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That some bad faith arguments especially when your starting point is what RFK says about "safety". Vaccines provide acquired immunity. And that happens only wi
by thisisit 1y ago
That some bad faith arguments especially when your starting point is what RFK says about "safety".
Vaccines provide acquired immunity. And that happens only with a weakened or killed antigen. With everyone being different that means there is no 100% effective vaccine. It is only people like RFK who spread this disinformation.
Then there is the history of US vaccine legislation. He often misinforms people about it too. The legislation was put in place in the 1980s because the DPT vaccine was suggested to cause brain injury. When lawsuits piled up some vaccine makers stopped producing vaccines altogether to avoid being liable. Without insurance prices skyrocketed and no one could get the and hence the law was put in place under Ronald Reagan.
Even with this law there are alternatives to getting compensated. So, the whole point is one big disinformation.
The common point of confusion between people who spread this disinformation about RFK's position is that they are either arguing in bad faith or misinformed at best.
If the standards are "raised", then novel vaccines are going to be impossible in US because we are back at square one. Manufacturers cannot get liability insurance for the new vaccines and hence need to be very wary about producing these vaccines, lest they get sued.
It is often said that people should learn from history. But people in RFK's orbit seem to want to test history for themselves.
And for the sake of clarity Samoa tried RFK's approach and here's what happened:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)02603-5/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6...
But then RFK being the politician he is, distanced himself from the situation. I am sure he is going to do the same once things don't work out. So, everyone should put their health in hands of someone who has never taken responsibility for his actions and words but demands higher standards from others.