"Canadian officials and public health experts are warning that US health and science institutions can no longer be depended upon for accurate information, particularly when it comes to vaccinations, amid fears that misinformation from the Trump administration could further erode Canadians' confidence in healthcare. I can't imagine a world in which this misinformation doesn't creep into Canadians' consciousness and leads to doubt, said Dawn Bowdish, an immunologist and professor at McMaster University in Ontario."
"Those fears have emerged as the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has forwarded an anti-vaccine agenda. In December, a panel appointed by Kennedy voted to remove a longstanding recommendation by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that all newborns be vaccinated against hepatitis B. The CDC also updated its website in November at the instruction of Kennedy to claim that studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism,"
"In December, Canada's health minister, Marjorie Michel, warned that US health and science institutions can no longer be depended upon for accurate information. In an interview with the Canadian Press, she said: I cannot trust them as a reliable partner, no. Michel also told CBC News that some Canadians could be influenced by Kennedy. The minister's comments come at the conclusion of a disastrous year for measles in Canada,"
US health and science institutions have produced inaccurate information on vaccinations, prompting Canadian officials and public-health experts to warn of eroding trust. The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr., has advanced an anti-vaccine agenda that included a panel vote to remove the CDC recommendation that all newborns receive hepatitis B vaccine and an instruction to update the CDC website to suggest studies have not ruled out a link between infant vaccines and autism. Canadian health officials say those actions make it harder to combat vaccine distrust. Canada experienced a measles surge and lost elimination status after more than 5,000 cases, amid falling childhood vaccination rates, limited primary-care access and surging misinformation.
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