On Tuesday, Robert F Kennedy Jr. told major media outlets that he may head a new Commission on Vaccine Safety. The purpose of this commission, per Mr. Kennedy, is to debate the science. At first glance, the idea of an impartial commission to debate and resolve a controversy does not seem like a bad idea. In 2000, Mbeki created an advisory panel, much like Mr. Trump’s alleged Commission, to facilitate debate over the science. The vaccines debate, much like the HIV/AIDS debate, has not emerged out of a conflict within the scientific community.

Source: Huffington Post January 13, 2017 21:30 UTC