Democratic senator blasts RFK Jr's vaccine theories ahead of confirmation hearings: 'Kids will get killed'

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Source: The Independent

Sunday 05 January 2025 23:02 GMT


Robert F Kennedy Jr is facing a predictably skeptical reception from senators on Capitol Hill as he pursues a bid to become the next Health secretary for incoming president Donald Trump.

His long history of comments and activism against vaccines — which he falsely blames for causing autism in children — has earned him ideological foes among Democrats and Republicans alike. Now, Kennedy needs to convince some of those moderate Republican senators to vote for his confirmation, even as he faces a barrage of attacks from Democrats. Most of those Republicans are being quiet about their position on his confirmation so far.

On Sunday, Connecticut Democrat Chris Murphy attacked a conservative activist for calling him “deranged” in response to some of the criticism RFK jr has faced. “We don't have to treat conspiracy theorists like RFK Jr. with kid gloves. It's simple. He's spent his career fighting school vaccine programs. If they atrophy, kids will get killed,” tweeted the senator.

He added: “[E]ven if RFK Jr. doesn't legally weaken school vaccine requirements (and he might!), his elevation to HHS Secretary will amplify his conspiracy views. When vaccine rates drop because of RFK Jr.'s conspiracy spreading - kids get killed.” As evidence, Murphy pointed to a measles outbreak in Samoa and pinned the blame for the disastrous consequences on Kennedy’s activism against the measles jab in the island nation in 2018.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/chris-murphy-rfk-nomination-twitter-b2674150.html

[Walleye]

1. If only we could vaccinate people against stupidity

[bucolic_frolic]

2. I swear it's a program to feed Republican constituents

Undertakers, preachers, lawyers, doctors, medical institutions.

Potentially they all get fees on every death. Grass roots GOP professionals.

BONUS TIME! You can preach to produce more babies and feed the system even more! Births drag out the preachers, doctors, lawyers, medical institutions.

[Buddyzbuddy]

3. Survival of the richest, I mean the fittest.

I think death is a goal not a side effect for some of the Republicans.
During covid, how many seniors died unnecessarily. I'm sure some of the incoming administration were glad to get them off of government support. And now the children that they claim to be so concerned about will be at risk. The tolerance for cruelty from that side of the aisle never ceases to amaze me.

[jvill]

5. Both sides? Are you NUTS?!

One side points to a documented history of saving hundreds of millions of people worldwide...

The other side points to debunked nonsense.

You can take your lazy bothsiderism right back to CNN, thank you very much.

[truthisfreedom]

6. Are you calling medical science reports propaganda?

At some point science has to be accepted as real. Science leads to technology, which, hand in hand, has increased human lifespans continuously (except during the trump dip, of course, when he killed off millions of Americans with his terrible examples of not wearing masks, etc.)

Kaiser Family Foundation

https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/u-s-life-expectancy-compare-countries/

[EYESORE 9001]

7. Critical thinking, huh?

What do your critical thinking skills derive from a choice of peer-reviewed medical research or anti-vax hibbity jibbity squibbity bippity?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

8. then you're not thinking about it critically

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

9. What the hell are you talking about?

RFK jr. is the one spouting conspiracy theories about vaccines, not the left.

[bucolic_frolic]

10. It's all a plan to scare people back into monogamy by fear of disease

Fascists behind it

[sakabatou]

11. It's not just kids that will be killed

It'll be those who are immunocompromised. It'll be those on certain medication. It'll be the elderly. It will be MANY.