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US anti-vax stance to blame for continent-wide surge in measles, say experts  The Guardian Source link

Energized by RFK Jr., anti-vax advocates take their fight to red states  Politico What to know about RFK Jr., the MAHA movement and vaccines in a pivotal week  CNN Trump sees RFK Jr as key to midterms  The Independent Trump’s Fraying Alliance With RFK Jr.  The American Prospect Explaining the Make America Healthy Again Statement  Autistic Self Advocacy Network Source link

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will release a report linking autism to a common over-the-counter pain medication. In addition to discussing the potential role of acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) in causing autism, the report will also suggest the use of a medicine derived from folate, a nutrient found in some foods and dietary supplements, …

Cheryl Hines has hit back at former President John F. Kennedy’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, after he asked her to personally call up the family of a child who died of measles. The actress and wife of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Schlossberg’s polarizing cousin, told the Wall Street Journal that she “[doesn’t] understand what’s going on with him.” “[Schlossberg’s] …

Nathan Bevan BBC News, South East Gabriel & Sebastian Shemirani Paloma died aged 23 from a heart attack caused by her tumour A woman who died after refusing treatment for cancer told a court she was “anti-vax”, an inquest has heard. Paloma Shemirani, who had declined chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, suffered a fatal heart attack caused by her tumour at …

Anti-vax leader says he caught measles in Texas, then flew home to California  Chron Prominent US anti-vaxxer says he caught measles and traveled back home  The Guardian Source link

It’s easy to say in hindsight, but also true, that even when the anti-vax movement was in its infancy in the late 90s before I had kids, let alone knew what you were supposed to vaccinate them against, I could smell absolute garbage. After all, Andrew Wakefield, a doctor until he was struck off in 2010, was not the first …