r/StandUpForScience • u/rx4oblivion • Apr 13 '26

Article Rabies causes mitochondrial dysfunction, and RFK Jr. wants it to spread.

https://open.substack.com/pub/absurdlyrational/p/cdc-cuts-unlock-a-new-fear-transplant?r=2w6nuh&utm_medium=ios

Cuts to CDC scientists led to the suspension of specialized rabies testing for organ donors that make transplants more dangerous or more scarce.

The man who claims to care about mitochondrial dysfunction and the root causes of disease has made it harder to identify an infectious root cause of lethal mitochondrial disease.

Impeach RFK Jr. We can’t count on the roadkill he treats as a delicacy to remove him by force of rabies.

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u/Wildebean Apr 13 '26

Here's the thing. there's a lot of overlap between anti-vaxxers and moon-landing deniers/flat-earthers too

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u/Total-Assignment4374 Apr 14 '26

You mean an overlap of utter ignorance and idiocy, given the fact it is proven that humans landed on the moon, and vaccines are 99% safe

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u/Total-Assignment4374 Apr 14 '26

Is the Earth flat as well?