Getting To Know Robert F Kennedy Jr.: Anti-vaccine Activists Who Become US Minister Of Health

US anti-vaccine activist, Robert F Kennedy Jr. (Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought up many theories of development throughout the United States (US). The people of the United States believe in the theory of corruption around the corona virus. Many figures also emerged from among political celebrities. Robert F Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.), for example.

The nephew of the former US President, John F. Kennedy, is part of the US people who do not believe in COVID-19 and anti-vaccine. He rejects the corona vaccine which he considers to be made by global elite pharmaceuticals. He continues to fight the dominance of major pharmaceuticals against the world health system.

Conspiracy theories are not actually goods in the world. In the past, people believed in conspiracy theories because of limited information. There is no news, nor is the mass media. The audience who was dissatisfied with the information then launched comparative information, even though it was a matter of evidence lately.

Now the situation is different. Mass media is piled up. It is easy to access information via smartphone. In fact, most media actually contain uniform narratives. There is no distinction between one medium and another.

The issue of modern mass media gamping in the steering wheel and not neutral has also emerged. This condition made certain groups start looking for comparative information. The search for the search then led to a conspiracy theory.

The US people felt it in 2020. Everything originated from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic to Uncle Sam's country. The virus from Wuhan makes panic everywhere. The number of victims is increasing and increasing. The death rate is increasing. Not to mention the impact of economic affairs on the spread of unemployment.

The narrative made the mass media appear with the dangers of the corona virus. However, not a few have rejected claims by the mass media. The voices related to COVID-19 are only artificial and harmless viruses that spread among conspiracy theorists in the US.

The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) is trying to identify who is behind the spread of conspiracy theories. CCDH said there were 12 main figures who rejected COVID-19 and the spirit of anti-vaccine in the US. The spreader figure is not only from ordinary circles. There are also political celebrities who are also lawyers like Robert F Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.).

Among the dozens of people, there are doctors who have embraced Vesins, a bodybuilder, a health blogger, a religious fanatic, and, most notably, Robert F Kennedy Jr., John F Kennedy's nephew who has also linked vaccines with autism and 5G cellular networks to the COVID-19 pandemic," said Erum Salam in his writing on The Guardian page entitled "Majority of Covid Misinformation Came from 12 People," Report Finds (2021).

The presence of the name RFK Jr. as a adherent of conspiracy theories and anti-vaccine is not surprising. The man who was born in Washington DC, January 17, 1954, himself is not a new player. He has long voiced his voice regarding the spirit of anti-vaccine, specifically vaccines for children.

He accused vaccine traders of major pharmaceuticals of having an evil agenda against children in the US. He threw the idea that there was a connection between vaccines and autism since 2005. Claims thrown by RFK Jr. Of course it has no scientific basis.

However, he felt his views were correct and had a lot of followers. RFK Jr. then founded a non-profit organization, Children's Health Defense, which works for anti-vaccine advocacy. Existence of RFK Jr. then strengthens when the world is hit by COVID-19.

He considers the COVID-19 pandemic to be fabricated on purpose. Fear of the corona virus is like being made to be tense. People become afraid and then dedicate the COVID-19 vaccine as a solution. In fact, the vaccine is the real culprit of the problem 'can kill mankind.

The coronavirus is considered RFK Jr. did not choose to kill no more than the common cold. This assumption makes RFK Jr. dare to be at the forefront of fighting government policies in US states that choose the regional quarantine option (lockdown).

The view of RFK Jr. reaps the pros and cons. Some think that the conspiracy theory he spread contains the truth. There are also those who consider it insensitive to the victims of COVID-19 which continues to fall in the US.

Debate after debate over the anti-vaccine attitude of RFK Jr. boom everywhere. However, the elected US President, Donald Trump, chose him to become US Health Minister.

Trump has high hopes that RFK Jr. can change the US health system. RFK Jr. can protect the US people from hazardous chemicals to irresponsible pharmaceutical products.

RFK Jr. was deleted from Instagram for spreading misinformation about COVID-19. His Facebook page remains active, as well as his Twitter account. Last month, RFK Jr. published a book containing attacks on a number of US figures, including chief medical adviser Joe Biden.

The title, The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health. A book that gets the best-selling book status on Amazon," wrote Martin Penlly on The Guardian's page entitled "Guests Urged to be Vaccinated at Anti-vaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jrs Party (2021)."