March 7, 2026, New York, New York, USA: Scientists, health professionals, students and community advocates attend the Stand Up For Science Rally to Take Back Science at City Hall Park in Lower Manhattan demanding scientific integrity, strong public health protections, and democratic accountability. A person holds a sign that reads ‘VACCINES WORK!!! IF ONLY WE HAD A VACCINE FOR ROADKILL EATING BRAIN WORM-RIDDLED CON MEN SCIENCE IS NOT A LIBERAL CONSPIRACY SCIENCE NOT SILENCE MARCH FOR SCIENCE’ with a picture of RFK Jr. inside a red circle slash. Protesters denounce the Trump administration’s massive cuts to government research funding and grants, the downsizing of federal science agency staff, the overhaul of the nation’s public health policies under U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services R. F. Kennedy, Jr. and the roll back of regulations designed to fight climate change. The rally is part of a national day of action with demonstrations taking place in cities across the country. (Credit Image: © Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire)
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