Robert Kennedy Jr. can sue the Biden administration for allegedly censoring social media posts for the Children’s Health Defense charity, which questions the safety of vaccines, a federal court ruled Tuesday.
“The Court finds that Kennedy is likely to succeed on his claim that suppression of content posted was caused by actions of Government Defendants, and there is a substantial risk that he will suffer similar injury in the near future,” US District Judge Terry Doughty of Lousiana wrote in a 20-page decision.
The ruling indicates there is evidence to support Kennedy’s claim that the government pressured big tech companies like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube to suppress content shared by his charity, the Children’s Health Defense (CHD).
The Kennedy v. Biden lawsuit claimed posts expressing CHD’s skepticism on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and lockdowns were specifically targeted as part of a broader effort by the government to combat what it labeled “misinformation,” Doughty wrote.
The CHD, which was founded by Kennedy, says its mission is “ending childhood health epidemics by eliminating toxic exposure” — earning a reputation by critics of being “anti-vaccine.” --->READ MORE HERE
The FDA has approved an updated covid shot for everyone 6 months old and up, which renews a now-annual quandary for Americans: Get the shot now, with the latest covid outbreak sweeping the country, or hold it in reserve for the winter wave?
The new vaccine should provide some protection to everyone. But many healthy people who have already been vaccinated or have immunity because they’ve been exposed to covid enough times may want to wait a few months.
Covid has become commonplace. For some, it’s a minor illness with few symptoms. Others are laid up with fever, cough, and fatigue for days or weeks. A much smaller group — mostly older or chronically ill people — suffer hospitalization or death.
It’s important for those in high-risk groups to get vaccinated, but vaccine protection wanes after a few months. Those who run to get the new vaccine may be more likely to fall ill this winter when the next wave hits, said William Schaffner, an infectious disease professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a spokesperson for the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
On the other hand, by late fall the major variants may have changed, rendering the vaccine less effective, said Peter Marks, the FDA’s top vaccine official, at a briefing Aug. 23. He urged everyone eligible to get immunized, noting that the risk of long covid is greater in the un- and undervaccinated.
Of course, if last year’s covid vaccine rollout is any guide, few Americans will heed his advice, even though this summer’s surge has been unusually intense, with levels of the covid virus in wastewater suggesting infections are as widespread as they were in the winter. --->READ MORE HEREFollow links below to relevant/related stories and resources:
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