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[–] Vorticity 289 points 1 day ago (53 children)

It is amazing to me how short our memories are as a species. There are people who are still in congress who had polio. There are an estimated 300,000 people still alive in the US who survived polio. Even with that, the nominated head of Health and Human Services wants to do away with the polio vaccine.

I don't know what the problem is. Is it a lack of empathy? Is it willingness to swallow the bait surrounding conspiracy theories? Is it just a lack of education? How did we get to the point where it is even remotely okay for the future head of Heath and Human Services to be against the polio vaccine?

If being pro-polio isn't disqualifying for being the head of HHS, and if he gets confirmed, the U.S. will have very clearly shown that it is in rapid decline. It will have shown that the government is corrupt to its core and is irredeemable.

[–] Lost_My_Mind 45 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Even with that, the nominated head of Health and Human Services wants to do away with the polio vaccine.

.....I'm sorry, what?

GOD DAMMIT! GET LUIGI MORE BULLETS! THE JOB'S NOT DONE!!!

[–] Mirshe 1 points 19 hours ago

RFK Jr tried this before in 2022. He's been trying to get the FDA to revoke approval for the vaccine, probably to snowball it into "we need to revoke all vaccine approvals".

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