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- cross-posted to:
- usa@midwest.social
Summary
Donald Trump’s nomination of anti-vaccine advocate David Weldon to lead the CDC has sparked celebration among anti-vaccine groups.
Weldon, a former congressman and longtime critic of vaccine safety, has promoted debunked theories linking vaccines to autism and appeared in anti-vaccine films.
His nomination raises concerns about undermining vaccine recommendations, public health messaging, and legal protections for vaccine manufacturers, potentially jeopardizing access to childhood immunizations.
Critics warn this move signals the Trump administration’s alignment with anti-vaccine ideologies, prioritizing politics over science-based public health policies.
How is a medical doctor not able to understand the necessity of vaccines? Fucking buffoonery.
Seriously. Go somewhere where not everyone gets a polio vaccine. It’ll blow your mind the suffering these people deal with. Deformity, budget/homemade prosthetics, obvious suffering and constant pain.
Even if you accept that vaccines COULD cause autism at even a higher rate, holy shit it’s better than the alternative.
In an alternative time line scientist have already found the cure for the common cold. In ours we are fighting over whether or not catching measles helps build character.
9 out of 10 doctors may agree on things, but there’s always the 1 out of 10 who is happy to promote quackery to gain notoriety and political promotion.