Republican Sen. and former physician Bill Cassidy (R-La.) was totally mocked for sharing details about the security of the measles vaccine — not lengthy after he voted to verify anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to guide the Division of Well being and Human Companies.
Texas is at present experiencing its biggest measles outbreak in three decades, and there’s additionally been a recent rise of cases in New Mexico. Cassidy posted a tweet on Tuesday noting the security of the vaccine that has been used to stop the illness for the previous 62 years.
“This can be a severe measles outbreak in Texas. The measles vaccine has been confirmed secure & efficient since 1963,” Cassidy wrote on X, previously Twitter.
Though Cassidy supplied correct data to his followers, the put up made him the topic of social media mockery.
Despite asking very skeptical questions about Kennedy’s vaccine views throughout his Senate affirmation hearings, Cassidy in the end voted to verify him.
Kennedy additionally reportedly promised Cassidy that the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention wouldn’t take down data on vaccine security or statements that say vaccines don’t trigger autism. Whereas he has denied being towards vaccines, Kennedy has a history of questioning their security and has espoused harmful views, comparable to suggesting Black people need a different vaccine schedule and selling the debunked concept that vaccines trigger autism.
Cassidy later claimed he voted to verify Kennedy as a result of the candidate agreed to let the senator have enter in filling key roles on the division, according to Politico.
Nonetheless, the HHS Secretary could not keep on with his promise, since he has now said he will investigate the childhood vaccine schedule that stops measles, polio and different harmful ailments, regardless of vowing not to take action throughout his affirmation hearings, based on The Related Press.
Not surprisingly, many individuals mocked Cassidy for selling vaccines whereas voting to nominate an anti-vaxxer to HHS ― together with plenty of medical doctors …
… and a fellow senator.
Others additionally chimed in …
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