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BumRushDaShow

(144,196 posts) Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:16 PM Dec 8

Trump says RFK Jr. will investigate the discredited link between vaccines and autism: 'Somebody has to find out'

Source: NBC News

Dec. 8, 2024, 9:00 AM EST

President-elect Donald Trump suggested that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his pick to run Health and Human Services, will investigate supposed links between autism and childhood vaccines, a discredited connection that has eroded trust in the lifesaving inoculations. “I think somebody has to find out,” Trump said in an exclusive interview with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker.

Welker noted in a back-and-forth that studies have shown childhood vaccines prevent about 4 million deaths worldwide every year, have found no connection between vaccines and autism, and that rises in autism diagnoses are attributable to increased screening and awareness. “If you go back 25 years ago,” Trump claimed, “you had very little autism. Now you have it.” “Something is going on,” Trump added. “I don’t know if it’s vaccines. Maybe it’s chlorine in the water, right? You know, people are looking at a lot of different things.”

It was unclear whether Trump was referring to opposition by Kennedy and others to fluoride being added to drinking water. Kennedy, the onetime independent presidential candidate who backed Trump after leaving the race, generated a large following through his widespread skepticism of the American health care and food system. A major component of that has been his false claims linking autism to childhood vaccinations. Kennedy is the founder of a prominent anti-vaccine activist group, Children’s Health Defense.

The agency Trump has tasked him with running supports and funds research into autism, as well as possible new vaccines. The debunked link between autism and childhood vaccines, particularly the inoculation against mumps, measles and rubella, was first claimed in 1998 by a British doctor who was later banned from practicing medicine in the United Kingdom. His research was found to be critically flawed and was subsequently retracted. Hundreds of studies have found childhood vaccines to be safe.

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Trump says RFK Jr. will investigate the discredited link between vaccines and autism: 'Somebody has to find out' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Dec 8 OP

Many somebodies with MD's after their names Tweedy Dec 8 #1

They will do fake research studies and pocket the money. Irish_Dem Dec 8 #2

By all means, put a biased person in charge Deuxcents Dec 8 #3

There's nothing Republicans love more than to "prove" their insane conspiracy theories. Appointing people who already Karasu Dec 8 #4

On day ONE BOSSHOG Dec 8 #5

The reason there were fewer cases. In my case the docs told my parents back in the 50's to just put me LiberalArkie Dec 8 #6

Just like President Obama's birth certificate Aviation Pro Dec 8 #7

You'd think Elon and Vivek would put an end to this future waste of money. travelingthrulife Dec 9 #16

Autism has been around more than 25 years MacKasey Dec 8 #8

Yes, let's get rid of chlorine disinfectants from the water . . . Journeyman Dec 8 #9

The dumb leading the dumb JoseBalow Dec 8 #10

How about the link between stupidity and conservatism? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 8 #11

Definitely should Rebl2 Dec 8 #12

Don't forget to investigate the issue with brain worms. cstanleytech Dec 8 #13

This link and many others will be investigated Aussie105 Dec 9 #14

Exercise in confirmation bias incoming. Vaccines cause autism. Prove it. AZLD4Candidate Dec 9 #15

Like I'll trust ANYTHING rfk jr. has to say about vaccines. Paladin Dec 9 #17

Tweedy

(1,220 posts)

1. Many somebodies with MD's after their names

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:19 PM

Dec 8

already has found out. There is no link.

This is just the latest attempt to pillage our vaccine funds. None of those billions will make into the hands of parents of autistic children either.

Irish_Dem

(59,689 posts)

2. They will do fake research studies and pocket the money.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:20 PM

Dec 8

Like all the other grifts.

Deuxcents

(20,142 posts)

3. By all means, put a biased person in charge

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:22 PM

Dec 8

Karasu

(368 posts)

4. There's nothing Republicans love more than to "prove" their insane conspiracy theories. Appointing people who already

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:26 PM

Dec 8

believe this crazy-ass shit is literally the only way to do that. Confirmation bias is the conservative way.

BOSSHOG

(40,274 posts)

5. On day ONE

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:26 PM

Dec 8

Yes Donald it’s chlorine in the water. Isn’t whatever money he gets from your election payoff enough. He doesn’t need your okay to kill people. We’d rather you not.

LiberalArkie

(16,655 posts)

6. The reason there were fewer cases. In my case the docs told my parents back in the 50's to just put me

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:30 PM

Dec 8

in the state mental hospital or just take care of me. Of course the only vaccine that I had be given at that time was Small Pox vaccine.

Oh mine is what used to be Asperger's .

Aviation Pro

(13,569 posts)

7. Just like President Obama's birth certificate

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:33 PM

Dec 8

And every other fucking thing Motherfucker said needed investigating.

Go investigate your colon, you sack of shit.

travelingthrulife

(943 posts)

16. You'd think Elon and Vivek would put an end to this future waste of money.

Reply to Aviation Pro (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 10:10 AM

Dec 9

MacKasey

(1,239 posts)

8. Autism has been around more than 25 years

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:36 PM

Dec 8

They just didn't call it autism,

They called the people slow or handicapped

Or they were locked away so they were not seen.

My cousin has 2 sons who are autistic and they are in their 40's

Tsf is the village idiot

Journeyman

(15,176 posts)

9. Yes, let's get rid of chlorine disinfectants from the water . . .

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:44 PM

Dec 8

We won't have as many autistic children if the potential parents die from cholera.

JoseBalow

(5,630 posts)

10. The dumb leading the dumb

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2024, 08:03 PM

Dec 8

leading the dumb.

I hope we survive this

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(116,480 posts)

11. How about the link between stupidity and conservatism?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2024, 08:09 PM

Dec 8

Rebl2

(14,949 posts)

12. Definitely should

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Reply #11)

Sun Dec 8, 2024, 09:05 PM

Dec 8

Be studied I think.

cstanleytech

(27,176 posts)

13. Don't forget to investigate the issue with brain worms.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2024, 11:57 PM

Dec 8

Aussie105

(6,467 posts)

14. This link and many others will be investigated

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 02:30 AM

Dec 9

until the 'right' answer is found.

The right answer being of course, whatever RFK thinks it should be. Beforehand.

Eye of newt and brain of frog make a good poultice for gunshot wounds I hear.

AZLD4Candidate

(6,366 posts)

15. Exercise in confirmation bias incoming. Vaccines cause autism. Prove it.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 09:58 AM

Dec 9

Paladin

(28,973 posts)

17. Like I'll trust ANYTHING rfk jr. has to say about vaccines.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 10:13 AM

Dec 9

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