,”
Dr. Robert Malone · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Malone acknowledged the data could signal a small but growing segment of the population becoming skeptical of childhood vaccination.
“The latest CDC data indicates a 0.1% year-in-year decline in the uptake or acceptance of the vaccine schedule among kindergartners. In certain contexts, the average across the United States shows roughly a 1% shift. Regardless, we are still talking about a very low single-digit lack of compliance with the CDC's recommended vaccine schedule,”
Dr. Robert Malone · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Malone downplayed the significance of the CDC's reported 0.1% decline in kindergarten vaccination rates.
“Regarding the overall picture: measles cases are on the rise globally, and vaccination remains the most effective protection against infection. However, does this new kindergarten data represent a major threat? Absolutely not,”
Dr. Robert Malone · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Malone said vaccination remains the best protection against measles but that the new kindergarten data does not represent a major threat.
“Even by the CDC's own report, we still maintain a very high rate of compliance among kindergartners,”
Dr. Robert Malone · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Malone noted that compliance with the vaccine schedule remains high according to CDC's own data.
“Despite all of that, despite all the controversy around the potential role, the hypothesized role of childhood vaccine schedules being linked in some way to autism, we still have very robust year-in, year-out uptake of vaccines in kindergarten ages,”
Dr. Robert Malone · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Malone said vaccine uptake among kindergartners remains robust despite controversy over vaccine-autism claims.
“and they are not particularly alarming.”
Dr. Robert Malone · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Malone characterized the low decline figures as not alarming.
“Media outlets like CNBC have highlighted that we are in the middle of a historic measles outbreak. However, context is critical: this outbreak is not restricted to the United States. It is occurring worldwide, including in Canada and across many nations that have not experienced this level of vaccine controversy or hesitancy,”
Dr. Robert Malone · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Malone responded to CNBC's coverage linking the vaccination decline to an ongoing measles outbreak, noting the outbreak is a global phenomenon.