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Kennedy doubles down on vaccine skepticism at Children's Health Defense event

The HHS secretary spent 20 minutes casting doubt on vaccine safety at a conference for the anti-vaccine nonprofit he helped found.

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What to know

  • Kennedy spent over 20 minutes at a Children's Health Defense conference questioning vaccine safety and linking vaccines to chronic illness, despite saying serious harm is 'very rare' and offering no evidence for the connection.
  • He highlighted the hepatitis B vaccine's clinical trial of 147 participants as inadequate, omitting that the FDA based approval on those trials plus thousands of additional vaccinations, and that universal newborn vaccination reduced hepatitis B infections by 99%.
  • Kennedy, who previously downplayed his anti-vaccine work, has now made vaccine skepticism central to his legacy as HHS secretary ahead of midterm elections that could determine his agenda's viability.

“There are 454 adverse events listed in total, and they include almost all of the injuries, like diabetes, death, sudden infant death syndrome, anorexia, allergic reactions, allergies, asthma, autoimmune diseases.”

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health Secretary · STAT News ↗

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Health SecretaryChildren's Health Defense Anti-vaccine nonprofit

Kennedy doubles down on vaccine skepticism at Children's Health Defense event
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    Kennedy positions vaccine skepticism as core legacy as HHS secretary

    Kennedy, who previously downplayed his work sowing doubt about vaccine safety, has now made it central to his identity as health secretary. The speech served as a victory lap for the MAHA movement ahead of midterm elections that could determine the viability of his agenda.

    “The question is: Should we be looking at the potential that some of these chronic illnesses are associated with vaccines?”
    — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health Secretary · source
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    Kennedy delivers keynote at Children's Health Defense conference

    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed the anti-vaccine nonprofit he helped found, spending more than 20 minutes casting doubt on vaccine safety. He questioned the adequacy of hepatitis B vaccine trials using the drug's package insert as evidence, despite FDA approval being based on those trials plus data from thousands of additional vaccinations.

    1. 2 outlets first by STAT, 6d ago · also STAT News · read ↗