"His "politicization at the NIH, FDA, and CDC is imperiling the future of US science and innovation and throttling the public health enterprise that keeps the country safe today," the board wrote."
"Under Kennedy, HHS has "made a habit of throwing good money after bad science," and elevated "junk science and fringe beliefs," the editorial states. Meanwhile, promising research, including on mRNA technology, and critical disease monitoring, such as of explosive cases of measles and pertussis (whooping-cough), are being abandoned or neglected."
"He granted $1.6 million for a vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau that the World Health Organization called "unethical," comparing it to the shameful Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee."
The Lancet editorial criticizes HHS Secretary Kennedy for politicizing the NIH, FDA, and CDC, jeopardizing US science and public health. Kennedy has orchestrated controversial changes to CDC childhood vaccine recommendations rejected by over half of US states and funded a vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau deemed unethical by the WHO. The editorial accuses HHS of promoting junk science while abandoning promising research in mRNA technology and critical disease surveillance for measles and pertussis. The Lancet and the broader medical community call for Kennedy's resignation and congressional accountability. Kennedy counters by attacking medical journals as corrupt and influenced by pharmaceutical interests.
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