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RFK Jr.’s lawyer: NYT report over polio vaccine petition ‘categorically false’

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s lawyer called a New York Times report “misleading” after it claimed he asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revoke the polio vaccine approval. Attorney Aaron Siri acknowledged filing a “polio vaccine petition” on behalf of a client but denied any involvement from Kennedy.

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He said it was an attempt to “derail” Kennedy’s potential confirmation as the Department of Health and Human Services head.

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“All of this is intended for one purpose — they are desperately trying to derail Mr. Kennedy’s potential confirmation,” Siri said during an appearance on NewsNation.

Report claims Siri wants polio vaccine removed from market

Siri disputed the Times’ suggestion that he wanted to remove the polio vaccine from the market. The article claimed Siri petitioned the government to revoke the polio vaccine’s approval.

The article shared Siri’s broader campaign against vaccines. It noted that Siri filed petitions to pause the distribution of 13 other vaccines.

Quoting Siri, the article said that while he opposes mandating vaccines, he does not want to take vaccines away from those who choose to receive them.

Siri denies petition claims

Siri denied that his petition, filed on behalf of the Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN), would have resulted in a nationwide halt to the polio vaccine.

“The claim the Times is making, that somehow this petition would have left Americans without a polio vaccine, is categorically false,” Siri said. “They knew it was false when they published it. They intended to mislead the country, and that’s what they accomplished.”

Siri is not directly involved in the polio vaccine petition but serves as legal representation for ICAN.

The petition asked the FDA to “publicly release documentation sufficient to establish that the aluminum content in each ‘subject vaccine’ is consistent with the amount provided in its labeling.”

If the FDA cannot comply, ICAN requested that the administration “pause distribution of each subject vaccine until it can provide the documentation.”

Clarifying the petition’s goal

Siri clarified the goal of the petition was never to remove the polio vaccine from the market.

“ICAN does not want, and never expected, the vaccine to be withdrawn. This is about choice, informed consent. That’s the point,” he said.

Although Kennedy was not involved in the petition, his stance on vaccines has been a focal point of news coverage. Kennedy recently stated that he is not anti-vaccine but has been highly critical of certain vaccines in the past.

Republican senators said Kennedy must address these remarks during his confirmation hearings. Some GOP lawmakers are even calling for Kennedy to fire Siri over the petition’s controversy.

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RFK JUNIOR’S LAWYER IS CALLING A NEW YORK TIMES REPORT “MISLEADING” –

AFTER THE PAPER PUBLISHED THIS STORY – SAYING THE LAWYER “ASKED THE FDA TO REVOKE APPROVAL OF THE POLIO VACCINE.”

AARON SIRI –

ISN’T DISPUTING FILING A “POLIO VACCINE PETITION” ON BEHALF OF A CLIENT –

BUT SAYS KENNEDY HAD NO ASSOCIATION WITH IT –

TELLING “NEWS NATION” ANY TIES TO RFK JUNIOR IS AN ATTEMPT TO QUOTE “DERAIL” KENNEDY’S POTENTIAL CONFIRMATION AS TRUMP’S HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

“All of this is intended for one purpose – they are desperately trying to derail mr kennedy’s potential confirmation. 

SIRI IS ALSO DISPUTING THE TIMES REPORT SUGGESTING HE WANTED TO TAKE THE POLIO VACCINE OFF THE MARKET.

THE TIMES WROTE –

“The lawyer helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pick federal health officials for the incoming Trump administration has petitioned the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine, which for decades has protected millions of people from a virus that can cause paralysis or death.

That campaign is just one front in the war that the lawyer is waging against vaccines of all kinds. Mr. Siri has also filed a petition seeking to pause the distribution of 13 other vaccines.”

A FEW PARAGRAPHS DOWN –

THE TIMES WROTE “

“Like Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Siri insists he does not want to take vaccines away from anyone who wants them. “You want to get the vaccine — it’s America, a free country.” 

He did not mention the petitions he has lodged on behalf of ICAN with the FDA, asking regulators to withdraw or suspend approval of vaccines not only for polio, but also for hepatitis B.

“The claim the nyt is making, to the country, that somehow this petition by ICAN, not kennedy, nothing to do with him, never discussed it with him – this petition would have left americans without a polio vaccine – that claim is categorically false. They knew it was false when they published it, they intended for the country to be misled and that’s what they accomplished. 

SIRI IS NOT PART OF THE POLIO VACCINE PETITION – BUT SERVES AS LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR “ICAN” – FILING THE PETITION ON THEIR BEHALF.

WE FOUND THE PETITION ONLINE SO WE CAN SEE WHAT EXACTLY ITS REQUESTING.

IT’S ASKING THE FDA TO “PUBLICLY RELEASE DOCUMENTATION SUFFICIENT TO ESTABLISH THAT THE ALUMINUM CONTENT IN EACH “SUBJECT VACCINE” IS CONSISTENT WITH AMOUNT PROVIDED IN ITS LABELING.”

BUT IF THE FDA IS UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH THAT REQUEST – ICAN WANTS THE FDA TO “PAUSE DISTRIBUTION OF EACH “SUBJECT VACCINE” UNTIL IT CAN PROVIDE THE DOCUMENTATION.”

SIRI SAYS THE GOAL OF THE PETITION WAS NEVER TO TAKE THE VACCINE OFF THE MARKET.

“ICAN does not really want, never really expected the vaccine to be withdrawn, this is about choice, informed consent. That’s the point.”

WHILE RFK JUNIOR WAS NOT PART OF THIS PETITION –

HIS STANCE ON VACCINES HAS BEEN A FOCAL POINT IN NEWS COVERAGE SINCE HIS NOMINATION TO LEAD THE DEPARTMENT THAT IS OVER THE FDA.

MOST RECENTLY – KENNEDY HAS SAID HE IS NOT ANTI-VACCINE –

BUT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN HIGHLY CRITICAL OVER CERTAIN VACCINATIONS.

REPUBLICAN SENATORS SAY THOSE PAST REMARKS – KENNEDY WILL HAVE TO ANSWER TO DURING THE CONFIRMATION HEARINGS.

AND SOME SENATE REPUBLICANS ARE EVEN CALLING ON KENNEDY TO NOW FIRE HIS LAWYER SIRI OVER THE CONTROVERSY.

OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT RAY BOGAN HAS A FULL REPORT ON WHAT TO EXPECT DURING KENNEDY’S CONFIRMATION HEARING –

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