"I'm hopeful that Senate Republicans will convince President-elect Trump to
re-think the nomination of Robert Kennedy, Jr."
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John,
This morning at the Bloomberg American Health Summit experts from across the
U.S. considered the future for public health at a time of political uncertainty.
In his remarks to open the Summit
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most deadly and economically destructive health risk caused by political
division: the weakening of support for vaccines.
"Over the past half-century, vaccines have saved the lives of millions of
Americans -- especially children. Making it harder to get vaccines would be one
of the most catastrophic mistakes in American history -- a travesty beyond
measure."
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In his speech, Mike expressed hope "that Senate Republicans will convince
President-elect Trump to re-think the nomination of Robert Kennedy, Jr." to
lead the nation's Health and Human Services Department. In the wake of a global
pandemic, America should appoint "government leaders who are capable of
preparing and responding effectively -- including by supporting the development
of new vaccines," said Mike. "Putting Kennedy in charge of that work would be
beyond dangerous. It would be medical malpractice on a mass scale."
Nor is Kennedy just a threat to the widespread support for vaccines. He could
put progress on hold for a range of life-saving innovations: "If the federal
government starts re-allocating science funding to nutty conspiracy theories,
how many years will that set back a cure for cancer? And Leukemia? And ALS? And
Alzheimer's? And Parkinson's? And every other disease that needs more funding."
President-elect Trump and Senate Republicans should choose a leader for the
nation's health agencies who respects and values the life-saving power of
vaccines, and who will encourage the science and research that make America the
world's leader in medical innovations.
Watch Mike's remarks here:
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