Overnight, the Washington Post reported that the CDC has updated its website to promote disproven links between vaccines and autism. In response, 314 Action Executive Director Erik Polyak released the following statement:
“RFK Jr. has hijacked this CDC,” said 314 Action Executive Director Erik Polyak. “We are in dangerous territory when misinformation is being spread through official channels. Americans deserve access to trusted sources of public health information not political propaganda that has no scientific basis. There is no evidence that vaccines cause autism.”
“Senator Bill Cassidy is squarely to blame for this. He cast the deciding vote to confirm RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary—a reckless move that dismissed urgent warnings from thousands of scientists and medical professionals nationwide. Cassidy ignored the evidence before him and he’s the reason we’re this mess. Now, it’s time to elect doctors and scientists to Congress we can trust to get us out of it.”
314 Action is already working with nearly 100 campaigns launched for 2026 and 1 in 5 candidates are doctors. In response to this reckless administration and its unprecedented attacks on science and health care, a growing number of doctors are running for office. Earlier this year, 314 Action launched Guardians of Public Health, a targeted recruitment campaign and $25 million commitment to elect 100 doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals by 2030.