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Public Health Crisis & Misinformation - Senator Ed Markey highlights the resignation of Susan Monz due to disagreement with an anti-vaccination panel led by Robert F Kennedy Jr [2] - Misinformation is spreading rapidly, potentially leading to a public health catastrophe with increased sickness and death [3][7][8] - The administration's handling of COVID-19, including a lack of knowledge about death tolls (12 million Americans) and vaccine effectiveness, is criticized [4] - Robert F Kennedy Jr's influence is seen as a threat, potentially spreading diseases across states due to anti-vaccination sentiments [6][9] Vaccine & Public Health Interventions - Vaccines and public health interventions significantly reduced childhood mortality, with a historical context of 18% of children under five dying in 1900 [5] - The denial of the importance of vaccines, particularly against diseases like measles, mumps, and rubella, is expected to lead to increased illness and fatalities [8][9] - The former CDC heads are warning about a healthcare catastrophe due to the denialism of Robert F Kennedy Jr [9] State-Level Responses - States like California, Washington, and Oregon are collaborating to provide science-based advice on vaccines [11] - Massachusetts is forming its own vaccine policy coalition, with Governor Healey committed to expert-led standards, emphasizing healthcare access [12][13][14] - Massachusetts, as a healthcare capital, aims to maintain access to vaccinations and healthcare despite potential cuts in Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act [14][15]

Senator White. >> Thank Thank you very much, Mr. . Chairman.I've made it clear. I think that Secretary Kennedy is dead set on making it harder for children to get vaccines and that kids are going to die because of it. And Mr.. Chairman, I'd like to put in the record today an op-ed written uh by Susan Manares who was fired by uh Mr. . Kennedy. >> Without objection.>> So, what we know and Dr. . Manarez, you know, was approved by Republicans. She wrote an op-ed today in the Wall Street Journal, which I've just ...

Welcome back. RFK Jr. . before Senate Finance today on the president's health agenda for the coming year.Let's get to Angelica Peeles with the latest. Hey, Angelica. >> Hey, Carl.Well, today we're hearing a much different tone from RFK Jr. . than we did hear from him during his confirmation hearings earlier this year. And at that time, he was very careful about his language around vaccines.And today, he's much more defiant. So, right out of the gate, he accused the childhood vaccine schedule of contributing ...

Allegations of Misleading Statements - The witness is accused of lying to members of the Senate Finance Committee regarding his stance on vaccines [1] - The witness allegedly stated he would not make it difficult for people to take vaccines, which is claimed to be untrue [1] Actions and Controversies - Unilateral actions to restrict access to COVID-19 vaccines are cited as evidence against the witness [2] - An attempt to fire the CDC director is mentioned, allegedly due to her prioritizing truth over the witness's beliefs [2] - The witness's testimony includes a debunked claim about half a million children disappearing under the Biden administration [2] Political Context - The Trump administration is reportedly using the debunked claim as a pretext to target immigrant children and families [3] - A request was made to formally swear in Robert Kennedy as a witness due to the witness's behavior [3] - The request to swear in Robert Kennedy was objected to and rejected [3]

As the committee gathers today, the United States is in the midst of a health care calamity. The largest cuts to American health care in the history of our nation. And they are approaching like an avalanche. Last week, most of the senior leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were fired or they resigned after refusing to bow to Robert Kennedy's unceasing crusade against vaccines. I traveled across Oregon last month and the message was the same from one end of the state to the other. Fa ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. . will testify before the Senate Finance Committee tomorrow about his Make America Healthy Again agenda, but he is very likely to face questions about the firing of the CDC director, the resignations at the agency, and his vaccine related changes.MSNBC senior reporter Brandy Zadrasny is going to join us. Our Nightcap is also still with us. Brandy, you have been covering the issue of vaccines and RFK Jr.. for a while now. So when the senators question him tomorrow on issue ...

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. . is pushing back one day after a group of former CDC leaders said he is endangering every American's health.But the only reason why they said that is because he's endangering every American's health. But go ahead. It would be it's hard to laugh, but we got to laugh because it's ridiculous. And we never have to laugh.Well, we're laughing. In an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal titled, "We're restoring public trust to the CDC," Kennedy didn't ...

Turn to the escalating fight over the CDC and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. . writing an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal today defending his work with the agency.Kennedy writing in part dysfunction at the CDC produced a rational policy during co the American people no longer believe the CDC has their best interests at heart. It comes after nine former heads of the agency, you see them here, both permanent and acting directors from both parties, stretching back to the Carter administration, wrote i ...