Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and scion of one of the country’s most famous political families, is running for president.
File: Attorney Robert Kennedy Jr. speaks as hundreds gather in Times Square to protest vaccination mandate during a"Freedom Rally" in New York City on October 16, 2021. Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and scion of one of the country’s most famous political families, isThe 69-year-old’s campaign to challenge incumbent President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination is a long shot. Self-help author Marianne Williamson is also running in the Democratic race.
But more than 15 years ago, he became fixated on a belief that vaccines are not safe. He emerged as one of the leading voices in the anti-vaccine movement, and his work has been described by public health experts and even members of his own family as misleading and dangerous. His anti-vaccine charity, Children’s Health Defense, prospered during the pandemic, with revenues more than doubling in 2020 to $6.8 million, according to filings made with charity regulators.
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