Hundreds of current and former employees of public health authorities in the US on Wednesday accused the Minister of Health Robert F. Kennedy that they are at risk of spreading false information. Informed AFP, writes TASR.
- Hundreds of public health workers criticized Minister Robert F. Kennedy.
- Kennedy spreads false information threatening public health infrastructure.
- The petition received more than 12,600 signatures to dismiss.
- The letter pointed out the growing distrust of public institutions.
- The letter follows the previous criticism of President Donald Trump’s administration.
“Kennedy participates in the disintegration of US public health infrastructure and threatens the health of a nation by repeatedly distributing inaccurate medical information”States in a letter that the Minister calls for a change of attitude.
Since his entry into office, Kennedy’s younger – nephew of the murdered President John F. Kennedy – many statements that contradict scientific consensus, especially in the issue of vaccines. This shift to skepticism against vaccination has been condemned by many experts. A petition calling for Congress to dismiss Kennedy’s, had more than 12,600 signatures on Wednesday, added AFP.
An open letter with criticism to the address of Minister Kennedy, the well -known opponent of vaccination, was published two weeks after the armed attack on the headquarters of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. The perpetrator of the attack was a man who attributed his current health problems against Covid-19 vaccine. The attack on the CDC took place on August 8 and claimed the life of one cop.
The signatories of the open letter reported that This attack “was not random”. They also pointed out the “growing distrust of public institutions supported by a politicized rhetoric that The professionals in the field of public health has made a target of defamation and now even violence.“
AFP’s news agency also added that The open letter of Kennedy is linked to previous similar texts of federal employees criticizing the steps of US President Donald Trump’s administration. Many of the signatories signed this letter anonymously due to the experience of at least 140 environmental protection employees (EPA), who publicly opposed the current administration and were subsequently temporarily suspended.
