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Public health lies will cost lives - The Boston Globe

Kennedy Jr. testifies to a House committee in May 2025 about vaccines and public health.
The piece says counterfactual vaccine views are protected by the First Amendment but false statements can be sanctionable.
The government should be a guarantor of truth in public health speech with potential harm.
The editorial references a claim that CDC guidance arguing autism-vaccine links are not evidence-based is dangerous misinformation.
The opinion asserts legal accountability for government misinformation that harms children.
The article characterizes the debate as a clash between free speech and public health protection.
The piece notes Kennedy’s view on vaccines as his own opinion but emphasizes responsibility for impact.
The author points to the danger of anti-vaccine messaging leading to preventable disease.
The editorial references a need for higher standards from public officials when making claims about science.

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