272 sats \ 8 replies \ @k00b 6h \ on: RFK officially tapped for DHHS Politics_And_Law
I know he's suspicious of vaccines generally, and considers them a likely culprit for the chronic disease epidemic, but I never think this characterization is fair. His general position seems to be:
- subject vaccines to the same standards as other drugs
- remove blanket immunity from vaccines
It's more like not-pro-vaccine than anti-vaccine to me.
It's more like not a mindless cultist...
Your characterization is pretty accurate to what I've heard from him, but it should also be noted that he does believe in the efficacy of the original vaccines and in the technology in general.
I'd characterize his position as something like "It's pretty clear that most vaccines on the market work for their intended purposes, but we should find out if there are any serious health complications from taking so many during early childhood."
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True, but it's mostly just transfer payments for Medicare and Medicaid. There's not as much staff to cut as you might imagine.
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Because “vaccines cause autism” or “don’t vaccinate and save children” is exactly what antivaxers don’t say, or do they? I am confused.
https://youtu.be/1gUP_43J7wY
(from 16:32 on)
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You sent me the well produced rant of a pro-left-establishment political comedian. I've listened to hours of RFK on podcasts.
Maybe I'm an idiot, but I think I understand his position on vaccines better than someone who only watched that episode or other content filtered and deprived of full context.