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Maybe putting a conspiracist antivaxer in charge of US health was a bad idea?

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[โ€“] Embargo@lemmy.zip 34 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Denying the magic of mRNA is fucking bizarre. Before you know it, this fuckwit will be injecting HIV into your eyeballs in place of vaccinations.

[โ€“] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

Considering how stupidly they misunderstood the concept of "herd immunity" I wouldn't be surprised.