Donald Trump · Bloomberg · Ars Technica
RFK Jr. rolls out sweeping federal initiative to spot evidence of vaccine injuries
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Under anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F.
Key facts
- This requirement will be carried out through the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, which oversees federal health information technology standards
- Somehow the Trump-RFK Jr. anti-vax agenda keeps getting more corrupt and dangerous,” Brad Woodhouse, president of Protect Their Care, said Thursday
- In a press announcement Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) laid out four aspects of the large-scale initiative
- VAERS, which is run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is a common focus of anti-vaccine advocates, who incessantly misuse it
Summary
In a press announcement Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) laid out four aspects of the large-scale initiative. Another aspect of the initiative is a proposal to reimburse doctors for reporting possible injuries from vaccines to a federal system called VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System). The CDC continuously monitors and assesses those reports, finding that the vast majority are not related to vaccinations. HHS said the proposal to reimburse doctors for filing VAERS reports will “reduce barriers to physician reporting and encourage health care professionals to document suspected adverse events following vaccination.” The announcement did not make clear how doctors would be paid for VAERS reports, but The New York Times reported that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may introduce a new billing code to reimburse doctors.