Former Acting CDC Director Richard Besser lashed out against President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), claiming his advocacy for vaccine safety was “concerning.”
During an appearance on CNN Thursday, Besser, the former acting CDC Director under the Obama administration, said he found Kennedy’s nomination “chilling” and suggested he doesn’t “believe in science.”
“One of the things you see with many people who spread misinformation is there are little bits and pieces that are really a good idea,” Besser said. “Because of that, it can be really confusing when you’re listening to someone…but those little bits and pieces of really good things are also mixed in with a lot of pseudoscience and information that’s quite damaging.”
Dr. Besser: “One of the things you see with people who spread misinfo is there are little bits & pieces that are really a good idea. Because of that, it can be really confusing…But those bits & pieces are also mixed in with a lot of pseudoscience & info that's quite damaging." pic.twitter.com/nRnl7SP2Ex
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) November 15, 2024
“The Source” host Kaitlin Collins went on to criticize Kennedy for spreading the “debunked” claim that vaccines are linked to autism.
Besser agreed, saying, “The idea that receiving [childhood] vaccines would be parental choice scares me.”
“One of the things we have in America is a contract between each other. And an important part of that in public health is vaccination. I vaccinate my children to protect them, but also to protect other people’s children,” he said.
“We vaccinate our kids because we care about our children, our families, and our community,” Besser added.
Sounds like the same logic that was deployed to coerce millions of people to receive the unsafe and ineffective experimental COVID-19 mRNA injections.
Kennedy has repeatedly clarified that he’s not “anti-vaxx,” but that he advocates for more stringent safety protocols and rigorous testing when it comes to vaccines.
But Kennedy’s knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry’s vaccines over the last several decades has sent the top pharma companies into a complete panic upon the news Trump tapped him as HHS Secretary.
THIS IS WHY they’re AFRAID of RFK. The CDC held Secret Meetings about the Rise of Autism DUE TO Vaccinations…
— Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) November 16, 2024
“So they looked at one vaccine, which is the hepatitis B vaccine. They looked at kids who had gotten it in the first 30 days…and there was a 10,000% increase…” pic.twitter.com/KJTRRsmS4G
In fact, stocks of major vaccine manufacturers tumbled by about 4% this week shortly after Trump announced Kennedy as his HHS pick.
🚨VACCINE & PHARMA STOCKS PLUNGE AS TRUMP TAPS RFK JR.
— Jamel Holley (@jamelholley) November 14, 2024
Pharmaceutical stocks are in freefall after Trump named Kennedy JR. as his HHS Secretary.
Moderna (-30.6%), Novavax (-42.7%) & BioNTech (-11.9%) have tumbled since announcement as investors fear a dramatic shift in U.S.… pic.twitter.com/8UZofs35xm
As Infowars reported, top pharmaceutical company CEO’s allegedly held an emergency teleconference following Trump’s election victory to strategize how to deal with the prospect of Kennedy playing a role in Trump’s administration to reform public health.
Watch Besser’s full remarks: