Summary

During his Senate confirmation hearing for Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed scientific evidence on vaccine safety despite claiming he would follow the data.

He rejected studies debunking vaccine-autism links, downplayed COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness, and avoided endorsing the HPV vaccine.

His remarks on racial differences in vaccination raised further concerns.

Lawmakers and health experts criticized his reliance on flawed research, warning his leadership could erode public trust and revive preventable diseases.

His confirmation remains contentious.

  • cabron_offsets@lemmy.world
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    23 days ago

    Might have something to do with the glaring fact that he is mentally defective and completely untrained in anything related to science or medicine.

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      21 days ago

      83 people died. If a proportionate number had died in the United States, he’d have killed 129,348 people.

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        21 days ago

        Oh well then its going to be much worse here. We have a bird flu pandemic brewing amongst the agencies going dark. We are fucked.

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    23 days ago

    I miss when we had actual leaders, and that includes a willingness to admit that you don’t know everything and defer to experts.

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    21 days ago

    He didn’t logic his way into his stance, so logic ain’t pulling him out. Money or fear might.

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    23 days ago

    A past boss of mine used to say, “Did God say so?”

    However, in his case it wasn’t because he denied science and believed that the Bible was the only “knowledge” you needed, but rather that he believed God was the only authority who could overrule him.

    He was actually a generally rational person, but if you wanted to contradict him, you’d need a series of peer reviewed, repeatable, double-blind studies proving he was wrong. And even then, he’d probably want God to comment.