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“I’m horrified and perplexed by the many ways Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has broken with evidence-based scientific practices, putting families’ health at risk. I know all too well these policies can have life-or-death consequences.” - Jean, Maryland Mom

Quick signature: Tell Trump and your U.S. Senators that RFK Jr. should be fired!

What’s happening? Since becoming U.S. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken dangerous steps to sow vaccine mistrust and also to take away people’s access to life-saving vaccines. His actions are confusing parents, breaking trust, and creating a vaccine policy mess across states, which is putting public health at risk.

For instance, under Secretary Kennedy’s leadership, HHS has taken a series of reckless actions that promote vaccine misinformation. Just one example is that Kennedy fired the entire panel of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), and replaced them with his personal picks, including some with a history of spreading vaccine misinformation. The new group then held a hearing where it ignored data and analyses presented by the CDC about the safety of the flu vaccine, and instead cited debunked studies to call into doubt flu vaccine safety. The situation is so bad that a top doctor from the American Academy of Pediatrics described the hearing as part of “an orchestrated effort to sow distrust in immunizations and the vaccine approval process.”

THIS IS SO NOT OK! Our families deserve better. Health policy should be guided by science, not personal agendas.

Add your name! Tell Trump and U.S. Senators that RFK Jr. must go!

Unfortunately, it gets worse. Under Secretary Kennedy’s leadership, the new committee also changed the recommendations for the COVID vaccine—again not based on science. For example, the CDC no longer recommends the COVID vaccine during pregnancy, even though research shows it’s safe and helps prevent adverse outcomes, including premature birth or infant deaths. They also stopped recommending the vaccine for most kids, even though it’s proven to safely protect against serious illness.

These changes make it harder for families to get the COVID vaccine, and will increase costs since insurers are no longer required to cover people outside of CDC’s now very narrow non-science-based new recommendations. It also strips families of their choice to vaccinate as these barriers become harder to overcome.

When you click, you’ll be able to sign on to our petition that reads:

Dear President Trump and U.S. Senators,
As parents and caregivers, we depend on strong, science-based health policies to protect our families and communities. Since becoming U.S. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spread misinformation about the scientific data related to vaccines and weakened access to life-saving immunizations—including for pregnant women and children.
These reckless actions are creating confusion, making it harder for families to get the care they need, and putting lives at risk. Health policy should be guided by science, not personal agendas.
Secretary Kennedy must be removed from his position and replaced with someone who has the necessary qualifications and scientific experience to put our families’ health first!

Sign now to protect your family and others. Tell Trump and your U.S. Senators: Fire RFK Jr. before more harm is done.


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