US EditionKennedy Faces Bipartisan Fire in Senate Hearing Over CDC Shake-Up and Vaccine Policy
Senators challenged Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his anti-vaccine stance, firing of CDC officials, and shifts in vaccine policy causing public health disruptions and state-level vaccine guideline conflicts.
- U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced bipartisan criticism during a Senate hearing regarding his management of health agencies and vaccine policies.
- Kennedy admitted uncertainty about COVID-19 death tolls in the U.S., stating, 'I don’t know how many died,' which raised concerns among senators about public health and vaccine efficacy.
- The contentious hearing included accusations against Kennedy as being a 'threat to the American people' and raised alarms over the direction of vaccine policy under his leadership.
- Senator Catherine Cortez Masto challenged Kennedy on his support for specific Medicare price negotiations, highlighting discrepancies with Congressional Budget Office findings.
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Health scholar explains why CDC’s ability to protect public health is compromised
In the hearing, Kennedy openly criticized CDC professionals’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying “the people at CDC who oversaw that process, who put masks on our children, who closed our schools, are the people who will be leaving.”
Kennedy's Biggest Trouble May Come From GOP Senators
That Democratic senators hammered health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Thursday's hearing was no surprise. But the Hill sees potential trouble for Kennedy in the comments of Republican senators: None have called for his resignation, but they "are sending clear signals of disapproval and unhappiness," particularly over vaccines. Some...
Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington talks about RFK Jr.'s Senate hearing
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., talks about why she and other senators, including some Republicans, are concerned about Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine changes and CDC shakeup.
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet grills RFK Jr. on vaccine policy, calls for his removal from health post
Following a tense exchange with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Senate hearing on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, reiterated his call for the Health and Human Services secretary’s ouster, charging that the Trump cabinet member’s tenure…
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