Sep 09 RFK Jr. wants all new vaccines tested against a placebo. Doctors say that isn’t good science By Ali Rogin Today, if there is a known vaccine treatment for a disease, the medical establishment considers it unethical to withhold that drug from trial participants, as would happen in a placebo group. Continue reading
Sep 09 WATCH: Kennedy unveils ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report By Joshua Barajas The Make America Healthy Again Commission released a new 20-page report Tuesday, outlining Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s big pitch to President Donald Trump on how to address what the administration describes as the underlying causes of an uptick… Continue reading
Sep 06 RFK. Jr’s family members call for his resignation, say he is a ‘threat’ to Americans’ health By Associated Press Kennedy's sister, Kerry Kennedy, and his nephew, Joseph P. Kennedy III, issued scathing statements Friday, calling for him to step down as health secretary following a contentious congressional hearing this past week. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 6:37 States join forces to make their own vaccine recommendations amid CDC turmoil By John Yang, Claire Mufson Amid turmoil at the CDC, the debate over the federal government’s vaccine policy remains as contentious as ever. Now, some states are taking matters into their own hands, forming alliances to review scientific data and make their own vaccine recommendations. Continue watching
Sep 05 4 fact-checks from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate testimony over COVID-19 vaccines, CDC By PolitiFact staff PolitiFact fact-checked some of the most notable back-and-forth moments. Continue reading
Sep 05 Fact-checking RFK Jr.’s claim that ‘everybody can get’ the COVID-19 vaccine By Grace Abels, Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s blanket statement to senators is misleading and premature. Continue reading
Sep 04 4 major moments from RFK Jr.’s contentious hearing with senators By Joshua Barajas, Hannah Grabenstein, Kenichi Serino Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was at the center of a maelstrom Thursday as senators, including those who voted to confirm him, raised pressing questions over his public health agenda. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 5:25 In tense hearing, RFK Jr. challenged on vaccine views and trust in health agencies By Lisa Desjardins, Jackson Hudgins, Jonah Anderson Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was grilled during a combative hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. Senators pressed Kennedy on his views on vaccines and whether he was effectively limiting access and destroying trust in past data and public… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 6:23 Examining RFK Jr.’s claims about vaccines, COVID and the health of Americans By Amna Nawaz, Doug Adams In a fiery Senate hearing, Robert Kennedy Jr. made a number of questionable or misleading claims about vaccines, COVID and the health of Americans. Amna Nawaz discussed some of these claims with Dr. Richard Besser, the president and CEO of… Continue watching
Sep 04 WATCH: Sen. Barrasso presses RFK Jr. on whether policy decisions are based on science or politics By Joshua Barajas As one of the handful of doctors on the Senate Committee on Finance, Barrasso said vaccines have saved an estimated 154 million lives globally over the last 50 years. Continue reading