SacTown Talks

#37 - Dr. Richard Pan

Episode Summary

Dr. Richard Pan is a pediatrician and California State Senator representing Senate District 6 which includes the cities of Sacramento, West Sacramento, and Elk Grove. We talk about how he found his way to politics as a practicing pediatrician, discuss his bill to end the personal belief exemption which allowed parents to send unvaccinated kids to California schools, discuss the dangers of influenza and end with a discussion on the 2018 legislative session and his priorities for Sacramento.

Episode Notes

Dr. Richard Pan is a pediatrician and California State Senator representing Senate District 6 which includes the cities of Sacramento, West Sacramento, and Elk Grove. We talk about how he found his way to politics as a practicing pediatrician, discuss his bill to end the personal belief exemption which allowed parents to send unvaccinated kids to California schools, discuss the dangers of influenza and end with a discussion on the 2018 legislative session and his priorities for Sacramento.

Shownotes
2:30 - Introduction

8:00 - Running for office in 2010 against the author of Prop 8

14:30 - The vaccine bill

17:00 - When I was in medical school they showed us measles in a book because they thought we would never see it

19:00 - Community Immunity

26:00 - Russian Bots influencing the vaccine debate

35:00 - Death Threats

45:00 - The Spanish flu killed more people than WW1

47:00 - 80,000 people died of the flu last year

48:00 - Would you let your kids play football?

1:01:00 - Sheriff's running crooked autopsies in San Joaquin County?

1:09:00 - Wrapping up & what's next for Dr. Pan