US EditionTrump backs Kennedy on vaccines despite health, political risks
President Trump backs Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. despite bipartisan concerns and changes that include cuts to vaccine research and policy shifts, raising public health alarms.
- On September 6, President Donald Trump reaffirmed his support for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. despite congressional criticism and public health concerns in Washington, D.C.
- Kennedy's appointment followed his 2024 endorsement of Trump and came amid his controversial actions limiting COVID-19 vaccine access, cutting vaccine research funding, and ousting the CDC head.
- Kennedy faced bipartisan harsh questioning in a tumultuous Senate hearing earlier that week, highlighting broad unease over his leadership and stances on vaccines and autism.
- Trump described Kennedy as "a very good person...and he means very well" with "some little different ideas," while citing a Yale study showing vaccines prevented over 18.5 million hospitalizations and 3.2 million deaths.
- Meanwhile, Florida announced ending all state vaccine mandates including for students, reflecting a broader political divide as Democrats grow more trusting of vaccines and Republican trust falls to 41%.
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Trump backs Kennedy on vaccines despite health, political risks
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has slashed funding for vaccine research, limited access to COVID shots and ousted the head of the CDC. The consequences of those changes for Americans are vast. They also carry political peril for the president.
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'He doesn't feel as strongly as Bobby': Divide looming between Kennedy and Trump
A stark divide on vaccine policy exists between President Donald Trump and his controversial pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., though the president has decided to continue supporting him, a White House official revealed Saturday.“He doesn't feel as stro...
Trump backs Kennedy on vaccines despite health risks
US President Donald Trump is standing by Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health secretary who is upending the healthcare system, despite congressional pressure, public health concerns and the political risks of changing vaccine policies nationwide.
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