RFK Jr. Ignores CDC Experts, Leading to Health Crisis
Rebel HQSeptember 30, 20258 min4,516 views
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- π¨ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, revealed that RFK Jr. has never been briefed by CDC experts on infectious diseases like measles, COVID-19, or the flu.
- π The CDC is described as the preeminent public health organization in the world, yet RFK Jr. has reportedly declined several offers to be briefed by their experts.
- β Daskalakis speculates RFK Jr. may trust alternate experts more than those at the CDC, whom the rest of the world regards as the best scientists.
Politicization and Resignations at CDC
- π The CDC laid off 100 staff members focused on preventing violence, shortly after a gunman targeted CDC headquarters.
- β οΈ Several senior officials, including Dr. Dmitri Dascalakis, Dr. Deborah Birx, Dr. Daniel Jernigan, and Dr. Jen Leen, resigned unexpectedly due to RFK Jr.'s politicization of the CDC's work.
- π₯ These officials warned that RFK Jr.'s leadership and the administration's actions, such as threatening to pull the COVID vaccine, would result in death and disability of vulnerable populations.
Concerns Over Vaccine Policy and Data Manipulation
- π Dascalakis expressed concern that the new COVID vaccine working group, led by individuals of
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