RFK Jr, HHs & Public Health News | Measles outbreak, etc.

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Five Takeaways From RFK Jr.’s Grilling on Capitol Hill​

Health secretary faces intense questioning over cuts to his agency, vaccines and more​


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“… Kennedy hesitated when asked whether he would vaccinate his child today with the measles mumps rubella (MMR) vaccine, saying he probably would. “My opinions on vaccines are irrelevant,” he said. “I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me.”

He also declined to answer the same question regarding the chickenpox and polio vaccines.

“I am not going to just tell people everything is safe and effective if I know there are issues,” he said about vaccines generally.

Kennedy also denied that David Geier, an antivaccine activist, was hired by his department to examine the causes of autism. He instead said that Geier is examining whether data is missing from the Vaccine Safety Datalink, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention database that helps monitor vaccine safety. …”
 
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