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@ codrus
2025-03-01 19:25:59
What are things that Robert Kennedy can do as HHS Secretary to help?
1. Influence vaccine recommendations via the CDC; the HHS oversees the CDC. He can remove and appoint Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The ACIP influences state level polices, insurance coverage via the Affordable Care Act, and Vaccines for Children (VFC). -- Also he could direct the CDC to change its public messaging about vaccines, emphasizing risks over benefits (there are no benefits), or promoting 'transparency'.
2. Remove or Modify Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs). Through his influence over the FDA he could push to rescind existing EUAs. Also, as HHS Secretary, he has the authority under the Public Health Services Act to terminate public health emergencies.
3. Alter Vaccine Injury Compensation Policies. Kennedy could propose changes to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) by amending the vaccine injury table, which lists conditions eligible for compensation. For example, he could add autism after consulting the ACCV; while he must follow the public comment process, he isn't bound to follow the commission's advice.
4. Redirect research priorities at NIH and CDC. Kennedy controls their budget and can redirect funds away from infectious disease preventions (Germ Theory is a failed theory, e.g. vaccine development), and toward his stated priority of investigating cronic diseases.
5. Appoint like-minded agency heads. Kennedy can nominate leaders for NIH, CDC, and FDA.
6. Undermine vaccine access through administrative actions. He could weaken programs like the CDC's section 317 Immunization Program, which funds state and local vaccine efforts, by reducing grants and shifting priorities. Similarly, he could influence VFC program operations, potentially limiting which vaccines are distributed and how they're promoted.
7. Shape public opinion.
BTW, these suggestions were compiled using AI, which illustrates how AI can be an important tool to help defend ourselves against what is being done.
src: https://librti.com/view-video/so-what-has-rfk-jr-done-so-far-that-s