When RFK Jr. was presented with the science on vaccines he said needed to see, he dismissed it
Kennedy repeatedly refused to acknowledge scientific consensus that childhood vaccines don’t cause autism and that COVID-19 vaccines saved millions of lives
RFK Jr. Says He Doesn’t Know if COVID-19 Vaccines Work
R obert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), was grilled by Democratic senators during his confirmation hearing on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30, who confronted him with conspiratorial and conflicting statements he has made about COVID-19.
What Has RFK Jr. Said About Covid-19?
Citing unverified data, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed in December 2021 that the Covid-19 vaccine was the “deadliest vaccine ever made.” A few months prior, he petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to rescind authorization of the Covid-19 shots.
Senator calls RFK Jr.'s position on race and vaccines dangerous
In one of the most tense exchanges in a heated confirmation hearing, Senator Angela Alsobrooks called out past comments RFK Jr. made suggesting a different vaccine schedule for Black people.
Top Republican 'struggling' with RFK Jr.'s nomination over Kennedy's vaccine views
Kennedy, a Democrat who ran as an independent but ended up supporting Trump in the 2024 presidential campaign, was grilled by senators over his views on vaccines, abortion, Medicaid and more during two days of confirmation hearings.
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RFK Jr. and the case of the onesies: Concerns about vaccine views flare at confirmation hearing
At a Senate confirmation hearing for RFK Jr. on Wednesday, there was discussion of abortion, Medicaid, and Covid-19. There ...
Four Years After Covid-19 Success, mRNA Vaccines Aren’t Ready for Bird Flu
While drugmakers are hard at work on the shots, they’re not yet ready to blunt the impact of a potential pandemic.
Fact-checking RFK Jr.'s claims on vaccines, pesticides at confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made claims during his Senate confirmation hearing on issues including vaccines, pesticides and Lyme ...
Fact Check: Rise in under-50s cancer diagnoses predates COVID-19 vaccines
Rising diagnoses of certain cancers in people under 50 predate the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines by decades, undermining ...
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COVID-19 Vaccine: ACIP Recommends Added Doses in All With IC and Adults 65+
The CDC ACIP recommends 2 doses of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine for those age 65+ years and 2 or more doses for immunocompromised individuals.
Trump reinstates service members dismissed over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
President Donald Trump is reinstating military members who were discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, an action that ...
Trump to reinstate military members dismissed over COVID-19 shot refusal
Service members dismissed from the military for failing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 will be reinstated with full back ...
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COA: Wasted Covid-19 jabs exceeded limits
The number of wasted Covid-19 vaccines under the national government’s vaccination program went beyond the “acceptable” ...