Vaccines under attack
The controversial appointment of Robert F. Kennedy as Secretary of Health in the new Trump administration undoubtedly raises concerns about the "future" of vaccines and immunization rates within the population. Moreover, this appointment provides momentum to various anti-vaccination movements. Below, we review several notable developments:
-The state of Louisiana has announced that its Department of Health will cease promoting vaccination efforts and encouraging immunization against infectious diseases.
-A bill has been introduced aiming to ban the use of mRNA vaccines against infectious diseases.The Trump administration will withhold all federal financial aid from schools that require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
-The measles outbreak in Texas is not a direct result of any specific administration’s policies. However, this outbreak undoubtedly serves as a red flag, warning of the dangerous potential consequences of any decline in childhood vaccination rates against "childhood diseases."
