Anti-Vax Fascism

HHS or Ministry of Truth? This Week in American Medical Dystopia

This episode of NDN POV delves into the systemic racism faced by Indigenous peoples in the Canadian healthcare system, as well as the longstanding inequities...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is committing “public health malpractice,” says a longtime epidemiologist.

Statement available as a PDF here. As Congress scrutinizes sweeping HHS budget proposals, advocates demand inclusion, protection, and person-centered reform  “We don’t need to divide our community. We need to come together to protect those of us who are at risk of being harmed by the changes. It is not…

Even though David Geier is not a physician, he gave autistic children a dangerous, unapproved drug and improperly prescribed puberty blockers.

David Geier has repeatedly claimed that vaccines cause autism. Working alongside his father, he has published a number of studies on the subject that have since been retracted.

Samoa’s top health official has denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S. health secretary. Kennedy has said that some who died in a 2019 measles epidemic in Samoa didn't have measles. Samoa Director-General of Health Dr. Alec Ekeroma has told The Associated Press that it would be “a danger to us" and "a danger to everyone” if Kennedy is affirmed as the top U.S. health official this week. Kennedy’s detractors in the U.S. Senate say he contributed to fear of and misinformation about vaccines in Samoa which Kennedy denies.

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is disappointed by the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy has a long record of spreading misinformation about autism in particular and public health in general. He is an unqualified and dangerous choice for…

A new study finds that cultural habits of thinking, feeling, and acting had a big impact on how countries responded to COVID-19.

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Despite the ongoing spread of COVID, measles and bird flu, Trump has handed power to anti-vaxxers and vaccine skeptics.

Addressing how the pandemic intersects with issues of social, economic, environmental, racial, gender, and disability justice.

US health secretary claims data will be used for research but has not addressed privacy concerns and potential misuse

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Scientists who have dedicated their careers to studying autism remain highly skeptical that a definitive answer to what causes autism can be reached within a few short months — if at all.

At the heart of all Trump administration policies is ‘soft eugenics’ thinking – the idea that if you take away life-saving services, then only the strong will survive

Meta rolled back fact checking and content moderation in Q1, and advertisers showed they weren't spooked.

In this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum discusses how misinformation, distrust in science, and extremist rhetoric are fueling a dea...

RFK Jr.’s recent statements about autism are not only inaccurate—they are profoundly dehumanizing. In this letter, I want to address its impact on our community.

Congress created the grants in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The goal was to help schools hire mental health professionals, including counselors and social workers.

Fox contributor Lisa Booth ranted on Sunday that the United States isn't all that much better than China when it comes to taking away the freedoms of Americans who refuse to be vaccinated. Chinese citizens have been protesting as people continue to be quarantined at home, lacking food and medicine. ...

Watching RFK Jr.—Trump's newly appointed Health Secretary—spread dangerous autism conspiracy theories from one of America's highest medical positions has pus...

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Autism rates are rising, but RFK, Jr. is wrong about the reasons. Here’s what the science says

Autism activists are behind a journal's decision to retract a paper claiming a preservative once routinely used in vaccines is responsible for the condition. Brian Deer examines the facts

HHS, under the direction of RFK Jr., has hired known conspiracy theorist and quack David Geier to run a planned study which will investigate the thoroughly disproven idea of a link between childhood vaccinations and autism. David Geier and his father Mark have a scandalous past of subjecting autistic children…