Public Trust

As America marks 250 years of independence, Barbara Loe Fisher reflects on the meaning of liberty and the ongoing struggle to protect individual autonomy. She traces how vaccine mandates have expanded government authority over personal medical decisions and warns that emerging technologies could further threaten bodily integrity and informed consent. The commentary highlights both troubling legislative developments and recent victories achieved through educated, persistent grassroots advocacy. Fisher calls on Americans to defend vaccine freedom by engaging with state lawmakers, using the NVIC Advocacy Portal, and teaching future generations that liberty must be actively protected.

Barbara Loe Fisher, co-founder and president of the National Vaccine Information Center, delivered this Grand Rounds presentation to Florida Department of Health employees on March 16, 2026, at the invitation of Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo. Drawing on 44 years as a vaccine safety advocate, Fisher traces the history of the informed consent movement from the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act through the COVID pandemic response, examining the growing public trust crisis in health policy. She addresses waning vaccine immunity, chronic disease trends, and the surge in state legislation protecting informed consent rights — making the case that restoring trust in public health requires honest risk disclosure and respect for individual medical decision-making.

Repeal Mandatory Vaccination Laws By Barbara Loe Fisher

Discover federal protections to inspect vaccine education materials in your child's school, minor consent and school vaccination clinics, and more.