S4 E17: Vaccines, Bob Murray & James Comey Update: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

[@joeneauxvieve6203]

I was given the 'selective' vaccine schedule as a kid because my quack of a mom was worried about me getting sick from getting so many shots too soon. I almost got kicked out of school because I was so far behind. My dad found out and immediately rushed me to the doctor and got me caught up and scheduled for any boosters I needed. Mom was not happy. Thanks dad!

[@Onc3Holy]

In a way, this aged like a fine wine. That way is horrific, soul crushing irony.

[@tomiodatanuki7600]

I keep finding that many of these wayback posts do that very thing. The jokes taste better too.

[@ishotmyboss]

This episode aired before the film Hereditary, so he also called kids getting decapitated with their heads outside the family car.

[@portmantologist]

I only just started watching LWT, so when I watch these episodes, it can be fun to think about what I would say to John of 2017. For this episode, the biggest takeaway might be: keep a close watch on RFK Jr.

[@lillianblack8749]

It’s so annoying seeing these people say “what could happen anyways” My granpa has polio and is severely scarred his lungs and his leg muscles never grew back and that leg is basically paralyzed. Thats what can happen and that’s not even the worst case scenario.

[@pryan37bb]

RFK Jr has now been asked to recommend appointees for top jobs at HHS and FDA, so I fear the irony is only beginning

[@moogle68]

I loved the call-ins about the train for that one station 😂😂

[@IkanisuShikari]

Same here! That gave me a laugh I didn't know I needed! 🤣

[@austinemms9772]

“World class reporting, Fox News! You really held his feet to the fire” is a perfect amount of sarcasm that I aspire to give in everyday life.

[@ErutaniaRose]

Being autisitc isn’t inherently horrible, the societal ableism that causes autistic people to have so little proper healthcare, job prospects, and social acceptance is horrible.

[@christopherjunkins]

It's just so dumb how people think about things because they go by hollywood and the media for their "facts"... no body thinks you shouldn't be hired if you have ADHD in most instances, and yet something that has lots of overlapping symptoms with ADHD... oh I don't know... like Autism... means you get treated like someone who is crippled/severely disabled... not that you can't be but yea, I am one who saw the vin diagram and just about popped my eyes out of their sockets when I saw that and finally was educated on what autism can be and what it usually isn't... and changed his ways of thinking about Autism Spectrum Disorder. (I have ADHD so yea I get it)

[@audreyhodges3469]

"Shut up and go do your supper dishes" is one of my new favorite phrases now

[@iamgoingtorunoutofro]

"Robert F Kennedy from the left" OOF

[@agiar2000]

I was looking for this and was going to comment something like this if I could not find it. He ended up endorsing fascist Donald J. Trump. RFK Jr. is the furthest thing from a leftist.

[@KurenaiNanashi]

@@agiar2000he used to be before he went off the deep end. Wonder if it’s cause his brain got eaten by worms

[@MinnieandMickeyandSnips]

Thought the same thing, my friend!

[@elf._.3825]

To think three years before this aired, RFK Jr was doing shit like putting a dead baby bear in Central Park 🤢

[@mmarzett]

It's so awesome hearing John ask the simplest questions in the funniest possible way. "What the fuck was that?" "What are you doing??" "What the fuck is going on?" "How big a deal is this?" "Where do we go from here?" and of course, "Is this real life?"

[@arrow_awsome]

my grandmother had a mild case of polio as a teenager; and was left with disfugred feet for life. she can walk but has to get specialty shoes and cannot run. id say out of her and me; a guy with autism; my side effects are so much less. even if vaccines had ties to autism (they dont) i will never understand people who would rather have their child have goddamn polio and die of measles then to have a kid live like i have my entire life.

[@courtneyhoward2370]

They'd rather not have a kid than have a kid like us. I have ended friendships over it.

[@SpecialBlanket]

Seriously. Autistic here and my life is great. Both my parents, both my partners, three uncles, a cousin and many other ppl in my life are diagnosed autistic and perfectly happy. Ps it's genetic 🙄 especially as we tend to selectively mate with our own kind because honestly the communication style gap is pretty hard to overcome to date allistics. I have had one great relationship with an allistic though, but we broke up so they could have a baby (I'm childfree, they are now 6mo preg via IUI 🎉) and are now best friends.

[@elaineb7065]

Opinion fellow autistic people: would you cut your hair like Wakefield or not??? On a more serious note, I'm a trypanophobe (fear of injections) who despite that is firmly pro-vaccine. Because I'd rather have the odd jab here & there than a ton for whatever medical care I'd need for catching some awful disease (oh & I'm typing this after 2020 IYKYK).

[@theDane70]

It’s so ridiculous to try to compare rare occurrences about something that most do and because if or not one person gets sick it’s really bad but when

[@snicketylemony]

Especially with Autism being such a spectrum-yes, there are some Autistics unable to live independently/who have very high support needs, but there’s more allistics who can’t live independently because of other disabilities, mental health, finances/housing issues, etc. Plus not living independently isn’t even a bad thing; the whole expectation of it is stupid capitalistic bs. I’m in the late diagnosis group (2 years ago at 33) and the absolute biggest harm in my life related is Autism is not actually my Autism itself-it’s been my family and the people around me not knowing I’m Autistic, and therefore not accommodating, not being more patient, not trying to understand me, writing me off as “difficult”, etc). Autism isn’t a problem, the problem is living in an allistic society that refuses to accommodate. And even when accommodations are available, getting the accommodations can be a nearly impossible task while also getting shamed for needing the accommodations because “no one else has this problem/everyone else can do it, why can’t you” or being infantilized, or both. But no,stupid antivaxxers only think of the stereotypical nonverbal cishet white boy child who needs help eating and even though he has other comorbidities/disabilities, his Autism is the thing they pin all the blame on. Like just don’t have kids if you’re only going to love them as long as they’re not Autistic (or gay, or trans, etc)

[@klas666]

It warms my heart to see John being so happy about Bob Murray's suit. Eat shit, Bob!

[@manda60]

He is being turned into shit by worms as we speak.

[@Bariom_dome]

wherever that piece of crap winded up.

[@grannysweet]

My roommates and i use "Eat shit Bob" as a loving way to say no or f you. Best song ever. Its on my laugh track 🤣😂❤🎉

[@chuckoneill2023]

Still a relevant presentation: The California Medical Board has disciplined Sears, again, as of this year. The bastard keeps defying the regulations.

[@HeliosAlpha]

Didn't get polio today, lit

[@elaineb7065]

No smallpox here, loving life!!!

[@letheas6175]

@@elaineb7065 And that's even while living in the US? I mean if people can be happy there, people can be happy anywhere! Well.. okay hate to break it to you, that's actually not true, they're low on the happiness index. BUT STILL!

[@elaineb7065]

@@letheas6175 I'm in the UK, & my mother told me I was among the last people to get the smallpox vaccine here. It might have to restart if things continue to be as nuts with the antivax crowd, but smallpox was a nightmare people had to live with (if they lived) for many centuries here. And you didn't get the point of the post. We're celebrating what ailments we don't get due to vaccines

[@gyinagal]

I was listening to this while I was driving and I DID NOT realize That the train was a MODEL TRAIN

[@Pickle_Candy]

18:05 Me, having watched the hbomberguy video: "acted unethically" is a VAST oversimplification

[@magiconic]

The Children Party Blood Bribe

[@dogorchavez2771]

The way he breaks character before roasting fish on 21:25 is too funny

[@jayarby8494]

33:36 Ari Aster watching this episode while writing the script for Hereditary: “Write that down, write that down!”

[@snicketylemony]

Wasn’t that technically a street lamp pole? I still don’t get how a pole could cause such a (relatively) clean cut, but the absurdity is just part of the movie, innit

[@angelowentzler9961]

best joke: "RFK junior, on the left"

[@Bariom_dome]

Not to sound creepy or vengeful, but watching this knowing Bob Murray is no more, puts a smile on my face.

[@kevinmcqueenie7420]

Play the meme of the old lady saying, “honey, you got a big storm coming”!

[@ErutaniaRose]

I wish people realized neurodivergence and many mental disabilities aren’t diseases that need a cure. Can they be disabling? Yes, duh, but accommodations, surroundings/environment, and acceptance are far more affective in preventing disabling symptoms like meltdowns than just refusing someone’s existence.

[@axeburningfire2507]

I wonder how the train is doing nowadays, 7 years later.

[@Trinniemon]

Still going strong!

[@Suzy24]

My mum was anti vax and I still have autism lol

[@bobbyrooney]

To be fair, my memory of Mall of America, which had the same reaction but with Gap instead of Build a Bear, is still very strong 30 years later.

[@catfdljws]

I miss the #hashtag jokes (esp any that ended #feminism) in the later seasons, but I guess it was inevitable given the death of Twitter.

[@dietersteg6384]

Cut myself on some thorns yesterday. Didnt die from Tetanus. So lit.

[@brandondavidson4085]

I use " The human body is truly a carnival of horrors and frankly I'm embarrassed to have one" almost every other day. Thank you, LWT!

[@Manwithnoname1967]

Hbomberguy got a lot more British the last time I checked

[@JohnCooper-gm6mn]

Hbomberguy is already quintessentially British.

[@theDane70]

Thank you so much for making this amazing show full episodes available for all, It’s my favourite show but only available on a paid streaming service in my area and I’m not going to pay for just one show I watch on that service... I just love the just or real facts , real journalism with emphasis on how funny and the ridiculous the world can be... and the writing is the best out there....

[@MrMatteNWk]

Another one of those "aged" tweets: "Tiny children are not **horses**" yet horse medicine was on his docket...

[@LionHeartSamy]

What a depressing episode. brb gonna go rewatch the Seth Meyers interview where both he and John Oliver share their joys of their first COVID vaccine LOL

[@Allie-fk6om]

Seeing John laugh at his own fish joke (21:26) warmed my heart ♥

[@joannejohnson7006]

🚂 👋👏 thank you John!

[@couch2558]

9:07 wasnt expecting to randomly stumble across our news station in an episode 😂 however i can confirm, yes the talkback 16 is always this annoying, and yes, they still have the train

[@thejackal007]

Whoo! It's not like the issue of vaccines or JFK Jr. would ever come up again! Oh wait...

[@PhoenixTheEIRC8205]

"the train is supposed to be there, not the trolley"

[@violetlove3580]

I totally see what this doctor is trying to do with the alternative vaccination schedule. It's not a medical solution, it's a social solution. He's using social psychology to try to get kids vaccinated that wouldn't at all otherwise. Something is better than nothing, so I get what he's doing, even if it's not medically ideal. Understanding psychology and using it to work around big issues like this is important.

[@Jennifer-cl1cl]

The best evidence I know of for just how world-altering the vaccine revolution was is this: The US Census is done every 10 years. One of the routine questions asked (of folks for whom the question applies) is "How many children have you given birth to?" However, until 1910, that question had a followup: "How many of those children are still alive?" Don't take my word for it - if you have an Ancestry account you can look at images of Census pages going back to the 18th century. Pick a random census page from the 1890 census - see how many women list that they have born n children, but only n-2 are still alive. That change from 1910 to 1920 is due to increasing access to vaccines as well as to the discovery of penicillin and greater understanding of hygiene theory. Bacterial illnesses that used to kill children stopped because of antibiotics. And we now had vaccines for tetanus and the plague. In the 20s and 30s the vaccine revolution really takes off - this goes on through the rest of the century. And because we are now 100 years past the start of this revolution, we've managed to forget what life was like before vaccines - in 1900, 30% or all deaths in America occurred among children under the age of five. In 1999, that rate was 1.4% A paper I found on the CDC website claims that in the year 1900, there were 343,217 total deaths in America. If 30% of those were children, that equals 103,000 children. The whole population of America is three times the size now that it was in 1900, but even so we only had about 20,000 deaths of children under 5 in 2021. I have exactly zero tolerance for people who think we don't need vaccines.

[@fireflyfox93]

Wow, there is so much foreshadowing here in this one episode 🤯

[@naluzoniro]

As a former child, I can confidently say I'd much rather be autistic than dead ✨

[@beanhoof2512]

At this point I'd be fine with either

[@JAMinerViews]

The relevance is disturbing..

[@mmarzett]

Why the hell doesn't HBO put ALL the episodes on MAX?

[@caseysaunders2168]

first of all, money. no seriously, each streaming service that hosts a late night show of some kind only displays the episodes from either the most recent season or the last 12 months, because it supposedly incentivizes purchases of the earlier seasons. which is part of why it's so infinitely cool LWT does this at all

[@donaldwhittaker7987]

A speak and spell that just fell into a toilet. Emmys all around. Brilliant.

[@chuckoneill2023]

The Mall of America also has its own amusement park. And a large space which is used for events. Such as mass vaccination. So, I don't find it disappointing, personally. And, yes, I know this wasn't a piece about the MoA. I'm just odd.

[@ashcraft555]

Plus there's sharks in the basement. What's not to love about that?

[@DarterDamselfly]

​@@ashcraft555THERES WHAT

[@martinhumble]

Knowing me, knowing you is amazing. ❤️ ABBA

[@Wildfire201X_LIVE]

37:18 The Magnus Archives is a podcast distributed by Rusty Quill and licensed under a Creative Commons non-attribution sharealike 4.0 international licence

[@fallingupwards7974]

18:52 "Robert F. Kennedy on the left" that aged poorly

[@caseysaunders2168]

truly aged like dead bear cub...

[@Sheffield_Steve]

That same doctor caused a majority of British parents turn down the MMR jabs here in the UK, with serious catastrophic results.

[@Whiteythereaper]

And that's why Trump was advocating for multiple smaller doses of Vaccines. It's the exact same scam. He wanted to sell more total vaccine services.

[@tbtlegoguy6940]

Any nerds here who were also temporarily confused as to why John seemingly showed a picture of Mr Sunday Movies holding a baby?

[@MatthiasAustin-g3e]

He’s holding a time traveling baby Maso from the future

[@beanhoof2512]

Jimothy is currently forcing baby Maso to watch Joker - A Clockwork Orange style - to this day

[@HappyHerding]

"Vaccine Heads" could be a good name for a heavy metal or a rock band.

[@jonnmostovoy2406]

Simpler times!

[@joink25]

That face at 5:43 "Ohhhhh my god."

[@CanadianBoards]

He probably lives alone surrounded by jars he's to weak to open by himself

[@artrogers3985]

Is it possible that he just acts that way for show biz and, behind the scenes he is brilliant? 🤔. Naaah.. 🤣🎸

[@ErutaniaRose]

As an autistic person, the idea my existence is so horrifying people would rather have medieval plagues and risk death of their kids and others….that’s fucked up. I’m also disabled in other ways and need vaccinated people around me to be safe. So, these people really get under my skin.

[@will2jenk]

Sensational

[@Wildfire201X_LIVE]

24:54 lmao omg

[@jajalee617]

Wow he went off on fish HARD

[@emmetcone1990]

The irony of this episode considering how it was mere months before the pandemic starting.

[@MasterOfViewership]

You know you've done something great and horrible when 11 people place a call about a model train on a news program. WNEP Hazleton never did THAT!

[@kireischonbeau7485]

#didn'tgetpolioagaintodaysolit

[@olituerto]

Did i miss something? Why was there a squirrel

[@Momokahn]

I'm probably the most pro vaccine person on the planet. I'm 63 and I have received every vaccine that has come along over the years. Have I had COVID? Yes I have and it was a sniffle because I had been vaccinated. The only reason I knew I had COVID is due to the million free test kits that were sent to me and I decided to try them out. Did I quarantine? NOPE! Anti vaxers ain't my problem and I showed up for work the next day. By the way. What is it like to have the flu? I don’t know. I have never had it.

[@wurdnurd1]

We were such innocence...

[@kiloftd]

"These days, few people will say they're anti-vaccine." Oh, to be back in simpler times...

[@koivunen2489]

"Little babies are not horses" ...well, of course they're not! Horses aren't real!

[@katie17330]

I know some far right MAGA conservatives that have told me they wish more people would get vaccinated, because they are old enough to remember how serious these diseases are.

[@DakotaTuttle-k3x]

He looks like an owl who can’t get a date for prom

[@JinxTheLooneyToon915]

9:05 | *My favorite one*

[@loljk233]

It's really disturbing that some parents would rather let their children suffer and die from preventable diseases, than potentially get autism.

[@thecountalucard666]

“Robert F. Kennedy ‘on the left.’”

[@KathleenKane-vw7ix]

I miss the train

[@autistitch]

really, really tired of hearing how my existence is worse than smallpox, measles, polio, MMR, and covid combined

[@ecbst6]

If a meme says meme's aren't facts, is it wrong?

[@yetanotherrandomviewer]

Squirrel

[@fcbahamutzero]

Memes...The DNA of the soul!!

[@MusicfromMarrs]

16:25 Some things didn’t last.

[@JugglingAddict]

If your doctor does believe that you (in general) can fly, Ask them to demonstrate it first.

[@TrueJoeMama]

10:55 main story

[@portmantologist]

You know how people used to have as many children as they possibly could, because they never knew which ones would survive to adulthood? Vaccines are probably the biggest reason that changed.

[@SpecialBlanket]

Autistic person here-- I promise you, if vaccines caused autism we'd have progressed a lot further as a species 😂 My autistic partner and I run a business, have a healthy longterm relationship, manage our building (not a residential treatment facility, it's an artist collective), have college degrees, have an open relationship and no problem finding dates, and are generally very happy. You can have a great life and be autistic. Not everyone's life looks like ours, but being autistic is certainly no guarantee of needing longterm intensive support. Some people do, some don't.

[@Pickle_Candy]

Also autistic here, the problem is that average neurotypical's view of autism is of those with high support needs. They see those who have lower support needs and/or are able to mask as just faking it for attention or some shit. It's honestly sad just how little the general public understands Autism; our lives wouldn't be so hard if they could just accommodate for us properly, instead they just want to force us to conform, regardless of how much it makes us suffer. People shouldn't have to conform to society, society should conform to them.

[@snicketylemony]

@@Pickle_Candyit always seems to blow their minds that Autistic children turn into Autistic adults with degrees, careers, families, homes, etc

[@anniacal676]

Wait this isn't hbomberguy

[@NLC42069]

That’s the future hhs leader 😑

[@gyinagal]

18:52 this aged weirdly

[@johnsmalley6483]

Does Melania Trump understand what Donald Trump is saying?

[@Emily-ce7hd]

Dang, back when RFK Jr was seen as “the left”

[@HappyHerding]

Trump, Make Vaccines Great Again.

[@echognomecal6742]

0:22 amor vincit pence Google Translate: love wins the penny other translations: love always wins, love conquers all, truth and love win Alternative meaning of AI: accuracy inconsistent

[@forgiveman]

7 years later, seeing that RFK has always been that way makes me question how Americans didn't choose someone like tRump before.

[@justinjauernig8675]

God this drives me crazy. NOBODY TAPES ANYTHING. Anymore. You record it there is no tape anymore. But that is one good way to find out your talking to a boomer. They only say "I got you on tape or" "its on tape"

[@johnchessant3012]

17

[@SubvertTheState]

I dont think this "Seasonal dumping" upload schedule for John Oliver on KZbin is going to work out too hot.

[@TheNinthGeneration1]

Why not?

[@heixiong5860]

It seems to be working. You're here.

[@SubvertTheState]

@@heixiong5860 And now I'm back. I actually shut it off after hearing the audience clapping like they were ordered to at the DNC or something. I don't miss it enough yet.

[@Pickle_Candy]

@@SubvertTheState Huh? I'm so confused, what are you even saying? Where is this coming from?

[@SubvertTheState]

@@Pickle_Candy are you ok?

[@jak-ob]

15:36 remember, immigration is a good thing (read the irony).

[@jlev1028]

Every policy has its upsides and downsides.

[@helenl3193]

Remember African-Americans have experienced a LOOOONG history of being poorly and dishonestly treated by medical institutions in the USA. It's more understandable when BIPOC communities are distrustful of these medical programmes. Unfortunately, there are a lot of (mostly white) grifters who are more than happy to exploit those fears. Plus, Americans seem to so often live in silo'd communities so of course newer minority/immigrant communities are going to be more at risk of these influences.

[@foilfkkrz]

How’s his heart? How many jabs did he get? Boosted rooster?

[@FelipeKana1]

Get your vaccines, please

[@martinjrgensen8234]

Vaccinated or never leaver your house.

[@elaineb7065]

@@martinjrgensen8234 2021: how about both???

[@jayluck8047]

Too little, too late.

[@RubNebur]

MOST OF US SAW THE SHOW BACK IN 2017. NOT LATE AT ALL.

[@TheNinthGeneration1]

The vaccine story was a main story uploaded back when the episode was published in 2017.

[@ethangould5340]

First