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‘Extremely Dangerous’: Fmr CDC Official Raises Concerns Over RFK Jr., Says Vaccines Are Part Of ‘Social Contract’   

Dr. Richard Besser, former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Sunday expressed concerns about the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). We acknowledge that vaccinations do not provide 100% protection.

President-elect Donald Trump announced on November 14 that he would nominate Kennedy to lead HHS, saying the former independent presidential candidate, who has voiced opposition to new coronavirus vaccines, was “ready to restore the status quo.” “There is,” he said. We aim to pioneer the tradition of gold standard scientific research and transparency to end the epidemic of chronic disease. ” On ABC’s “This Week,” host Martha Raddatz asked the former acting director if she was concerned that President Kennedy would push for a complete “retirement” of vaccines. (Related: Watch here — Disease: Unmasking the Big Drug)

“Well, it’s not a matter of eliminating them. No vaccine is 100% protective. When you get your child fully vaccinated and you send them to school, if the vaccination level in the classroom drops, the child sitting next to you. “There’s no need to worry about parents choosing not to vaccinate their children. If it’s around 95%, we’re setting the stage for diseases like measles and whooping cough to spread.” Besser said. “If you have a child in the classroom with a compromised immune system, that child is at risk.”

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“So it’s not a matter of saying, ‘Oh, yes, you can get the vaccine.’ We’re pushing the idea that vaccines should be completely up to the individual. We have a social contract in our country. There are things we do for our own health, but there are also things we do that are good for ourselves, our families, and our communities, and vaccinations fall into that category. “It’s extremely dangerous,” Besser concluded.

The alliance between Trump and Kennedy is not the first time they have worked together. In 2017, the former president asked Kennedy to chair a committee on “vaccine safety and scientific integrity.” President Kennedy agreed, saying that since President Trump had expressed skepticism about vaccine policy at the time, his goal was to “ensure scientific consistency in the vaccine process regarding the effects of vaccine efficacy and safety.” “Securing sexuality.”

Following Kennedy’s nomination, corporate media began to express concerns about Trump’s nomination, and PBS host Margaret Hoover appeared on “Erin Burnett Outfront” to talk about Kennedy’s vaccine, specifically He argued that beliefs about measles could cause people to die. Despite calls from Democrats and corporate media pundits, the drug companies — Moderna, BioNTech, Novavax — saw their stock prices drop significantly by market close on the day of President Kennedy’s nomination.

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