{"id":1507653,"date":"2024-12-12T23:25:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T04:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1507653"},"modified":"2024-12-12T23:25:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T04:25:00","slug":"trump-says-rfk-jr-will-study-possible-link-between-childhood-vaccines-and-autism-as-hhs-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/trump-says-rfk-jr-will-study-possible-link-between-childhood-vaccines-and-autism-as-hhs-secretary\/1507653\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says RFK Jr. Will Study Possible Link Between Childhood Vaccines And Autism As HHS Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trump Says RFK Jr. Will Study Possible Link Between Childhood Vaccines And Autism As HHS Secretary<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Jeff Louderbeck via The Epoch Times,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

President-elect Donald Trump said on Dec. 8 that he will give Robert F. Kennedy Jr. the freedom to investigate the potential link between vaccines and autism if the latter gains Senate confirmation to become Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).<\/p>\n

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Kennedy has said for years that autism is likely tied to childhood vaccines.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He was nominated to serve as HHS secretary by Trump last month and has promised sweeping changes to agencies under the HHS, like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).<\/p>\n

The NIH\u00a0supports<\/a> and funds research into autism, as well as potential new vaccines.<\/p>\n

Kennedy told<\/a> The Epoch Times in September that he would revamp the NIH to focus on the causes of autism, autoimmune diseases, and neurodevelopment diseases instead of developing drugs and serving as an incubator for pharmaceutical products.<\/p>\n

In the Dec. 8 interview with Meet The Press, Trump noted that autism cases have increased in recent decades. When asked if Kennedy would explore the issue, Trump said he is \u201copen to anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you look at some of the problems, when you look at what\u2019s going on with disease and sickness in our country, something\u2019s wrong,\u201d Trump said.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI think somebody has to find out. If you go back 25 years ago, you had very little autism. Now you have it.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

CDC information shows<\/a> that around one in 36 American children today has an autism diagnosis, compared to one in 150 in the year 2000.<\/p>\n

Fighting chronic disease, improving children\u2019s health, and addressing corporate influence on government agencies were vital parts of Kennedy\u2019s campaign platform when he ran for president as a Democrat and then as an independent.<\/p>\n

Kennedy suspended his presidential campaign and backed Trump in August. He told<\/a> The Epoch Times that it was a \u201cheart-wrenching decision\u201d and a necessary step toward achieving his mission of saving Americans from the chronic disease epidemic.<\/p>\n

Under the \u201cMake America Healthy Again\u201d campaign, Kennedy intends to curtail what he calls the chronic disease epidemic by addressing the so-called \u201ccorporate capture\u201d of federal health agencies and removing toxic chemicals from the nation\u2019s food supply, among other objectives.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leading to announcing his presidential bid in April 2023, Kennedy was chairman of Children\u2019s Health Defense, a nonprofit organization devoted to removing toxic exposures that harm children and promoting vaccine safety.<\/p>\n

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to reporters at the media filing center and spin room at the Pennsylvania Convention Center ahead of the presidential debate between Republican nominee former President Donald J. Trump and Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia on Sept. 10, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu\/The Epoch Times<\/em><\/p>\n

He co-founded the World Mercury Project<\/a> in 2016 with the intent to remove neurotoxic mercury in fish, medical products, dental amalgams, and vaccines; and make sound science the driver of public policy, according to the Children\u2019s Health Defense website.<\/p>\n

The World Mercury Project became Children\u2019s Health Defense in 2018. The organization\u2019s four pillars include advocacy, education, litigation, and science.<\/p>\n

On Dec. 4, Kennedy submitted his letter of resignation<\/a>\u00a0from CHD.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of my most important priorities is to have the agencies I oversee provide better access to minority scientific and public policy views,\u201d he wrote.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI promise you and the members of CHD to bring a new openness and inclusion to the health and science part of the government, both in receiving input from the public and all stakeholders, and disseminating information and the data collected by these agencies.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Several Republicans have praised Trump\u2019s move to nominate Kennedy as HHS secretary.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some critics opposed the nomination because they considered Kennedy to be anti-vaccine or anti-science\u2014characterizations that Kennedy has said are not true.<\/p>\n

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) called Kennedy a conspiracy theorist and said that \u201che will destroy our public health infrastructure and our vaccine distribution systems.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peter G. Lurie, president of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, said in a statement that the center \u201copposes this nomination\u201c and that \u201dnominating an anti-vaxxer like Kennedy to HHS is like putting a Flat Earther at the head of NASA.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kennedy has consistently said that he isn\u2019t against vaccines and that he advocates vaccine safety and informed consent.<\/p>\n

For parents and vaccine safety advocates like MaryJo Perry and Scott Shoemaker, extensively studying potential links between childhood vaccines and autism is long overdue.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t understand the hysteria over his plan to thoroughly study the issue and finally settle it,\u201d said Perry, who is president of Mississippi Parents for Vaccine Rights. \u201cWhy would anyone be afraid of knowing the truth?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Shoemaker\u2019s son was diagnosed with autism at the age of 15 months, and he said he reversed the condition by removing toxic metal poisoning.<\/p>\n

\u201cShouldn\u2019t we as parents want to know whether or not what we are allowing to go into our children\u2019s bodies is safe?\u201d said Shoemaker, who is president of Health Freedom Ohio.<\/em><\/p>\n

A video<\/a> documenting the changes that he posted in 2019 was removed by Facebook, he told The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy son had an MMR shot. He was in bed for two weeks when he got home. At the time, I wasn\u2019t concerned because the doctor said before the shot that some kids have problems with it and they might feel sick,\u201d Shoemaker said.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHe was different after the shot. He didn\u2019t talk or look us in the eye. It was hard to get his attention. I experienced what most parents of vaccine-injured children experience from medical professionals. We are gaslit and told they don\u2019t know what caused the autism, but it\u2019s not the vaccines that caused the problem.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Signed by President Ronald Reagan, the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) of 1986 eliminated potential liability of vaccine manufacturers because of vaccine injury claims. Perry and Shoemaker would like to see pharmaceutical companies held liable if their products injure recipients. They also hope that, under Kennedy, the CDC\u2019s vaccine schedule is addressed.<\/p>\n

According to Children\u2019s Health Defense<\/a>, there has not been a double-blind placebo-controlled safety study on infant vaccines.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat needs to happen,\u201d Perry told The Epoch Times. \u201cThere is no liability and no accountability for pharmaceutical companies. That needs to change.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Perry said that she believes no vaccine should be mandated.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIf it\u2019s good and safe, parents will use it. You won\u2019t have to coerce parents if it\u2019s good and safe,\u201d she said.<\/em><\/p>\n

Shoemaker agrees.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bottom line is we want the truth. We want safe products for our kids. We don\u2019t want big pharma to just say vaccines are safe and effective and they can\u2019t show non-partisan studies,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re told by government agencies that the science is settled, but that is contrary to the purpose of science\u2014to test, retest, study, and evolve.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Shoemaker said Kennedy is the right person to bring the changes parents like him would like to see.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is not tied to big pharma. He just wants the truth and he is someone who is not afraid to do what is needed to get to the truth,\u201d <\/strong><\/em>Shoemaker said.<\/p>\n

Kennedy will face confirmation hearings with the Senate Finance Committee, which is scheduled to be led by Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho). The full Senate will vote on his nomination if he is approved by that panel.<\/p>\n

Kennedy said he believes little will change until the influence of giant or private corporations on the FDA, the CDC, and the Department of Agriculture is addressed.<\/p>\n

During an interview with The Epoch Times last year, he explained his stance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never been anti-vaccine. People should have choice, and that choice should be informed by the best information possible,\u201c <\/strong><\/em>he said. \u201dI\u2019m going to ensure that there are science-based safety studies available and people can make their own assessments about whether a vaccine is good for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nThu, 12\/12\/2024 – 18:25<\/span><\/p>\n

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