Robert Kennedy Jr. says tapped by Trump to head vaccine safety reviewCHICAGO (Reuters) - Vaccination skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would chair a presidential panel to review vaccine safety and science at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s request, drawing fierce criticism from vaccine experts who fear such a panel would give credence to debunked theories tying childhood immunizations to autism.  “President-elect Trump has some doubts about the current vaccine policy, and he has questions about it,” Kennedy, who has raised questions about the safety of vaccines, told reporters after a meeting with Trump in New York on Tuesday.  “He asked me to chair a commission on vaccine safety and scientific integrity. I said I would,” said Kennedy. However, Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks later told Reuters that, while the president-elect was exploring the possibility of forming a committee on autism, “no decisions have been made at this time.” Kennedy, an environmentalist and lawyer, is the son of the late U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York and the nephew of assassinated Democratic President John F. Kennedy.  Vaccine experts decried the announcement by a vaccination skeptic that he would head a panel to explore the safety of vaccines and their purported link with autism. The association was raised by a paper published in the British medical journal in The Lancet in 1998 that claimed to find a connection between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. That paper has been debunked, and The Lancet withdrew the study. Since then, numerous studies have affirmed the safety of the vaccine. The American Academy of Pediatrics said vaccines are “the most significant medical innovation of our time,” adding that claims that vaccines are linked to autism or are unsafe have been disproven “by a robust body of medical literature.” In addition to measles, mumps and rubella, vaccines protect children and adults against a wide variety of deadly or crippling diseases, including polio, typhoid, diphtheria and tetanus. Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University’s medical school in Nashville, Tennessee, who advises the federal panel that sets U.S. vaccine policy, said the Kennedy news reinforces the concerns of public health officials, pediatricians and family doctors.  Schaffner said Kennedy has “raised issues that have been settled securely and completely by good science.” Nevertheless, concerns have persisted over a link between vaccines and autism, a range of symptoms that often includes difficulties with communication and social interaction. Kennedy, 62, said Trump, 70, was “very pro-vaccine, as am I,” but said, “Everybody ought to be able to be assured that the vaccines that we have (are) ... as safe as they possibly can be.” In 2014, Trump, a New York businessman who was not yet a presidential candidate, posted on Twitter, “I believe in vaccinations but not massive, all at once, shots. Too much for small child to handle. Govt. should stop NOW!” Kennedy in 2005 wrote an article for Rolling Stone magazine and the Salon.com website asserting that the government was conspiring to cover up the connections between autism and thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative formerly used in vaccines. Salon.com later retracted the article because of factual errors, and Rolling Stone deleted it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no evidence of harm caused by thimerosal in vaccines. Thimerosal was never used in the MMR vaccine. CDC said research does not show a link between thimerosal in vaccines and autism. As a precaution, it was removed from childhood vaccines in the United States in 2001. Daniel Johnson, a pediatric infectious disease expert at University of Chicago Medicine, said he thought yet another investigation into vaccine safety was a waste of public money. “There’s already many systems in place to provide oversight, to record data, which is constantly being reviewed by many in government and the scientific community,” Johnson said. “There is no need for still yet another system for doing this.” Johnson said he was “very concerned” that parents may delay getting their children vaccinated as they await word from a vaccination safety panel, which could result in “increased harm, illness and potentially death” of children from diseases that could be prevented by vaccines. politicsNews
robert kennedy says tapped trump head vaccine safety reviewchicago reuters vaccination skeptic robert kennedy said would chair presidential panel review vaccine safety science donald trump request drawing fierce criticism vaccine experts fear panel would give credence debunked theories tying childhood immunization autism trump doubts current vaccine policy questions kennedy raised questions safety vaccines told reporters meeting trump new york tuesday he asked chair commission vaccine safety scientific integrity i said i would said kennedy however trump spokeswoman hope hicks later told reuters exploring possibility forming committee autism decisions made kennedy environmentalist lawyer son late senator robert kennedy new york nephew assassinated democratic president john kennedy vaccine experts decreed announcement vaccination skeptic would head panel explore safety vaccines purported link autism the association raised paper published british medical journal the lancet claimed find connection measles jumps bella mm vaccine autism that paper debunked the lancet withdrew study since numerous studies affirmed safety vaccine the american academy pediatrics said vaccines significant medical innovation time adding claims vaccines linked autism unsafe disprove robust body medical in addition measles jumps bella vaccines protect children adults wide variety deadly crippling diseases including polio typhoid diphtheria tenants william schaffner infectious disease expert vanderbilt university medical school nashville tennessee advises federal panel sets vaccine policy said kennedy news reinforces concerns public health officials pediatrician family doctors schaffner said kennedy raised issues settled securely completely good nevertheless concerns persisted link vaccines autism range symptoms often includes difficulties communication social interaction kennedy said trump i said everybody ought able assured vaccines safe possibly in trump new york businessman yet presidential candidate posted twitter i believe vaccination massive shots too much small child handle govt stop now kennedy wrote article rolling stone magazine website asserting government conspiring cover connections autism thimerosal preservation formerly used vaccines later retracted article factual errors rolling stone deleted according centers disease control prevention evidence harm caused thimerosal vaccines thimerosal never used mm vaccine cdc said research show link thimerosal vaccines autism as precaution removed childhood vaccines united states daniel johnson pediatric infectious disease expert university chicago medicine said thought yet another investigation vaccine safety waste public money there already many systems place provide oversight record data constantly reviewed many government scientific community johnson said there need still yet another system johnson said concerned parents may delay getting children fascinated await word vaccination safety panel could result increased harm illness potentially death children diseases could prevented vaccines politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Robert Kennedy Jr. says tapped by Trump to head vaccine safety reviewCHICAGO (Reuters) - Vaccination skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would chair a presidential panel to review vaccine safety and science at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s request, drawing fierce criticism from vaccine experts who fear such a panel would give credence to debunked theories tying childhood immunizations to autism.  “President-elect Trump has some doubts about the current vaccine policy, and he has questions about it,” Kennedy, who has raised questions about the safety of vaccines, told reporters after a meeting with Trump in New York on Tuesday.  “He asked me to chair a commission on vaccine safety and scientific integrity. I said I would,” said Kennedy. However, Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks later told Reuters that, while the president-elect was exploring the possibility of forming a committee on autism, “no decisions have been made at this time.” Kennedy, an environmentalist and lawyer, is the son of the late U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York and the nephew of assassinated Democratic President John F. Kennedy.  Vaccine experts decried the announcement by a vaccination skeptic that he would head a panel to explore the safety of vaccines and their purported link with autism. The association was raised by a paper published in the British medical journal in The Lancet in 1998 that claimed to find a connection between the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. That paper has been debunked, and The Lancet withdrew the study. Since then, numerous studies have affirmed the safety of the vaccine. The American Academy of Pediatrics said vaccines are “the most significant medical innovation of our time,” adding that claims that vaccines are linked to autism or are unsafe have been disproven “by a robust body of medical literature.” In addition to measles, mumps and rubella, vaccines protect children and adults against a wide variety of deadly or crippling diseases, including polio, typhoid, diphtheria and tetanus. Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University’s medical school in Nashville, Tennessee, who advises the federal panel that sets U.S. vaccine policy, said the Kennedy news reinforces the concerns of public health officials, pediatricians and family doctors.  Schaffner said Kennedy has “raised issues that have been settled securely and completely by good science.” Nevertheless, concerns have persisted over a link between vaccines and autism, a range of symptoms that often includes difficulties with communication and social interaction. Kennedy, 62, said Trump, 70, was “very pro-vaccine, as am I,” but said, “Everybody ought to be able to be assured that the vaccines that we have (are) ... as safe as they possibly can be.” In 2014, Trump, a New York businessman who was not yet a presidential candidate, posted on Twitter, “I believe in vaccinations but not massive, all at once, shots. Too much for small child to handle. Govt. should stop NOW!” Kennedy in 2005 wrote an article for Rolling Stone magazine and the Salon.com website asserting that the government was conspiring to cover up the connections between autism and thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative formerly used in vaccines. Salon.com later retracted the article because of factual errors, and Rolling Stone deleted it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no evidence of harm caused by thimerosal in vaccines. Thimerosal was never used in the MMR vaccine. CDC said research does not show a link between thimerosal in vaccines and autism. As a precaution, it was removed from childhood vaccines in the United States in 2001. Daniel Johnson, a pediatric infectious disease expert at University of Chicago Medicine, said he thought yet another investigation into vaccine safety was a waste of public money. “There’s already many systems in place to provide oversight, to record data, which is constantly being reviewed by many in government and the scientific community,” Johnson said. “There is no need for still yet another system for doing this.” Johnson said he was “very concerned” that parents may delay getting their children vaccinated as they await word from a vaccination safety panel, which could result in “increased harm, illness and potentially death” of children from diseases that could be prevented by vaccines. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: robert kennedy says tapped trump head vaccine safety reviewchicago reuters vaccination skeptic robert kennedy said would chair presidential panel review vaccine safety science donald trump request drawing fierce criticism vaccine experts fear panel would give credence debunked theories tying childhood immunization autism trump doubts current vaccine policy questions kennedy raised questions safety vaccines told reporters meeting trump new york tuesday he asked chair commission vaccine safety scientific integrity i said i would said kennedy however trump spokeswoman hope hicks later told reuters exploring possibility forming committee autism decisions made kennedy environmentalist lawyer son late senator robert kennedy new york nephew assassinated democratic president john kennedy vaccine experts decreed announcement vaccination skeptic would head panel explore safety vaccines purported link autism the association raised paper published british medical journal the lancet claimed find connection measles jumps bella mm vaccine autism that paper debunked the lancet withdrew study since numerous studies affirmed safety vaccine the american academy pediatrics said vaccines significant medical innovation time adding claims vaccines linked autism unsafe disprove robust body medical in addition measles jumps bella vaccines protect children adults wide variety deadly crippling diseases including polio typhoid diphtheria tenants william schaffner infectious disease expert vanderbilt university medical school nashville tennessee advises federal panel sets vaccine policy said kennedy news reinforces concerns public health officials pediatrician family doctors schaffner said kennedy raised issues settled securely completely good nevertheless concerns persisted link vaccines autism range symptoms often includes difficulties communication social interaction kennedy said trump i said everybody ought able assured vaccines safe possibly in trump new york businessman yet presidential candidate posted twitter i believe vaccination massive shots too much small child handle govt stop now kennedy wrote article rolling stone magazine website asserting government conspiring cover connections autism thimerosal preservation formerly used vaccines later retracted article factual errors rolling stone deleted according centers disease control prevention evidence harm caused thimerosal vaccines thimerosal never used mm vaccine cdc said research show link thimerosal vaccines autism as precaution removed childhood vaccines united states daniel johnson pediatric infectious disease expert university chicago medicine said thought yet another investigation vaccine safety waste public money there already many systems place provide oversight record data constantly reviewed many government scientific community johnson said there need still yet another system johnson said concerned parents may delay getting children fascinated await word vaccination safety panel could result increased harm illness potentially death children diseases could prevented vaccines politicsnews