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CNN reports: Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has confirmed that among his potential vice-presidential prospects is New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who in private conversations shared deranged conspiracy theories about the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting not being real. CNN knows of two people with whom Rodgers has enthusiastically shared these stories, including with Pamela Brown, one …

The Daily Mail reports: An anti-vax family of Christian missionaries from Indiana who fled to the Caribbean to avoid COVID mandates has been kicked off the island of Dominica. Jason and Jennifer Grogg packed up their entire lives and moved their four children to the Caribbean island of Dominica in 2021 to avoid getting vaccinated amidst the COVID pandemic. In …

The New York Times reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has recently approached the N.F.L. quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura about serving as his running mate on an independent presidential ticket, and both have welcomed the overtures. Mr. Kennedy confirmed on Tuesday that the two men were at the top of his list. …

The Meidas Touch reports: Donald Trump posted a response last night on Truth Social to Joe Biden’s remarks about the pandemic, and he is getting absolutely destroyed in the replies by his own MAGA supporters. MAGA is almost 100% anti-vax. It is one of the reasons why so many of them also like anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist RFK Jr. Trump has …

The Charleston City Paper reports: A state Senate committee will soon consider legislation that would dramatically curtail the authority of state health officials during future public health emergencies, such as pandemics or biological terror attacks. Dubbed the Medical Freedom Act by supporters, the bill would prohibit the state’s health department from securing and distributing vaccines or other drugs during a …

Miami’s NBC affiliate reports: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz held a press conference on school safety measures Tuesday and called for the replacement of Florida’s surgeon general — as the measles outbreak in South Florida continues to expand. She called for the termination of Dr. Joseph Ladapo and for Governor DeSantis to replace him with a public health expert, following the …

The Washington Post reports: Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine group founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., received $23.5 million in contributions, grants and other revenue in 2022 alone — eight times what it collected the year before the pandemic began — allowing it to expand its state-based lobbying operations to cover half the country. Another influential anti-vaccine group, Informed Consent …

The Associated Press reports: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals from three Republican U.S. House members who challenged fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor in 2021. The justices did not comment on leaving in place $500 fines issued in May 2021 to U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Ralph …

The Kansas Reflector reports: A Kansas lawmaker known for pushing discredited treatments for people with COVID-19 urged a bill Thursday pumped from the same vein: An attempt to strip state health officials of their authority to fight infectious diseases. Officials from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said the proposed bill would pose significant health hazards. Sen. Mark Steffen, …

Bloomberg Law reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won a preliminary injunction against the White House and other federal defendants in his suit alleging government censorship of his statements against vaccines on social media. The injunction, however, will be stayed until the US Supreme Court rules in a related case brought by Missouri and Louisiana. An injunction is warranted because Kennedy …

NBC News reports: The super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent bid for president debuted an ad during the Super Bowl on Sunday night. American Values 2024 released a 30-second ad that was a remake of a 1960 campaign spot — with the same jingle and motif — for his uncle former President John F. Kennedy. The super PAC …

The Daily Mail reports: Disgraced doctor Andrew Wakefield [photo] – whose fake anti-vax data has been blamed for the current measles epidemic – has set his sights on discrediting the mumps vaccine. The 67-year-old, who fled to the US after being struck off in the UK for fraudulently connecting the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism, is seeking …

The Washington Post reports: The Democratic National Committee accused third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday of violating federal election law by unlawfully coordinating with a supportive super PAC in a $15 million effort to collect signatures for state ballot access. “Put simply, to qualify for the ballot under state law, American Values 2024 must coordinate its activity with …

The medical website Medriva reports: Last week, England experienced a surge in measles cases with a total of 118 new instances confirmed in regions such as the West Midlands, London, Yorkshire, and The Humber. This sudden outbreak of the highly infectious disease has stirred considerable worry among health officials and underscores the critical importance of maintaining robust vaccination protocols and …

Nashville’s NBC affiliate reports: The son of a grieving mother is being used as a poster child on anti-vaccine sites and she wants to clear up the false accusations. Janaye Creecy said several websites are using her story and family photos for political use, insinuating her son died from the COVID-vaccine. The Pulaski mother found the unsettling posts as she …

Mother Jones reports: Next month presidential candidate and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is going to Vegas to headline RePlatform and Create the Freedom Economy, a conference wherein the indignant, self-proclaimed censored class will gather to commiserate about their unjust treatment and plan for a new world. But this conference is much more than just an anti-vaccine extravaganza. RePlatform …

CNN has the transcript: SMERCONISH: Is it possible that you will seek – as you are running as an independent – you will seek still to be the Libertarian candidate, which would assure you getting on all 50 state ballots? KENNEDY: That is something that we’re looking at. We have a really good, relationship with the Libertarian Party. I’m going …

Reuters reports: The vaccination records of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro are false, the country’s comptroller general’s office said on Thursday after an investigation regarding the alleged tampering of information on his COVID-19 vaccination card. The records show that Bolsonaro, a COVID-19 skeptic who publicly opposed the vaccine, received a dose of the immunizer in a public healthcare center in …

Politico reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday defended his family’s role in authorizing government surveillance of Martin Luther King, Jr., calling it a necessary step amid the political tensions of the Civil Rights era. Kennedy’s provocative comments came as he was on a campaign trip to Atlanta on the eve of the Martin Luther King., Jr., holiday. “My father …