In 2020, as a pandemic worldwide was turned on, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He turned to social networks to attract hundreds of thousands of Facebook followers.
The son of the Prosecutor Bobby Kennedy and President John F. Kennedy, Kennedy said the young Kennedy was embedded against another virus that was looking for parents in papilomabirus or HPV. And then he became sick.
Public health researchers and doctors said there is no evidence, which was linked to the health problems he has mentioned in the Gardassil vaccination, and indicated. 160 in favor of study about security. A federal court founded to compensate people injured by vaccines, referring to a similar claim “Not enough evidence” The vaccine was behind the health problems of the litigation.
But in his messages, Kennedy said he and Michael Baum lawyers – “One of my nearest friends” – that they thought they were still a way. Families can sue Merck Manufacturer by claiming marketing fraud in civil court – Merkk denies the complaint.
“If Gardasil is injured, call us,” Kennedy wrote on Facebook, publishing a free number called “RF”.
According to the financial disclosure documents last week, there were large numbers of reference fees in Kennedy’s leading lawyers last year, including Baum’s office, whose civil litigation in Merck Gardasil vaccine los Angeles County Because he judged at the Supreme Court last. a week.
The main mission of building Kennedy Merck is now a question of how to use its power as the next health secretary of the nation, the work designed as an impartial supervisor of the public, while the potential remuneration of a large pharmaceutical company is in line.
“This disclosure shows that RF Jr. Millions of dangerous conspiracy against vaccines won,” Senators of Elizabeth Warren, the Senators of Mass, who oversee Kennedy’s nomination members of the Senate Committee.
“Even worse, if confirmed, his finances will be linked to the results of disputes against vaccinations, although it will be a task to regulate as a health secretary.” The public health conflicts are in danger. “Warren said in a statement given to journalists.
Kennedy will first declare the Senate table in front of the Senate table, he left the work done with various lawyers, including Wisner Baum, and confirmed that he would not participate in legal instances.
But in a plan approved by Federal Ethics officials, Kennedy said he intends to preserve the right 10 percent of the fees given in Emergency Wisner Baum, unless US government in the case. The federal government is not part of Merck’s civil litigation.
“I have the right to receive a part of future recovery by the percentage established in the reference agreement in these cases,” he wrote.
Kennedy introduced annual incomes resulting from $ 856,559 $ Wisner Baum references, although the documents did not say and legal cases were to these fees. Other incomes were $ 8.8 million of his Kennedy company & Madonna. Kennedy said he ended his relationship with the company, which would not use his name.
Kennedy’s spokesman refused to comment on the registration of Wisner Baum’s payments and the running issue. Baum did not answer the comment request.
In a statement about the Civil Litigation, Merck said, including research and development of more than 30 years, Merck and the real world evidence of independent research continues to support our HPV security and efficiency. Vaccines Allegations do not merit, and we continue to defend against these claims. “
Robert Krakow, who is expert in cases of vaccine injury and worked in the past Kennedy, said that reference fees are relatively standard in terms of personal injury claims.
Kennedy “galvanizer force” has been questioning the safety of the vaccine when talking to families with a special touch, “because he was very honest and listened to people,” Krakovik said. Using social networking platforms is the natural extension of this work to hire customers, he said.
“It’s not often a celebrity to do that,” Krawkow said about Kennedy’s work to find customers who claim vaccine injuries. “But there is no wrong to hire people for references fees.”
Reuters was the first to inform Kennedy in the Gardasil vaccination issue.
Kennedy’s financial organization was permitted by Ethical officials, there is no clear problem whether it is not for the Republicans who are enthusiastic about to join Trump. According to the released agreement last week, Kennedy can save Kenota’s fees, cases of Independent Ethics of Health and Human Services, “it doesn’t involve the United States while the United States participates.” They do not have a straight and noticeable interest. “
Kennedy also emphasized in private meetings with Senators, “against the vaccination”, but only wants to study more than a person who knows the discussions.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) The candidate of the President of Donald Trump, in the Capitol Equipade 60. The presidential opening has arrived on January 20, 2025.
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The message is in line with Kennedy publicly. Kennedy has often stated that it was vaccinated as a child and chose to vaccinate the vaccine to his children a few decades ago. The work of Children’s Heath Defenses against children’s recommended vaccine calendar and did it as a major lawsuit of Children’s Heath.
“What I said is I’m a favorable science and safety,” he said to a local TV channel in New Hampshire in 2023.
However, many public health experts and senators in the –1950 decade to remember severe appearances of Elgorri and poliomylitis- They have expressed a serious concern about the role of the vaccine to erodify, although it will not be completely blocked. access to them.
“We need to deal with a big health risk, perhaps especially for our children,” said Bernie Sanders Senators, the main democrats of the Senate Health, Education, Work and Pension Committee.
Sanders, a Democrat of Vermont, could be able to find consensus in environmental and food policies with Kennedy, saying that there was a concern for the entrance administration that “we can return to the terrible days of many children who died”. “Before 3 years.
As a head of the Department of Health and Human Services, Kennedy would be responsible for the sales and marketing of vaccines, and the disease control and prevention centers, which includes public health recommendations. Doctors continue closely.
If confirmed, the vaccine’s skeptics could insist on independently analyzing data about FDA vaccines.
Kennedy can also change how the information is used from the public report known as CDC’s “Vaers”, which allows anyone to express harmful reactions of vaccines. The reports are not verified, but they are used to search for potential models that can be investigated.
Health makers say that symptoms reported in Vaers often have nothing to do with the immunization history of a person.
Dorit Reiss, Professor of UC Law San Francisco and legal issues about vaccinations, said this process would be unprecedented to someone with Kennedy’s career.
“Kennedy vaccine activist has been committed for a long time. I haven’t seen his opinions have changed,” Reiss said.
Abck Sony Salzman and Will Mcduffie helped this report.
