There is an argument that [COVID-19] is ethnically targeted. COVID-19 attacks certain races disproportionately [...] COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people. The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.

In a tweet in response, Kennedy said: "I have never, ever suggested that the COVID-19 virus was targeted to spare Jews." First reported by The New York Post. Kennedy's claims were dismissed by scientists and The New York Times reported the paper he had cited did not mention "Ashkenazi Jews".