Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Andrew Wakefield promoted the erroneous link between vaccines and autism.
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Updated Sep 14
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What happened
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Andrew Wakefield promoted the erroneous link between vaccines and autism.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Clinton Township to announce funding as part of Donald Trump's Great American Recovery Initiative.
- An outbreak in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has drawn comments from officials regarding vaccine policy, involving figures like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and those connected to Donald Trump.
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Andrew Wakefield
British former doctor
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