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The speaker before Mr. Kennedy was Mark Gorton, the president of the MAHA Institute, who called the success of the polio vaccine a “fraud,” priming the audience for the remarks of their former leader, who railed against vaccines for two decades.
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At a Children's Health Defense conference on September 17, 2026, speaker Mark Gorton, president of the MAHA Institute, called the success of the polio vaccine a "fraud."
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Mark Gorton
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{
    "date": "2026-09-17",
    "event": "Children\u2019s Health Defense convention",
    "person": "Mark Gorton",
    "organization": "MAHA Institute"
}
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Health Vaccination Polio
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September 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM (3 weeks ago)
Last Updated
September 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM (3 weeks ago)

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Kennedy Assures Vaccine Skeptics That They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’
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https://nytimes.com/2026/09/17/health/kennedy-vaccines-childrens-health-defense.html

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at a conference featuring vaccine misinformation, assuring an anti-vaccine nonprofit he founded that they had a 'friend at the White House.' His remarks came amidst rising measles cases and criticism from officials.

Vaccines Misinformation Public Health Measles Outbreak Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Children's Health Defense Politics

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