Posted on 01/11/2017 9:57:45 AM PST by SeekAndFind
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped a Kennedy – and a vaccine skeptic – to run a new commission on the safety of vaccines.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed his new role after a meeting at Trump Tower on Tuesday.
He said Trump had asked him to head a commission on 'vaccine safety and scientific integrity' and that he had agreed to do so.
Both Trump and Kennedy have have raised suspicions about vaccines despite their overwhelming support among scientists and physicians as a way to prevent the spread of deadly diseases that can infect infants and other children when the pool of protected people is diminished.
Kennedy said the purpose would be 'to make sure we have scientific integrity in the vaccine process for efficacy and safety effects.'
The vaccine skeptic is the most prominent Democrat to accept an assignment from President-elect Trump.
President-elect Trump has some doubts about the current vaccine policies and he has questions about it,' Kennedy told reporters Tuesday
'His opinion doesn't matter but the science does matter and we ought to be reading the science and we ought to be debating the science,' Kennedy added.
'And that everybody ought to be able to be assured that the vaccines that we have – he's very pro-vaccine, as am I – but they're as safe as they possibly can be.'
Kennedy last year said vaccines were causing a 'holocaust' among children – he later apologized for using the loaded term.
Kennedy's appointment marries vaccine skeptics on the left and right, notwithstanding the widespread scientific consensus on the benefit of vaccine use on a population.
Trump tweeted about vaccines in 2014: 'Healthy young child goes to doctor, gets pumped with massive shot of many vaccines, doesn't feel good and changes – AUTISM. Many such cases!' he wrote.
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This is a head scratcher.
WTH? this and the VA pick...
He’s so smart... he’s placating his enemies and giving him something completely meaningless to do. It’s brilliant.
RE: Autism and Vaccines
Rulings Find No Link to Vaccines and Autism
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/science/13vaccine.html
However, just recently, we have this:
Cleveland Clinic doctor under fire for anti-vaccinations blog where he linked shots to autism and cancer
He said in an interview that he has personally seen vaccines and autism. He didn’t elaborate.
Holly Robinson Peete was on Celebrity Apprentice. I don’t remember if she thinks vaccines had anything to do with RJ.
I will say she has done an amazing job with RJ.
This is a head scratcher.
I was head of a commission once.
Trust me, you have no power or authority to do anything other than issue a report that no one will read and present recommendations that no one will listen to or implement.
Look to see the mercury preservatives removed from the formulas !
RFK is an embarrassment to the Kennedy clan, and no doubt they are not thrilled about him getting a high level post.
Yep, Holly was worried about vaccines
http://www.ageofautism.com/2010/04/today-is-the-first-day-of-autism-action-month-rodney-peete-former-nfl-quarterback-recounts-the-day-he-and-his-wife-holly.html
I wouldn't put him in charge of a compost heap.
Not only that but he is adding the words “scientific integrity” as part of the task.
Getting a prominent (D) to start questioning “scientific integrity” will have a good overflow into the much bigger globul warming scam...:^)
Is Trump already shifting t left and letting us down. He’s 0 for 2 today. First he gives us an 0bama appointee to head the VA and now RFK Jr anywhere near the government.
WTF Trump?
Excellent! About time.
Oh,how wrong you are.As a lifelong resident of Massachusetts I guarantee you that he perfectly *personifies* the Kennedy family.
Also fetal cells from aborted babies and other chemicals.
That actually makes a LOT of sense.
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