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C0RI0LANUS

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Fri Nov 29, 2024, 10:02 PM Nov 29

RFK Jr. Visited Samoa in 2019 and Spread Anti-VAX Disinformation Causing Deaths and Disease


RFK Jr visited Samoa to celebrate the 57th anniversary of their independence. While there, he spread disinformation about vaccinations which local leaders took seriously.

FTA:

"In the small island country of Samoa, lives have been forever altered by an outbreak of the disease in 2019 that caused at least 83 deaths and 1,867 hospitalizations, mostly of babies and young children. Thousands more fell sick. The preventable illness was able to spread through the small, closely knit population of about 200,000 due to record low vaccination rates – stemming from a medical vaccination error, the Samoan government’s public health mismanagement, and fueled by anti-vaccination sentiment from Robert F Kennedy Jr."

One mother whose unvaccinated daughter died won't move from her hovel because she is buried on the property. See photo in article.


Source:

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/26/rfk-jr-samoa-visit-measles-outbreak-vaccines
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RFK Jr. Visited Samoa in 2019 and Spread Anti-VAX Disinformation Causing Deaths and Disease (Original Post) C0RI0LANUS Nov 29 OP
He denies that he did anything wrong "I didn't directly Klarkashton Nov 29 #1
83 innocent people died and 1,867 got sick because of RFK Jr's undeniable blasphemies. C0RI0LANUS Nov 29 #2

C0RI0LANUS

(1,888 posts)
2. 83 innocent people died and 1,867 got sick because of RFK Jr's undeniable blasphemies.
Fri Nov 29, 2024, 10:41 PM
Nov 29

If I recall the article correctly, some Samoan leaders were prosecuted as well because of RFK Jr.

The US military provides vaccinations for our Soldiers and their families. So RFK Jr is also a potential threat to American national security and Vladimir Putin is just loving this.

RFK Jr is a walking wrecking ball who as HHS Secretary will endanger the lives and health of the American people: Soldier or civilian, Democrat or Republican, Liberal or Conservative, Independent, Green, or Socialist.




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