"Federal regulators refused last month to review a new mRNA flu shot from Moderna, the latest consequence of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign to give skeptics control of the bureaucracy overseeing inoculations. But then, curiously, regulators had a change of heart. Within weeks, the review of the mRNA shot was back on."
"The reversal strengthened a belief that has gained traction lately among Kennedy's most zealous anti-vaccine followers. In their view, the health secretary has erred not by taking a sledgehammer to the country's vaccine apparatus, but rather by leaving too much of the edifice standing."
"Some of Kennedy's supporters have responded by accusing pro-vaccine factions of staging a "coup" at the health department, and are vowing to retaliate by deserting the Republican Party in this year's midterm elections."
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pursued policies skeptical of vaccines, including blocking and then allowing review of Moderna's mRNA flu shot. His most zealous anti-vaccine followers believe he hasn't gone far enough in dismantling vaccine infrastructure, as millions of children continue receiving COVID shots and vaccine manufacturers retain liability protections. Some influential vaccine skeptics are departing from the CDC, and frustrated supporters threaten to abandon the Republican Party in midterm elections. Meanwhile, Kennedy has shifted focus to promoting the Make America Healthy Again agenda centered on "real food," largely avoiding public discussion of his vaccine-related actions that have alienated many Americans and alarmed public health experts.
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