{
  "id": 7411696,
  "title": "RFK Jr. headlines sold-out anti-vaccine conference alongside Andrew Wakefield",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/rfk-jr-headlines-sold-out-anti-vaccine-conference-alongside-andrew",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-14T22:06:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica Health",
    "slug": "ars-technica-health",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/09/rfk-jr-headlines-sold-out-anti-vaccine-conference-alongside-andrew-wakefield/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Robert F. Kennedy Jr., former head of the anti-vaccine organization Children's Health Defense, will speak at an upcoming anti-vaccine conference in Washington, DC. The conference, organized by CHD, will feature other prominent anti-vaccine figures, including Andrew Wakefield. Wakefield, a former doctor whose medical license was revoked, is infamous for a fraudulent study linking the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism. This study was later found to be a result of Wakefield's unethical treatment of children and professional misconduct, but his damaging claim persists. Despite being shunned by the medical community, Wakefield remains a key figure in the anti-vaccine movement, with Kennedy and the anti-vaccine organization further promoting Wakefield's false assertion that vaccines cause autism.",
  "summary": "The event is hosted by Kennedy's anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense.",
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        "outlet": "Ars Technica",
        "title": "RFK Jr. headlines sold-out anti-vaccine conference alongside Andrew Wakefield",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/rfk-jr-headlines-sold-out-anti-vaccine-conference-alongside-andrew-7423619",
        "published": "2026-09-14T22:06:24.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}