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Suezanne Orr's avatar

Insightful analysis, once again, by Dr. Orr Bueno. The confusion being created by Secretary Kennedy and others makes it very difficult to get important information and messages about public health to Americans. There needs to be a reliance on science and research evidence if we are to improve the health of the United States.

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Lisa Gallagher's avatar

Letter to my reps based on Heather Cox Richardson piece. Feel free to copy paste. I’m contacting reps about THIS, the BIG BAD BILL and the FOOLISHNESS of ICE all over the country:

Dear ______

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has REMOVED ALL of the DOCTORS and RESEARCHERS and SCIENTISTS … ALL 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Kennedy, who is NOT A Doctor, Researcher or Scientist has taken a public stand against vaccines, BUT he told YOU… the Senate in his confirmation hearings that he would not change existing vaccine approval systems. BUT in an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, he said “a clean sweep is needed to re-establish public confidence in vaccine science.”

As a mother, an elementary school teacher, a long Covid sufferer and as a rational adult… there is NO WAY I see this ending well for America.

RFK was UNQUALIFIED from the start. He will cause people to die needlessly by NOT preventing disease. In the year 2025 there is NO excuse for this. STOP this madness now please.

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Panda Shogun's avatar

CDC has a history of poor recommendations and corrupt approvals with insufficient testing as is the case of this Covid vaccine and and a multitude of other vaccines and drugs. The CDC is itself is directly responsible for any "confusion" and turmoil based on its horrendous history of approvals backed by the poorest of studies.

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Caroline Orr Bueno, PhD's avatar

While I don’t disagree that the CDC has some long-standing problems that need to be addressed, the answer to corruption and lack of accountability is never going to be less transparency and consolidating power to the point of having one person unilaterally decide on a policy change that will affect millions of people.

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Caroline Orr Bueno, PhD's avatar

While I don’t disagree that the CDC has some long-standing problems that need to be addressed, the answer to corruption and lack of accountability is never going to be less transparency and consolidation of power to the point of having one person unilaterally decide on a policy change that will affect millions of people

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