But, hey, then as now, we gotta shut up and TRUST THE SCIENCE
And don't get me started on the CDC's attempt to declare"gun violence " a HEALTH EPIDEMIC. We all know what that can lead to.
Posted on 09/02/2025 8:01:45 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
Nine former CDC directors accuse RFK Jr. of undermining public health.
They allege Kennedy disregarded proven treatments, focused on unconventional ones and hampered vaccination support.
Two Republican senators sharply disagreed over the recommendation towards a hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. In a harsh rebuke of public health policies enacted by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention accuse him of putting America’s health at risk.
Former directors and acting directors of the CDC under both Republican and Democratic administrations outlined their complaints in a guest essay in The New York Times Monday.
Per the essay, “Mr. Kennedy has fired thousands of federal health workers and severely weakened programs designed to protect Americans from cancer, heart attacks, strokes, lead poisoning, injury, violence and more. Amid the largest measles outbreak in the United States in a generation, he’s focused on unproven treatments while downplaying vaccines. He canceled investments in promising medical research that will leave us ill prepared for future health emergencies. He replaced experts on federal health advisory committees with unqualified individuals who share his dangerous and unscientific views. He announced the end of U.S. support for global vaccination programs that protect millions of children and keep Americans safe, citing flawed research and making inaccurate statements. And he championed federal legislation that will cause millions of people with health insurance through Medicaid to lose their coverage. Firing Dr. (Susan) Monarez — which led to the resignations of top CDC officials — adds considerable fuel to this raging fire."
The letter was signed by Dr. William Foege, who led the agency from 1977 to 1983; Dr. William Roper (1990 to 1993), Dr. David Satcher (1993 to 1998); Dr. Jeffrey Koplan (1998 to 2002); Dr. Richard Besser (acting director in 2009); Dr. Tom Frieden (2009 to 2017); Dr. Anne Schuchat (acting director in 2017-2018); Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky (2021-2023) and Dr. Mandy K. Cohen (2023-2025). They said they collectively spent more than 100 years working at the CDC.
Among other complaints, the nine wrote that access to health care will be harder to obtain for those in rural communities or who have disabilities, as well as families with low income.
“This is unacceptable and it should alarm every American, regardless of political leanings,” they wrote.
While noting they each at times disagreed with the president and others they served, they wrote that “they never gave us reason to doubt that they would rely on data-driven insights for our protection or that they would support public health workers.” And they heralded the creation of the COVID-19 vaccines created during President Trump’s first administration under what was called “Operation Warp Speed” as a “shining example of what Health and Human Services can accomplish when health and science are at the forefront of its mission.”
Those very vaccines are now at the heart of controversy nationally.
Kennedy’s vaccine skepticism and moves to restrict who gets COVID-19 vaccines has created a great deal of tension between the CDC, physician groups and the administration, as Deseret News has reported. That tension only increased when he fired Monarez last week, reportedly because she refused to agree with his vaccine recommendations and declined to fire key staff members. Four other CDC top officials resigned when it was announced that Monarez was fired.
The nine former CDC heads also wrote that average life expectancy has increased from 66 in 1946 when the CDC was established to its current 78 years, crediting public health gains with making the most difference, from reducing smoking to increasing access to vaccinations.
In closing, the letter asks Americans to rally to protect public health. It asks Congress to “exercise its oversight authority over Health and Human Services.” Philanthropists and the private sector are asked to contribute more to their communities, state and local governments to fill funding gaps. And physicians are told to support patients ”with sound guidance and empathy."
Vaccine panel agenda Kennedy fired the entire CDC vaccine advisory panel earlier this year and appointed his own members, who are set to meet Sept. 18 to consider the newborn hepatitis B vaccine, infant respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) recommendations and the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children and young adults, as well as the measles-mumps-rubella-varicella shot.
CBS News reported that “if recommendations are weakened, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and Vaccines for Children could restrict coverage.” Those programs all serve low-income families.
This proves that RFK is doing a great job.
Nine whining leftist scum.
These vaxx-pimp$ can ju$t $TFU.
Agreed.
Removing the weird food coloring and additives is a good thing, as is information on vaccines. I would not vote for the guy for president but he’s doing a great job.
When I hear “public health” I know it is not my health being considered but something I do not want to do but am going to be forced to for someone else’s health. I take care of my own health.
How many of these CDC assholes have money in vaccine companies?
The Obummer/Biden puppet CDC put money before lives.
They’ve proven they can’t be trusted on multiple issues.
They didn’t just endanger people’s health, they endangered LIVES.
And didn’t give a rip!
Cry harder! “Elections have consequences,” per their liberal icon Obama.
Kennedy is over the target!
This proves that RFK is doing a great job.
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You beat me to it.
So say the people who handled the disgraceful Covid sham.
In the News/Activism forum, on a thread titled Former CDC bosses accuse RFK Jr. of endangering America’s health, kiryandil wrote: The letter was signed by Dr. William Foege, who led the agency from 1977 to 1983; Dr. William Roper (1990 to 1993), Dr. David Satcher (1993 to 1998); Dr. Jeffrey Koplan (1998 to 2002); Dr. Richard Besser (acting director in 2009); Dr. Tom Frieden (2009 to 2017); Dr. Anne Schuchat (acting director in 2017-2018); Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky (2021-2023) and Dr. Mandy K. Cohen (2023-2025). They said they collectively spent more than 100 years working at the CDC. These vaxx-pimp$ can ju$t $TFU.
That's just like having 51 Intel agents all lying about the Hunter Biden laptop. Just because there are many former and current corrupt people in our government who lock arms in uniform support for toxic policies or statements doesn't mean we should listen to them.
Pfizer wanted to conceal it's trial data for 75 years. WHY? Researchers who volunteered to go through Pfizer trial data report appalling medical data concealed from us. It doesn't matter whether 'Dr. Rochelle p. Walensky (2021 - 2023) puts her name on that group document in support of the 'vaccine' (to protect her own reputation) or not.
They're still gaslighting the public because that's what they learned to do best in their 'collectively more than 100 years of' working for the CDC.
Yep...these so called “docs” are nothing more than BigPharma salesmen.
Actual health of Americans is their last concern.
When the C.D.C. was created in 1946, the average life expectancy in the United States was around 66 years. Today, it is more than 78 years. While medical advances have helped, it is public health that has played the biggest role in improving both the length and quality of life in our nation. The C.D.C. has led efforts to eradicate smallpox, increase access to lifesaving vaccinations and significantly reduce smoking rates. The agency is also on the front lines in communities across the country, delivering crucial but often less visible wins — such as containing an outbreak of H.I.V. cases in Scott County, Ind., or protecting residents in East Palestine, Ohio, from toxic chemical exposure.
They just blatantly LIE!!
protecting residents in East Palestine, Ohio, from toxic chemical exposure.
In the News/Activism forum, on a thread titled Former CDC bosses accuse RFK Jr. of endangering America’s health, DoodleBob wrote: Oh, this is RICH When the C.D.C. was created in 1946, the average life expectancy in the United States was around 66 years. Today, it is more than 78 years. While medical advances have helped, it is public health that has played the biggest role in improving both the length and quality of life in our nation. The C.D.C. has led efforts to eradicate smallpox, increase access to lifesaving vaccinations and significantly reduce smoking rates. The agency is also on the front lines in communities across the country, delivering crucial but often less visible wins — such as containing an outbreak of H.I.V. cases in Scott County, Ind., or protecting residents in East Palestine, Ohio, from toxic chemical exposure.
The CDC never urged Americans to take vitamin D3 and Zinc to reduce hospitalization during Covid, even though there's data which indicates those two supplements are important in reducing hospitalization. The CDC was happy to urge pregnant women to get the Covid 'vaccine' despite Pfizer trial data indications and gaps in follow up. The US had a higher death rate than 3rd world countries from 'Covid' and the CDC's 'Covid protocol included Remdesivir and forbidding the use of Ivermectin.'
But the CDC is happy to assert false 'facts' without data to support them, just like it pushes experimental vaxxes 'for fun and profit.' Those monsters are still 'after us'.
when I speak with some of my “trust the experts” woke idiot relatives I always tell them one thing - when you hear the term “public health care” instead call it “political health care”
Tell them to explain THIS.🚨azelastine nasal spray which is over-the-counter (Astepro) and 0.15% strength stronger than the 0.1% strength used in the study cut Covid infections by 69% in this randomized control trial.
Absolute risk reduction was 4 to 5% leading to a number needed to treat of 23!… https://t.co/eQaZnqQ8NW— Roger Seheult, MD (@RogerSeheult) September 2, 2025
Well...aren’t they special. 50 years of CDC lackeys are concerned. SOD OFF.
January 19,2021
Children make up 12.6% of all cases in the U.S. At least 10,182 children have been hospitalized since the start of the pandemic and 191 have died, according to the AAP/CHA report. Data were not available from all states.
About 1.8% of all COVID-19 hospitalizations and 0.06% of the deaths have been among children. About 0.8% of children with a known case of COVID-19 have been hospitalized and 0.01% have died.
The risk of a child not getting vaccinated against Covid is likely going to be quite similar to the risk in pre-Covid vaccination days - about 1 in 10,000 might need hospitalization and about 1 in 500,000 might die from Covid.
At $100/vaccination, it is likely to cost ~$1 million to prevent a childhood Covid hospitalization and ~$50 million to prevent a childhood Covid death.
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