Topic: Vaccine Deniers

2 chapters across the catalog

The Learning Curve
Episode 1400 46:00 - 47:44

1400: The Learning Curve

ICD-10 Code Z28.20, Insurance Tracking of Unvaccinated Patients

A new medical billing code, ICD-10 Z28.20, has been introduced to track patients who decide not to be immunized for unspecified reasons. This code allows insurance companies and healthcare providers to flag individuals in their permanent records. The hosts express concern that this data will be used to marginalize or penalize those who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine.

Nuclear Tipped
Episode 599 2:36:58 - 2:46:34

599: Nuclear Tipped

Neil deGrasse Tyson and the War on Science

Neil deGrasse Tyson, host of the "Cosmos" reboot on Fox, appeared on CNN to discuss the "war on science." Tyson argued that scientific truths are not subject to "cherry-picking" and compared climate change skeptics to members of the Flat Earth Society. Critics argue that Tyson and the media are using science as a political tool to shut down debate on issues like man-made global warming.