Kennedy tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump’s White House
Kennedy said Trump is backing efforts to reduce childhood vaccine guidance and expand safety reviews as measles cases and deaths rise nationwide.
- On Thursday, Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a keynote address at a Children's Health Defense conference at the Grand Hyatt Washington, his first public appearance at the group since becoming HHS secretary.
- Kennedy chaired the nonprofit until December 2024, earning a salary while helping file lawsuits targeting state vaccine policies. STAT describes the appearance as his first public embrace of the group since taking charge of HHS.
- The CDC reports 3,294 confirmed measles cases nationwide in 2026 as of September 10, exceeding the 2,289 cases recorded in 2025. Two doses of the vaccine remain 97% effective at preventing the virus.
- During his 2025 confirmation hearings, Kennedy promised not to discourage vaccination, yet an Axios preview noted a January overhaul cut recommended childhood vaccinations from 17 to 11.
- Parents should rely on their child's clinician and local health department guidance rather than conference remarks, confirming children are up to date on MMR while monitoring for formal policy changes.
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Amid the worst measles outbreak in the US in decades, a surge that’s been driven largely by unvaccinated people, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received a standing ovation Thursday at the conference of the anti-vaccine advocacy group Children’s Health Defense, where he gave the
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered remarks at the Children’s Health Defense conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. The anti-vaccine advocacy organization, once led by Kennedy, was excited to hear that Kennedy is still dismissive of the measles outbreak that has claimed the lives of both children and adults.
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The Guardian reports: As the death toll from the worst measles outbreak in decades rises, Robert F Kennedy Jr headlined the Washington DC conference of the anti-vaccine organization Children’s Health Defense, which he led for nearly two decades. “Let me be clear. You have a strong and steadfast friend at the White House,” Kennedy told … The post Sec. Brain Worms Tells Anti-Vax Convention: “You Have A Friend In The WH, Also We’re Looking At Chem…
RFK Jr promises anti-vaxxers a ‘friend at the White House’ amid deadly measles outbreak
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