Key takeaways:
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disputed a report that quoted him saying Covid-19 was “targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people” and that Jewish people are most immune.
- Kennedy’s comments have been met with criticism from the scientific community.
- Kennedy has since clarified his comments, saying that he was “not suggesting any ethnic group is immune to Covid-19” and “not suggesting that any ethnic group is more or less likely to be infected with Covid-19.”
On Saturday morning, Democratic presidential candidate and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disputed a report that quoted him saying Covid-19 was “targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people” and that Jewish people are most immune. The report was based on a video published by the New York Post.
The video appears to show Kennedy speaking at a dinner in Manhattan, claiming that “COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people” because of “the genetic makeup of their immune systems.” He went on to say that “the people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and certain tribes in Africa.”
Kennedy’s comments have been met with criticism from the scientific community. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has said that there is “no evidence” to support Kennedy’s claims.
The World Health Organization has also weighed in, saying that “there is no evidence to suggest that any particular ethnic group is more or less likely to be infected with Covid-19.”
Kennedy has since clarified his comments, saying that he was “not suggesting any ethnic group is immune to Covid-19.” He also said that he was “not suggesting that any ethnic group is more or less likely to be infected with Covid-19.”
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