RFK Jr. Alleges CDC Covered Up Vaccine Risks
But that's exactly what happened, and Kennedy instantly seized Carlson's attention with a chilling story of CDC corruption.
He revealed that the health agency buried a 1999 internal study led by researcher Thomas Verstraten, which showed an alarming 1135% increase in autism risk from the hepatitis B vaccine.
Kennedy said the researchers were 'shocked' by the findings.
So what did they do? They covered it up, according to Kennedy.
'They got rid of all the older children essentially and just had younger children who are too young to be diagnosed [with autism].'
RFK Jr. then explained the real reason why your pediatrician will kick you out of their practice for refusing vaccines.
'There's a published article out there now that says that 50% of revenues to most pediatricians come from vaccines.'
It's all about the money. The higher the vaccination rate, the bigger the bonus.
'And that's why your pediatrician, if you say I want to go slow on the vaccines… will throw you out of his practice because you're now jeopardizing that bonus structure.'
To the claim that the vaccine–autism link has been 'debunked,' Kennedy had a message for Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, and everyone who smugly insists on it.
'None of the vaccines given to children in the first six months of life have ever been studied for autism.'
Let that sink in.
He went further, revealing that the CDC actually did find a link when they studied the DTaP vaccine.
But they dismissed it. Kennedy said they claimed it 'didn't count' because the data came from VAERS—the very system they use to track vaccine injuries.
So when the evidence pointed to harm, they simply claimed their own system wasn't reliable enough and took no steps to fix it.
The vaccine corruption didn't end there. Kennedy attested that the CDC killed off a vaccine injury reporting system that actually worked—because it worked too well.
It showed that 1 in 37 vaccines caused an injury.
Tucker was stunned.
'Of all vaccines?' he asked.
'Yeah,' Kennedy confirmed.
RFK Jr. explained that the CDC funded a study led by researcher Ross Lazarus. It compared a sophisticated machine-counting system to VAERS.
What did they find? VAERS was failing to catch over 99% of vaccine injuries.
The new system also revealed that 2.6% of all vaccinations resulted in an injury.
So what did the CDC do? They shut it down in 2010. And they're still using VAERS today—even though it's a completely inadequate system.
But Kennedy didn't stop at old vaccine scandals. He also broke down Pfizer's own COVID vaccine trial data. That trial showed a 23% higher death rate in the vaccinated group. Pfizer gave 21,720 people the vaccine and 21,728 the placebo.
One vaccinated person died of COVID. Two placebo recipients died. They used this tiny difference to claim '100% effective' based on relative risk reduction.
But in absolute terms, it took 22,000 vaccinations to save one life.
Over six months, 21 vaccinated participants died of all causes, compared to 17 in the placebo group—a 23.5% higher death rate.
And then there's vaccine spokesperson Paul Offit, often seen on CNN and other mainstream networks.
Kennedy shared an infuriating story about how he literally 'voted himself rich' on the rotavirus vaccine.
While serving on the CDC's ACIP committee, Offit voted to add rotavirus vaccination to the childhood schedule—even as he was developing his own competing vaccine. He guaranteed demand for his product.
The first approved rotavirus vaccine, RotaShield, was yanked from the market for causing dangerous intussusception. Offit's vaccine, RotaTeq, eventually replaced it.
He and his partners later sold their rights to Merck for $186 million. As RFK Jr. said, Offit literally 'voted himself rich.'
When Carlson mentioned Fauci, Kennedy revealed how Fauci funded research that helped scientists hide evidence of lab-made viruses.
The technique, called 'seamless ligation,' allowed researchers to engineer viruses in a lab without leaving telltale genetic fingerprints.
RFK Jr. explained:
'One of his fundees, Ralph Baric, from the University of North Carolina, developed a technique called the seamless ligation technique, which is a technique for hiding the laboratory origins of a manipulated virus.'
'… normally if there's a virus manipulated, researchers can look at the DNA sequences and they can say this thing was created in a lab. Ralph Baric had developed a technique that he called the no-see technique and its technical name was seamless ligation, and it was a way of hiding evidence of human tampering.'
He called it the exact opposite of what real public health work should be. Carlson cut in, saying, 'That's what you would do if you're creating viruses for biological warfare.'
The conversation shifted to Trump, leading to one of the biggest highlights of the entire interview.
First, Kennedy explained that Trump chose his cabinet in an unorthodox way: he wanted to see three clips of each candidate performing on TV before considering them for the job.
'One of the things with President Trump is that he really knows how to pick talent… For every one of the positions that he picked, he wanted to see three clips of them performing on TV. He's very conscious of the fact that these people are going to be out selling his program to the public,' Kennedy said.
That's when Kennedy ended the interview with a bang, sharing his genuine thoughts about Trump for three straight minutes. It was one of the standout moments of the entire conversation.
If you're on the fence about Trump, listen to Kennedy here. It might just change how you see him.
'I had him pegged as a narcissist, when narcissists are incapable of empathy. And he's one of the most empathetic people that I've met,' Kennedy said.
'He's immensely curious, inquisitive, and immensely knowledgeable. He's encyclopedic in certain areas that you wouldn't expect,' he continued.
Kennedy added that Trump genuinely cares about soldiers who go to war, citing how Trump 'always talks about the casualties on both sides' of the Russia–Ukraine conflict.
'Whether it's vaccines or Medicaid or Medicare, he's always thinking about how this impacts the little guy. And the Democrats have him pegged as a guy who's sort of sitting in the Cabinet meeting talking about how can we make billionaires richer. He's the opposite of that. He's a genuine populist,' Kennedy said.
Here's the clip. Trust me, watching this is better than reading it.
There's so much more in this conversation, and it might change the way you think about vaccines forever. For the full picture, watch the entire interview below.
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