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2005

2005-01-01 RFK Jr. published, “Deadly Immunity”, claiming government health agencies colluded with big pharma to hide the dangers of vaccines.

https://www.influencewatch.org/person/robert-f-kennedy-jr/

2017

2017-01-11 Scientific American published a story about how RFK distorted vaccine science.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-robert-f-kennedy-jr-distorted-vaccine-science1/

2021

2021-06-01 Some vaccine skeptics promoted ivermectin (horse dewormer) as a COVID treatment, later citing Merck’s Pentagon oral-treatment deal as supposed proof.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/15867/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivermectin_during_the_COVID-19_pandemic

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/09/19/1038369557/ivermectin-anti-vaccine-movement-culture-wars

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/ivermectin-and-covid-19

MERCK DEAL https://www.merck.com/news/merck-announces-supply-agreement-with-u-s-government-for-molnupiravir-an-investigational-oral-antiviral-candidate-for-treatment-of-mild-to-moderate-covid-19/

2025 January

2025-01-29 During a confirmation hearing, Bernie Sanders questioned RFK about his non-profit Children’s Health Defense selling anti-vax propaganda onesies for infants on their website: “Unvaxxed – Unafraid” and “No Vax - No Problem”.

https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/29/rfk-jr-onesie-kennedy-group-childrens-health-defense-sells-antivax-merchandise/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/29/politics/video/robert-kennedy-jr-bernie-sanders-confirmation-hearing-digvid

2025 March

2025-03-01 The Trump administration terminated 22 federal contracts to develop mRNA vaccines, cut research grants into vaccine improvements, fired the entire Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, and fired CDC Director Dr. Susan Manares for resisting anti-vaccine directives.

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5325863/nih-trump-vaccine-hesitancy-mrna-research#:~:text=Scientists%20who%20research%20vaccine%20hesitancy,on%20the%20chopping%20block%20next.

2025 August

2025-08-08 A gunman opened fire on the CDC building. News outlets reported the gunman blamed vaccines for making him depressed and suicidal.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0y796qqp9o

2025 September

2025-09-03 Desantis approved a vaccine mandate removal in Florida. Florida’s Surgeon General Joseph Lapado said, “What you put into your body is because of your relationship with your body and your God”.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg0e485wwwo

https://stateline.org/2025/09/03/florida-governors-administration-pushes-to-eliminate-states-vaccine-mandates/

https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/health/2025/09/08/desantis-defends-ending-vaccine-mandates

2025-09-03 Florida pushed its vaccine bans on schoolchildren.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/health/florida-vaccine-mandates

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7331a2.htm

2025-09-18 After RFK removed 17 members of the vaccine committee and replaced them with vaccine skeptics, they all debated over changing or reducing vaccine recommendations for children.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/18/health/cdc-vaccine-panel-acip-mmrv-hepatitis

2025 November

2025-11-20 The CDC website was altered to promote claims linking vaccines and autism.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/cdc-website-changes-to-include-false-claim-about-autism-and-vaccines/

https://autismsciencefoundation.org/press_releases/cdc-webpage/

https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/ama-press-releases/ama-statement-cdc-changes-website-autism-and-vaccines

https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj.r2470

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/cdc-vaccine-safety-webpage-changed-to-contradict-scientific-conclusion-that-vaccines-dont-cause-autism

https://www.cdc.gov/autism/faq/index.html

2025 December

2025-12-04 The CDC advisory panel voted to reverse newborn hepatitis B vaccine recommendations.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cdc-vaccine-panel-in-disarray-over-hepatitis-b-vote/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cdc-vaccine-panel-scraps-guidance-for-universal-hepatitis-b-shots-at-birth/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2025/12/04/cdc-panel-hepatitis-b-vaccine-change/87591605007/

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-advisory-panel-delays-vote-hepatitis-b-vaccines-rcna247362

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-advisers-reverse-newborn-hepatitis-b-vaccine-recommendations-rcna246812

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/kennedy-guts-acip-cdc-vaccine-panel-rcna211935

2026 January

2026-01-06 The CDC dropped several crucial and common vaccines from the vaccine schedule for children including for meningitis, an illness which can be lethal to children in under 24 hours.

https://healthpolicy-watch.news/us-alters-childhood-vaccine-schedule-drops-six-common-vaccines/

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/cdc-vaccine-guidance-changes-children-pediatrician-visit-rcna252612

https://cen.acs.org/pharmaceuticals/vaccines/6-shots-removed-US-childhood/104/web/2026/01

2026 February

2026-02-01 The FDA blocked review of a flu vaccine developed by Moderna.

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-vaccines/fda-reverses-course-refuses-review-moderna-s-application-new-mrna-flu-vaccine

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/health/fda-moderna-mrna-flu-vaccine

2026 March

2026-03-16 US District Judge Brian Murphy blocked RFK’s attempts to slash recommended vaccines for infants – including his attempt to eliminate childhood vaccines for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, RSV, Dengue fever, and two types of bacterial meningitis. He wrote in his ruling, “There is a method to how these decisions historically have been made – a method scientific in nature and codified into law through procedural requirements. Unfortunately, the Government has disregarded those methods and thereby undermined the integrity of its actions”. The judge also found that RFK violated the law when he fired all 17 board members of the CDC.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2026/03/16/kennedy-vaccines-lawsuit/89186841007/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-jr-s-efforts-to-overhaul-u-s-childhood-vaccines-temporarily-blocked/

https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/03/16/federal-judge-blocks-enforcement-of-kennedys-vaccine-policies/

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-vaccines/federal-judge-blocks-kennedy-s-changes-childhood-vaccine-policy

2026 April

2026-04-10 Acting CDC director Jay Bhattacharya blocked COVID vaccination reports showing their benefits. Jay Bhattacharya was one of the authors of the Great Barrington Declaration in 2020 which argued against COVID lockdowns even before vaccines were developed.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/10/cdc-chief-covid-vaccine

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/the-trump-administration-just-updated-rules-for-cdcs-vaccine-advisory-panel-allowing-inclusion-of-rfk-jr-allies

https://www.wsav.com/news/cdc-delays-covid-vaccine-benefits-report/

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-cdc-delays-publishing-report-showing-covid-vaccine-benefits-wapo-reports-2026-04-09/

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/04/cdc-study-shows-covid-shot-benefits-trump-official-blocks-release/

PAY OR SUB WALL https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/04/09/covid-vaccine-report-delayed/

Great Barrington Declaration links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrington_Declaration

https://gbdeclaration.org

https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115561/witnesses/HHRG-118-IF16-Wstate-BhattacharyaJ-20230328.pdf

https://www.hoover.org/research/man-who-talked-back-jay-bhattacharya-fight-against-covid-lockdowns

2026-04-21 Senator Roger Wicker of the Senate Armed Services Committee criticized the Pentagon for getting rid of flu shot mandates for military readiness.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/21/flu-vaccine-requirement-discarded-effective-immediately-hegseth-says/

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5841737-gop-armed-services-chair-warns-ending-mandatory-military-flu-shots-a-mistake/

https://theweek.com/politics/hegseth-military-flu-vaccine-requirement

2026 July

2026-07-28 Allegedly Trump is planning to replace RFK for not fulfilling demands to link vaccines with autism.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/28/trump-rfk-jr-cutting-vaccines

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/16/health/rfk-vaccine-dismantle

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-pressured-rfk-jr-vaccine-autism-conspiracy-1235599789/

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/07/report-trump-mad-rfk-jr-hasnt-cut-more-vaccines-or-proven-autism-link/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/28/us/video/ebof-liz-essley-whyte-wsj-report

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-pressured-rfk-jr-slash-135010235.html

SUB WALL https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-rfk-jr-cut-vaccine-children-78582411

2026 August

2026-08-07 Trump signed an Executive Order which both links vaccines to autism and reduces or separates vaccine recommendations. In an efford to fearmonger Trump stated, “…where they have a vaccination thing that looks like the size of a bottle of soda poured into a little child’s body, and bad things happen in many ca, in too many cases, because this an explosion. This is an epidemic”.

TIMESTAMP 4:41 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rQYNOb2nh8&list=WL&index=1&t=268s

https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/vaccines/122557

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-signs-executive-order-on-childhood-vaccine-recommendations

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-childhood-vaccines-executive-order/

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/10/trump-vaccine-executive-order-autism.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuAZ-CcX1ZA&list=WL&index=2

2026-08-10 Republican Senator Dr. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana criticized Trump’s order to reduce childhood vaccines, stating, “I’m a doctor. This executive order is wrong. The president does not have the expertise to make these changes”.

https://www.pharmexec.com/view/order-cuts-childhood-vaccines-11-report

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6021261-cassidy-trump-mmr-vaccine-order/

2026-08-10 In response to Trump’s reducing childhood vaccines and tying vaccines to autism, The American Academy of Pediatrics stated, “There is no new evidence to justify significant changes to childhood immunization guidance. Dozens of studies involving millions of people show there is no link between vaccines and autism, and yet federal leaders continue to prom9ote this outdated, disproven idea to scare families”.

https://www.wbal.com/pediatricians-push-back-against-presidents-new-vaccine-order

https://www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/news/trump-criticised-for-spreading-mmr-vaccine-misinformation-linking-it-to-autism/

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/8/11/headlines/trump_issues_executive_order_reducing_childhood_vaccinations

https://www.aap.org/