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Donald Trump’s nomination of anti-vaccine advocate David Weldon to lead the CDC has sparked celebration among anti-vaccine groups.

Weldon, a former congressman and longtime critic of vaccine safety, has promoted debunked theories linking vaccines to autism and appeared in anti-vaccine films.

His nomination raises concerns about undermining vaccine recommendations, public health messaging, and legal protections for vaccine manufacturers, potentially jeopardizing access to childhood immunizations.

Critics warn this move signals the Trump administration’s alignment with anti-vaccine ideologies, prioritizing politics over science-based public health policies.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Absolutely disgusting. I hope we don't have any pandemics in the next 4 years. The world will suffer needlessly...

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Oh, we will. We have bird flu and mpox on the horizon. These people will make polio and measles a thing again too.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Between those and tariffs, we seem to be headed for an isolationist period.

[–] teamevil 2 points 1 week ago

The surgeon general of Florida already told kids with measles not to isolate......

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

The world will guaranteed suffer. Not needlessly though, it is quite by design for the benefit of billionaires and their politician henchmen. While the rest of us grovel and die, and supplicate and debase ourselves for table scraps, they'll be dynamiting the planet into their image.