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Int'l Business Times
02-07-2025
- Health
- Int'l Business Times
RFK Jr Declares 'Stop Trusting Experts' as He Pledges AI Revamp for HHS: 'You Can Do Drug Approvals Quickly With AI'
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing renewed scrutiny after declaring the public should "stop trusting experts" while unveiling his plans to integrate artificial intelligence across federal health agencies, including accelerating drug approvals at the FDA. Speaking on "The Tucker Carlson Show" on Monday, Kennedy said he is leading an "AI revolution" within the Department of Health and Human Services, enlisting tech talent from Silicon Valley to overhaul outdated systems like the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). His goal, he explained, is to automate and streamline processes like drug approvals without relying on animal testing, arguing that AI tools can achieve results "very, very quickly." "We are at the cutting edge of AI," Kennedy said. "We're implementing it in all of our departments. At FDA, we're accelerating drug approvals so that you don't need to use primates or even animal models. You can do the drug approvals very, very quickly with AI." Kennedy's remarks included sweeping criticisms of the scientific establishment, including the assertion that trusting public health experts is "not a feature of science," but instead akin to "totalitarianism." He claimed that Americans were wrongly discouraged from conducting their own COVID-19 research, adding, "We need to stop trusting the experts, right?" While Kennedy did not specify which AI systems would be used for drug approvals, he suggested the agency would move away from traditional clinical models in favor of simulated testing. During the interview, he repeated misleading claims about COVID-19 vaccine trials, suggested former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci should face legal consequences and called for a national "truth commission" to investigate the government's pandemic response. While Kennedy says the agency is actively recruiting engineers and data scientists for his AI initiative, he has yet to announce any formal rule changes or provide technical guidance for how AI would meet existing regulatory standards. Originally published on Latin Times
Gulf Insider
02-07-2025
- Health
- Gulf Insider
RFK Jr. Alleges CDC Covered Up Vaccine Risks
It's not every day an active HHS Secretary sits down for 90 minutes straight with Tucker Carlson. But that's exactly what happened, and Kennedy instantly seized Carlson's attention with a chilling story of CDC corruption. He revealed that the health agency buried a 1999 internal study led by researcher Thomas Verstraten, which showed an alarming 1135% increase in autism risk from the hepatitis B vaccine. Kennedy said the researchers were 'shocked' by the findings. So what did they do? They covered it up, according to Kennedy. 'They got rid of all the older children essentially and just had younger children who are too young to be diagnosed [with autism].' RFK Jr. then explained the real reason why your pediatrician will kick you out of their practice for refusing vaccines. 'There's a published article out there now that says that 50% of revenues to most pediatricians come from vaccines.' It's all about the money. The higher the vaccination rate, the bigger the bonus. 'And that's why your pediatrician, if you say I want to go slow on the vaccines… will throw you out of his practice because you're now jeopardizing that bonus structure.' To the claim that the vaccine–autism link has been 'debunked,' Kennedy had a message for Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, and everyone who smugly insists on it. 'None of the vaccines given to children in the first six months of life have ever been studied for autism.' Let that sink in. He went further, revealing that the CDC actually did find a link when they studied the DTaP vaccine. But they dismissed it. Kennedy said they claimed it 'didn't count' because the data came from VAERS—the very system they use to track vaccine injuries. So when the evidence pointed to harm, they simply claimed their own system wasn't reliable enough and took no steps to fix it. The vaccine corruption didn't end there. Kennedy attested that the CDC killed off a vaccine injury reporting system that actually worked—because it worked too well. It showed that 1 in 37 vaccines caused an injury. Tucker was stunned. 'Of all vaccines?' he asked. 'Yeah,' Kennedy confirmed. RFK Jr. explained that the CDC funded a study led by researcher Ross Lazarus. It compared a sophisticated machine-counting system to VAERS. What did they find? VAERS was failing to catch over 99% of vaccine injuries. The new system also revealed that 2.6% of all vaccinations resulted in an injury. So what did the CDC do? They shut it down in 2010. And they're still using VAERS today—even though it's a completely inadequate system. But Kennedy didn't stop at old vaccine scandals. He also broke down Pfizer's own COVID vaccine trial data. That trial showed a 23% higher death rate in the vaccinated group. Pfizer gave 21,720 people the vaccine and 21,728 the placebo. One vaccinated person died of COVID. Two placebo recipients died. They used this tiny difference to claim '100% effective' based on relative risk reduction. But in absolute terms, it took 22,000 vaccinations to save one life. Over six months, 21 vaccinated participants died of all causes, compared to 17 in the placebo group—a 23.5% higher death rate. And then there's vaccine spokesperson Paul Offit, often seen on CNN and other mainstream networks. Kennedy shared an infuriating story about how he literally 'voted himself rich' on the rotavirus vaccine. While serving on the CDC's ACIP committee, Offit voted to add rotavirus vaccination to the childhood schedule—even as he was developing his own competing vaccine. He guaranteed demand for his product. The first approved rotavirus vaccine, RotaShield, was yanked from the market for causing dangerous intussusception. Offit's vaccine, RotaTeq, eventually replaced it. He and his partners later sold their rights to Merck for $186 million. As RFK Jr. said, Offit literally 'voted himself rich.' When Carlson mentioned Fauci, Kennedy revealed how Fauci funded research that helped scientists hide evidence of lab-made viruses. The technique, called 'seamless ligation,' allowed researchers to engineer viruses in a lab without leaving telltale genetic fingerprints. RFK Jr. explained: 'One of his fundees, Ralph Baric, from the University of North Carolina, developed a technique called the seamless ligation technique, which is a technique for hiding the laboratory origins of a manipulated virus.' '… normally if there's a virus manipulated, researchers can look at the DNA sequences and they can say this thing was created in a lab. Ralph Baric had developed a technique that he called the no-see technique and its technical name was seamless ligation, and it was a way of hiding evidence of human tampering.' He called it the exact opposite of what real public health work should be. Carlson cut in, saying, 'That's what you would do if you're creating viruses for biological warfare.' The conversation shifted to Trump, leading to one of the biggest highlights of the entire interview. First, Kennedy explained that Trump chose his cabinet in an unorthodox way: he wanted to see three clips of each candidate performing on TV before considering them for the job. 'One of the things with President Trump is that he really knows how to pick talent… For every one of the positions that he picked, he wanted to see three clips of them performing on TV. He's very conscious of the fact that these people are going to be out selling his program to the public,' Kennedy said. That's when Kennedy ended the interview with a bang, sharing his genuine thoughts about Trump for three straight minutes. It was one of the standout moments of the entire conversation. If you're on the fence about Trump, listen to Kennedy here. It might just change how you see him. 'I had him pegged as a narcissist, when narcissists are incapable of empathy. And he's one of the most empathetic people that I've met,' Kennedy said. 'He's immensely curious, inquisitive, and immensely knowledgeable. He's encyclopedic in certain areas that you wouldn't expect,' he continued. Kennedy added that Trump genuinely cares about soldiers who go to war, citing how Trump 'always talks about the casualties on both sides' of the Russia–Ukraine conflict. 'Whether it's vaccines or Medicaid or Medicare, he's always thinking about how this impacts the little guy. And the Democrats have him pegged as a guy who's sort of sitting in the Cabinet meeting talking about how can we make billionaires richer. He's the opposite of that. He's a genuine populist,' Kennedy said. Here's the clip. Trust me, watching this is better than reading it. There's so much more in this conversation, and it might change the way you think about vaccines forever. For the full picture, watch the entire interview below. Also Read: Why Have Any COVID-19 Vaccines, 2025?
Gizmodo
01-07-2025
- Health
- Gizmodo
RFK Jr. Says AI Will Approve New Drugs at FDA ‘Very, Very Quickly'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared on the latest episode of Tucker Carlson's podcast on Monday and it's filled with the ramblings of a man completely detached from reality. Kennedy falsely suggested vaccines cause autism, more or less endorsed the idea that Anthony Fauci should go to prison, and says that AI will allow the FDA to approve new drugs very quickly. It's quite a mess. These absolutely unhinged ideas wouldn't be such a problem if this were any other fringe lunatic appearing on the podcast of a racist former Fox News host. But Kennedy happens to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services, a man who's been given enormous power over America's entire healthcare system thanks to President Donald Trump. One of the most troubling moments in the new interview comes when Kennedy discusses the role that artificial intelligence is going to play in replacing or altering the VAERS system, which stands for Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. VAERS allows doctors to report incidents when they believe a patient has been harmed by vaccines, but Kennedy isn't happy with it. The secretary insists it was 'designed to fail,' suggesting it's not registering enough people who in his mind have been harmed by vaccines over the years. 'We're going to absolutely change VAERS and we're going to make it, we're going to create either within VAERS or supplementary to VAERS, a system that actually works,' Kennedy said. 'And, you know, right now, even that system is antiquated because we have access to AI.' Kennedy told Carlson he was creating an 'AI revolution' at the Department of Health and Human Services and was attracting the top people from Silicon Valley who 'walked away from billion dollar businesses.' But Kennedy says these people don't want prestige or power, they just want to make the healthcare system better. 'We are at the cutting edge of AI,' Kennedy said. 'We're implementing it in all of our departments. At FDA, we're accelerating drug approvals so that you don't need to use primates or even animal models. You can do the drug approvals very, very quickly with AI.' Kennedy has previously talked about using AI to increase efficiency at FDA but hasn't provided details about what AI tools will be used and how they would be used to approve new drugs. But given generative AI's instability and propensity for failing at some of the most basic tasks, the idea of putting drug approvals in the hands of robots is pretty terrifying. Kennedy, who was the founder of an anti-vaccine group called the Children's Defense Fund, says repeatedly during the interview that vaccines have never been properly studied, which is just a flat-out lie. But he now has the power to demand investigations into vaccines that will get him the results he wants, no matter how much he insists his own opinion doesn't matter. 'We need to stop trusting the experts, right?' Kennedy told Carlson. 'We were told at the beginning of COVID, don't look at any data yourself, don't do any investigation yourself, just trust the experts. And trusting the experts is not a feature of science, it's not a feature of democracy, it's a feature of religion, and it's a feature of totalitarianism.' Kennedy went on to insist that it was important for everyone to 'do your own research,' a common refrain among those in the so-called Make America Healthy Again movement. But Kennedy is intentionally misrepresenting the role of experts in an informed society. Listening to experts isn't about abandoning all critical thinking. It's about recognizing that there are areas where you may not have expertise and taking the opinions of medical professionals more seriously than random people on shows like Joe Rogan and Tucker Carlson who are just self-proclaimed experts. Kennedy was asked several leading questions from Carlson, including whether the covid-19 vaccine has killed more people than it saved. And Kennedy is skilled enough as a communicator (his father was Attorney General during his uncle's presidency, as he frequently mentions) that he can avoid directly answering in the affirmative while subtly telling you that he believes it's the case. Notice, for instance, how Kennedy initially responds to Carlson's question while eventually working his way to sowing doubt about trust in vaccines. Carlson: Do you think overall the COVID vaccine killed more than it saved? Kennedy: My opinion about that is irrelevant. What we're going to try to do is make that science available so the public can look at the science. Carlson: Yep. Kennedy: And I would not say one way or the other. And the truth is, I don't know. And the reason I don't know is because the studies that were done by my agency were substandard. And they were not designed to answer that question. And there's been a lot of obfuscation about covering up, as you know, about suppressing any kind of discussion of vaccine injuries. Kennedy is often effective at manipulating an audience, but also says things that don't make any sense, even if you agree with his worldview. At one point during his interview with Carlson he said that when Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine was studied there were two people who died in the control group and one person who died in the vaccine group. 'You remember they were saying the vaccine is 100% effective? Well, that's why they were saying it because there was… there was… two is 100% of one,' Kennedy said. That's not how anyone is measuring the efficacy of vaccines. Yes, some of the early studies were admittedly too rosy in their projections, especially those in early 2021 as the vaccines were first released. But nobody was claiming that two people dying in a control group and one person dying in the vaccine group showed the vaccine was 100% effective. That math isn't anything that was actually presented in any study Gizmodo is aware of. Kennedy was also asked about whether Anthony Fauci, the nation's most visible public health expert during the covid-19 pandemic, would be prosecuted for some unspecified crimes. Again, the secretary danced around a bit with his language but then heavily suggested Fauci should be tried for criminal acts. Kennedy said there should be some kind of 'truth commission' for covid-19 vaccines like the truth and reconciliation commissions in South Africa and Central America in the 20th century under repressive governments. 'Anybody who comes and volunteers to testify truthfully is then given immunity from prosecution. And, but, so that at least the public knows who did what,' Kennedy said. 'And people who are called and don't take that deal and purge themselves, they then can be, they can be prosecuted criminally.' Kennedy believes that Fauci was involved in some kind of weaponization of covid-19 and in cahoots with the Chinese government. 'I think he had a lot of liability on creating coronavirus,' Kennedy said. 'You know, he was funding precisely that research at the Wuhan lab. And he was giving them the technology.' When Kennedy notes that Fauci no longer has protection from the Secret Service since President Trump withdrew it, Carlson responds 'good.' Fauci received countless death threats from lunatics over the years. Kennedy didn't really get into the spiritual side of his MAHA movement during his latest interview, something that's previously been top of mind. In fact, Kennedy was very focused on the role of a higher power when he last appeared on Carlson's show back in August 2024, shortly after abandoning his own bid for president. 'God talks to us through the fishes, the birds, the leaves, they're all words from our creator,' Kennedy said. Casey Means, Kennedy's pick to be Surgeon General, has also appeared on podcasts like Joe Rogan to spout many of the same crazy talking points and emphasize how important spirituality is for health. But it remains to be seen whether Means will be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Kennedy recently said he's going to push for all Americans to get a wearable device to monitor their health, and as luck would have it, Means sells a wearable for monitoring glucose. The device is targeted at consumers who aren't even diabetic, the people who do actually need glucose monitoring. The entire episode of Tucker Carlson is available on YouTube but it's a frustrating thing to sit through for any halfway intelligent person. At one point, Kennedy insists Trump is a smart guy, calling him 'immensely knowledgeable' and 'encyclopedic in certain areas.' Kennedy even referred to Trump as 'one of the most empathetic people that I've ever met.' The only point where Kennedy seems to disagree with Trump is on tariffs, with the secretary saying that 'businesses are hurting because of the tariffs.' But it's the kind of quick dissent that will likely go unnoticed given how Kennedy praises the fascist president incessantly throughout. You've been warned. Listen at the risk of your own sanity.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
‘Stealthy' Endocrine Effects of the COVID Vaccine Discussed in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
TUCSON, Ariz., June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Endocrine effects that may result from vaccination are deceptively subtle at their onset. Hence, robust and sensitive pharmacovigilance is needed to discover them, writes Jane Orient, M.D., in the summer issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. As of Mar 20, 2023, more than 13 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered worldwide. Vaccine proponents argue that with such huge numbers of vaccinations, a clear signal for endocrinological complications should be detected by current vaccine surveillance. This has not occurred, but not necessarily due to the absence of adverse endocrine events, Dr. Orient writes. There are two approaches to surveillance, she explains: the adverse events of special interest (AESI) method and organ systems-based surveys. The AESI approach focuses on a few events selected based upon their severity, biological plausibility, and previous association with vaccines. Organ systems-based surveys examine systematically any potential side effects that could affect vital organs. The article summarizes the major vaccine safety monitoring systems, including: the U.S Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), the EU's EudraVigilance System, the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD), V-safe, and the Biologics Effectiveness and Safety System (BEST). These systems rely on the AESI approach due to its low cost and simplicity. However, this method is neither sufficiently robust nor sensitive to detect subtle signs of initial endocrine side effects, Dr. Orient writes. 'In fact, one can argue that overreliance on this method can guarantee that virtually none of the endocrine complications of COVID-19 vaccine will be detected.' Induction of autoimmunity is a well-recognized mechanism for vaccine adverse effects. The cause of many endocrine conditions, including diabetes mellitus and thyroid, adrenal, and pituitary diseases, involves autoimmune mechanisms as well. Unsurprisingly, there are published case series and reviews demonstrating association between vaccinations and endocrine disorders, Dr. Orient states. Those phenomena are overlooked by the AESI approach because it lacks needed sensitivity. 'A potential disaster of yet undetected endocrine side effects of the vaccine is likely unfolding surreptitiously,' she concludes, and 'clinicians need to have a high index of suspicion for this problem in their patients.' The Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons is published by the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), a national organization representing physicians in all specialties since 1943. Contact: Jane M. Orient, M.D., (520) 323-3110, janeorientmd@
Gulf Insider
28-05-2025
- Health
- Gulf Insider
Rogan & Rodgers Unleash Big Pharma's Worst Nightmare...
When Joe Rogan sat down with Aaron Rodgers, the conversation quickly turned to one of the most polarizing topics in modern medicine: instead of retreading old ground, they zeroed in on one of the most overlooked—and deeply disturbing—double standards of the pandemic. Rogan opened the door with a brutally simple observation. 'You're not even supposed to eat sushi while you're breastfeeding,' he said. 'Because you could get some sort of a parasite. And yet, you're going to take pregnant women and dose them up with this experimental vaccine.' He didn't stop there. 'There was no studies on whether or not women were getting damaged by this.' Rodgers chimed in to confirm what many already suspected: 'No studies got released.' That silence, wasn't due to a lack of data—but a refusal to release it. And now, as Rogan pointed out, the consequences are finally starting to come into view. 'Now there's some study that it's destroying their eggs.' Rodgers added, 'That, the cancers, turbo cancers, people dropping, kids dropping.' Rogan let it sit for a beat before saying what many are thinking: 'Yeah, it's all very dark, dude.' They quickly shifted to the broader vaccine schedule for children—and what they see as a runaway system with no brakes and no accountability. Today, American kids receive 72 doses of 17 vaccines between birth and age 18. Just to enroll in kindergarten, they're hit with 29 doses of 9 different vaccines. Daycare kids face multiple rounds of 13. And few parents even realize this. Rogan questioned the logic behind that kind of medical regimen, especially when it comes to the very first days of life. 'Why would you give a baby a Hep B shot on DAY ONE for a sexually transmitted disease? Totally unnecessary and crazy.' He also took aim at the fear-driven messaging around diseases like tetanus. 'Tetanus is not dangerous. If you have an open wound with tetanus, you just wash it out and you won't get tetanus. The number of cases? ZERO.' Rodgers, echoing a frustration felt by many parents, said the entire system has moved far from informed consent—and deep into financial conflicts of interest. Doctors aren't just recommending vaccines, he argued—they're being paid to. Behind it all, they pointed to a turning point in 1986, when the federal government passed the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act. That legislation gave vaccine manufacturers blanket immunity from lawsuits, effectively removing the last guardrail. Since then, chronic illness among children has skyrocketed. Coincidence? They don't think so. But it was what came next that was truly disturbing. This was a bombshell and there is no denying it anymore. Rogan brought up a recent study he had just sent to his producer, Jamie. The analysis drew from adjusted VAERS data, MIT research, and findings from the Florida Department of Health—and the numbers were staggering. 'I just sent Jamie this study. VAERS adjusted data, and other derived from the MIT, Florida Department of Health study findings that yield a conservative range of 470,000 to 600,000 American deaths from the Covid-19 mRNA shots.' Rodgers, almost in disbelief, responded, 'That's it?' Rogan nodded. 'Well, just that alone. That's a lot of people, man.' And then he dropped a jaw-dropping comparison: 'More than World War I, World War II and Vietnam combined.' He clarified that the estimate referred to Pfizer alone—not even counting Moderna. 'Pfizer alone likely killed over 470,000 Americans.' 'They found a 36% increase in all cause mortality among Pfizer recipients versus Moderna.' Rodgers, deadpan and sarcastic, delivered the line that said it all: 'Yeah, but they saved MILLIONS!' They wrapped the conversation taking aim at the narrative itself—the one that turned vaccine skeptics into public enemies. Not because they were wrong. Because they were inconvenient. Rogan called it out. 'You start talking to them about the possibilities that these things caused all these problems, and their eyes glaze over.' 'They're like, Oh! Where are you hearing this?' His response flipped the script: 'Where are you hearing that it's not the case?' 'And why are you so confident to say that this is what happened?' Then he questioned the sacred cow of COVID rhetoric: ''The Covid vaccine saved millions of lives.' How do you know that?' But when it comes to the damage? 'How many do you think got fucked up by it? I know a lot of people that got fucked up by it—and most people do too. They just don't want to admit it.' Rodgers hit back at the fear machine: 'Why were they trying so hard to scare the shit out of everybody? Tell me that.' 'Why did they have fucking death tolls on the news stations?' Then he followed the money. 'There's a ton of money.' 'Doctors get huge bonuses for fully vaccinated kids. That's the truth.' And finally, he hit the core issue: 'Instead of attacking the person that says that, isn't it something you should look into?' 'Is that a conflict of interest? Should be.' Also read: $67 In France And $798 In US – Why Prescription Drug Prices Are So High In America
