Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Ken Paxton stirs vaccine skepticism to ingratiate himself with Maha movement

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Texas AG and US Senate hopeful announced inquiry into alleged conspiracy between pediatricians, vaccine makers and insurance firmsKen Paxton, the attorney general of Texas and the Republican candidate for the US Senate, is aligning himself with the Make America Healthy Again (Maha) movement by investigating pediatricians for giving vaccines – actions that could further restrict access to vaccines as deadly outbreaks unfold.Paxton <a href="https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-launches-wide-sweeping-investigation-unlawful-financial-incentives" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">announced</a> he would investigate an alleged conspiracy between pediatricians, vaccine makers and insurance companies in January, and at least one Texas pediatrician now <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/health/ken-paxton-pediatricians-vaccines.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">says</a> she is under investigation. Paxton linked his efforts to a campaign against vaccines from Donald Trump and Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and directly referenced the Maha movement in his announcement. The president endorsed Paxton’s Senate run in May. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/14/ken-paxton-texas-maha-vaccines" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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