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How Measles, Whooping Cough, and Worse Could Roar Back on RFK Jr.’s Watch

KFF Health News

Both men Kennedy as an activist, Weldon as a medical doctor and congressman from 1995 to 2009 have endorsed debunked theories blaming vaccines for autism and other chronic diseases. “It is a fantasy to think we can lower vaccination rates and herd immunity in the U.S.

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How measles, whooping cough, and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.’s watch

NC Health News

Both men Kennedy as an activist, Weldon as a medical doctor and congressman from 1995 to 2009 have endorsed debunked theories blaming vaccines for autism and other chronic diseases. It is a fantasy to think we can lower vaccination rates and herd immunity in the U.S. One in 3,000 kids who gets measles is going to die.

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Trump's health team: RFK Jr. and 5 doctors tapped to lead 'MAHA'   

The Hill

He rose to fame on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” where he gave nutritional advice and healthy lifestyle tips, before hosting his own spinoff series called “The Dr. Oz Show,” beginning in 2009. He predicted that herd immunity would happen by April, which did not ultimately come to pass.

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Marty Makary, Often Wrong as Pandemic Critic, Is Poised To Lead the FDA He Railed Against

KFF Health News

He contributed to a 2009 surgery checklist believed to have prevented thousands of mistakes and infections in operating rooms. In December 2020, Makary defied established scientific knowledge and said that vaccination of 20% of the population would be enough to create “herd immunity.”