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Ralph Abraham on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Credit: Getty | Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call

You can't fix stupid, rev XX. The brain hurts when thinking about RFK Jr's approach to medicine as his move back to the dark ages regarding health continues unabated with his selection of the new CDC head believing in natural immunity over vaccines.

To whit.

RFK Jr.’s new CDC deputy director prefers “natural immunity” over vaccines

Ralph Abraham is “dangerous,” but somehow not the worst among those considered.

Under ardent anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has named Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham as its new principal deputy director—a choice that was immediately called “dangerous” and “irresponsible,” yet not as bad as it could have been, by experts.

Physician Jeremy Faust revealed the appointment in his newsletter Inside Medicine yesterday, which was subsequently confirmed by journalists. Faust noted that a CDC source told him, “I heard way worse names floated,” and although Abraham’s views are “probably pretty terrible,” he at least has had relevant experience running a public health system, unlike other current leaders of the agency.

But Abraham hasn’t exactly been running a health system the way most public health experts would recommend. Under Abraham’s leadership, the Louisiana health department waited months to inform residents about a deadly whooping cough (pertussis) outbreak. He also has a clear record of anti-vaccine views. Earlier this year, he told a Louisiana news outlet he doesn’t recommend COVID-19 vaccines because “I prefer natural immunity.” In February, he ordered the health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations, including flu shots, and barred staff from running seasonal vaccine campaigns.

It's the mushroom theory of business.

Keep them in the dark & feed them bullshit as needs warrant.

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Titanic Sinking, engraving by Willy Stöwer.

Titanic sinking.

Mushroom management can also occur during the handling of one-off, individual situations. When the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg, only a few members of the crew were aware that the ship was going to sink. Most of the crewmen were not informed about the seriousness of the situation by the captain, which resulted in chaos and disorganisation. The captain attempted to act on his own, without incorporating the officers into his decisions.[9]

And they didn't have enough life boats.