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Kennedy’s incorrect information
Before becoming a top health official in the United States, Kennedy had long led vaccines against vaccines, which became one of the world’s most prominent anti -vaccine supporters and spread the most important of vaccinating and spreading misconduct about vaccines. 2019 study Kennedy was the only most important source of anti -vaccine advertising on Facebook. Kennedy suffered a subsequent ban UTubeFor, for, for,. FacebookAnd Instagram To spread false information.
Researchers directly blame the Kennedy and the Trump administration for the attack on vaccine research.
“The war against Kennedy’s vaccine has begun,” the MRNA vaccine researcher in Philadelphia told KFF.
“There will be no research on MRNA vaccines through NIH,” a scientist in New York told outlets. “People in the mega believe that these vaccines have killed and defamed thousands of people. This is not true, but they believe.”
Kennedy has generally given various statements against vaccines as well as MRNA vaccines. They liar falsely claimed that the vaccine suffers severe damage, causing neurodiganic diseases, Such as Parkinsonns. In 2021, during the height of the infectious disease, Kennedy applied from the Food and Drug Administration Decorating the permission of the Kovide -19 vaccines and avoiding the approval of any Koide 19 vaccine in the future. In the meantime a study in 2022, he guessed that was in vaccines Save more than 30 million lives And stopped entering more than 18 million hospitals.
NIH’s recent movements are not a first sign that Kennedy will use their powerful position to attack MRNA vaccines. Late last month, Bloomberg reported that HHS was considering canceling Grants to the 90 590 million vaccine -making company To make progress MRNA vaccine against potential outbreaks The virus contains the H5N1 virus that is currently destroying US poultry and spreading wildly in dairy cows.
“While it is very important that the US Department and Health and Human Services support the preparation of epidemic diseases, four years of failed monitoring of the Biden administration have made it necessary to review vaccine preparation contracts,” a HHS spokesperson told the media.
It is unclear what is happening with this grant review. Modern refused to comment on Monday when he arrived at the ARS for any possible uprising.