He could not be more wrong.

RFK Jr: The polio vaccine “killed far more people” than the polio virus itself.
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— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) June 14, 2025

"America's vaccine policy has been set for decades, with patients, providers, scientists and insurers more or less in sync on the merits of immunizations.

In the last several weeks, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has upended long-standing norms, introducing uncertainty into a once-reliable system.

Why it matters: Access to health care may shift in unpredictable ways. At worst, infectious diseases once thought to be eradicated could return.

Catch up quick: Kennedy sent shockwaves through the medical community two weeks ago with a controversial decision to stop recommending the COVID vaccine to healthy kids and healthy pregnant women.

The CDC contradicted this just days later, recommending that healthy kids do get the COVID shot.
Confusion escalated this week, when Kennedy abruptly dismissed all 17 members of the expert panel that wields a great deal of power in shaping vaccine policy and makes recommendations to the CDC.

Some of the eight new members Kennedy quickly named have expressed anti-vaccine sentiment in the past.
Together, these changes represent a sharp break from public health precedent and raise questions about what happens next.

Case in point: Leigh Haldeman, a pregnant woman in Seattle, was recently turned away when going to get a COVID booster shot, as recommended by her doctor, CNN reports.

Cases like hers could become more common. While most doctors and pharmacies will likely still be able to recommend and administer the vaccine, access might start to erode.
Insurers are likely to start denying coverage of the COVID vaccine to groups who aren't deemed eligible by the government, putting the vaccine out of reach for people who don't have the time to seek out a willing provider or the money to pay out of pocket for the shot.

The other side: Kennedy has said replacing the members of the expert panel is a "major step towards restoring public trust in vaccines."

He's also said the decision to stop recommending COVID vaccines to kids is common sense because they're less likely to get very sick from COVID than adults.
But the vaccine can still protect kids who could develop serious symptoms and do so with no appreciable side effects, Chris Forrest, a professor of pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, told the New York Times."

-Axios


Where was RFK, Jr. when we needed his policies?

oski003 said:

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Eight of the 17 panellists were appointed in January 2025, in the last days of President Biden's term. Is that normal?

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You might want to take a look at who RFK Jr has appointed to replace some of these ACIP panelists, like Martin Kulldorff and Robert Malone.

With one exception, its members seem to know little about vaccines.

Never mind that RFK Jr had a financial stake in one of the lawsuits against Merck over its HPV vaccine.

Is that normal?

There are very few who pass the "I'm not making a sh@t ton of money from the position I'm taking on this matter," purity test.

Everyone gets their beak wet.

Anti-vax influencers make up to $1.1 billion for platforms including Facebook and Instagram - Coda Story


https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/social-media-profit-pandemic-antivax/

Anti-vaccine group with ties to RFK Jr. saw another windfall last year, records show


https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/anti-vaccine-group-ican-del-bigtree-rfk-jr-nearly-doubled-revenue-rcna185214

Anti-vaxxers, flush with cash, now have political power - POLITICO


https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/24/anti-vaxxers-political-power-00116527

He's made $2.4 million as a "consultant" REFERRING CASES to the law firm of Wisner Baum.

PolitiFact | What's the evidence RFK Jr. profited off vaccine lawsuits? Checking Warren's claim

As someone whose niece suffered severe side effects from Gardasil, I completely approve of RFK Jr going after Merck.

bearister said:

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There are very few who pass the "I'm not making a sh@t ton of money from the position I'm taking on this matter," purity test.

Everyone gets their beak wet.

Anti-vax influencers make up to $1.1 billion for platforms including Facebook and Instagram - Coda Story

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Multiply that amount by several hundreds, and you start getting the real picture about the financial and political balance of power in this fight.

The shares of the Big Pharma graft pie are watered down because the majority of doctors and institutions back them, whereas some fringe a$$h@le, that half the time isn't properly credentialed to even be spewing reliable anti vax info, can make bigger bank shoveling sh@it to Joe Rogan's posse.

It is the same with journalists. Matt Taibbi is a good one but he was just getting by at Rolling Stone. Now he is killing it financially selling his contrarian bullsh@it to all the self perceived smartest guys in the room crowd via Substack subscriptions.

The Clown that is RFK, Jr is now going to be firing all 16 physicians on the US Preventative Services Task Force who issue medical care guidelines involving primary care because he claims the panel is embedded with "left-wing idealogical orthodoxy" in all of its efforts.

Yeah, like issuing cancer screening guidelines is something that is "woke".

Another Maga Moron.

RFK Jr. Reportedly Planning to Fire All USPSTF Members | MedPage Today

https://share.google/lT8MW1RUnUMO0QgUY

Sarepta and its Mugging by Trump's FDA

So much for Trump's 2018 policy of "right to try"

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/sarepta-elevidys-gene-therapy-duchenne-fda-marty-makary-vinay-prasad-4637cce9?st=DjpR99

Engraving on a bench in FDA courtyard. pic.twitter.com/wx5etISZkA

— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) July 27, 2025

This clown is INSANE.



Top medical group presses RFK Jr. to keep health screening panel

RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development

https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-vaccines-mrna-pfizer-moderna-1fb5b9436f2957075064c18a6cbbe3c9

"Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary and a longtime vaccine critic, announced in a statement Tuesday that $500 million worth of vaccine development projects, all using mRNA technology, will be halted.

The projects 22 of them are being led by some of the nation's leading pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna to prevent flu, COVID-19 and H5N1 infections."




RFK Jr considers his body a temple. No synthetic substances are allowed in.

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RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development

https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-vaccines-mrna-pfizer-moderna-1fb5b9436f2957075064c18a6cbbe3c9

"Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary and a longtime vaccine critic, announced in a statement Tuesday that $500 million worth of vaccine development projects, all using mRNA technology, will be halted.

The projects 22 of them are being led by some of the nation's leading pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna to prevent flu, COVID-19 and H5N1 infections."




RFK Jr considers his body a temple. No synthetic substances are allowed in.

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I think he's admitted to using HGH and testosterone injections. Why isn't he asked about this in every interview??

Eastern Oregon Bear said:

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Beware of anyone claiming to do God's work.

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"I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore, be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves."

- Mathew 10:16

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bearister said:

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RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development

https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-vaccines-mrna-pfizer-moderna-1fb5b9436f2957075064c18a6cbbe3c9

"Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary and a longtime vaccine critic, announced in a statement Tuesday that $500 million worth of vaccine development projects, all using mRNA technology, will be halted.

The projects 22 of them are being led by some of the nation's leading pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna to prevent flu, COVID-19 and H5N1 infections."




RFK Jr considers his body a temple. No synthetic substances are allowed in.

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I think he's admitted to using HGH and testosterone injections. Why isn't he asked about this in every interview??

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He was a heroin addict

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OsoDorado said:

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bearister said:

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RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development

https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-vaccines-mrna-pfizer-moderna-1fb5b9436f2957075064c18a6cbbe3c9

"Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary and a longtime vaccine critic, announced in a statement Tuesday that $500 million worth of vaccine development projects, all using mRNA technology, will be halted.

The projects 22 of them are being led by some of the nation's leading pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna to prevent flu, COVID-19 and H5N1 infections."




RFK Jr considers his body a temple. No synthetic substances are allowed in.

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I think he's admitted to using HGH and testosterone injections. Why isn't he asked about this in every interview??

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He was a heroin addict

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He was a heroin addict, but he was still vain enough to add HGH and testosterone to boost his physique. MAHA!

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Eastern Oregon Bear said:

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Beware of anyone claiming to do God's work.

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"I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore, be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves."

- Mathew 10:16

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"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves."
Mathew 10:16

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bearister said:

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RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development

https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-vaccines-mrna-pfizer-moderna-1fb5b9436f2957075064c18a6cbbe3c9

"Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary and a longtime vaccine critic, announced in a statement Tuesday that $500 million worth of vaccine development projects, all using mRNA technology, will be halted.

The projects 22 of them are being led by some of the nation's leading pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna to prevent flu, COVID-19 and H5N1 infections."




RFK Jr considers his body a temple. No synthetic substances are allowed in.

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I think he's admitted to using HGH and testosterone injections. Why isn't he asked about this in every interview??

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He was a heroin addict

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He was a heroin addict, but he was still vain enough to add HGH and testosterone to boost his physique. MAHA!

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And of course, he probably also used steroids. To each their own, but why is this guy in his position of public service, particularly with anything regarding health?

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RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development

https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-vaccines-mrna-pfizer-moderna-1fb5b9436f2957075064c18a6cbbe3c9

"Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary and a longtime vaccine critic, announced in a statement Tuesday that $500 million worth of vaccine development projects, all using mRNA technology, will be halted.

The projects 22 of them are being led by some of the nation's leading pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna to prevent flu, COVID-19 and H5N1 infections."

RFK Jr considers his body a temple. No synthetic substances are allowed in.

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The rush to replace conventional vaccines with mRNA vaccines is driven by profits. These gene therapy treatments should not replace tried and tested vaccines whose safety profile is well determined.

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As someone whose niece suffered severe side effects from Gardasil, I completely approve of RFK Jr going after Merck.

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We should all get our medical advice from a lawyer.

"America has historically led the world in scientific innovation driving economic growth, strengthening national security, and attracting global talent.

But scientists, including some who served in President Trump's first administration, warn that lead could slip away under new moves by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Axios' Maya Goldman reports.
Last week's mRNA divestment "risks stalling progress in some of the most promising areas of modern medicine," Jerome Adams, surgeon general in the first Trump administration, now a professor at Purdue, tells Axios.

"Walking away from this technology now would be like pulling funding from antibiotics after penicillin or from computers after the microchip. It's short-sighted and puts us at a disadvantage globally."
Catch up quick: Kennedy said last week that HHS's Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority would pull nearly $500 million worth of contracts with universities, drug companies and other labs working on new mRNA vaccines.

Scientists rebut the implication that mRNA vaccines are unsafe. The technology that brought mRNA COVID vaccines in Trump's first term has been in development for decades. Large scientific trials and real-world data have shown that the vaccines are safe and effective and capable of training the body's immune system to create antibodies to fight a host of afflictions.
HHS, when asked for the research on which Kennedy based this decision, sent Axios a link to a citation collection put together by anti-COVID vaccine advocates.

The CDC has endorsed mRNA COVID vaccines for most adults.
Zoom out: Researchers are studying how mRNA technology could treat or prevent cancer, HIV, and other chronic diseases and the science so far is promising.

"If we stop now, we could delay or even miss the next generation of cures entirely," said Adams, the former surgeon general."
Axios

MAGA FOR MORONS

Cal88 said:

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Look for RFK to implement real changes that will bring US FDA standards up to international standards.

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I cant read the youtube.

Kennedy is scary and in some ways anti-medicine. That doesn't mean he is wrong on all the issues. He is trying to allow regenerative medicine (using the body itself to promote healing) in the US. Regenerative medicine aims to repair or replace damaged tissues and organs, promoting healing and restoring function without surgery. It utilizes various techniques, including:

• Stem Cell Therapy: Using stem cells to grow new cells and tissues that can replace damaged ones.
  
• Tissue Engineering: Creating artificial tissues or organs in the laboratory to transplant into patients.
  
• Gene Therapy: Modifying genes to enhance the body's natural healing process.
  
• Growth Factor Therapy: Injecting growth factors to stimulate tissue regeneration.
  

Regenerative medicine has potential applications in treating a wide range of conditions, such as:

• Musculoskeletal disorders: Arthritis, tendonitis, rotator cuff tears
• Cardiovascular diseases: Heart failure, myocardial infarction
• Neurological disorders: Stroke, spinal cord injuries
• Skin injuries: Burns, scarring
• Organ failure: Kidney failure, liver failure
  

Regenerative medicine is still an evolving field, and many treatments are in the research and development phase, primary outside the US due to the efforts of the Catholic Church, Insurance Companies and many professionals in practice areas that would be disrupted or eliminated. The effectiveness and safety of these therapies can vary depending on the specific condition and the treatment used, and in some countries that offer regenerative therapies, there is lax regulation of health and safety practices. I know many people who have been cured of cancers or had tendons regrown and improved without surgery using these methods. One major problem is regenerative therapies are relatively expensive, especially when you add having to leave the country for treatment. Most regenerative medical tourism today is for cosmetic proposes, and the joke is that there are more actors in South Korea than in Hollywood at any moment in time. But that is changing big time, as wealth Americas go to International clinics for medical issues.

There is growing knowledge base and research studies portfolio outside the US. The US is now behind the curve in medical advancements and expertise (though many US doctors now own or operate clinics outside the US). The crux to some of the medicine is that are own old stem cells are less potent and the most desirable stem cels come from umbilical cords (Wharton's Jelly to be precise) (this is a general comment and the world of stem cells is very complex) and the FDA generally not allowing most stem cell treatments that people want, and also limiting research). That leads to a lot of concerns of the Church. It also means most stem cell treatment in the US is not very successful.

The dollar and cents is that regenerative medicine is so much less invasive and effective, it will fundamentally change or eliminate existing specialties, shifting the focus of medicine from managing or attacking symptoms to finding cures. Companies that rely on surgery for example, those that provide hip or knee implants will need to move away from these products, and then there is insurance companies that will have to quantify medical risks in new manners. So these folks are pushing back. Like it or not, regenerative medicine is the future, and the only question is how far behind will the US become?

As some of you know, I'm involved with an academic neuroscience institute (not at Cal) which is being creamed by Trump. It is frustrating to see critical research being hampered, but forced to stay relatively mum because Secretary Kennedy offers the potential to bring American medical research out of the dark ages in this critical area.

Thanks for enduring my sermon.

"Regenerative medicine is still an evolving field, and many treatments are in the research and development phase, primary outside the US due to the efforts of the Catholic Church*

Doesn't Trump's Evangelical base have the same objections? Isn't that why RFK Jr.'s fib that that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine contains "aborted fetus debris" is causing so much vaccine hesitancy in Red states?

Measles outbreak growing in parts of Arizona and Utah, health officials say https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/measles-outbreak-utah-arizona-vaccines-data-schools-rcna232399

*Major religious groups, including the Vatican, have stated that it is morally acceptable to receive vaccines produced using cell lines with a distant historical link to abortion.
https://mycatholicdoctor.com/our-services/vaccines/

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"Regenerative medicine is still an evolving field, and many treatments are in the research and development phase, primary outside the US due to the efforts of the Catholic Church*

Doesn't Trump's Evangelical base have the same objections? Isn't that why RFK Jr.'s fib that that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine contains "aborted fetus debris" is causing so much vaccine hesitancy in Red states?

Measles outbreak growing in parts of Arizona and Utah, health officials say https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/measles-outbreak-utah-arizona-vaccines-data-schools-rcna232399

*Major religious groups, including the Vatican, have stated that it is morally acceptable to receive vaccines produced using cell lines with a distant historical link to abortion.
https://mycatholicdoctor.com/our-services/vaccines/

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The answer is yes the Church and some evangelical gruops oppose stem cells for historical reasons relted to abortions. Most stem cells are now created from the discarded umbilical material from young women in good health after giving birth (they get their medical care for free in exchange for donating their Wharton's Jelly) so the abortion issue in theory is off the table. The Church has recently said that sources like adult tissue, umbilical cord blood, and induced pluripotent stem cells are okay, but the FDA still has not changed its rules, probably due to the influence of the US medical establishment that stands to be financially hurt if regenerative treatments and research are approved in the US, and the fact that the FDA take forever to do anything. I might add those not educated in the Church's charge in position will have an immediate antagonistic view toward anything to do with stem cells.

The reason Kennedy is so buff is because he is one of those fortunate enough to get stem cell treatment (or at least exosomes which are technically what stem cells produce), and he is pushing for opening things-up in the US. That puts him at odds with certain religious and medical interests and the FDA establishment that wants to take years to study the area itself, despite huge amounts of research and data developed primarily in Europe and Asia. I'm assuming they will label Kennedy as crazy, while with some irony, the US research community and some portions of the medical community will support him in this area. Supposedly Trump is on board with Kennedy's ideas due to the financial upside for the country, but Trump often changes his mind.

BTW, Kennedy's views on vaccines are out of touch with scientific consensus. That is not true for regenerative medicine where the International community views regenerative medicine as valid and the future.

"The reason Kennedy is so buff is because he is one of those fortunate enough to get stem cell treatment.."

Chicks dig blasted pecs on…..septuagenarians…..and even more so if you have an engorged wallet as an accessory.

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MAGA FOR MORONS

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This MD professor explains the mechanisms of cognitive damage of fetuses in mothers who take acetaminophen (in Tylenol), based on many peer reviewed scientific studies, citing some of these references below. Acetaminophen compounds health issues from oxidative stress brought by lack of sunlight.



Evaluation of the evidence on acetaminophen use and neurodevelopmental disorders using the Navigation Guide methodology (BMC) | https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/a...

Birth seasonality and risk of autism spectrum disorder (Springer) | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

Autism prevalence in the United States with respect to solar UV-B doses (Dermatoendocrinol) | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...

A review of prevalence studies of Autism Spectrum Disorder by latitude and solar irradiance impact (Medical Hypotheses) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

Research finds 1 in 16 Somali children diagnosed with autism, 3 times more than state average (MPR News) | https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2024/...


Once again it turns out that RFK Jr is better informed than the BIBPG...

Cal88 said:

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Once again it turns out that RFK Jr is better informed than the BIBPG...

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"Early Infantile Autism" was discovered by Leo Kanner in 1943.
Tylenol was introduced in 1955.