Ex-CDC acting director calls RFK Jr’s false vaccine theories ‘cruel’
Ex-CDC acting director calls RFK Jr’s false vaccine theories ‘cruel’
Richard Besser criticizes Trump’s health secretary pick, and says falsely linking vaccines to autism is a ‘cruel thing to do’
Summary
Former CDC acting director Richard Besser criticized RFK Jr.‘s nomination as HHS secretary, calling his false claims linking vaccines to autism “cruel” and “extremely dangerous.”
Besser emphasized the importance of vaccines for individual and community health and warned against misinformation.
Deborah Birx, former White House coronavirus coordinator, stressed the need for a strong management team to navigate HHS’s complexity and reaffirmed the lack of scientific evidence connecting vaccines to autism.
RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine stance has drawn widespread condemnation from health experts, labeling him a threat to public health.
I know a number of people at NIH and NIAID — amazing and incredibly skilled physicians, nurses, and healthcare workers across the gamut of disciplines — and I feel awful for them.
Imagine having worked your whole life, reach the pinnacle of your field at the most esteemed facility in the nation, possibly the world ... only for a worms-in-a-human-suit buffoon and his fascist cabal, who collectively have negative amounts of knowledge on science and medicine, to tear it all down through sheer evil and greed.