FACT CHECK: The polio vaccine did not save 20 million children from paralysis over the past 36 years

In a desperate attempt to stop Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from being nominated to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), corporate media outlets were commissioned to publish hit pieces on Kennedy for allegedly not supporting the polio vaccine and putting millions of children at risk. On December 13, Fortune published an article claiming that the polio … Continue reading FACT CHECK: The polio vaccine did not save 20 million children from paralysis over the past 36 years

South Sudan confirms new outbreak of vaccine-related polio

Health officials in the African nation of South Sudan confirmed a new outbreak of the poliovirus – ironically caused by vaccinations against it. The South Sudan Ministry of Health (MOH) said 15 vaccine-derived polio cases were identified in the northwestern portion of the country. Vaccine-derived polio is a rare instance in which the weakened poliovirus in the vaccines mutates … Continue reading South Sudan confirms new outbreak of vaccine-related polio