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24. Here are some links related to vaccines and autism, as well as RFK Jr's activities in this area.

Tue Apr 22, 2025, 06:07 PM

Apr 22

The links below are for anyone interested in knowing more about RFK Jr's antivaxx activism and why his claims are false. They are all from the past five months; the first one is the most recent. These are all from a quick Google search, and I haven't gone over them all with a fine toothed comb; however, they are from sources I believe to be trustworthy.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/20/autism-vaccines-robert-f-kennedy-jr-usa-donald-trump

https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2024/12/what-to-know-about-robert-f-kennedy-jrs-anti-vaccine-advocacy/

https://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/factcheck-org-kennedy-cites-flawed-paper-in-bid-to-justify-vaccine-autism-link/

https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/vaccine-autism-rfk-jr-how-science-proves-vaccines-do-not-cause-autism/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/10/health/kennedy-autism-causes/index.html

There is lots, lots, lots more info available out there. I have not included any links that support RFK Jr's claims, because I believe they have all been thoroughly discredited. If anyone wants to investigate that stuff, feel free to do so. I do not wish to be party to that by providing any of those links.

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RFK wants a new "disease registry" to track autistic people [View all] Nevilledog Apr 22 OP

It's hard not to view this as very ominous. yardwork Apr 22 #2

To put an armband on them. mercuryblues Apr 22 #3

RFK, Jr. is saying horrible things about people with autism. yardwork Apr 22 #5

Post removed Post removed Apr 22 #17

Actually - the quote is from Jay Bhattachara head of NIH womanofthehills Apr 22 #15

I don't care who is quoted. That does not change hlthe2b Apr 22 #20

Somebody else got a mandatory registry. Fuck that. mn9driver Apr 22 #4

Why would MAGA want to register people with disabilities? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 22 #6

THIS orangecrush Apr 22 #29

That man is SO GROSS. So gross. Maru Kitteh Apr 22 #7

You guys don't realize that Kennedy has a following of autism moms womanofthehills Apr 22 #22

I started a poll DemocratSinceBirth Apr 22 #25

Post removed Post removed Apr 22 #10

I tend to agree, setting aside the autism stuff GusBob Apr 22 #16

Why did he leave out toenail fungus and jock itch? Ping Tung Apr 22 #12

Good Lord! Prairie Gates Apr 22 #13

"registries" sound like waiting lists for concentration camps. UTUSN Apr 22 #18

Sounds like Hitler's T4 plan uponit7771 Apr 22 #19

My 19 yr old grandson with aspergers Tree Lady Apr 22 #26

Next up, "registries" of women who have had abortions. Diamond_Dog Apr 22 #27

This asshole is on the spectrum LetMyPeopleVote Apr 27 #30

Autism is NOT a disease but Measles are LetMyPeopleVote Apr 28 #31

Autism is NOT a disease but Measles are LetMyPeopleVote Apr 28 #32