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RFK Jr. headlines sold-out anti-vaccine conference alongside Andrew Wakefield

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HealthAndrew WakefieldAnti VaccineChildren S HealthRobert F Kennedy Jr

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US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will deliver a keynote address at an anti-vaccine conference being held in Washington, DC, later this week and hosted by the anti-vaccine organization he once led, Children's Health Defense (CHD). The organization announced Monday that Kennedy had signed on to the event. Kennedy will appear alongside other high-profile figures in the anti-vaccine world, including Andrew Wakefield, the former doctor who was stripped of his medical license over a fraudulent, now-retracted study that falsely claimed a link between autism and the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. An investigation by a medical board found that Wakefield had mistreated vulnerable children and that his actions amounted to serious professional misconduct. Despite being ostracized from…

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