Kennedy's niece, a NYC physician, shares private emails, says public needs to see what she calls her uncle’s misguided views and conspiracy theories.

Summary

Ahead of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Senate confirmation hearings for Health and Human Services Secretary, his niece, Dr. Kerry Kennedy Meltzer, leaked private emails revealing his false claims about Covid-19 vaccines.

The emails, spanning 2020-2022, show RFK Jr. citing vaccine skeptics, linking vaccines to autism, and questioning flu shots.

Meltzer, a physician, released them to highlight his “misguided views” as senators express bipartisan concerns.

RFK Jr. dismissed her ICU experiences, alleging CDC data manipulation.

Neither Kennedy nor the Trump administration responded to requests for comment.

  • aaron@lemm.eeEnglish
    411·
    2 days ago

    Just hold on a second. You’re telling me that RFK, a man who had been openly claiming for the past year that vaccines were responsible for autism, was secretly making false claims about vaccines for the past several years? I don’t even…

    • Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world
      51·
      2 days ago

      Right? How is this even a blip on the radar. Dude has been spouting this and even crazier crap for a good while in podcasts and speeches and stuff. Are we supposed to be shocked when he does it in private emails too???

      • Smarf Durden@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        2 days ago

        No but RFK has been saying that he isn’t against vaccines to try to get confirmed so it’s important evidence that will be ignored during his confirmation hearing

        • Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world
          5·
          2 days ago

          it’s important evidence that will be ignored during his confirmation hearing

          Lmao I wish this wasn’t 1000% true