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"The United States used to be a leader in vaccine research, development and
policymaking. Now US Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr is undermining
the country’s vaccine program at the highest level and supercharging vaccine
skepticism.
Two weeks ago, RFK Jr sacked the entire Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices responsible for reviewing the latest scientific evidence on vaccines.
RFK Jr alleged conflicts of interest and hand-picked a replacement panel.
On Wednesday, RFK Jr announced the US would stop funding the global vaccine
alliance, Gavi, because he claimed that “when the science was inconvenient
today, Gavi ignored the science”. RFK Jr questioned the safety of COVID
vaccines for pregnant women, as well as the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis
vaccine.
On Thursday, when the new Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met, the
person who first drew RFK Jr into vaccine scepticism, Lyn Redwood, shared
disproved claims about a chemical called thimerosal in flu vaccines being
harmful.
The undermining of regulation, advisory processes and funding changes will have
global impacts, as debunked claims are given new levels of apparent legitimacy.
Some of these impacts will be slow and insidious.
So what should we make of these latest claims and funding cuts?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
