'I am not anti-vaccine,' Robert F. Kennedy Jr tells US Senate hearing
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Expressed his views on vaccines during a Senate confirmation hearing, where senators shared personal experiences related to vaccine skepticism.
- Kennedy declined to reject the discredited theory linking vaccines to autism, stating, 'If the data is there, I will absolutely do that.'
- Concerns were raised about Kennedy's financial ties to vaccine lawsuits, with questions about how this would affect public trust in federal vaccine programs.
- Despite some Republican support, Kennedy's vaccine views could jeopardize his nomination as health secretary, as several senators expressed doubts about his stance on vaccines.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Second Congressional Hearing: A Step Towards HHS Leadership - Real News Now
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled for a second appearance in front of the congressional committee today, another step forward in his journey towards securing his nomination as the head of the Health and Human Services Department under President Trump’s regime. The members of the Senate HELP Committee are preparing to question Mr. Kennedy on a host of issues, including his stance on vaccination, strategies for handling chronic diseases, among ot…
RFK Jr. tells senators he won't impose his vaccine opinions at HHS, will empower scientists
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced skeptical senators Thursday in the second day of his confirmation hearing to lead the department of Health and Human Services, Sen. Bill Cassidy confronted Kennedy about vaccines.
RFK Jr questioned over vaccine stance in first Senate hearing
The NewsRobert F. Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump’s nomination for US health secretary, was grilled in the Senate over his stance on vaccines but is likely to be confirmed. Democrats asked Kennedy about a group he ran which linked vaccines to autism, and his 2023 comment that there is “no vaccine that is safe and effective”: He insisted he was pro-immunization. But he appeared to have done enough to soothe wavering Republicans: If so, he will have enou…
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