Kennedy faces anti-vaccine anger over hantavirus treatment legal protections

Kennedy faces anti-vaccine anger over hantavirus treatment legal protections

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed back on criticism from some “Make America Healthy Again” activists after he extended liability protections for drugmakers working to develop treatments for the Andes hantavirus strain.  The HHS late last week extended legal protections through July 18 to manufacturers and distributors of the experimental antiviral drug favipiravir as a potential treatment.   Kennedy signed a …

Kennedy signs PREP Act for hantavirus, faces backlash from medical freedom allies

The health secretary signed a limited PREP Act declaration for a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship. Critics accuse Kennedy of betraying his past opposition to vaccine liability protections. The declaration covers only one experimental drug and expires in July. Kennedy defends the action as narrow and not connected to vaccines or Big Pharma. The […]

Anti-Vaxxers Turn On Sec. Brain Worm Over Hantavirus

The Hill reports: Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed back on criticism from some “Make America Healthy Again” activists after he extended liability protections for drugmakers working to develop treatments for the Andes hantavirus strain. The HHS late last week extended legal protections through July 18 to manufacturers and distributors of the experimental antiviral drug favipiravir as a potential treatment. Ke…

RFK Jr. Offers Drug Companies Covid-Era Protections in Work on Hantavirus Cure

The health and human services secretary is using the same emergency act issued during the pandemic to shield vaccine developers from liability.

RFK Jr. Pisses Off Anti-Vax Allies in Effort to Contain Hantavirus

Apparently, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s very normal public health response is too much for the MAHA crowd.

Kennedy’s Hantavirus PREP Act Declaration Reopens Emergency Powers Debate

A liability shield does not become right or constitutional merely because it is temporary, targeted, or attached to a small outbreak. ... The post Kennedy’s Hantavirus PREP Act Declaration Reopens Emergency Powers Debate appeared first on The New American.