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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (RFK), the USA’s Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) wants to insure that vaccines are safe and tested. NPR posted:

May 1, 2025

The Trump administration plans to impose a new testing requirement for new vaccines — a demand that could delay the availability of the next round of COVID-19 vaccines and complicate the approval of other vaccines.

The administration will require all new vaccines to be tested against an inert substance known as a placebo before they can be made available, which is a “radical departure from past practices,” according to a statement from Andrew Nixon, a spokesman for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services.

The latest statement triggered alarm among vaccine experts that this may be another step by Kennedy to undermine the confidence in and availability of vaccines. …

The administration maintains this new requirement is aimed at ensuring vaccines are safe. But vaccine experts … take issue with the definition of what constitutes a new vaccine. The ingredients in some vaccines, such as the COVID shots, have been updated regularly to better match the strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in circulation, without fundamentally changing the vaccines themselves. That has long been the case with flu vaccines, too.

“Secretary Kennedy’s HHS has pledged radical transparency to the American public. This means being honest and straightforward about what we know — and what we don’t know — about medical products, including vaccines,” Nixon said. https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/05/01/nx-s1-5383172/rfk-jr-placebo-vaccine-testing-studies

I also heard about this on NPR radio last evening. Basically the vaccine-producers want to argue that if they change the mRNA vaccines, that this is not a new vaccine, hence does not need to be tested. But others on the radio stated that the mRNA vaccines are not traditional vaccines, there are many unknown issues, and hence they should be tested for safety and efficacy.

Let me flat out state that the COVID mRNA vaccines were NOT as effective as touted.

The USA spends more on health care than any other nation, yet it is a nation full of unhealthy and obese people.

The mainstream medical profession and media, to a great degree, have failed the American people on matters of health.

Furthermore, how the USA government and most of the media handled COVID was a disaster.

Consider that the amount of USA deaths were greatly increased because of this suppression of truth and providing inadequate information. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was right about a lot of his COVID policy complaints. During COVID, I also read his book, The Real Anthony Fauci. In it, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. explains some errors about COVID policies, mentions treatments that the USA media tended to suppress, and  basically reported and documented that Dr. Fauci did not stand for true science, blocked items that did not align with his pharmaceutical and vaccine agenda, used financial influence to get his way, and that Dr. Fauci has a long history of those types of things. Let me add that having encountered Dr. Fauci’s department in the 1990s, I was disappointed with the lack of real science and concern for health it employed back then.

Related to what is sometimes called science, notice the following:

20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: (1 Timothy 6:20, KJV)

20 O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge (1 Timothy 6:20, NKJV)

Yes, many cling to what is falsely called science.

And that is the opinion of many in the scientific community:

June 1, 2015

Those who think science is the measure of all truth might want to check the data first.

Here’s a quote for you: “A lot of what is published [in scientific journals] is incorrect.” Care to guess where those words appeared? Not on a website that questions the “consensus of experts on climate change.” Nor do they appear in a publication associated with intelligent design or other critiques of Neo-Darwinism.

They appeared in the April 11, 2015, issue of the Lancet, the prestigious British medical journal.

The writer, Richard Horton, was quoting a participant at a recent symposium on the “reproducibility and reliability of biomedical research.” Specifically, the symposium discussed one of the “most sensitive issues in science today: the idea that something has gone fundamentally wrong with one of our greatest human creations.”

And he’s referring to scientific research—the research that not only purports to tell us how the world works, but, increasingly, how people should order their lives and societies.

As Horton told Lancet readers, “The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest, together with an obsession for pursuing fashionable trends of dubious importance, science has taken a turn towards darkness.”

He continues, “In their quest for telling a compelling story, scientists too often sculpt data to fit their preferred theory of the world.”

We recently saw an example of this in a story about a much-publicized study purporting to show that voters were likely to change their minds about same-sex marriage if they were visited by gay pollsters who shared their stories with them.

Researchers seeking to reproduce the findings found discrepancies in the data and asked the original researcher for the original data. The researcher was unable to produce the original data. This led the lead researcher to request that the study be withdrawn. Even supporters of same-sex marriage acknowledged that the study and the conclusions drawn from it were fraudulent. http://www.breakpoint.org/bpcommentaries/entry/12/27474?spMailingID=11525872&spUserID=OTQ0MjM5NDU2S0&spJobID=560044991&spReportId=NTYwMDQ0OTkxS0

The actual percentage is probably more than half. A lot more than half.

Similarly, the editor in chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Marcia Angell, wrote in 2009:

It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as an editor of The New England Journal of Medicine.

Yes, much put out as health “science” is bought and paid for mainly for corporate and personal profit. It is not scientific truth.

During COVID, the mainstream media repeatedly pushed vain babblings they called science that was supposedly based on knowledge. I was censored by YouTube and Facebook a few times for telling the truth.

There were better and scientifically-supportable solutions that various of us endorsed.

Consider that in 2022 Reuters reported the following about Haiti:

Updated 07/15/22

There have been 31,980 infections and 837 coronavirus-related deaths reported in the country since the pandemic began. …

Haiti has administered at least 348,769 doses of COVID vaccines so far. Assuming every person needs 2 doses, that’s enough to have vaccinated about 1.5% of the country’s population. https://graphics.reuters.com/world-coronavirus-tracker-and-maps/countries-and-territories/haiti/

Haiti has a population of about 11.4 million which is about 3.46% of the estimated 329.5 million in the USA. Back then, 79.1% of Americans had at least one vaccination and 67.6% were considered to be fully vaccinated.

Yet, the USA reportedly had 1.02 million COVID deaths through that time.

Although only about 1.5% of people in Haiti were vaccinated, it had a COVID death rate of about 2.4% of that of the USA. So, a nation in this hemisphere that is mainly made up of poor persons of color, and without much access to Western medical care had a death rate over 40x lower than the USA. While there might be some undercounting in Haiti and overcounting in the USA, that is a huge difference.

The fact that the Haitians are less likely to be overweight, are outside more (which means that they are more exposed to sunlight which converts cholesterol into vitamin D), and probably walk a lot more than those in the USA were probably all factors. Consuming less junk food may be a factor as well.

But that had not been widely reported by the media.

It is not that vaccines could not help some, but the science should lead government officials to look at other ways as well.

For example, in Ghana, they properly advised exercise (see COVID-19: Ghana pushing exercise, Germany reports about Vitamin D) as well as some herbs (see ‘Ghanaians Look to Herbal Remedies for COVID-19’ ‘Enti  wobԑdi Onyankopↄn  Nna Kronkron  anaa Ahonhommↄnee  Ahomegyeԑ Nna?’), to deal with COVID. Plus, people being outside more also would tend to improve their natural vitamin D levels.

And its COVID deaths through mid-2022? It had a total of 1456 out of a population of 31.07 million. The USA had a COVID death rate for its population 66 times higher than Ghana.

Related to this, the Continuing Church of God (CCOG) put together the following Bible News Prophecy video on the Prophecy channel at BitChute:

Here is a link to our video: Omicron, Science, and the Bible.

One of the real reasons for pushing vaccines is that the vaccine-producers want to make money.

And they are concerned that since the COVID mandates are gone, they are making less money.

For example:

May 2, 2025

In 2023, Moderna reported total revenues of $6.8 billion, a significant decrease from $19.3 billion in 2022. This decline was primarily due to a reduction in sales of its COVID-19 vaccine. https://www.labiotech.eu/in-depth/covid-vaccine-companies/

The Bible warns about those “who suppress the truth in unrighteousness” (Romans 1:18), which has happened often related to vaccines. Remember the Apostle Paul warned:

10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, (1 Timothy 6:10)

Yes, the vaccine/pharmaceutical industry and the medical profession does have a love of money. They will make less money if they have to thoroughly test the vaccines and report the truth about the research.

Let me add that money, and not always real science, influences their positions.

Back in 2004, Dr. Marcia Angell, a former editor of The New England Journal of Medicine, wrote in “The Truth About Drug Companies” that the pharmaceutical industry “has moved very far from its original high purpose of discovering and producing useful new drugs.” Her book presents instead a vision of an industry motivated largely by greed. Pretty much every specific outrage critics have identified in Purdue’s behavior appears in Angell’s analysis, including the “jaw-dropping” gifts doctors may receive for prescribing a company’s drugs, the subtle advertisement masquerading as education and the lukewarm, often ineffective protestations by regulatory agencies. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/books/review/opioid-abuse-drug-dealer-anna-lembke.html

As far as the mainstream media and vaccines go, the following scripture came to mind:

16 The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can answer sensibly.  (Proverbs 26:16)

While I do not agree with all of RFK’s positions, the fact is that he has looked more into the science of vaccines than the vast majority of media writers and commentators.

Over in Canada, they are looking at airborne vaccines.

Canadian Government Begins Testing Inhaled Covid mRNA ‘AeroVax’

May 1, 2025

The Canadian government has begun ramping up testing for a chilling new Covid mRNA “AeroVax” that seeks to overcome “vaccine hesitancy” by using aerosols to “vaccinate” the general public.

Unlike traditional “vaccines” that are deployed using injections, the new AeroVax is an atomized spray that is inhaled.

The new “vaccines” are sprayed in aerosol form and breathed in by recipients.

The AeroVax was developed by researchers at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded McMaster University in Canada.

The scientists developing the experimental “Serova” Covid mRNA “vaccine” insist that it will be administered as a nasal spray.

However, the development of inhaled “vaccines” could allow for large numbers of people to be “vaccinated” at once if the AeroVax were sprayed into the atmosphere. https://slaynews.com/news/canadian-government-testing-inhaled-covid-mrna-aerovax/

Known as the “Serova” adenoviral-vectored mRNA vaccine, the experimental treatment was created at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. …

Dr. Peter McCullough has warned about vaccine shedding from the COVID shots from the jabbed to the vaccine-free, saying that it “looks like the messenger RNA is transferring from the vaccinated to the unvaccinated now.”05/01/25 https://thepeoplesvoice.tv/mark-carney-brags-government-will-forcefully-vaccinate-canadians-with-airborne-mrna/

Amid headlines about rising cases of measles, falling vaccination rates and growing vaccine hesitancy, a quieter revolution is underway — one that could fundamentally reshape how we respond to global health threats, including pandemics and cancer.

This revolution is being powered by RNA technology — and Canada is uniquely positioned to lead it. …

A made-in-Canada breakthrough

While the swift development of COVID-19 vaccines appeared to be a sudden scientific triumph, it was built on six decades of foundational work. Much of that work happened in Canada. Messenger RNA (mRNA) are large, negatively charged molecules that are easily degraded and repelled by our cells. …

Expanding Canada’s domestic RNA vaccine capacity is more than just a scientific priority; it’s a public health imperative and economic opportunity. 04/30/25 https://theconversation.com/from-covid-to-cancer-why-canadas-rna-vaccine-leadership-matters-more-than-ever-254692

Shedding happens when someone vaccinated somehow transfers some of the vaccine and/or disease to someone who was not vaccinated. This seems to have occurred with COVID shots as well as the live polio vaccine, to mention two.

Now, let me add that the vaccine-producers in the USA and Canada claim that their vaccines are properly tested.

However, the COVID ones, to cite one example, were not tested very long.

They were not tested long enough to find out all the potential problems that they cause.

Clinically, I have dealt with many people who had what I believed to be vaccine injuries, particularly related to the COVID ones.

When I saw the items about Canada and vaccines today, the following from the Apostle Paul came to mind:

28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, 30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; (Romans 1:28-31)

While I am not saying that there is no role for vaccines in health, mRNA vaccines are not truly vaccines in the traditional sense, and as a scientist I do not believe that they have been sufficiently tested and that they have risks of great harm.

Here is something from the article titled Continuing Church of God position on vaccines :

Vaccines, of themselves, are not bad (though there are risks and the mRNA ones need more testing). Some aspects of modern medicine can be good. Vaccines have helped prevent some diseases (like Yellow Fever) that even proper sanitary practices do not prevent. However, vaccines do not react the same in all people and some people have serious, and in rare instances fatal, reactions to them. Vaccines do not benefit every individual. …

Some professions and others for various reasons may need to (or be required to) get one or more vaccines or other medical interventions and the Church does not prohibit this.

The Church also holds that we, as a body, are to work to fulfill Jesus’ commissions listed in scriptures such as Matthew 24:14, Matthew 28:19-20, and Mark 16:15. These commissions involve reaching people in all nations. Hence, some individuals may wish to voluntarily receive vaccinations or comply with various medical guidelines which will allow them to travel to support the commission or otherwise support the work.

The Church holds the doctrinal position of “that which is not of faith is sin” (Romans 14:23). Therefore, being immunized/inoculated/vaccinated/medically-treated could constitute sin for someone based on their beliefs.

Because many issues with vaccines and medicines, as well as individual reactions to them, the Church fully supports any members request for exemption from immunization/inoculation/vaccination/medical intervention for his/her self. Church of God members, have requested exemptions from vaccinations (and some other medical procedures) since the 20^th century, which is the century that vaccines became more widely used and available. In the Continuing Church of God we do give written requests for religious exemption to vaccines to actual members who request them.

It is not the position of the Church to tell someone if they must or must not receive a vaccine or some other medical intervention.

As the Apostle Paul wrote:

5 … Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. (Romans 14:5)

Yes, the Bible supports individual choice in matters like this.

Count the cost (cf. Luke 14:28) and consider getting wise counsel (Proverbs 11:14) when making a vaccine or non-vaccine decision. When making decisions for children, also be cognizant of local laws.

It has always been my (Bob Thiel’s) view that if, in order to travel for church reasons or perform regular work (e.g. 2 Thessalonians 3:10), etc, my family (or others)  would have to get a vaccine, we would consider doing so as we do not consider it biblically prohibited nor is it “the mark of the beast.”

The Bible teaches:

21 Test all things; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil. (1 Thessalonians 5:21-22)

It is wise to test vaccines. And to trust God.

Some items of possibly related interest may include:

Continuing Church of God position on vaccines Pestilences are coming. Is it ever appropriate for Christians to get vaccinated?
Christian Health Matters Should Christians be concerned about their health? Does the Bible give any food and health guidelines? Here are links to three related sermons: Let’s Talk About Food, Evil is Affecting the Food Supply, and Let’s Talk About Health.
American foods that gross out foreigners A study done in the Fall of 2014 found out which foods that non-USA Americans considered weird or gross that Americans eat. This video discusses those foods, ingredients in some of those foods, and warns against consuming ‘that which is not bread’ (Isaiah 55:2). Dr. Thiel also warns about synthetic vitamins and some of the issues associated with them. He also discusses something promoted by the late Seventh-day Adventist, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg.
The New Testament Church, History, and Unclean Meats Are foods considered to have been unclean in the Old Testament considered to be food in the New Testament? This article discusses this from the perspective of the New Testament. It also has a list of clean and unclean animals. It also answers the question, is pork healthy or is pork dangerous? There is also a sermon-length video on this: Christians and Unclean Meats; two short videos are also available: Did Jesus declare all animal flesh food? and COVID, Pandemics, and Unclean Meat.
Obesity, processed foods, health risks, and the Bible Does the Bible warn about the consequences of being obese? Is overeating dangerous? Is gluttony condemned? What diseases are associated with eating too much refined foods?
Eating Right, Eating Too Much, and Prophecy Are there disadvantages to being overweight? Is junk food really bad for you? Does the Bible discuss overeating and/or obesity? Is overeating having an effect on the US military? What are the ramifications of personal and national health for overeating? What should you eat? This is a sermonette-length YouTubevideo.
GMOs and Bible Prophecy What are GMOs? Since they were not in the food supply until 1994, how could they possibly relate to Bible prophecy? Do GMOs put the USA and others at risk? Here are some related videos: GMO Risks and the Bible and GMOs, Lab meat, Hydrogenation: Safe or Dangerous?
Chimeras: Has Science Crossed the Line? What are chimeras?  Has science crossed the line? Does the Bible give any clues? A video of related interest is Half human, half pig: What’s the difference?  and Human-Monkey Embryos and Death.
Ten Simple Rules that Lead to Health Herbert Armstrong gives his opinions on this.
Does God Heal Today? What does the Bible teach? Herbert Armstrong tries to explain this.
UK Study Supports Daniel Diet Daniel and his companions looked better eating more vegetables and avoiding strange meats. Has modern science confirmed this?
Lost Tribes and Prophecies: What will happen to Australia, the British Isles, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and the United States of America? Where did those people come from? Can you totally rely on DNA? What about other peoples? Do you really know what will happen to Europe and the English-speaking peoples? What about Africa, Asia, South America, and the Islands? This free online book provides scriptural, scientific, historical references, and commentary to address those matters. Here are links to related sermons: Lost tribes, the Bible, and DNA; Lost tribes, prophecies, and identifications; 11 Tribes, 144,000, and Multitudes; Israel, Jeremiah, Tea Tephi, and British Royalty; Gentile European Beast; Royal Succession, Samaria, and Prophecies; Asia, Islands, Latin America, Africa, and Armageddon;  When Will the End of the Age Come?;  Rise of the Prophesied King of the North; Christian Persecution from the Beast; WWIII and the Coming New World Order; and Woes, WWIV, and the Good News of the Kingdom of God.

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This entry was posted on Friday, May 2nd, 2025 at 7:00 am and is filed under Prophecy.

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