Episode 139 • • 49:31 - 54:15
139: Zombieland USA
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Simpsonwood Memo and Vaccine Mercury
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has publicized the "Simpsonwood memo," which details a secret 2000 meeting between the CDC and vaccine manufacturers regarding the link between mercury-based preservatives and neurological damage in children. Kennedy alleges that the participants discussed how to "massage" data to hide the signal of autism risk. The discussion notes that while figures like Jenny McCarthy are marginalized as "crackpots," Kennedy's involvement brings more mainstream scrutiny to the issue.