In a 58-second video posted on the social media site X, Kennedy said he removed COVID-19 shots from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations for those groups. No one from the CDC was in the video, and CDC officials referred questions about the announcement to Kennedy and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

U.S. health officials, following recommendations by infectious disease experts, have been urging annual COVID-19 boosters for all Americans ages 6 months and older.

A CDC advisory panel is set to meets in June to make recommendations about the fall shots. Among its options are suggesting shots for high-risk groups but still giving lower-risk people the choice to get vaccinated.

  • @prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    133 days ago

    A lot of people made an ass of themselves and now have to pretend for the rest of their lives that vaccines don’t work.

    So many of our problems literally boil down to people refusing to ever admit they were wrong about anything

    • Triple Iris
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      53 days ago

      They’ve built not only their political career on lies and misinformation, but also their personal lives. If they did admit they were wrong, they’d not only lose their jobs but it would force them to questions every aspect of themselves, and they’re far too afraid of what they’re going to find to ever do that.

      • @prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        13 days ago

        It’s very sad, especially when it’s family. How do you ever learn anything unless you can admit you’re wrong (or simply don’t know) about something?