RFK Jr. pisses off anti-vax allies in effort to contain hantavirus (newrepublic.com)

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Apparently, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s very normal public health response is too much for the MAHA crowd.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing fire from his own people.

The U.S. health secretary has angered anti-vax activists by extending liability protections to drugmakers working on a hantavirus vaccine.

Kennedy signed a Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness, or PREP, Act declaration late last week, giving pharmaceutical companies additional legal coverage as they work on experimental treatments—such as favipiravir—during the public health crisis.

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[-] elgordino@fedia.io 2 points 4 hours ago

during the public health crisis.

Folks really need to stop calling everything a ‘crisis’.

this post was submitted on 27 May 2026

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