RFK, Jr., Tries to Justify Dangerous Health Policies as Thousands Call for His Firing

By Brad Broker

Physicians and medical professionals almost universally agree that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a quack. His appointment to the position was done entirely to serve the ego of a spiteful president who cares more about being praised than about the health of the country. Now that RFK, Jr., is seven months into his tenure, his dangerous conspiracy theories are becoming standard practice in government policy.

At, and since, his confirmation hearing last year, Kennedy has insisted he is not “anti-vaccine.” According to the New York Times, at a rally in Washington in 2022, he compared vaccination records that some called “vaccine passports” to conditions in Germany during the Holocaust.

In August, he called off $500 million worth of vaccine development projects that use mRNA technology and fired Susan Monarez, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for, allegedly, refusing “to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives and fire dedicated public health experts,” according to her attorney.

In an Op-ed published today in The Wall Street Journal, Dr. Monarez said “those seeking to undermine vaccines use a familiar playbook: discredit research, weaken advisory committees, and use manipulated outcomes to unravel protections that generations of families have relied on to keep deadly diseases at bay. Once trusted experts are removed and advisory bodies are stacked, the results are predetermined.”

“Public health shouldn’t be partisan. Vaccines have saved millions of lives under administrations of both parties,” Dr. Monarez wrote. “Parents deserve a CDC they can trust to put children above politics, evidence above ideology and facts above fear. I was fired for holding that line.”

Most concerning to patients and children and everyone affected by the reckless actions Kennedy is taking, Dr. Monarez warns: “If we stay silent, preventable diseases will return—as we saw with the largest measles outbreak in more than 30 years, which tragically killed two children.”

Bobby Mukkamala, MD, president of the American Medical Association, said the removal of CDC Director Susan Monarez and the resignations of other senior CDC leaders are highly alarming at a challenging moment for public health. This destabilization comes at a time when CDC’s credibility and leadership are more essential than ever.”

In response to Kennedy’s vaccine actions in August, Susan J. Kressly, MD, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, called his policies “deeply troubling.”

“Respiratory illnesses can be especially risky for infants and toddlers, whose airways and lungs are small and still developing,” said Dr. Kressly. “The AAP recommends the COVID-19 vaccine for all children ages 6 months through 23 months. Beyond age 2, we recommend annual shots for children and teens with health conditions that make COVID-19 especially risky. Any parent who wants their child vaccinated should have access to this vaccine; today’s unprecedented action from HHS not only prevents this option for many families, but adds further confusion and stress for parents trying to make the best choices for their children.”

Earlier today, Kennedy appeared before the Senate Finance Committee and said “the American Academy of Pediatrics is gravely conflicted.” He falsely claimed the AAP is more concerned with profiting from a journal than providing accurate medical information.

More than 1,000 current and former employees of Health and Human Services have endorsed and signed a letter calling for Kennedy to be fired. That letter can be read here.

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