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MAHA: The new Lysenkoism

Trofim Lysenko was a Soviet scientist whose dogmatic science denialism led to mass famine when his ideas were applied to agriculture. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a lot like Lysenko in his science denial. Will his results be as disastrous?

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Antivaccine nonsense Autism Medicine Politics Popular culture Quackery

I saw RFK Jr.’s press conference on autism and…

…yikes! I haven’t had a chance to watch all of RFK Jr.’s press conference, but what I’ve seen…yikes. I’m gonna need a bigger blog. While I’m working on it, though, feel free to vent!

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David Geier: A blast from the antivax past hired to “prove” vaccines cause autism

RFK Jr. has hired David Geier, an antivax quack from the past, to undertake a study to “prove” that vaccines cause autism. Truly, the results are preordained.

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Has RFK Jr. betrayed the antivax movement?

Yesterday, I woke up to see an amazing op-ed in which longtime antivaxxer and now HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issued a call to action that included the MMR vaccine. Has he gone pro-vax? Not exactly, but it’s amusing to watch his fans howl.

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RFK Jr.’s MAHA Commission: A battle plan to dismantle federal science and health

Longtime antivax activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as HHS Secretary and promptly formed a “MAHA Commission” to draw up a battle plan to dismantle federal science and public health.