{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63ea359fe7cacc00111d276a/69e9f324c8a506316d076d71?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"94. Vaccines... and underpants","description":"<p>Former Health Ministers <strong>Steve Brine </strong>and <strong>James Bethell</strong> return for a deep dive into the intersection of health and politics. </p><p>This week, they tackle the \"Golden Child\" of the pandemic, the vaccine rollout, and ask a piercing question: Why can the UK system innovate in a crisis but remain \"analogue\" for chronic disease?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>The Allergy Boom:</strong> Lord Bethell shares his personal battle with hay fever and discusses the launch of the new UK Allergy Strategy.</li><li><strong>Mandelson &amp; Geopolitics:</strong> A frank discussion on Lord Mandelson’s appointment, Chinese influence in UK Life Sciences, and the \"distractions\" slowing down government.</li><li><strong>The Vaccine Wrap:</strong> Analysis of the COVID Inquiry’s praise for the rollout, the decline in childhood MMR uptake, and the breakthrough RSV jab for pregnant women.</li><li><strong>RFK Jr &amp; MAGA Health:</strong> James previews his upcoming trip to the US to investigate the \"Make America Healthy Again\" movement.</li><li><strong>The NHS Model Debate:</strong> Seb Rees from the <strong>IPPR</strong> joins the show to discuss whether switching to a European-style insurance system would actually fix the NHS.</li></ul><p>Plus, did School PE ruin exercise for a generation?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Subscribe for weekly insights into the future of health!</strong> </p><p><strong>WhatsApp us:</strong> 0333 404 6507 </p><p><strong>Email:</strong> hello@preventionisthenewcure.com</p>","author_name":"Steve Brine & James Bethell"}