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Baddy Kennedy in charge of public health: now there’s a plan.
Donald Trump suggested vaccines could be banned if he becomes president, in the clearest sign yet of a radical shake-up in public health policy should he put his ally Robert F Kennedy Jr in charge of it.
Trump on Sunday told NBC that Kennedy, the anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist and former independent candidate who dropped out and endorsed Trump, would have a “big role in the administration” if [he] wins Tuesday’s presidential election. Trump said he would talk to Kennedy about vaccinations.
Why? Why talk to Dumb Kennedy about vaccinations? He’s not a doctor or a researcher so why talk to him? Why treat a public health issue as a political football instead of a public health issue?
Kennedy has repeatedly claimed that childhood vaccines cause autism, a theory scientists have debunked. He has also said in recent days that Trump has promised him control over a broad range of public health agencies if he returns to the White House, potentially putting him in a position to implement his most radical theories.
Trump did not contradict that claim and held open the possibility of banning certain vaccines. “Well, I’m going to talk to him and talk to other people, and I’ll make a decision, but he’s a very talented guy and has strong views,” the Republican nominee told NBC.
One, no, he’s not very talented, two, strong views are not what’s needed on technical questions.
Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of Trump’s campaign, gave further credence to the weight Kennedy’s views might carry in an administration when he told CNN that he could be given access to federal data on vaccines safety. He also appeared to endorse Kennedy’s opinions on the supposed risks of vaccines.
“He says, ‘If you give me the data, all I want is the data, and I’ll take on the data and show that it’s not safe,’” Lutnick said. “Let’s give him the data. I think it’ll be pretty cool to give him the data. Let’s see what he comes up with. I think it’s pretty fun.”
Ah yes, that’s what destroying public health is, it’s “pretty fun.”
He only hires the best people.
Well, except for those people he hired who say he’s a dangerous threat to democracy. Those people turned out to be bad.
And the ones who didn’t do all the illegal things he demanded they do. They were bad people, too.
And all the other ones who he just got irritated and/or bored with. They were also bad people.
But other than that, only the best people!
He also wants to take the fluoride out of our drinking water. Make cavities great again!
Ice cream, Mandrake? Children’s ice cream?
Let’s accept, for the sake of the argument, that vaccines cause autism in some recipients.
Autism is not a fatal disease, it is a condition that can be managed and autistic people can and do live full lives.
Now, how many of those autistic people are alive and living a full life because of the protections vaccines provided against diseases that are fatal?
Furthermore, let’s look at the number of vaccine recipients who are not autistic, but who are also alive because of the protections vaccines afforded.
On a straight out cost-benefit examination, a few autistic children is a small price to pay for the elimination of the diseases I grew up surrounded by – Pertussis, Polio, Measles, Mumps, etc.
Isn’t it odd that RFK Jnr and all the other anti-vaxers never seem to be autistic? Why did they not succumb?
I also think it’s a crying shame their parents did vaccinate them, as perhaps they’d have been flushed out of the gene pool by now.
America does not seem to see that Trump wants to destroy everything that is good about a civil society – medical care, education, aged care, workers’ rights, etc.
Here are some side effects I have suffered thanks to vaccines:
Declining eyesight
Weight gain
Hair growth in odd places
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Graying hair
Various aches and pains
Occasional forgetfulness
In short, because of vaccines I am aging.
If you don’t want your children to get old, don’t vaccinate.
Zing.