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Pediatricians fight raw milk push as Kennedy backs reversal
The American Academy of Pediatrics renews its call to ban raw milk as anti-vaccine rhetoric and misinformation erode decades of public health progress.
In brief
The American Academy of Pediatrics renews its call to ban raw milk as anti-vaccine rhetoric and misinformation erode decades of public health progress. The American Academy of Pediatrics renewed its call to ban raw milk sales across the US, citing outbreaks and serious illness in children as anti-science rhetoric…
Pediatricians defend health victories
The American Academy of Pediatrics is fighting to protect decades-old public health advances as anti-vaccine rhetoric spreads. With Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, the AAP has spent considerable resources defending vaccinations.
Texas attorney general targets vaccinating pediatricians
Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, has opened aggressive investigations against pediatricians simply because they vaccinated their patients. Paxton falsely claims vaccines are part of a multi-level, multi-industry scheme.
“multi-level, multi-industry scheme”
Raw milk sales spreading despite dangers
At least twenty-seven states now allow raw milk sales, despite a federal ban on interstate commerce. Outbreaks from raw milk have increased over the past two decades, with nearly half the illnesses in children.
Toddler nearly dies from raw goat milk
A seventeen-month-old girl in California nearly died after acquiring E. coli O157:H7 from drinking raw goat milk. She developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, destroying red blood cells and damaging kidney blood vessels.
Child faces lasting damage from infection
The girl survived but faces long-term kidney problems requiring monitoring by a nephrologist every six months. Her speech and motor development were halted. Her mother trusted false social media claims about raw milk health benefits.
AAP renews call for nationwide raw milk ban
The American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed a ban on the sale or distribution of unpasteurized milk throughout the United States.
“The AAP also endorses a ban on the sale or distribution of unpasteurized milk and milk products throughout the United States”
The takeaway
The American Academy of Pediatrics renewed its call to ban raw milk sales across the US, citing outbreaks and serious illness in children as anti-science rhetoric undermines public health advances.
