Last week, I wrote about RFK Jr.’s “killer” suggestion that it was better to get measles than to get vaccinated. It turns out he has similar thoughts about bird flu.
From The New York Times:
Instead of culling birds when the infection is discovered, farmers “should consider maybe the possibility of letting it run through the flock so that we can identify the birds, and preserve the birds, that are immune to it,” Mr. Kennedy said recently on Fox News.
That is just the kind of idea that could sound good to someone with absolutely no scientific or medical credentials (Kennedy is a former environmental lawyer). The Times notes that Kennedy has no jurisdiction over farms. But the also-unqualified Brooke Rollins, the agriculture secretary who does have jurisdiction, thinks Kennedy’s cockamamie suggestion is worth trying. The Times quotes her as saying, “There are some farmers that are out there that are willing to really try this on a pilot as we build the safe perimeter around them to see if there is a way forward with immunity.”
