CDC Shifts Vaccine-Autism Stance Amidst Political Influence
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Resources & Recommendations
Books
- Books by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - Mentioned as evidence of his long-held opinion that vaccines are dangerous.
Organizations & Institutions
- Children's Health Defense - An anti-vaccine organization formerly led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose CEO Mary Holland celebrated the CDC's website change.
- Autism Science Foundation - An organization that funds autism research, whose representative Alison Singer stated that studies clearly show vaccines do not cause autism.
- American Academy of Pediatrics - A major medical group whose representative Dr. Sean O'Leary expressed strong concern over the CDC's changed stance on vaccines and autism.
- RAND - A think tank that studies security, where Russian analyst Sam Charap works.
People Mentioned
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Secretary of HHS) - Mentioned as having a long-held opinion that vaccines are dangerous and possibly being behind the CDC website change.
- Mary Holland (CEO of Children's Health Defense) - Celebrated the CDC's website change regarding vaccines and autism.
- Alison Singer (Autism Science Foundation) - Stated that research definitively shows vaccines do not cause autism.
- Bill Cassidy (Republican Senator from Louisiana) - Mentioned in connection with an agreement with the CDC regarding their webpage about vaccines and autism, and expressed concern about HHS actions.
- Dr. Sean O'Leary (American Academy of Pediatrics) - Called the CDC's change in stance on vaccines and autism "madness" and expressed fear for children's health.
- Sam Charap (Russian analyst at RAND) - Discussed President Trump's peace plan for Ukraine and the differing priorities of the leaders involved.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Ukrainian President) - Mentioned in the context of President Trump's peace plan and Ukraine's stance on not ceding territory.
- Steve Witkoff (Special Envoy) - Involved in working on President Trump's 28-point peace plan for Ukraine.
- Marco Rubio (Secretary of State) - Involved in working on President Trump's 28-point peace plan for Ukraine.
- Andrew Cuomo (Former Democratic Governor of New York) - Endorsed by President Trump against Zohran Mamdani.
- Zohran Mamdani (New York City Mayor-elect) - A democratic socialist whose meeting with President Trump was discussed.
Websites & Online Resources
- X - Senator Cassidy's statement regarding the CDC developments was posted on this platform.