The Anti-Vaxx Movement Is More Organized and Powerful Than Ever (Thanks to Robert F. Kennedy Jr)

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—Camelot heir, lawyer, environmentalist, and crackpot anti-vaxxer—met with President-Elect Donald Trump today to talk about vaccines. Kennedy later told reporters that Trump has tapped him to chair a commission on “vaccine safety and scientific integrity.”

After news organizations reported Kennedy’s statements, Trump’s team released a statement distancing the president elect from any firm commitment to a vaccine working group. “The President-elect is exploring the possibility of forming a committee on Autism…however no decisions have been made at this time,” the statement read in part. Though incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters that Mr. Trump and Kennedy would be meeting “about vaccines” on Tuesday morning, no mention of inoculations appeared in Tuesday afternoon’s statement.


https://www.thedailybeast.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr-compared-vaccines-to-a-holocaustand-now-trump-wants-him-to-investigate-their-safety