RFK Jr & his HHS has declared thimerosal dangerous. It’s not. The result? US will no longer recommend vaccines with thimerosal (a safe preservative). This lie, now policy, will ripple around the world, destroying vaccine trust, access, & uptake. A thread ⬇️ 1/
It won’t ripple across the world. Everyone knows that the US government is a joke, not to be trusted.
Well, in the US only 65-70% of us know this because we aren’t fascist cosplayers.
At least some factories that make the vaccines will either stop, making them less available to people. Everybody knows Texas is a joke on K12 education, it still has a huge effect on national availability of textbooks!
Yes it will have negative consequences around the world and you don't need to be an expert on the role of the USA in vaccine development and distribution to know this, and the unfounded assertion all of humanity knows the same thing about and feels the same way towards the USA is beyond absurd.
Since the mismanagement of COVID by US authorities countries don’t look up to the US health system. USAID having been disbanded no vaccines are distributed to countries in need by the US. And other countries are catching up. They’re even going to build factories in the US ..
You can choose to believe whatever you want regardless of how false it is, but the fact remains this anti-public health policy change will have impacts outside of the US as OP wrote.
We're tracking towards a global culling.
We're headed to an era like we had before vaccines, morbidity and mortality among kids is going to skyrocket. They're also going to eliminate school vaccine recommendations as well.
Should not the HHS director be required by law to have SOME background in actual science, if not medicine? A drug-addled, over-tanned, never-has-been, political scion who has milked his family name dry should not be allowed to have such critical decision-making powers.
As with other cabinet secretaries, the HHS secretary is almost always just a politician, often with a law degree. RFK is a villain, but not for this reason. Running a federal department is a job for a professional administrator. The deputies are the people who bring subject matter expertise.
If disease becomes a more serious issue in other countries because of this, I can see them using it as another excuse to not let in foreigners.
RFK, RFK, how many folks did you kill today?
Another element of sodium chloride (NaCl) is poisonous chlorine, poisonous gas, chemical weapon of mass destruction used in WWI (1914-18).
Kennedy is the Enemy of The Human Race, America speak up, save lives
This thread is insane. Thimerosal is not *elemental* mercury. Rather, it is ethyl mercury, one of the most bioavailable and thus dangerous forms. It’s an obvious neurotoxin, as is aluminum by the way.
All part of his eugenics fetish.
As if recommendations from this admin mean anything to anyone, insurance will continue to pay out because they know it’ll cost them less money in the long run
Another one in the Trump circle who has the power to deliberately harm children, and wields it without compunction. Sociopath? You be the judge and/or jury.
It's easier to kill people that way. Have them be scared of the vaccine so they can die of the horrible disease. What will they do when all the poor are dead.....they will establish a new poor and you will be next. Break free and choose wisely. Blackout September 17th. No work, especially under 50k.
Wonder how will the health insurance companies deal with the consequences of this decision...
Raise their rates and co-pays, deductibles.
He was a mass killer just waiting for an opportunity.
Could we get more stupid?
Ripple around which world? The rest of us ain’t on the bullshit y’all on. Not even a little.
RFK, Jr. and his allies are libertarian eugenicists. Killing (the poor and minorities) is the goal, not some misunderstood or misguided complaint about thimerosal (or vaccines in general). Every one of his wealthy allies has been vaccinated.
during tRump 2.0 chaos was enough, now path is cleared for destruction we may not agree on anything else, but we all agree that saving democracy is the goal. we can argue about the specifics later
Credit your local Republican for not standing up for any of us. They pander to the Wealthy, cause harm to everyone else.
Thimerosal is used in the US in a small % of flu vaccines as a SAFE preservative that prevents contamination. The bigger issue? His legitimization of lies will impact vaccines used globally. It will erode trust, reduce vaccine rates, & allow preventable illness to spread. 2/
RFK Jr’s lies about thimerosal will kill lots of children, primarily in developing and underserved regions. But, they won’t be affluent white kids, so I guess RFK Jr and his MAHA buddies view those kids as expendable. 3/
Survival of the fittest. It’s one of RFKjr’s themes.
This is a feature, not a bug. MAHA and MAGA are death cults dedicated to a survival of the fittest approach where fittest = white and wealthy. They are very much in favor of others being sick and dying.
Thank you for the truth- feels harder to come by every single day!
Why does RFK Jr and his hand picked ACIP continue to push this lie that was debunked decades ago? Because he makes money off it. He and Mark Hyman published a book in 2014 spreading these exact lies about thimerosal. 4/
Why does RFK Jr and his hand picked ACIP continue to push this lie that was debunked decades ago? Because he makes money off it. He and Mark Hyman published a book in 2014 spreading these exact lies about thimerosal. 4/
Oh, is that how people make a ton of money? What can I debunk, now?🤔 Hmmm.
I think it’s more than just greed…. My post on the topic bsky.app/profile/rich...
What’s real? Thimerosal is NOT mercury. Thimerosal’s official name is Ethyl(2-mercaptobenzoato-(2-)-O,S) mercurate(1-) sodium. That doesn’t sound like mercury, right? It also doesn’t look like mercury. 5/
I’m guessing RFKJr, along with about 90% of MAGA, never passed (or even enrolled in) any college-level chemistry classes. Most probably limped through HS chemistry (if they took it at all).
omg!🤣 they zeroed in on the Hg.
Thimerosal, C9H9HgNaO2S, is not the same as Hg (mercury). Claiming thimerosal is mercury is like saying water (H2O) is hydrogen gas. Or glucose (C6H12O6) is diamonds (made up of C only). Or air, a mixture of gases, is just nitrogen gas. You agree those aren’t true, right? Use the same logic. 6/
I have to admit that I, a MD, had unfounded worries about thimerosal (even though I knew it to be safe) because of all misinfo & lies spread by "reputable" sources. "Table salt is not sodium metal" is probably the best explanation to help understand that "thomerosal is not mercury"
Table salt is also not chlorine and thus not a chemical weapon
These are the semantics games played and have deadly consequences. He keeps saying that "vaccines have Mercury in them". Without context this sounds really bad It's like saying that table salt is bad for you cuz it contains Chlorine (NaCl). Chlorine would be bad to ingest (Trump) but salt is not
A chemical compound is NOT the same as its elemental parts. That’s why table salt, sodium chloride (NaCl), doesn’t explode in water. Sodium explodes in water! If anti-vaccine activists applied their logic to table salt, they SHOULD be claiming it explodes in water. But they’re not. 7/
DECADES of data show thimerosal is a safe & effective antimicrobial. It doesn’t bioaccumulate. It doesn’t cross the placenta or blood-brain barrier. It doesn’t cause neurotoxicity. It DOES prevent contamination with harmful microorganisms, which is why it has been used for one HUNDRED years. 8/
The US has already removed thimerosal from nearly all vaccines decades ago because of public outcry. Adopting the lie that thimerosal isn’t safe as POLICY will harm people globally who rely on multidose vaccines. Many countries look to the US (previously a leader in science) for guidance. 9/
I just don’t see why the rest of the world will keep looking at the US for guidance. Why would they?
Not anymore
*previously*
Vaccines used globally that will be targeted: • Inactivated influenza vaccines • DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) vaccines in Gavi-supported countries • Tetanus toxoid (TT), DT, & Td vaccines • Multi-dose hepatitis B vaccines • Meningococcal vaccines, especially in Africa’s meningitis belt 10/
Multi-dose vaccines are less expensive. They’re easier to store & transport. And thimerosal ensures they don’t get contaminated after a vial is unsealed. When our health agencies lie about the safety of vaccines, we will see the consequences around the world. 11/
What I am hearing, "accelerating the decline in trust in US institutions may now be considered prophylactic." A scenario I classify as suboptimal for, reasons.
thats the plan… sow distrust in established norms and foment chaos🤷♂️ Seems to be working just fine so far🤬
He’s dredging up crap that was debunked over 40 years ago. Maybe that’s when his brain stopped accepting new information.
You’ve got the kind of vibe that makes me want to break my 'no texting strangers first' rule.
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Does “recommend” mean “ban”? Because RFK Jr can talk ‘til he’s blue in the face but we don’t have to listen.
That recommendation will change what insurance companies will and won't pay for.
And that leads to financial ruin, despair and perhaps even death. I believe Bill Cassidy is going to say “enough is enough” and haul Kennedy’s ass into the next HELP committee sooner rather than later.
I don't. Bill Cassidy has no more integrity than any of the Pedo'sPals . He's the piece of shit who confirmed him after his Suzanne Collins impersonation about concerns 😟 .
I hear you.
I think Kennedy must be getting $ from insurance companies who now will charge for vaccines previously paid for by insurance. He is a real black mark on the Kennedy legacy. The worm didn’t eat his brain. It ate his soul.
He never had a soul. He’s always been a bad apple.
The good news, Andrea, is that the world is no longer looking at the US as a leader in science or healthcare because we know JFK Jr is just a serial killer in a suit with a title now The world will be fine The US, however, WILL have a lot of deaths
RFK jr. JFK jr. is dead. But for the rest I couldn’t agree more.
Sorry. I think autocorrect hates me Or maybe it was wishful think that RFK Jr would just up and die as well 🤷♀️
I’m getting another Covid shot tomorrow. My concern’s been that RFKj will do something to make the shots more dangerous to “prove”his absurd lies about vaccines were true.
I walked into my Doctors office on Thursday to renew a prescription and asked about a Covid shot, ten minutes later got one, all free. Australia.
I’m jealous! 😕
2% on top of our tax pays for it all, for everyone. Our taxes spent on us is not “OMG SOCIALIST” it is common sense.
The American public is now paying a huge tax increase in the form of tariffs, which Trump labels “revenue” as if the other countries are paying it. That money’s being spent on Trump & horrific prisons that are torture camps for anyone not white & born in America. It’s sickening & hard to image
Our children and elders like me!🤬
Mass murderer