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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “The first rotavirus vaccine that they approved caused…”

Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

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RFK Jr. on Dietary Guidelines, Vaccines & Trump | KMP Ep.22

Published | Video Starts at 13:18

And what that means is if any of those vaccines are causing a death, that completely cancels any benefit out of all of those vaccines that have been given to kids, as you say, there are injuries. The first rotavirus vaccine that they approved caused intussusception at such high rates, it was clearly much worse than the disease. It was killing kids. It's a very agonizing condition. And so, you know, just. Even the idea that we needed it in this country was kind of crazy. (13:18–13:29)

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