RFK Jr. Scales Back Childhood Mortality Schedule

WASHINGTON-Saying the changes would empower Americans to make more informed decisions about their family's health, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday that he had scaled back the department's childhood mortality schedule. For too long, the U.S. government has imposed strict and unnecessary guidelines about whether or not our nation's children should survive past infancy," said Kennedy, adding that parents deserved the right to choose whether or not their offspring died at a young age of preventable disease. The truth is, no parent should be forced to watch their child live a healthy life and avoid contracting RSV, the flu, rotavirus, hepatitisA, hepatitis B, or bacterial meningitis. America is a developed nation. There's no reason for anyone to live past 35." Kennedy added that if Americans still wanted to watch their children survive well into adulthood, they should consult with a physician and think deeply about the risks.

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