When RFK Jr. was presented with the science on vaccines he said needed to see, he dismissed it
The man who hopes to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary repeatedly asked to see “data” or “science” showing vaccines are safe – but when an influential Republican senator did so, he dismissed it.
RFK Jr. Says He Doesn’t Know if COVID-19 Vaccines Work
R obert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), was grilled by Democratic senators during his confirmation hearing on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30, who confronted him with conspiratorial and conflicting statements he has made about COVID-19.
RFK Jr. and the Science of Misinformation
The following first ran on CounterPunch at the height of the COVID pandemic in January of 2022. Are anti-vaccine propagandists really being censored?
How RFK Jr. Uses 'Show Me the Data' to Stymie Vaccine Debates
Hi, it’s Damian in New York, where I watched the RFK Jr. Q&A and wondered whether anyone had ever uttered “amyloid” in a senate hearing before. More on that hearing in a moment, but first
"The data has been there a long time": Lawmakers grill RFK Jr. on vaccine misinformation
Kennedy Jr. 's history of anti-vaccine beliefs received no less rough a welcome on his second day of questioning in the Senate. On Thursday, Donald Trump's embattled pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services,
RFK Jr. Made Promising Statements on Long Covid. Too Bad the Rest of His Plans Undercut Them
During his confirmation hearings, the nominee for HHS secretary said he'd focus on chronic conditions like Long Covid — but ...
What Has RFK Jr. Said About Covid-19?
Citing unverified data, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed in December 2021 that the Covid-19 vaccine was the “deadliest vaccine ...
Local public health experts address controversies around RFK Jr., COVID-19 response, more
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Senate confirmation hearing took place on Wednesday, an Akron Press Club panel spoke on Trump's ...
RFK Jr. on defensive over his vaccine views as a key confirmation vote hangs in the balance
Aside from Cassidy, Republicans on the health committee remained friendly to Kennedy. Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of ...
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At confirmation hearing, RFK Jr. denies promoting antisemitic COVID-19 conspiracy theory
RFK Jr., Trump's nominee for HHS secretary, has been condemned by major Jewish groups for fueling antisemitic COVID-19 ...
Private emails show RFK Jr. making false claims about Covid-19 shots, linking vaccines to autism
Meltzer, niece to the HHS nominee and a physician, shared the exchanges with STAT in an effort to stop her uncle’s ...
5 takeaways from RFK Jr.’s first confirmation hearing as Trump’s nominee for health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion, and public health priorities in his first ...
RFK Jr. HHS Confirmation: Kennedy Testifies He’s Not Anti-Vaccine
Kennedy Jr. rejected characterizations of him as an anti-vaxxer in a Senate hearing Wednesday where senators will weigh his ...
RFK Jr's confirmation hearing goes off rails amid multiple clashes with Dem senators: 'Repeatedly debunked'
The Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Donald Trump's Health and Human ...