Politico reports: President Donald Trump remains committed to investigating a link between vaccines and autism, and his staff are still in contact with environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about leading a “vaccine safety commission” to investigate the issue, Kennedy told reporters Wednesday. Kennedy, in his first comments on the proposed commission since meeting with Trump on Jan. 10, said he …
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Trump Taps Anti-Vax Crackpot To Head Vaccine Review
Because of course. Reuters reports: Vaccination skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he will oversee a presidential panel to review vaccine safety and science at the request of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in a move likely to reignite debate despite now-debunked research that tied childhood immunizations to autism. “President-elect Trump has some doubts about the current vaccine policy, and he …
Read More »Media Matters: Right-Wing Rodeo
Another classic Alex Jones meltdown, Fox News host denies existence of bipolar disorder, and more of Fox News attacking Disney’s Frozen.
Read More »Hillary Clinton Joins Vaccine Fray
Many outlets are pointing to this 2008 quote from Clinton: “I am committed to make investments to find the causes of autism, including possible environmental causes like vaccines.”
Read More »Shephard Smith Slams Anti-Vaxxers
“Hello, SCIENCE?”
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Chris Christie: Parents Should Have A Choice On Vaccinating Their Children
Unbelievable: Amid an outbreak of measles that has spread across 14 states, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey on Monday said that parents “need to have some measure of choice” about vaccinating their children against the virus, breaking with President Obama and much of the medical profession. In remarks here, Mr. Christie stopped short of recommending that parents immunize their …
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