ICYMI: Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. Slams RFK Jr. For His Refusal to Recommend Vitamin K Shots, Vaccine Skepticism

ICYMI: Yesterday, at an Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), the first pediatrician elected to Congress and chair of the Democratic Doctors Caucus, blasted Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his refusal to take accountability for growing distrust in vitamin K shots for newborns, and his undermining of vaccine efficacy and safety.

"Vitamin K prevents catastrophic brain bleeds, and now that you've made parents distrust doctors and shots, some parents are now refusing the vitamin K shot and other routine care, putting these babies at risk for bleeding out. This has a name, it's called the 'RFK Jr. Spillover Effect': You spread misinformation, you scare parents and confuse them, parents don't immunize their children or give them other routine care and then the kids get sick and they might even die," Congresswoman Schrier said.

She continued: "This is going to be your legacy: The HHS Secretary that caused kids to die. You're secretary of HHS, your job is to protect us and you are putting kids in danger and I believe you should resign or you should be fired."

To watch Congresswoman Schrier's full remarks, click here.

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