Why Robert Kennedy’s Anti-Vaccine Position Is So Worrying
Of the many unorthodox positions taken by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, none worries US public-health experts more than his embrace of the anti-vaccine movement.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a long record of promoting anti-vaccine views
Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was building up a following with his anti-vaccine nonprofit group, Children’s Health Defense, and became one of the world’s most influential spreaders of fear and distrust around vaccines.
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While Kennedy insists he is not anti-vaccine and claims he has never advised the public to avoid vaccination, he has repeatedly expressed opposition to vaccines. On a podcast, he stated, "There's no vaccine that is safe and effective" and has urged people to resist CDC guidelines on childhood vaccination schedules.
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Kennedy has been criticized for making false medical claims. He has also vowed to purge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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The nearly $2 trillion agency administers health-insurance programs for millions of Americans, approves medications and oversees vaccine safety.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and his wife Cheryl Hines arrive before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach,
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The choice will roil many public health experts after his years of touting debunked claims that vaccines cause autism.
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