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We are running headlong into a forced experiment, in which the federal government actively obstructs the usage of vaccines and the development of new ones

US vaccine consensus has officially shattered. Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics said that the group would continue to recommend Covid vaccines for kids under the age of 2 — openly defying Kennedy’s move this May to end the recommendation for both healthy children and pregnant people. The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology followed suit. A group of New England states is meeting this week to discuss whether to issue its own vaccine guidance.

Even as scientists develop exciting new applications of the same mRNA technology that helped successfully produce the Covid vaccines as part of Trump’s “Operation Warp Speed” during the pandemic, Kennedy is canceling mRNA contracts with drug developers. The loss of federal funding for the platform could possibly close off future treatments before they can even be developed.

As a result of all this, more people could get sick. Drug manufacturers may produce fewer doses of their existing vaccines. Insurers may not be willing to cover people’s shots if they are not being recommended by the government. Various nightmare scenarios could emerge