Robert Kennedy Jr. “retired” the entire 17-member advisory committee on immunization for the CDC, saying the move would restore public trust in vaccines.
The decision is in direct conflict with the promise he made to Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy in his confirmation hearings, when he said he would not alter the panel, named the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Announcing his decision in an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal, Brainworm Boi said that approximately two thirds of the panel had been appointed by President Joe Biden in his last year of his term.
The panel wields great influence as they review data on vaccines, debate the evidence, and vote on who should get the shots and when. Insurance companies and government programs like Medicaid are required to cover the vaccines recommended by the panel.
It’s unclear when the new members will be announced, but a committee meeting set for June 25 -27 is proceeding as planned.
Meanwhile, bleach enthusiasts think they have found an advocate in Brainworm Boi since he mentioned chlorine dioxide during his confirmation hearings.
A new report from Wired notes that activity on bleach-supporting social media groups is exploding, and influencers are reemerging in an effort to push the Trump administration to approve bleach as a mainstream treatment.
“We are thrilled that RFK Jr. is in charge,” Michelle Herman, who sells a nasal spray containing chlorine dioxide and says she’s discussed the topic with Kennedy, tells WIRED. She was pictured, along with other bleach enthusiasts and activists, at the recent Truth Seekers conference held at Trump’s Doral resort in Florida.
Chlorine dioxide is sold under a variety of names, including Miracle Mineral Solution, Chlorine Dioxide Solution, Water Purification Solution, and God’s Detox. Whatever name it goes by, it has been promoted as a cure for a wide array of ailments since the mid-1990s, and despite prosecutions and warnings from authorities it continues to be popular in many parts of the world. It has been peddled as a “cure” for everything from malaria to cancer, from HIV to autism to Covid-19.
There is no credible evidence to back up any of the claims that chlorine dioxide can cure any of these ailments.
