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RFK Jr. expanded the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to include more vaccine critics, including one who describes herself as an anti-vaxxer, while two OB/GYNs criticized vaccination during pregnancy and condemned aspects of the vaccine industry, signaling renewed dissent around federal vaccine guidance.
Actor Woody Harrelson appears to endorse anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for president, as Harrelson was seen wearing a Kennedy 2024 hat in a selfie posted by Kennedy's wife, Cheryl Hines. Both Harrelson and Kennedy have expressed controversial views, with Kennedy suggesting that COVID-19 may have been ethnically targeted and Harrelson promoting conspiracy theories linking the virus to 5G networks. This endorsement has drawn criticism from commenters.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaxxer and conspiracy theorist, is running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2024 and gaining surprising traction despite being viewed as a fringe candidate by the national party. Kennedy's campaign is based on ending the "corrupt merger of state and corporate power" and he has won support from powerful allies across the political spectrum. While President Joe Biden is all but assured to win the nomination, Kennedy could prove a damaging distraction, particularly if Iowa and New Hampshire defy Biden's wishes to put South Carolina first on the Democratic primary calendar.
A majority of Democrats, as well as Republicans and independents, want President Joe Biden to debate his top-polling rival, anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to a Trafalgar Group survey. While it's a tradition for political parties not to hold primary debates if a White House incumbent is running, the survey showed that 57.5 percent of Democrats surveyed believed that Biden should debate Kennedy. The survey also raised questions about Biden's age, with 63.5 percent of respondents saying he was too old to effectively serve a second term.
Jamie Foxx's representative denied an unsubstantiated rumor that the actor was left "partially paralyzed and blind" due to complications after taking the COVID-19 vaccine. The rumor began on the digital talk show "Ask Dr. Drew" and quickly began circulating in anti-vaxxer circles. Foxx's family has never specified why he was hospitalized, but he is now attending physical rehab in Chicago as part of his recovery.
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has endorsed Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent anti-vaxxer, for the 2024 presidential race, stating that he can beat both Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis. Kennedy has been criticized for his controversial opinions, including attacking Anthony Fauci over COVID-19 vaccinations and spreading pandemic misinformation. Dorsey's endorsement has been met with criticism, including from Kennedy's own family members who do not share his views.