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April 14, 2023

CHD Responds to First Payouts From the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program to 3 Individuals Injured by COVID Vaccines

According to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), as of April 1, three out of the 8,133 individuals who filed claims after suffering “injuries/death from COVID-19 vaccines” were compensated through the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP). The payments consisted of the following:

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March 29, 2023

RFK, Jr. Calls on DOT Secretary Buttigieg to Investigate Spike in Airline Near-Misses Caused by Pilot Health Emergencies

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. today called on U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to investigate the spike in near-misses and narrowly averted airline accidents resulting from pilots incapacitated by health emergencies since 2021, coinciding with the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the U.S.

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Class Action RFK Jr. et al. v Biden et al.
March 27, 2023

Class Action Lawsuit Against Biden Admin et al. Alleging Collusion to Suppress Free Speech

On Friday, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Children’s Health Defense (CHD) et al., filed a class action lawsuit against President Joe Biden and numerous other federal agents and agencies in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Monroe Division. The complaint alleges that the defendants have colluded with, encouraged and pressured social media companies to suppress speech that the government does not want the public to hear and to silence specific speakers who are critical of federal policy.

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ASD Prevalence
March 24, 2023

CHD Responds to Significant Increase in Autism Prevalence: 1 in 36 Children

Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network, reporting 1 in 36 (2.8%) 8-year-old children — 4% of boys and 1% of girls — have an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), based on an analysis of data from 2020. Since the CDC began collecting data, prevalence estimates have skyrocketed from 1 in 150 in 2000 to today’s estimate of 1 in 36 children.

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March 08, 2023

CHD and California Community Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Los Angeles County Over New Wireless Antenna Ordinances

Children’s Health Defense (CHD) and a coalition of community and environmental groups advocating for safe technology filed a lawsuit on Monday against Los Angeles (L.A.) County in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. The suit contends that the recently adopted amendments to Title 16 and Title 22 (the ordinances) of the L.A. County Code — which allow for the fast-tracked proliferation of wireless infrastructure — violate the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by exempting projects under the ordinances from CEQA review.

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NY State HCW COVID Vaccine Mandate Update
March 02, 2023

Children’s Health Defense Responds to Appellate Court Staying COVID Vaccine Mandate for New York State Health Care Workers

Rochester, N.Y. — The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department, granted a stay on Monday that will keep New York’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in place during an ongoing case sponsored by Children’s Health Defense (CHD).

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COVID CDC Recommended Schedule
February 10, 2023

CHD President Responds to CDC Officially Adding COVID Shots to the Recommended Schedule

On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced its changes for the 2023 immunization schedules, including the addition of COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for children ages 6 months–18 years. The updates give states an option to require the shots in order for children to attend school. However, because many states have existing laws prohibiting COVID vaccine requirements, the new CDC rule may not affect children in those states.

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CA Injunction AB 2098
January 26, 2023

Historic Win! District Court Judge Blocks Doctors Censorship Law in California

Senior Judge William Shubb of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction in Children’s Health Defense’s (CHD) motion, halting Gov. Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and California Medical and Osteopathic Boards’ enforcement of California’s COVID-19 misinformation law.

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January 13, 2023

BREAKING: CHD Defeats NY State Healthcare Workers COVID Mandate!

In a groundbreaking decision filed Jan. 13, 2021, NYS Judge Gerard Neri held that the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers is now “null, void, and of no effect.” The court held that the NYS Dept. of Health lacked the authority to impose such a mandate as this power is reserved to the state legislature. Furthermore, the court found that the mandate was “arbitrary and capricious” as COVID-19 vaccines do not stop transmission, vitiating any rational basis for a mandate.

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CHD v Rutgers
January 12, 2023

CHD Files Appeal in the 3rd Circuit Challenging Rutgers University’s Vaccine Mandate

On Jan. 10, attorneys for Children’s Health Defense (CHD) filed an appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit challenging the New Jersey District Court judge’s Sep. 22, 2022 dismissal of CHD’s Aug. 16, 2021 lawsuit against Rutgers and university officials for their COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students to attend classes, whether in person or remotely. The mandate that began at the start of the 2021 Fall semester now requires full vaccination and boosters for students, faculty and staff. 

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TNI Litigation
January 11, 2023

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Legacy Media for Efforts to Exclude Rivals From Internet Platforms

A first-of-its-kind antitrust action was filed Tuesday against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), The Washington Post, Reuters and Associated Press, seeking damages totaling millions of dollars based on the collusive censorship of online health and political news publishers who dared to question the narrative relating to vital matters such as the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine mandates.

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Taking On Big Pharma
January 10, 2023

Taking On Big Pharma- Dr. Charles Bennett’s Battle

Larger-than-life, creative and fiercely ambitious, Dr. Charlie Bennett has a long history of revealing dangerous side effects of bestselling medicines. Naturally, Big Pharma would want to take him down; that was to be expected. The surprise was how eager university administrators and state’s attorneys were to help.

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We are going back to Albany, NY!
January 05, 2023

Fired Workers and Advocates to Rally to Educate Legislators in Albany NY

On Jan. 10, New Yorkers will return to the state Capitol in Albany to proactively protest over a dozen failed 2022 bills that will likely be back on the table in the new legislative session.

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McCullough and Malone Books
December 21, 2022

Children’s Health Defense Publishing Announces Two Groundbreaking Books on COVID-era Health Policy

Children’s Health Defense (CHD) Publishing introduces two new titles outlining the mishandling of the global COVID-19 crisis. Both books aim to reveal the true story behind the pandemic response while equipping readers with the knowledge necessary to prevent governments and public health officials from using future disease outbreaks to claim dominion over nearly all aspects of human life.

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Cause Unknown Book
December 13, 2022

New Book Out Today: Edward Dowd Asks Why So Many Healthy, Young People Are Dying Unexpectedly

Return to Press Releases Press Release For Immediate Release Washington, D.C. — What is behind the rise in sudden fatalities among young, healthy Americans? According to Edward Dowd’s book, “�?Cause Unknown’ – The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 and 2022,” there was an increase in deaths in America in 2020, though it was less […]

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December 02, 2022

CHD Attorneys File Federal Lawsuit to Stop California’s AB 2098 Intended to Punish Doctors Who Stray From the Approved COVID-19 Narrative

Attorneys for Children’s Health Defense (CHD) on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging AB 2098 — California’s COVID-19 misinformation/disinformation law — codified as Bus. & Prof. Code 2270, effective January 1, 2023 — in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California on behalf of plaintiffs LeTrinh Hoang, D.O., Physicians for Informed Consent, and Children’s Health Defense – California Chapter.

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November 30, 2022

CHD’s Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Dr. Joseph Mercola, Ty and Charlene Bollinger Move to Intervene in Missouri v. Biden First Amendment Case

On Nov. 17, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Dr. Joseph Mercola and Ty and Charlene Bollinger moved to intervene in the Missouri v. Biden First Amendment case on behalf of the public interest, themselves and their respective organizations — Children’s Health Defense (CHD), Mercola.com, The Truth About Vaccines (TTAV) and The Truth About Cancer (TTAC).

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November 23, 2022

Children’s Health Defense Urges Department of Defense to Allow COVID-19 Vaccination Exemptions for Breastfeeding Military Mothers

Last week, Children’s Health Defense (CHD) sent a letter to top U.S. military health officials and several members of Congress regarding the current COVID-19 vaccine policies for breastfeeding mothers in the military.

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October 17, 2022

Children’s Health Defense Announces the Premiere of �?The Real Anthony Fauci’ Movie

From award-winning filmmaker Jeff Hays, in partnership with Children’s Health Defense (CHD), comes a documentary based on Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s New York Times best-selling book, “The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health.”

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October 13, 2022

Children’s Health Defense Calls for States to Release COVID Vaccine Data for Analysis, Following Florida’s Lead

Children’s Health Defense (CHD) calls for state officials across the country to immediately request their state’s COVID-19 vaccine data and conduct an analysis to be released to the public using Florida’s model of a self-controlled case series, a technique developed to evaluate vaccine safety.

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October 11, 2022

American Federation of Teachers’ Randi Weingarten Walks Back Earlier Support of Vaccine Requirement for Educators

Fired NYC teacher Michael Kane interviews American Federation of Teachers union president on CHD.TV’s Good Morning CHD.

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October 06, 2022

Maine Board Licensure in Medicine Suddenly Withdraws ‘Misinformation’ Allegations Against Dr. Meryl Nass

On Sept. 26, the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine suddenly withdrew six accusations alleging misinformation against Dr. Meryl Nass.

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September 30, 2022

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Responds to New CDC Study on Association Between Aluminum in Childhood Vaccines and Asthma

A new federally funded study reports a “positive association” between “vaccine-related aluminum exposure” and “persistent asthma” in children 24-59 months old, but the study’s authors were careful not to suggest a causal relationship.

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September 28, 2022

National School Lunch Testing for Glyphosate, Pesticides, Heavy Metals, Hormones and Nutrients Revealed

Moms Across America announces a nationwide project measuring pesticides, heavy metals, veterinary drugs, hormones and nutrient test results of 43 school lunches gathered from public schools in 15 states in the United States.

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September 23, 2022

Children’s Health Defense Applauds Victory for Louisiana Parents and Students After COVID Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren Repealed

On Tuesday, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) officially repealed the state’s requirement that children receive the COVID vaccine in order to attend school.

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September 02, 2022

RFK, Jr. Responds to News of Biden Administration Working in Tandem With Social Media Giants to Censor COVID Statements They Deemed Misinformation

Discovery documents reveal the Biden administration and its federal agencies were holding secret meetings with Big Tech to censor COVID-19 statements they deemed misinformation.

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Children's Health Defense Deplatformed
August 18, 2022

Facebook and Instagram Simultaneously Deplatform Children’s Health Defense Accounts Denying More Than Half a Million Followers Access to Truthful Information

Yesterday, August 17, without warning, Facebook deplatformed (unpublished) the Children’s Health Defense (CHD) account. Simultaneously, CHD’s Instagram account was deplatformed (suspended). Each of these platforms had hundreds of thousands of followers.

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July 29, 2022

Pittsfield Massachusetts Residents File Suit Over Verizon Cell Tower Injuries

Lawyers supported by Children’s Health Defense (CHD) are representing four families in a suit in Massachusetts Superior Court seeking to reinstate the Pittsfield Board of Health’s cease and desist order against Verizon.

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July 27, 2022

15% of American Adults Diagnosed With New Condition After COVID Vaccine, Zogby Survey Finds

More than two years after Operation Warp Speed began, Children’s Health Defense (CHD) commissioned John Zogby Strategies to conduct two surveys about attitudes and the overall health of American adults.

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The U.S. Supreme Court will consider a legal challenge to New York City’s vaccine mandate from educators who were denied religious exemptions to vaccination.
June 15, 2022

Children’s Health Defense Reports Third Judge Asked to Step Down in COVID Vaccine Mandate Case

U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni of the Southern District of New York issued an order Monday recusing herself from further involvement in two consolidated federal lawsuits challenging New York City Department of Education (DOE) COVID vaccine mandates.

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June 14, 2022

FDA Approval of COVID Shots for Youngest Age Group Constitutes Reckless Endangerment, Warns CHD

Moderna and Pfizer seek COVID-19 Vaccine Emergency Use Authorizations for the youngest children. CHD implores the FDA committee to follow the science and mounting evidence that proves there is no COVID emergency for this age group.

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June 08, 2022

Dr. Andy Wakefield and Children’s Health Defense Films Announce the Premiere of �?Infertility: A Diabolical Agenda’

The new documentary exposes a WHO program resulting in the sterilization of African women without their knowledge or consent.

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May 27, 2022

CHD Announces Press Conference Hosted by International Alliance for Justice and Democracy to Expose WHO’s Attempt to Foster a “One World Government” in the Name of Public Health

The press conference aims to bring full transparency to legal matters by a group of independent legal experts and other professionals addressing WHO’s ambiguous procedures and plans in conflict with the principles of national and individual sovereignty.

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May 25, 2022

Children’s Health Defense Supports Injured Residents in Pittsfield, Massachusetts Cell Tower Litigation

Lawyers on behalf of Children’s Health Defense (CHD) have filed intervention papers in a case filed by a Verizon Wireless affiliated cellular provider in Pittsfield, Massachusetts seeking to invalidate an order by the Pittsfield Board of Health. The Board found the cell company was causing injuries to local residents and issued a cease-and-desist order.

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Weighing in on Wireless: New Report on �?Havana Syndrome’ + Palm Coast Keeps 5G Tower at Bay + More
May 18, 2022

CHD Files Comments with FCC Urging Accommodation of Millions of People Sickened by Wireless Radiation

CHD and the other “Advocates for the EMS disabled” called for acceptance, affirmance and inclusion of the Electromagnetically Sensitive or EMS disabled community, an increasingly large swath of the disability community that has been harmed by wireless technology.

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May 12, 2022

New Zogby Strategies/CHD Poll: Growing Intensity Among Californians Against Medical Freedom/Privacy Bills

The new poll of likely California voters shows an overwhelming majority oppose bills like SB920 and SB866.

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May 10, 2022

CHD Warns FDA: Insufficient Safety Evidence to Support Authorization of Risky COVID Shots and �?Boosters’ for Infants and Young Children

Moderna and Pfizer seek COVID-19 Vaccine Emergency Use Authorizations for young children while COVID poses virtually zero threat to this age group.

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April 28, 2022

New Research Reveals Unprecedented Rise in Cases of Historically Rare Gynecological Event Following Rollout of COVID Vaccines in U.S.

Children’s Health Defense says more study is needed on the massive surge in reports of a rare event called �?decidual cast shedding,’ which occurs when the entire lining of the uterus sheds and exits the body in one piece. The process can be extremely painful.

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April 20, 2022

New York City Workers Implore Mayor to End Vaccine Segregation and Discrimination

CHD joins workers in calling for an end to COVID vaccination mandates after Mayor Eric Adams waived the same requirements for professional athletes and performers.

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April 04, 2022

Children’s Health Defense Says Boston University Violated Americans with Disabilities Act

The claim charges that Boston University not only refused to provide an alternative method of testing to accommodate Ms. Corrigan’s disability, but also refused to engage in the requisite interactive process required to reach accommodation.

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March 21, 2022

Children’s Health Defense Wins Federal District Court Injunction On District of Columbia’s Minor Consent for Vaccinations Act

The act allows children eleven years of age and older to consent to vaccinations without their parents’ knowledge or consent. The law specifically targets children whose parents have religious exemptions for their children. The decision rules that parental consent trumps public health mandates and potentially sets a precedent for free exercise of religion.

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March 17, 2022

Director of Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group Suffers From Tinnitus Following COVID Vaccine

CHD points out that parents claim their children experienced adverse events after vaccines including tinnitus, Tourette’s, autism, ADHD, speech delays and more.

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March 08, 2022

Zogby Strategies Find American Parents Agree to End COVID Mandates

A large consensus across the political spectrum favors individual choice over government mandates. The poll of parents with children under 12, commissioned by CHD, found almost 8 in 10 (78%) self-identified progressives as well as 77% of “very conservative,” 56% of liberals and moderates, and 74% of conservatives agree that it’s time to end all mandates.

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March 03, 2022

CHD Says Pfizer Clinical Trial Data Contradicts �?Safe and Effective’ Government/Industry Mantra

A 38-page report included in the released documents features an Appendix, “LIST OF ADVERSE EVENTS OF SPECIAL INTEREST,” that lists 1,291 different adverse events following vaccination. “At least now we know why the FDA and Pfizer wanted to keep this data under wraps for 75 years. These findings should put an immediate end to the Pfizer COVID vaccines. The potential for serious harm is very clear, and those injured by the vaccines are prohibited from suing Pfizer for damages,” said Children’s Health Defense (CHD) president and general counsel Mary Holland.

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A disheartening court ruling.
February 15, 2022

CHD Disappointed by DC Circuit Panel OTARD Decision

“The decision basically tells us we have to go back to the FCC and once again ask them to follow the science and basic biology even though the Commission has stubbornly refused to admit that its current emissions rules threaten public health and many people are now very ill,” said Children’s Health Defense president and general counsel Mary Holland.

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Thanks to a ruling by a New York court, 15 teachers denied religious exemptions to the city’s COVID vaccine mandates will be allowed to re-apply.
February 10, 2022

Children’s Health Defense Supports NYC Teachers Heading to Supreme Court Over Religious Exemption to Vaccination

The application seeks to save the jobs of more than 700 NYC educators who are slated to be fired for not complying with the city’s vaccination requirement tomorrow. Many plaintiffs in both cases have received notices via email that they will be “terminated” on Friday February 11.

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“A lack of data regarding harm does not equal confirmation of safety,” Yeadon said.
February 10, 2022

CHD, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Call Upon FDA: Deny Emergency Use Authorization on Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine for Infants, Children Under Five

VRBPAC has a meeting on Tuesday, February 15 to consider Pfizer’s application for EUA status for this age group. “There is absolutely no COVID emergency for children under five years old,” said CHD president and general counsel Mary Holland. “Considering that healthy children have virtually zero risk of complications or death from COVID, and that the adverse events being reported following COVID vaccination are at historic rates and climbing, it’s outrageous that the FDA is even discussing an EUA vaccine for this age group.”

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February 08, 2022

Children’s Health Defense calls out NY Governor for sneaking through regulation to allow arresting health threats and detaining them indefinitely

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is trying to bypass the legislature and give herself sweeping new powers with a recently proposed regulation that would allow her to arrest suspected public health threats and imprison them without trial or due process in “health care facilities.” The Public Health and Health Planning Council will vote on adopting the regulation on February 10.

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On Feb. 15, members of the FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will decide whether to authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID shot for infants and toddlers.
February 01, 2022

CHD Calls FDA’s Push to Green Light COVID Shots for Infants �?Unethical and Dangerous’

Children’s Health Defense is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to cease its push for emergency use authorization (EUA) of a COVID vaccine for children ages six months through five years. According to the Associated Press, the agency is actively pressing vaccine maker Pfizer to submit an application for EUA status for this age group despite wide acknowledgment that children are not at risk for complications from COVID-19.

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France’s planned 5G rollout was controversial even before the council’s report.
January 24, 2022

CHD Points Out Potential Human Health Risks From 5G Rollout

“The fact that airlines outside the US are aghast at our policies signals that their countries made plans for this 5G inevitability,” said Children’s Health Defense president and general counsel Mary Holland. “Just like the pharmaceutical, banking, and food additive industries, the US government’s regulations have put profits over people’s health, turning a blind eye to the obvious threats.”

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Thousands to March in DC Jan. 23 to Defeat COVID Vaccine Mandates
January 20, 2022

CHD and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to Join Thousands on January 23 for the Defeat the Mandates Rally in Washington, DC

Children’s Health Defense and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will team up with organizations and individuals from around the country to protest all government mandates and celebrate the principles of freedom and liberty upon which our nation was founded. The march comes in response to nearly two years of increasing governmental overreach in the form of mandates at local, state and federal levels. Participants consist of people from all walks of life regardless of political affiliation, race, ideology or vaccination status.

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January 20, 2022

Children’s Health Defense Applauds California Judge for Staying School Vaccine Mandates, Granting Expedited Hearing

On January 13, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Brad Seligman ruled in favor of petitioners CHD, CHD-CA, PERK, Jane Doe, and Janet Doe, parents whose children attend school within the Piedmont Unified School District, granting their request for an expedited trial on the underlying lawsuit, and also granting an order staying enforcement of the District’s unlawful and unconstitutional COVID-19 injection requirement on children five years of age. Piedmont Unified is the only school district in the state of California currently mandating experimental vaccines on children younger than 12 years of age.

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Thousands to March in DC Jan. 23 to Defeat COVID Vaccine Mandates
January 15, 2022

Children’s Health Defense Issues Correction to its January 12 Press Release Regarding the �?Defeat the Mandates’ Rally in Washington, DC

In its January 12 press release �?CHD and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will Join Thousands on January 23 to Defeat the Mandates in Washington, DC,’ Children’s Health Defense inadvertently erred in stating that Joe Rogan will be a speaker at the event. Mr. Rogan is not on the scheduled list of speakers.

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Thousands to March in DC Jan. 23 to Defeat COVID Vaccine Mandates
January 12, 2022

CHD and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will Join Thousands on January 23 to Defeat the Mandates in Washington, DC

Children’s Health Defense and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will team up with organizations and individuals from around the country to protest all government mandates and celebrate the principles of freedom and liberty upon which our nation was founded. The march comes in response to nearly two years of increasing governmental overreach in the form of mandates at local, state and federal levels. Participants consist of people from all walks of life regardless of political affiliation, race, ideology or vaccination status.

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A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction barring the DOD from disciplining military service members who object to COVID-19 vaccination on religious grounds.
January 05, 2022

Navy SEALS Win Preliminary Injunction Against Vaccine Mandates; CHD Applauds Their Continued Fight to Protect the Freedoms of All Americans, on the Battlefield and in the Courts

On Monday, federal judge Reed O’Connor prevented the U.S. Department of Defense from punishing a group of 35 Navy SEALs and other special military forces members who have opted not to receive COVID vaccines for religious reasons. “The Navy provides a religious accommodation process, but by all accounts, it is theater,” Judge O’Connor wrote in his ruling.

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November 10, 2021

CHD Board Chair Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s latest book, “The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health,” hits bookstores November 16

At a time when people the world over are trying to understand how the COVID pandemic actually came about and questioning whether it may have been better handled by public health agencies, readers will become familiar with a side of Dr. Fauci that has thus far been kept out of the headlines.

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'We need brave citizens to peacefully refuse to comply with unlawful and unethical edicts that for the past year-and-a-half have been allowed to trump individual rights and freedoms.'
October 28, 2021

Children’s Health Defense Joins Citizens on November 3 to Kick Off Worldwide Walkouts to Demand a Return to Freedom and Democratic Principles

On November 3rd, Children’s Health Defense (CHD) will join organizations and individuals by kicking off a worldwide “walk out” of work by calling in sick or taking a personal day to gather in protest of the unprecedented loss of freedom that has occurred the world over since the COVID pandemic began.

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CHD Wins Historic Case Against FCC
August 16, 2021

�?Historic Win’ by Children’s Health Defense in Case Against FCC on Safety Guidelines for 5G and Wireless

CHD won its historic case against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the agency’s decision not to review its health and safety guidelines for wireless-based technologies, including 5G. On Friday, Aug. 13 , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit published its decision.

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A disheartening court ruling.
June 27, 2021

Principal Brief Filed in Children’s Health Defense’s Cases Against FCC Rule Allowing Base Station Antennas on Homes

CHD is opposing the amended rule, which allows fixed wireless companies to contract with private property owners, including homeowners, to place point-to-point antennas on their property and, for the first time, add carrier-grade base station antenna installations to extend wireless service, including 5G, to users over a wide area.

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March 19, 2021

CHD v. FCC — Emergency Injunction

Children’s Health Defense filed a motion for emergency relief with the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, asking the Court to stay the Federal Communications Commission’s Over-the-Air Reception Devices” (OTARD) Rule Amendment, before it goes into effect on 3/29/21. The amended rule allows property owners to place fixed wireless antennas on their property and, for the first time, to extend wireless data/voice services, including 5G, to users on neighboring properties. The rule purports to facilitate mesh Wi-Fi networks, 5G, and the deployment of the ground infrastructure for SpaceX satellites.

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March 03, 2021

CHD’s New Case Challenges the FCC’s “Wireless Wild West” OTARD Rule

The most insidious aspect of OTARD is that it eliminates all state and local zoning authority over these arrangements. No permit is required, deed and homeowners’ association restrictions or any other state laws are preempted. No notice to neighboring property owners is required. Therefore, people adversely affected will have no right to object or prevent these antennas’ installation, even though they will be involuntarily exposed to harmful radiation.

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December 18, 2020

Children’s Health Defense Announces The Launch of Hawaii Chapter  

Press Release December 18, 2020 For immediate release    Washington, DC — Non-profit advocacy organization Children’s Health Defense (CHD) announced today the launch of its latest chapter, CHD Hawaii. Like CHD’s other chapters, CHD-Hawaii will provide a powerful, unified voice for advocates to enhance the collective ability to strengthen support of key issues, disseminate vitally […]

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December 14, 2020

FDA Ignores RFK, Jr.’s Pleas for Vaccine Safety Oversight Concerning PEG, Suspected To Cause Anaphylaxis

The Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) recently voted to approve Emergency Use Authorization of BioNTech and Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine despite recent reports of anaphylactic reactions among recipients.

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October 22, 2020

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Children’s Health Defense Call for Congressional Investigation of COVID origin

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Children’s Health Defense (CHD) are calling upon Congress to conduct a thorough investigation of the circumstances behind the global COVID-19 crisis that is taking an overwhelming toll on human lives and livelihoods.

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October 20, 2020

Response Brief Filed in Landmark Case Against FCC on 5G and Wireless Health Impacts

PRESS CONFERENCE: Wednesday, October 21 at 3:00 p.m. EDT. WASHINGTON, DC, Oct. 20, 2020 — Children’s Health Defense (CHD), the children’s health advocacy group headed by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., filed its response to the Federal Communications Commission’s brief on Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. CHD’s case against […]

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August 18, 2020

CHD Legal Team Led by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Sues Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, and Three of Facebook’s So-Called �?Fact-Checkers’

Children’s Health Defense (CHD) filed a lawsuit on Monday in San Francisco Federal Court charging Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, and three fact-checking outfits with censoring truthful public health posts and for fraudulently misrepresenting and defaming CHD.

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July 28, 2020

Legal Team Led by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Sues New York State on Behalf of Families for Denying Lawful Medical Exemptions to School Children

Attorneys Sujata Gibson, Michael H. Sussman, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Mary Holland filed a class action lawsuit last Thursday in Federal Court challenging the constitutionality of New York State’s Department of Health regulations that allow school principals to overrule treating physicians on recommendations about medical exemptions to immunization for medically fragile kids.

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July 23, 2020

Children’s Health Defense Is Proud To Announce Its First Two State Chapters: California and New York

Non-profit advocacy organization Children’s Health Defense (CHD) announced today the formation of two new chapters, CHD California and CHD New York. These chapters will provide powerful, unified platforms for advocates to educate the public on key issues and improve policy on a state-by-state basis.

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May 28, 2020

New Research Study Clarifies Health Outcomes in Vaccinated versus Unvaccinated Children

A new peer-reviewed study in the journal SAGE Open Medicine details the health outcomes of vaccinated versus unvaccinated children from three pediatric practices in the United States concludes that unvaccinated children have better health outcomes than their vaccinated peers.

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February 03, 2020

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense Submitted Historic Case Against U.S. Government for Wireless Harms

 Children’s Health Defense (CHD) is leading a historic legal action against the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) for its refusal to review their 25 year old guidelines, and to promulgate scientific, human evidence-based radio frequency emissions (“RF”) rules that adequately protect public health from wireless technology radiation.

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November 12, 2019

Children’s Health Advocates Gather to Demand Truth, Justice for Vaccine-Injured

Thousands of advocates for children’s health will gather Thursday at the Vaccine Injury Epidemic (VIE) Event on the National Mall to mark the 33rd anniversary of National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA). The rally on Nov. 14th will spotlight the devastating impact NCVIA has had upon the state of children’s health.

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November 08, 2019

Announcing V.I.E. Rally, November 14, 2019

Vaccine Safety Advocates to Gather on National Mall to Raise Awareness of Vaccine Risks and Honor Injury Victims Day of Remembrance on Thurs., 11-14-19 Marks 33rd Anniversary of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act Washington, DC – NOVEMBER 8, 2019 – Thousands will gather on the National Mall on November 14 to raise awareness of vaccine […]

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October 18, 2019

Announcing �?Vaxxed II: The People’s Truth’

Tommey Burrowes Productions announces the November 6, 2019 release of Vaxxed II: The People’s Truth, the highly anticipated sequel to the documentary Vaxxed: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe that catapulted to notoriety after being controversially pulled from the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival.

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September 16, 2019

Attorney Mary Holland Joins Children’s Health Defense

Children’s Health Defense (CHD) is pleased to announce that Mary S. Holland has become its full-time General Counsel. Holland will continue to serve as CHD Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.

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August 26, 2019

CHD Will Appeal the Decision Denying the Preliminary Injunction Sought on Behalf of 26,000 Children and Their Families Affected by the Repeal of Vaccine Religious Exemptions.

On August 23rd, Judge Denise Hartman issued a decision denying the preliminary injunction/stay sought on behalf of 26,000 children and their families affected by the repeal of vaccine religious exemptions. The Judge composed a 34-page opinion which [in summary] made the following critical points:

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August 13, 2019

Judge to Hear Oral Argument on the Repeal of the Religious Exemption to Vaccination for New York Children

On July 10, attorneys Sussman and Kennedy filed a lawsuit in New York State (NYS) Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the legislature’s repeal of the religious exemption to vaccination. Suing on behalf of 55 NYS families who held lawful religious exemptions, Sussman and Kennedy requested that the court enjoin the repeal temporarily, preliminarily and permanently.

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July 29, 2019

Families of Children with Disabilities Sue New York State to Enforce Rights Under IDEA and Allow Children to Attend School

Attorneys Kim Mack Rosenberg of Bouer Law LLC, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., chairman and chief litigation counsel for Children’s Health Defense (CHD), filed a lawsuit July 25, 2019, in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (NY). The lawsuit asks the Court to enjoin the State from enforcing a recent repeal of religious vaccine exemptions under the NY vaccine law that will cause the catastrophic exclusion from school of thousands of children with disabilities despite federal law to the contrary.

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July 26, 2019

CHD Sues NY State Demanding Vulnerable and Medically Fragile Children Their Rights to an Education Under IDEA Law

Yesterday, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., chairman and chief litigation counsel of Children’s Health Defense and Kim Mack Rosenberg of Bouer Law LLC joined forces and filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction to compel New York State to honor its federal obligation to admit students with disabilities to school this September, notwithstanding the State’s repeal of the religious exemption to its vaccination mandate.

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July 10, 2019

Families Sue New York State to Stop the Repeal of the Religious Exemption to Vaccines

Albany, NY—Attorneys Sussman and Kennedy filed a lawsuit today in New York State (NYS) Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the NYS legislature’s June 13, 2019 repeal of the religious exemption to vaccination, Public Health Law Section 2164(9). The plaintiffs, 55 NYS families who held lawful religious exemptions, request that the court enjoin the enactment of the repeal temporarily, preliminarily and permanently.

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July 09, 2019

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Children’s Health Defense Bring Legal Action Against Beech-Nut Nutrition Company Concerning Misrepresentation That Their Naturals Baby Foods are 100% Natural

Washington, DC—Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., chairman and chief litigation counsel for Children’s Health Defense (CHD) announced a lawsuit today against Beech-Nut Nutrition Company. The complaint, filed in Washington, DC, asserts that Beech-Nut’s material misrepresentations and omissions violate the District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act.

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July 04, 2019

Children’s Health Defense and Yellist.com to Hold Nationwide “Freedom of Thought and Expression” Day on July 4th

July 4, Washington, DC – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., chairman and chief litigation counsel for Children’s Health Defense (CHD), announced the sponsorship of a nationwide event that aims to raise awareness of the increasing threats to freedom of thought and expression.

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May 12, 2019

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to Speak at Rallies in NY and NJ Concerning Mandatory Vaccines and Government Overreach

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Chairman and Chief Legal Counsel for Children’s Health Defense, is speaking in Trenton, NJ today and Albany, NY tomorrow supporting concerned parents and medical freedom advocates as they protest several state bills that would put government in charge of decisions regarding vaccines.

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April 10, 2019

NYC Mandatory Measles Vaccination Violates NY State Law, CHD Challenges Legality.

The New York City Commissioner of Health declared a public health emergency yesterday, ordering all people who live, work or reside in four Brooklyn zip codes to be vaccinated with the Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccine declared to be “effective and safe.” Non-compliance with the order is a misdemeanor subject to criminal and civil fines, including imprisonment.

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March 19, 2019

Yale Press Conference and “Science of Vaccine Forum” Features Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. appeared at a press conference and forum today to debate the topic of vaccine mandates at the Connecticut state legislature. Speaking in a legislative meeting room and by audio to an overflow room—packed with hundreds of parents, vaccine safety advocates, the media, and CT state legislators—Mr. Kennedy educated the crowd on Pharma/government corruption that has led to the unprecedented epidemics now claiming the health of over half of our nation’s children.

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February 26, 2019

CDC’s ACIP Considers Expanding Recommendations for HPV Vaccine to Ages 27 to 45

Washington, DC – The CDC Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) will consider recommending the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine to both women and men ages 27 to 45 in a meeting Feb. 27-28, 2019.  This recommendation would possibly expose over 80 million adults to the Gardasil 9 vaccine.

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February 11, 2019

FDA Admits That Government Is Recommending Untested, Unlicensed Vaccines for Pregnant Women

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. says, “As a nation, we can no longer pretend our trusted agencies are protecting our children. It is time to hold federal agencies accountable.”

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January 14, 2019

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Demands the Office of the Inspector General and Congress Investigate Department of Justice for Fraud and Obstruction of Justice

WASHINGTON, D.C.  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Chairman of Children’s Health Defense (CHD), and Rolf Hazlehurst, parent of a vaccine-injured child, have petitioned the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Inspector General (OIG), and the Senate and House Judiciary Committees to investigate actions taken by federal personnel during the “Vaccine Court” Omnibus Autism Proceedings (OAP).

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December 07, 2018

The Need to Further Investigate MMR Vaccine – Autism Relationship

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons 1601 N. Tucson Blvd. Suite 9 Tucson, AZ 85716 (800) 635-1196 www.aapsonline.org Dec 7, 2018 Re-analysis of CDC Data Suggests Need for Further Investigation on MMR Vaccine and Autism, according to Article in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons Tucson, Ariz. As early as 2001, the Centers for […]

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September 12, 2018

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Announces The Launch of Children’s Health Defense 

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (RFK, Jr.) announced today the creation of Children’s Health Defense (CHD), a new organization expanding the mission of the World Mercury Project. “Our children’s ability to develop and thrive is being sabotaged by an avalanche of unprecedented health epidemics now affecting 54% of our children. This is unacceptable,” said Mr. Kennedy.

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October 05, 2017

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Children’s Health Defense Launch Campaign to Restore Child Health recognizing “Children’s Health Month”

Washington, DC – Children’s Health Defense believes the health of American’s children is in crisis. We are facing epidemics of chronic health disorders that are crippling our children in far greater numbers than in any generation in history. It is time for action! We need to make our children healthy again! #restorechildhealth #childrenshealthdefense In Robert […]

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September 18, 2017

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Children’s Health Defense Issue Report Regarding New Evidence of Ongoing Corruption and Scientific Misconduct at CDC

In a new report released today, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and his team outlined various criminal acts on the part of employees and consultants for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) whose questionable ethics and scientific fraud have resulted in untrustworthy vaccine safety science. Among other information, Kennedy has found additional evidence of criminal activity by the CDC consultant, Poul Thorsen, the author and principal coordinator of multiple CDC studies exonerating the mercury-based preservative thimerosal in the development of autism.

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February 15, 2017

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announces the World Mercury Project’s $100,000 challenge with goal of stopping use of highly toxic mercury in vaccines

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announces the Children’s Health Defense’s $100,000 challenge with goal of stopping use of highly toxic mercury in vaccines

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December 21, 2016

CDC Blocks Testimony by Vaccine Whistleblower in Medical Malpractice Case

The Director of the CDC, Thomas Frieden has blocked CDC whistleblower, Dr. William Thompson from testifying regarding scientific fraud and destruction of evidence by senior CDC officials in critical CDC vaccine safety studies regarding the causative relationship between childhood vaccines and autism. Dr. Thompson’s testimony is being sought in a medical malpractice case brought on behalf of 16 year old Yates Hazlehurst. The lawsuit alleges that Yates is autistic as a result of vaccine injuries.

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December 14, 2016

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Launches the World Mercury Project – Vows to change government policies that injure children

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced today the launch of the World Mercury Project, a public health advocacy organization dedicated to ending exposure to neurotoxic mercury in fish, medical products, dental amalgams and vaccines. The group will focus on making sound science the driver of public policy.

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