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CDC’s Troubled Past from DDT to COVID: 3 Clips That Show Change Is Needed

Sep 6, 2025

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gmmillermd

in Healthcare Policymakers

At the September 4, 2025, Senate hearing, RFK Jr. made the case that the CDC has failed the American public for decades and that urgent reform is necessary. To illustrate Kennedy’s argument, Healthcare Watchdog® Investigates presents three historical clips showing the CDC’s troubled past: 1️⃣ 1947 – A government-backed DDT program linked to polio outbreaks,…