McConnell blasts ‘effort to undermine’ polio vaccine linked to RFK Jr.

Mitch McConnell says Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of trying to discredit vaccine for polio, a disease he had as a child

McConnell's words were a sign that RFK Jr., who has long advanced the debunked idea that vaccines cause autism, could face some resistance in the soon-to-be GOP-controlled Senate.

Trump Nominees Should ‘Steer Clear’ Of Undermining Polio Vaccine, McConnell Says

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, said any of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees seeking confirmation should “steer clear” of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine. “Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed — they’re dangerous,” McConnell said in a Friday statement. “Anyone seeking the Senate’s consent to serve in the incoming Administration would do well to steer cl…

McConnell Warns RFK Jr. to Distance Himself from "Dangerous" Polio Vaccine Skeptics - Real News Now

McConnell Cautions RFK Jr. Over Ties to Polio Vaccine Skeptic Amid Confirmation Process Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) appeared to issue a pointed warning to President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., regarding his association with a lawyer who has questioned the efficacy of vaccines. The comments come as Kennedy prepares for Senate confirmation hearings, where he will…

'Make Polio great again': Alarm over RFK Jr. lawyer who targeted vaccine

Public health advocates, federal lawmakers, and other critics responded with alarm to The New York Timesreporting on Friday that an attorney helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. select officials for the next Trump administration tried to get the U.S. regulators to revoke approval of the polio vaccine in 2022."The United States has been a leader in the global fight to eradicate polio, which is poised to become only the second disease in history to be el…

McConnell, a polio survivor, defends vaccinations

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., a childhood polio survivor, said President-elect Donald Trump's nominees seeking confirmation should "steer clear" of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine.

McConnell Whacks Kennedy Lawyer's Attempt To Revoke Polio Vaccine

It seems polio survivor Mitch McConnell is not a big fan of revoking the approval of the polio vaccine. After recent reporting by The New York Times that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s crazy lawyer, Aaron Siri, had previously petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine, McConnell condemned the attempts in a statement released this weekend, but failed to mention either Kennedy or Siri by name. In a statement …