Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of the nation’s most publicly recognized vaccine skeptics, took a softened approach on vaccines when he answered questions before a House committee Wednesday morning, saying, “I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me.” […]
During the House hearing, Kennedy avoided sharing his own thoughts about vaccines — which have previously invited skepticism — instead deferring to the doctors running the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Asked by Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan if he would today vaccinate his own children for measles and chickenpox, Kennedy said “probably” for measles, but that “what I would say is my opinions about vaccines are irrelevant.”
“I don’t want to seem like I’m being evasive, but I don’t think people should be taking advice, medical advice from me,” Kennedy said.
He said he has directed NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya to try to “lay out the pros and cons, the risks and benefits, accurately as we understand them, with replicable studies,” for people to “make that decision.”
His comments mark a departure from his strong opinions about vaccines before taking office as HHS secretary.
During his confirmation hearing in January, Kennedy said that he supports vaccines, although he refused to unequivocally say that vaccines don’t cause autism, despite numerous existing studies already showing there is no link. However, in March, the HHS confirmed that the CDC will study whether vaccines cause autism.
Shortly after Kennedy said people should not take his medical advice, some public health experts criticized the comments — with one saying that giving people guidance “is [Kennedy’s] job.”
EXACTLY. Robert. MATE. Do you even know what it means to be Health and Human Services Secretary in the US? If not, here’s Wikipedia to tell you:
The duties of the secretary revolve around human conditions and concerns in the United States. This includes advising the president on matters of health, welfare, and income security programs. The secretary strives to administer the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out approved programs and make the public aware of the objectives of the department.
In other words, PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO TAKE YOUR ADVICE. THAT’S YOUR FUCKING JOB, YOU WORM-RIDDLED CUNT. You’re supposed to actually know these things, you’re getting paid a quarter of a million dollars each year to know things. That’s the problem. Because THEY CAN’T do that. They CAN’T trust you. You’re even less qualified to be in that job than *I* am. Can’t believe only two people died in that measles outbreak with this fool overseeing it. Won’t it be nice when that country is run again by people who actually know how to do their jobs? I have to hold out hope that it ever will be, of course…
