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Inside an anti-vaccine autism summit in the age of RFK Jr.
Public health experts say the anti-vaccine views fronted by the HHS secretary are wrong and undermine trust in science. But a ...
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RFK Jr. is back to criticizing vaccines, and Trump’s new drug-cost plan
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. softened his image as a vaccine critic while seeking to become the nation’s health secretary.
Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr. later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healer
A Texas doctor who has been treating children in a measles outbreak was shown on video with a measles rash on his face in a clinic a week before Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met him and ...
RFK Jr.'s comments on autism draw reactions from parents and experts
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing growing criticism from parents and advocates who say his recent comments on autism were ...
What to know: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he 'encourages' people to get the measles vaccine
Kennedy has previously linked the MMR vaccine to autism. But during a CBS interview on Tuesday, Kennedy said that he was all ...
RFK Jr.’s long, complicated history with the measles vaccines
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week made his strongest endorsement yet of the measles vaccine ...
Translating what RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine allies hear in his response to the measles outbreak
When the nation’s top health official endorsed the measles vaccine, his comments made waves because he has spent 20 years making false claims that vaccines are unsafe.
‘The Daily Show’ Exposes RFK Jr.’s ‘Rigged’ Plan to Cure Autism
Show‘s Ronny Chieng tore into Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his latest comments about people with autism. In ...
What RFK Jr. Told Grieving Texas Families About the Measles Vaccine
The nation’s top public-health official has been promoting suspicions of the shot even as he offers comfort.
Key vaccine committee meets for the first time under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Tuesday’s meeting started fairly routine, with members discussing an mpox vaccine and how the winter flu and COVID-19 seasons ...
RFK Jr makes Texas stop to visit family of 6-year-old measles victim, push MMR vaccine
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a stop in Texas on Sunday to visit the family of a 6-year-old girl who died in February after ...
Former top health official criticizes RFK Jr. for downplaying measles deaths
The former top vaccines official at the Food and Drug Administration criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.