Robert Kennedy head EPA?

[solarbird]

elfs reports that anti-vaccination crank Robert F. Kennedy Jr. might be asked to head the EPA, and asks people to contact the Obama transition team in opposition. Orac at ScienceBlogs details why Robert Kennedy would be a very bad idea, noting amoungst other things:

I have a hard time imagining a quicker way for Obama to put the lie to his dedication to science-based policy than to appoint such a vocal and energetic booster of the pseudoscience that mercury in vaccines cause autism into such an influential post. It would be a horrific self-inflicted wound.

You can contact the Obama transition team here.

Comments

[elfs.livejournal.com]

Yes, adult flu vaccines have thiomersol (geez, even the FDA spells it wrong; it's a thiolate). Pediatric doses do not. The substitution of other preservatives for thoimersol in other vaccines has not resulted in a noticeable improvement (or detriment) to the public health.