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Kennedy denies pressure to back off vaccines, but casts focus elsewhere
Kennedy said the White House never told him to drop vaccine talk as officials steer health messaging toward food safety and drug prices before the midterms.
- US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified Tuesday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee, denying he received White House instructions to cease public comments on vaccines ahead of November's midterm elections.
- Earlier this month, the White House urged health officials to redirect policy discussions toward popular topics like food safety, as President Donald Trump and the Republican Party seek to protect their slim majorities in Congress.
- Kennedy also noted he vetted nominee Erica Schwartz for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , while separately announcing reforms to the Preventive Services Task Force, an advisory panel deciding access to free preventive healthcare.
- White House food policy adviser Calley Means echoed the Secretary's denial Tuesday, stating at the Politico Health Care Summit, "We're not apologising for what's happened on vaccines," while defending their healthcare priorities.
- Trump nominated Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, as CDC director on April 16, signaling a shift toward traditional health policies following recent judicial setbacks to Kennedy's vaccine initiatives.
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Kennedy says he has no White House instructions to avoid talking about vaccines
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told lawmakers on Tuesday that he was not under instructions from the White House to stop publicly bringing up vaccines or other controversial positions ahead of November's midterm elections.
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