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Recap: RFK grilled over vaccines, lead, job cuts, as protesters tackled at HHS hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified on May 14 before the House Appropriations and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and ...
MMR vaccine doesn't contain 'a lot of aborted fetus debris,' contrary to RFK Jr.'s assertion
The vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella contains "a lot of aborted fetus debris," as U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. asserted on April 30, 2025.
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Califf blasts RFK Jr. for downplaying vaccine comments
Meanwhile, at STAT’s Breakthrough Summit West in San Francisco, former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf criticized RFK Jr.’s ...
GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who wavered over confirming RFK Jr., says he's 'lived up' to his promises on vaccines
The Republican physician said he extracted commitments that Kennedy wouldn't sow distrust in vaccines before voting to ...
Explainer-How are vaccines tested?
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to require all new vaccines be tested against a placebo ...
Daily Briefing: Protesters, vaccines, budget cuts
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended President Donald Trump's proposed cuts to top health agencies as committee ...
RFK Jr. Defends Trump’s Budget, Addresses Vaccines: Takeaways From His Capitol Hill Testimony
I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me,’ Kennedy told lawmakers, who questioned steps the HHS leader ...
RFK Jr to require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is requiring all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing in a new policy change meant to ...
Protesters, vaccines and budget cuts: 5 takeaways from RFK's testimony before Congress
In back-to-back Capitol Hill hearings, Kennedy touched on abortion access, vaccines, measles, research, mental health and opioids.
RFK Jr. calls for 'new' vaccines to undergo placebo-controlled trials
A Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson called the move "a radical departure from past practices." ...