RFK Jr. headlines sold-out anti-vaccine conference alongside Andrew Wakefield

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Anti-vaccine embrace

Overall, CHD’s conference is billed as a “pursuit of a more perfect future” and will discuss the current risks and opportunities for the “health freedom movement.” The event’s sessions and talks will be held on September 17, with an opening reception the night before.

Other speakers on the agenda include Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), who has been a vocal critic of vaccines; Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.); Mark Gorton, president of the Kennedy-aligned MAHA Institute; Jan Jekielek, a senior editor at the right-wing outlet Epoch Times; and a number of CHD staff, including CEO Mary Holland.

In-person tickets to the conference, priced at $250, are sold out, according to the website. But limited passes for seating in an area of the main conference room are available for $125, as are tickets for livestream access at $100.

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