The Undermining of the CDC
11 days ago
- #Vaccine Controversy
- #Scientific Integrity
- #Public Health
- The CDC updated its stance on vaccines and autism, now stating that the claim vaccines don't cause autism is 'not evidence-based'.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. influenced the CDC's new position, which contradicts decades of scientific research.
- Health organizations like the Autism Science Foundation and the American Medical Association criticized the CDC's new stance.
- The CDC cited a small, outdated study to support its new position, ignoring larger, more rigorous studies.
- The HHS appointed a vaccine-skeptic physician to a high-ranking CDC position, raising concerns about trust in public health information.
- The article discusses the challenge of scientific communication versus political rhetoric in public discourse.
- The Trump administration has undermined scientific independence, firing scientists and cutting funding for key health research.
- NIH leaders suggested pandemic preparedness should focus on personal health rather than medical research, a stance criticized for ignoring the unpredictability of pathogens.
- The article draws a parallel between current U.S. health policy and the pseudoscientific policies of Soviet biologist Trofim Lysenko, which led to widespread harm.
- Democratic governance allows for self-correction of bad ideas, unlike authoritarian systems, emphasizing the need for evidence-based health policies.