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Summary

Donald Trump plans to discuss potentially ending childhood vaccination programs with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee for Health and Human Services.

Trump expressed openness to revisiting vaccine policies, citing concerns about autism rates, despite scientific consensus debunking links between vaccines and autism.

Critics warn reducing vaccinations could lead to outbreaks of preventable diseases like measles.

Kennedy, known for questioning vaccine safety, would oversee the CDC if confirmed.

Public health experts remain concerned about the implications.

  • trustnoone@lemmy.sdf.org
    92·
    9 days ago

    I feel bad saying this, but part of me wonders if this is what they need. A real wake up call, a real understanding a real view of how bad a country can get if you throwaway the guardrails in place that was there to keep the very government in check and allow them to outright eat the poor to supplement the rich.

    I just hope it doesn’t destroy the country before they realise what’s taken from them.

    • sudo42@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      9 days ago

      a real understanding a real view of how bad a country can get

      How many people died from Covid from refusing to wear masks and refusing to get vaxed during Trump? Then Trump claimed credit for getting the vaccine made.

      Yet here we are.

    • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
      8·
      9 days ago

      I have a deep yearning for this to happen. But logically I find it far more likely that they’ll just blame anything going wrong on Biden and Obama initiatives.

      With the Supreme Court in play, They might just start locking up people for criticizing the government. It’ll be fake news soup to nuts

    • futatorius@lemm.ee
      61·
      8 days ago

      These are not people who will learn from experience. They’ll just look for more scapegoats.