Fallout From Trump’s Deadly Anti-Vax Order Just Beginning: Public Health Project Newsletter — Protect Our Care
“Most famous vaccine skeptic on the planet” RFK Jr. walked so Donald Trump could run. Trump now firmly holds that title after signing a lie-packed executive order this week demanding. . .
“Most famous vaccine skeptic on the planet”RFK Jr. walkedso Donald Trump could run. Trump now firmly holds that title aftersigningalie-packedexecutive order this week demanding the MMR vaccine that’s saved countless children’s lives be broken up over several extra doctor visits based on widely debunked autism risks. Theblowback was immediate and deafeningfrom doctors, medical experts, scientists, Democratic lawmakers, the conservativeWSJ editorial board,Trump’s former surgeon generaland on and on. They warnkids could very well diefrom increased exposure to preventable disease. Shots and appointments will be missed for many reasons including added out-of-pocket costs, time, and hassle which Trump has no plan to deal with. Frightened families will take Trump’s fabricated autism claims serious enough to avoid shots altogether, dragging down vaccination rate further and invite more record-breaking outbreaks of diseases like measles. All in all, it’s the most egregious act of self-sabotage against public health from a president in memory. Whether or not state health departments follow Trump’s ghoulish anti-vax guidance, American kids will get seriously ill or killed for no reason. Yet the vast majority of Republicans in Congress are either celebrating the move or keeping unconscionably quiet about it. Protect Our Care president Brad Woodhouse warned these profiles in cowardice cannot escape the political consequences for enabling Trump:“There is not a Republican running for office anywhere in America who isn’t going to pay a price for this. ”The WSJ editorial board toosees the blue writing on the wall: “Mr. Trump’s jab at children’s vaccines could alienate voters who are already souring on his second term. The other risk: more measles. ”Where’s The “Pro-Science” CDC Director At?Last week, CDC Director Schwartz wasconfirmedby the Senate after vowing to ‘follow the science’ when it comes to vaccine guidance. Yet Dr. Schwartz was conspicuously absent for Trump’s anti-vax executive order signing. Apparently, the White House hasn’t even bothered to swear her in yet. Is that because Trump and RFK Jr didn’t want to run their science-denying, child-endangering decree by her first — or because she didn’t want to be proven a phony within her first hours as Director?Holy Shit:Thelatest CDC datashows explosive-diarrhea-causing,sometimes-deadlycyclosporiasis cases are up nearly 1,100% compared to last year. And try not to get sick to your stomach reading the list of“government recalls and alerts for contaminated food or skipped inspections during Trump’s second term. ”Still no apology from Health Secretary Kennedy forTrump’s short-sighted cuts to CDC and FDA safety netsthat preceded their inept and delayed response to this major foodborne-illness crisis. Instead, he’s been busy making moreemptyfood-related promises to MAHA that once again havefailed to impress. In The NewsInfectious Disease Outbreaks and Public Health ThreatsEbolaAssociated Press:Congo’s Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history, WHO chief saysCyclosporiasis and Foodborne IllnessesPolitico:Fear of lettuce is making RFK Jr. ’s food messaging harder for consumers to swallowWall Street Journal:Taylor Farms Recalls Products With Jalapeños Implicated in Salmonella OutbreakThe GOP War on Vaccines Will Have Deadly ConsequencesTrump and RFK’s Vaccine AnnouncementUSA Today:Trump praises vaccine order but critics fear child deaths: What to knowCIDRAP:Organizations hit back at Trump’s call to reduce childhood vaccinesMS Now (Dr. Martha Edwards and Dr. Deborah Greenhouse):Opinion: We’re pediatricians who vaccinated our children and grandchildren. Trust us over Trump. Wall Street Journal (Editorial):Opinion: Trump Jabs at Vaccines for ChildrenAxios:Trump dives headfirst back into vaccine minefieldBloomberg:Trump Vaccine Order Poses Years-Long Hurdles for ManufacturersReuters:Trump’s goal to split MMR vaccine could take a decade, experts sayAssociated Press:Trump’s Vaccine Plan Would Require Millions of Individual Shots Last Used Decades AgoAssociated Press:FACT FOCUS: Trump makes false claims as he signs order urging revisions around childhood vaccinesCNN:Fact check: Trump makes numerous false and misleading claims about vaccines and autismFactCheck. org:Trump and RFK Jr. Repeat False and Misleading Vaccine ClaimsStat:WHO says Trump’s latest vaccine policy order is misguidedStat:Trump returns to controversial vaccine policy with order questioning childhood schedulePolitico:Trump redoubles effort to shrink recommended vaccines ahead of midterm electionsNew York Times:Fact-Checking the Trump Administration’s Claims About VaccinesNOTUS:Medical Groups Quickly Denounce Trump’s ‘Dangerous’ Vaccine OrderThe Bulwark:Vaccine Lies, Direct from the Oval OfficeThe Hill:American Academy of Pediatrics calls Trump vaccine order ‘dangerous’The Dispatch:Trump Is the Real Vaccine Skeptic in His AdministrationCBS:NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya says “I trust the science” on childhood vaccines amid measles outbreakOther Vaccine NewsNew York Times:Kennedy Stirred Vaccine Fears in Pennsylvania Years Before Measles OutbreakNOTUS:An Antidote to the Anti-Vaccine Movement Lives in Rural West VirginiaNBC:Fauci’s texts, Trump’s executive order and the resurgence of anti-vaccine rhetoricChaos At HHSResearch CutsStat:NIH plans to block international researchers on visas from accessing key funding avenueNature:NIH limits funding for research on the health effects of public policyCDCWashington Post:RFK Jr. questions scientists, access to data at CDC campus one year after shootingBloomberg:RFK Jr. Criticizes US Covid Response at CDC Shooting MemorialStat (Daniel Jernigan):Opinion: I was in my office when bullets hit the CDC. A year later, the agency remains under attackRFK’s AgendaHead StartThe Independent:RFK Jr says Head Start is his family legacy. Critics say he’s gutting the program that lifts kids out of povertyUSA Today:As Trump drastically rolls back rules for Head Start, some Republicans are waryAutismMS Now (Joe Scarborough): News Analysis:I have a son on the spectrum. Nothing supports RFK Jr. ’s claims about vaccines and autismGrift and CorruptionPeople:RFK Jr. Claims He Can’t Vote in Any State Because He’s Legally HomelessRFK, MAHA and the 2026 ElectionsDaily Signal:Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sees a Midterms Role for MAHAThe Hill:Trump puts vaccines on front burner ahead of crucial midterms for GOPFood RhetoricGRAS AnnouncementNew York Times:F. D. A. Moves Toward Tighter Restrictions on Food IngredientsNBC:RFK Jr. proposes fix to loophole that allows additives into food. Critics say it doesn’t go far enough. Wall Street Journal:Food Companies Dodge Crackdown in RFK Jr. ’s Proposal on New AdditivesReason:RFK Jr. Wants More FDA Oversight of Food Ingredients. It Could End Up Costing $210 Million. The Daily Mail:‘MAHA’ claims victory as Kellogg’s announces it will remove controversial coloring ingredient from popular cerealsRFK’s Celebrity Cooking ShowWashington Post (Emily Heil): Opinion:I tried the recipe from RFK Jr. ’s cooking show. Here’s what I learned (and didn’t). The Free Press (River Page):I Made RFK Jr. ’s Salmon Cakes. They Were Bad. Bloomberg (Deena Shanker):Opinion: RFK Jr. ’s Cooking Show Is One Long, Boring Political AdOther Headlines That Caught Our Eye:New York Post:RFK Jr. ’s doctor says proper poops (like his) are wipe-free and ‘nearly orgasmic’The Hill:Rubio calls RFK Jr’s meat and sauerkraut menu ‘a crazy diet’###