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RFK’s flip-flop on the measles shot is ripping the anti-vax world apart (www.motherjones.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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The true believers react, or not, to his surprising new stance.

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[–] slingstone@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Is it possible the doctors at the CDC showed him something that would finally change his mind and he had enough of a conscience to care for the lives on the line?

Probably not, but I can hope, I guess.

[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Doubt it

My guess is he got bitched at by Trump or Vance that the optics of a bunch of kids potentially dying of measles doesn't look good. Not because anyone of them actually care about human life but just purely the optics and future questions they'd be asked about by reporters.

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah. I thought it was a token gesture, like 2,000 doses (1,000 people) is just enough so they can say they sent vaccines.

[–] slingstone@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah. Intelligent growth is too much to hope for, I guess.

[–] easily3667@lemmus.org 4 points 3 weeks ago

Probably showed him the NSA back door in the measles shot