Summary

Donald Trump plans to discuss potentially ending childhood vaccination programs with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee for Health and Human Services.

Trump expressed openness to revisiting vaccine policies, citing concerns about autism rates, despite scientific consensus debunking links between vaccines and autism.

Critics warn reducing vaccinations could lead to outbreaks of preventable diseases like measles.

Kennedy, known for questioning vaccine safety, would oversee the CDC if confirmed.

Public health experts remain concerned about the implications.

  • @[email protected]
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    16 hours ago

    And I swear you guys are going to take us down with you (as a Canadian). The Trump “jokes” about annexing Canada are really starting to get to me.

    So much for being good trading partners and friendly neighbours I guess

    Edit: this isn’t really directed at you in particular, it’s just that as Canadians we didn’t even get a say in this but somehow you voted overwhelmingly for him again and now he’s threatening to invade us before he even takes office. I’m fucking tired man (and a little drunk)

    • @[email protected]
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      11 hour ago

      If it makes you feel better most people didn’t bother to vote and a lot of people didn’t know who Harris was. The left was also protesting Biden’s support of Isreal. Only a couple states get to determine the election results by a few thousand votes.

      Those aren’t great reasons but at least you know most people don’t support him. All of the northeast completely went for Harris and people are freaked out that he’s going to put them in concentration camps. Hope Canada can keep on friendly terms with like minded states who desperately need it.

      Also Canada should consider getting nukes for defense. He is hostile to states that voted against him and just sees Canada as more liberals. I can easily see situations where he insists Canada set immigration or LGBT rights how he wants under threat of economic sanctions. Then there would always be the threat that he could invade or disrespect your borders at any time.

    • @Adm_Drummer
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      Tell me about it. I can feel the rumblings of something awful coming for Canada. All because if this bullshit down south. Our rights are being threatened because of reactionary politics. Half the people I work with can’t seperate Canadian politics from American. They think it’s all the same.

      Drives me up the wall.

    • @eramseth
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      310 hours ago

      We did not vote overwhelmingly for him. He barely won.

      • @[email protected]
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        29 hours ago

        Fair, but he did win the popular vote which I really wasn’t expecting. I realise very little US Lemmy users are happy about it either, but the Canada rhetoric Trump is spouting is still freaking me out.

    • @[email protected]
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      29 hours ago

      i swear if he really tries to annex us i would be defending our borders. But do you know what bothers me more? the Canadians who would defect and help the US annex us.