fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 months agoRFK, Jr.'s assertion that his voice condition is linked to the flu shot is not based in science, experts say
Longtime vaccine skeptic and U.S. secretary of health and human services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., reportedly believes routine influenza vaccines may have triggered his spasmodic dysphoniaa neurological condition that affects the vocal cords and a person's ability to speak. But the claim, made in a wide-ranging recent interview with USA Today, is unsupported by evidence, experts say. Kennedy told the outlet that he stopped getting his annual flu shot in 2005.
