In a bold move to reassess established health paradigms, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Tuesday that the department will scrutinize long-held beliefs, particularly concerning childhood vaccines.
This initiative is part of the "Make America Healthy Again" panel, established by an executive order from President Donald Trump, which aims to enhance the health of America's youth.
As reported by Western Journal, Kennedy emphasized a comprehensive approach to the panel's mission, stating, Nothing is going to be off limits. His tenure will be marked by a willingness to confront difficult questions, even if it leads to a lot of unpopular conclusions. The panel will investigate a range of factors previously considered taboo or inadequately examined, including the childhood vaccine schedule, electromagnetic radiation, glyphosate, pesticides, ultra-processed foods, artificial food allergies, psychiatric drugs like SSRIs, PFAS, PFOA, and microplastics.
Kennedy's vision for the Health and Human Services Department is to pursue truth in policy-making, devoid of political bias. Lets all depoliticize these issues and reestablish a common ground for action, and renew the search for existential truth with no political impediments and no preconceptions, he stated, according to The New York Times. He also expressed a readiness to admit errors, saying, I promise to be willing to be wrong.
Highlighting the personal nature of health, Kennedy remarked, Our overall wellness must begin with a spiritual question: How do we relate to ourselves, to each other, to the community, to our communities and to the planet? He underscored that love and self-awareness are fundamental to achieving good health.
Open debate will be a cornerstone of revisiting established conclusions, with Kennedy pledging to engage with all stakeholders, including those with opposing views. I promise to listen to all the stakeholders including the ones, especially the ones with whom Ive disagreed in the past. I promise to keep an open mind, he affirmed.
Kennedy acknowledged the dual nature of working within a department that influences millions of lives and manages substantial financial resources. On a basic level, I trust the idealism of most of the people who work at HHS. I also understand the corrosive power of money as it infiltrates and captures institutions like ours, he noted. To counteract undue influence from industry insiders, Kennedy vowed to implement radical transparency.
He asserted, Both science and democracy flourish from the free and unimpeded flow of information. We will remove conflicts of interest in the committees and research partners whenever possible we will shut the revolving door to reestablish public trust.
In alignment with Trump's executive order, Kennedy also issued new guidance on sex-based definitions, affirming that the federal government will recognize only two genders: male and female. This administration is bringing back common sense and restoring biological truth to the federal government. The prior administrations policy of trying to engineer gender ideology into every aspect of public life is over, he declared.
Kennedy's approach signals a return to traditional values and a commitment to transparency, aiming to restore public trust in health policies and government institutions.
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