RFK Jr: ‘I Don’t Think People Should Be Taking Medical Advice From Me’

Since anti-vaxxer Health Secretary RFK Jr. recently posted photos on Xitter of himself swimming in bacteria-infested waters on Mother's Day in D.C.'s Rock Creek with his grandchildren, the chances of anyone taking medical advice from him with an IQ above that of a walnut are slim.

Kennedy Jr. was dodging a question posed by Democratic Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan during a House Appropriations Committee Wednesday about vaccines and whether he would choose to vaccinate his children today against a number of diseases, saying, “I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me.”

He inadvertently admitted he can not do his job, but we knew that already. Robert told Pocan he would “probably” vaccinate his children against the measles today, but added, “My opinions about vaccines are irrelevant," even though he has stirred up controversies over vaccines.

Pocan then asked Kennedy if he would vaccinate his kids today against chickenpox and polio.

Refusing to answer, Kennedy said, “I don’t want to give advice.”

NBC News reports:

In her closing remarks, ranking committee member Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., criticized his comments about vaccines, emphasizing that both Kennedy and HHS “makes medical decisions every day” and pointed to the two children in the U.S. who died from measles this year.

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