‘The People Have Had Enough’: Children’s Health Defense Sold-Out Conference Signals Growing Power of Health Freedom Movement

The health freedom movement made headlines this week as Children’s Health Defense (CHD) drew roughly 1,000 attendees in person and another 1,000 via livestream to its “Moment of Truth” conference last weekend.

Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance praised U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s work during Wednesday’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Summit, signaling growing recognition for the movement.

“The CHD conference and the MAHA meeting were testimonies to how far the health freedom movement has come in the past 20 years,” CHD’s Chief Scientific Officer Brian Hooker said.

CHD’s conference in Austin, Texas, featured presentations by U.S. Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, Dr. Dave Weldon — President Donald Trump’s initial pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — and numerous doctors, scientists and health freedom advocates.

“This year’s Moment of Truth meeting commanded a sold-out crowd and was electric with activism, with far greater energy than what is coming out of Washington,” said Dr. Peter McCullough, who spoke on a panel about the “enduring nightmare” of COVID-19 mRNA technology.

Staff turned away several dozen people at the door over the weekend, according to the event’s coordinator.