RFK Jr. headlines sold-out anti-vaccine conference alongside Andrew Wakefield
Summary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now the U.S. Health Secretary, will speak at a sold-out anti-vaccine conference in Washington, DC, organized by the group Children’s Health Defense (CHD). He will appear alongside Andrew Wakefield, a former doctor known for a discredited study wrongly linking vaccines to autism.Key Facts
- Kennedy will deliver a keynote speech at an anti-vaccine conference held by CHD, the group he once led.
- Andrew Wakefield, who lost his medical license over false vaccine-autism claims, is also a featured speaker.
- Wakefield’s study was retracted, and a medical board found him guilty of serious professional misconduct.
- CHD promotes misinformation linking vaccines and autism, despite scientific consensus proving vaccines are safe.
- The conference is called a “pursuit of a more perfect future” for the “health freedom movement.”
- Tickets for the event in September are mostly sold out, with both in-person and online options available.
- Kennedy separated from CHD when he became health secretary but is now returning to openly support anti-vaccine views.
- Reports say President Donald Trump has encouraged Kennedy to push the false vaccine-autism link.
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