The threat Robert F. Kennedy Jr. poses to Covid-19 vaccination efforts

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Jan. 25, 2022

Peter Bergen wrote an opinion piece for CNN on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and vaccine efforts.

Now Kennedy is one of the leaders of a movement that is encouraging Americans to risk their own health and even that of others, since those who are vaccinated can help reduce the risk of severe disease and help to limit the scope of the pandemic, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Kennedy, by virtue of his family name and the anti-vaxxer organization he leads -- the innocuously named Children's Health Defense Fund -- as well as his high profile on social media, is now one of the largest sources of vaccine disinformation in the United States.