... has been a wellspring of misinformation about vaccines. Dr. David Weldon, the former congressman to run the CDC, he has also falsely linked vaccines and autism. Dr. Marty Makary to run the FDA, along with several others. When you look at this suite of individuals who will be running the ...
... in the early 2000s, Weldon had a prominent part in a debate about whether there was a relationship between a vaccine preservative called thimerosal and autism. He was a founding member of the Congressional Autism Caucus and tried to ban thimerosal from all vaccines. Since 2001, all vaccines manufactured for ...
A promoter of vaccine misinformation. Kennedy has spread misinformation and falsehoods about vaccines and their safety, including the heavily debunked claim that they cause autism. Kennedy has also questioned the need for fluoride in public water systems, even though fluoride at a safe level helps reduce overall tooth decay. Agriculture ...
... people who are concerned about his record of spreading unfounded fears about vaccines. For example, he has long advanced the debunked idea that vaccines cause autism. Agriculture Secretary: Brooke Rollins Trump said he will nominate Rollins to be his agriculture secretary. Rollins, 52, was his last announced pick to lead ...
... in the early 2000s, Weldon had a prominent part in a debate about whether there was a relationship between a vaccine preservative called thimerosal and autism. He was a founding member of the Congressional Autism Caucus and tried to ban thimerosal from all vaccines. Kennedy, then a senior attorney for ...
... s Dave Weldon, the former Republican congressman. He's staunchly anti-abortion, skeptical of vaccines, has pushed the debunked idea that preservatives and vaccines cause autism. And he's going to potentially soon be leading the CDC, which is now has to be confirmed by the Senate. Does he fit ...
... vaccines. There are worries, too, about his history of false statements and beliefs in debunked conspiracy theories on subjects like HIV and AIDS, antidepressants, and autism. At the same time, he's pushing hard on some major problems that experts say are real, like nutrition, obesity, processed food among them ...
... foods. But Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has also said a lot of -- spread a lot of conspiracy theories, things like baseless claims that vaccines cause autism. He has blamed school shootings on anti-depressant use. And he's claimed that the FDA is actively suppressing the use of raw milk ...
... even in a GOP-controlled Senate. Kennedy has espoused misinformation around the safety of vaccines, including pushing a totally discredited theory that childhood vaccines cause autism. He also has said he would recommend removing fluoride from drinking water. The addition of the material has been cited as leading to improved ...
... did not suffer from any intellectual disability that would prevent him from knowing right from wrong, adding his post-arrest diagnosis of “mild, high-functioning” autism was of “questionable relevance” to the proceedings. Teixeira, who was part of the 102nd Intelligence Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts ...
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