When a measles case hits a public health agency led by Washington, D.C., local, anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., it ignored it and instead Wasting resources In vaccine testing A long-lived association that is false and With autism.
Measles occurs West Texas It started in January, but on Sunday The case has been confirmed In Maryland, there is a possibility of further exposure to people at Dulles International Airport and Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. (The two outbreaks are not thought to be connected.) Authorities are still trying to determine who was exposed, according to the Washington Post.
But at least the federal government is clear that we are not the safest. At President Donald Trump’s Cabinet meeting on February 26, Kennedy argued that the outbreak would occur in Texas. New Mexico It wasIt’s not unusual” – despite that it was the first connection The deaths of two From 10 years of preventable disease. Plus there is More With 200 reported cases and 23 hospitalizations Mostly unvaccinated populationsAs of March 7th.
“We had four measles this year. There were 16 in this country last year,” Kennedy said. Fake Stories Public health normality. “So it’s not uncommon. Measles occurs every year.”
Instead of focusing on growing outbreaks, Kennedy, Rabies Anti-Vaxxer and Conspiracy theoristusing taxpayer dollars to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, conducting unnecessary trials with a disproved link between vaccines and autism. “To the frustration of the people”Crispy” Pseudo-science Supporters, Many research No links between vaccines leading to autism were found.
That hasn’t stopped Trump’s public health fools from continuing the point of Parrot’s junk science talk.
“As President Trump said in his joint speech to Congress, the rate of autism among American children is rising sharply. The CDC is on its mission to understand what exactly is happening, and the stones don’t turn over.” Ministry of Health and Human Services spokesman I said In a statement to ABC News.
It is unclear how the research is conducted, who will participate in it, and how it differs from many previous studies on the same topic.
Public health experts have denounced the decision. Others fear the impact Kennedy has on waning public health trust.
“The announcement that the CDC will consider a potential link between vaccines and autism means that critical federal resources, including research into unknown causes of autism, will be diverted from critical research areas at a time when research funding is already facing deep cuts.” I said Tinatan, president of the American Infectious Diseases Society.
“[Kennedy’s] Y. Tony Yang, dean of health policy at George Washington University’s School of Nursing, said misleading and often conspiratorial claims have already undermined confidence in public health and could have far-reaching and fatal consequences across the country and worldwide. I wrote it In the lancet. “It’s not just the poorest and most vulnerable people who suffer. Unvaccinated infants, immunocompromised individuals, and the entire community are at risk.”
Kennedy already has it axed Million dollars efforts to research oral covid-19 vaccines, and had a Food and Drug Administration Cancel a meeting to plan for flu shots next season. When he’s not mad Public Health Organizations or Provides $25,000 to workers To resign, he has the department whip employees I beg them come back.
As measles spreads, instead of protecting public health, the Trump administration is wasting resources on conspiracies that have been exposed.
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