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The Trump-Vance Administration is trying to
Focus attention on chronic diseases with a commission headed by a vaccine skeptic
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This order sets a federal policy of addressing chronic diseases, with misleading claims about their causes and flimsy attacks on existing federal programs and scientific research.
Establishing the President's Make American Healthy Again Commission
EO 14212
February 13, 2025
The Make America Healthy Again Commission is charged with assessing and making recommendations to address chronic health issues, including restructuring the federal government's response to childhood chronic diseases. It undertakes this effort while the rest of the Trump administration is blocking funding for scientific research and public health programs. The Order asserts without evidence that chronic diseases have been ignored by the federal government, that current scientific research is replete with conflicts of interest, and that federal funding has not promoted high-quality scientific research. The Commission is authorized to hold hearings and receive expert input, and is directed to issue an initial assessment in 100 days and a "Make Our Children Health Again" strategy within 180 days. However, the commission is headed by a vaccine skeptic and the Order falsely implies that chronic diseases are caused by an "over-reliance on medication and treatments" that can be addressed by "fresh thinking" on "food and drug quality and safety."
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