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applegrove

(130,307 posts)
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:27 PM Monday

RFK Jr does not recommend flu vaccines for kids during

a very dangerous year for the flu.

Once again, I implore media outlets to stop saying these are CDC decisions.

These are changes being made unilaterally by RFK Jr. against the expert advice of CDC scientists.

I note that RFK Jr. no longer recommends flu vaccine for kids in the midst of a horrible influenza year.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD (@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social) 2026-01-05T19:34:20.182Z
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kwolf68

(8,262 posts)
3. What is their end game
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:33 PM
Monday

How is any of this political? Why is Dr. Kennedy saying shit like this?

Klarkashton

(4,739 posts)
4. He has a financial interest in some deal that sues pharma companies
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:37 PM
Monday

He can somehow use this later on..

J-9

(116 posts)
5. They are culling the herd
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 10:02 PM
Monday

They think there are too many people in the country and the population must be decreased. Take away Healthcare, vaccines and SNAP and watch the population dwindle.

Irish_Dem

(79,859 posts)
6. Billionaires don't want their money going to healthcare.
Mon Jan 5, 2026, 10:38 PM
Monday

They think all the money and resources in the world belong to them.
Paying for sick, weak, injured people is a waste of their money.

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