Republican senator denounces Trump’s ‘crazy, stupid’ claims about MMR vaccine safety
Summary
Senator Bill Cassidy criticized President Donald Trump’s statement that the combined MMR vaccine could be harmful and his plan to replace it with three separate vaccines. Cassidy said these claims are wrong and could cause more problems for parents and health insurers.Key Facts
- Senator Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor, called Trump’s claims about the MMR vaccine “crazy” and “stupid.”
- President Trump wants to replace the two doses of the combined MMR vaccine with six separate vaccine shots.
- Cassidy explained this change would mean more doctor visits and higher insurance costs for families.
- Cassidy lost his re-election after opposing some of President Trump’s actions, including voting to convict Trump in 2021.
- Cassidy voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy as federal health secretary, despite Kennedy’s anti-vaccine views.
- The CDC website was changed under Kennedy’s leadership to cast doubt on the statement that vaccines do not cause autism.
- New CDC text suggests there is no clear evidence either proving or ruling out a vaccine-autism link, which contradicts decades of scientific research.
- Cassidy said Trump’s comments will not help address false claims about vaccines causing autism.
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