"The last straw"—RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally angrily quits CDC panel after spat

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/03/rfk-jr-anti-vaccine-ally-dramatically-quits-cdc-panel-complaining-of-drama/

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Sausagecat@lemmy.world · 62 pts · 166d

Good! The rest of these monsters should too.

aramis87@fedia.io · 48 pts · 166d (4 replies)

Malone claimed on social media that [HHS] had disbanded [the vaccine advisory board] and planned to completely reconstitute it. But soon after, Malone retracted his claim, saying it was a miscommunication and that disbanding ACIP was merely one of the “options being considered.” [A] HHS spokesperson [...] then released a statement to media pointing to Malone’s retraction and adding, “Unless officially announced by us, any assertions about what we are doing next is baseless speculation.” Malone [said] that Nixon’s response was what led to his departure. “After Andrew trashing me with the press, I am done with the CDC and ACIP,” Malone said in a text message Tuesday morning. “That was the last straw.”

Sounds like he thought he could say anything and that it would magically happen, and he didn't like being called out on his bullshit.

“Suffice to say I do not like drama, and have better things to do,” he added. [...] “Hundreds of hours of uncompensated labor, incredible hate from many quarters, hostile press, internal bickering, weaponized leaking, sabotage—I have better things to do,” he said.

I'm delighted that he should go off and pursue these "better things", lol.

Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de · 23 pts · 165d (1 reply)

It's always the people who say they hate drama that make the most drama

Eldritch@piefed.world · 2 pts · 165d

If everywhere you went there was drama. You'd get tired of it fast too. Though hopefully you'd have the basic self awareness these people lack.

AbidanYre@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 165d

Sounds like he thought he could say anything and that it would magically happen, and he didn't like being called out on his bullshit.

"It works for Trump, why wouldn't it work for me?"

Burninator05@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 165d

I hear there is a lot of profit in exploring the deepest depths of underwater caves. He should do that next

CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 165d

Fuck all these child-killer scum.

“Suffice to say I do not like drama, and have better things to do,” he added.

Oh, FFS. You knew that you signed up to work under the most drama queen of administrations.

Jaysyn@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 165d (1 reply)

Good. I sure hope this new strain of COVID has a sense of irony.

Pman@lemmy.org · 4 pts · 165d

It will but only due to the decisions of antivaxxers to not vaccinate.

kescusay@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 166d

Oh no! Now RFK will need to rely more on the brain worm for his anti-vaccine advice!

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 165d

These clowns are all the same, they are used to talking to ignorant idiots and making shit up, then they get sad when people with actual qualifications call them out on their bullshit.

This is what happened with Fauci and Trump and Trump then ended all diseases research.

Nastybutler@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 165d

WesternInfidels@feddit.online · 2 pts · 165d

My door. Your butt. Don't allow two objects to occupy the same space at the same time.