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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advocated for the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine during a visit to West Texas on Sunday to comfort two families whose children died of the disease.

https://archive.ph/hIrAC

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[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 180 points 2 weeks ago

Ah now that shit might get really serious really quick you're changing your stance? Huh Bobby? I must say I'm a little surprise. You didnt do that the last time you did this.

[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 118 points 2 weeks ago

He's playing both sides.He's going to go back to saying all the other nonsense shit.

Hahahahahahaha have fun with that, Texas, and other antivax-friendly states. I’m out of sympathy. You shit your bed, now lie in it.

[-] aramova@infosec.pub 12 points 2 weeks ago

I’m gonna get so much mileage out of this gif. But I like it better with no text - it’s more flexible that way

[-] lobut@lemmy.ca 41 points 2 weeks ago

Did anyone check what the greatest intellectual Joe Rogan thinks of his change of mind?

[-] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 weeks ago

"I'm just a dumb guy, fast tracking fascism and antivax rhetoric to my millions of dumb guy listeners. You shouldn't listen to me."

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 40 points 2 weeks ago
[-] brightandshinyobject@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

This is an argument I have with friends, water is not wet, it makes things wet. It's why firefighters add things like dish soap when they need "wet water."

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago
[-] tacofox@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

That’s my job actually

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 11 points 2 weeks ago

You are correct. There is even such a thing as dry water. I was first going to put the sky is blue, but similar arguments can be made there.

[-] brightandshinyobject@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

We find joy where we can in these crazy times and finding this nothing burger of an argument brings me joy.

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

The water on the other water makes the other water wet, and vice versa

Coming at it from a colloquial definition and not a chemist's definition, though. And I prefer the colloquial definition of "wet".

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[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 33 points 2 weeks ago

Someone got a blank next to him and severed his link to nurgle?

[-] Professorozone@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago

Hilarious that someone admitting the obvious makes the news these days.

[-] Critical_Thinker@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

Sir! Fresh off the presses, water is wet!

Can my line show up in the press now too?

[-] Professorozone@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Absolutely! Fifteen minutes of fame, headed your way!

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[-] Gumbyyy@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, is he just going to pretend that he hasn't been spearheading a crusade against vaccines for literal decades?

[-] Robbity@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago

Yes. This is called lying. This is what these people have been doing for a while now. I don't think this will change soon.

[-] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I think he actually thinks the things he says, and is just plain nuts. I don't get the impression rfk doesn't care about people deep down like I do with most of them. I think he's genuinely profoundly stupid.

Cynicism is not really correct here. Maybe if you turn one half of one degree and see literally anything else going on right now, but not here.

[-] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 2 weeks ago

IIRC, RFK’s stances on health issues were mostly based on a conspiracy theory that the institutions he now leads were deliberately burying studies and mass amounts of data. If that were true, he’d obviously be crowing about it at every opportunity.

Instead, he found out that his conspiracy theories are bullshit, and that he’s now beholden to Trump and MAGA fascism. He’s going to accidentally say something against the narrative from time-to-time. I’m sure Trump or Elon or whoever is in charge will make him do something humiliating to atone for it.

Don’t get me wrong, though. I’m not defending RFK, Jr. it’s extremely sad that the apple fell so very far from the tree.

[-] prole 6 points 2 weeks ago

it’s extremely sad that the apple fell so very far from the tree.

It really is, man... Had RFK not been killed, the US could have turned out so much differently. He was on his way to becoming president and would likely have been the most progressive since FDR.

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 29 points 2 weeks ago

Most effective is to get a vaccine before being exposed to Measles ffs.

Why do you think we give herpes vaccines to pre-teens? It's not because we are expecting them to be sexually active, it's because it works better before they are exposed.

[-] sedawk@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 weeks ago

RFK and the goons have fired medical doctors at the FDA this week because they would not say that MMR vaccine caused autism. Don't believe these clowns have changed their story. This is just more lies and distractions.

[-] Jimius@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 2 weeks ago

Not only has there never been a link shown between autism and vaccines. Autism is genetic. Someone is born autistic. It's not a disease you can contract later in life. From vaccines or anywhere else. Which makes the claim all the more dubious.

[-] nulluser@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

~~dubious~~ horseshit

dubious; adj. open to doubt or suspicion

There's no doubt or suspicion.

[-] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

*Second most effective way to prevent spread.

Technically, the most effective way is to eliminate all viable hosts.

Source: I've read World War Z like a dozen times and that scene on the Ukrainian bridge with the RVX gas haunts me

[-] meco03211@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

It’s honestly a fascinating book

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[-] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

Oh? I thought you said it was vitamin A, you brain worm dumb fuck

[-] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 weeks ago

The worm in gnawing on his brain must have given him a temporary reprieve. Or perhaps there's a more reasonable explanation to Bear Roadkill-Devouring, Whale Guy suddenly changing stance.

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[-] Nougat@fedia.io 15 points 2 weeks ago

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advocated for the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine during a visit to West Texas on Sunday to comfort two families whose children died of the disease.

Driving the news: Both children in Gaines County were not vaccinated when they died of measles, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Maybe they were too young yet? Somehow I doubt it.

[-] DokPsy@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

They were not. Even if they were, typically, mmr is pretty standard for the parents and anyone else who will be coming into contact with a child too young. Because this is the result otherwise

[-] vvilld@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 weeks ago

He didn't seem to care when he got dozens of kids killed by measles in American Samoa, but now that it's white kids in the metropole he changes his tune...

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

OK that actually wasn't on my 2025 bingo card

[-] KaRunChiy@fedia.io 10 points 2 weeks ago
[-] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

He is just saying that any vaccine created since Jenny McCarthy got up to speed on Andrew Wakefield's nonsense is bad.

All of those other vaccines that did so much good when he was young are fine.

If it didn't come out of "the good old days" of when these people were in their prime it is some liberal conspiracy after all. /s

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Buy your "Not vaxxed, not afraid" baby onesie today!

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Is the brain tissue growing back?

[-] yarr@feddit.nl 4 points 2 weeks ago

WOT?! I thought he didn't recommend vaccines until they were safe! Is this a John Kerry style flip-flop???

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Flipping to pro vaccine should be seen as a good thing.

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[-] 5too@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

All y'all dumping on him for being anti-vaccine: You're not wrong, but remember, we want to reward positive behavior! Else, why would anyone ever reverse course?

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