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.
When RFK Jr. was presented with the science on vaccines he said needed to see, he dismissed it
Kennedy repeatedly refused to acknowledge scientific consensus that childhood vaccines don’t cause autism and that COVID-19 vaccines saved millions of lives
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 ever made.” A few months prior, he petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to rescind authorization of the Covid-19 shots.
RFK Jr. asked about comments on COVID, AIDS, abortion
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) used his time at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Senate confirmation hearing to ask Kennedy about his past comments on COVID-19, AIDS and abortion among other subjects.
RFK Jr. Falls Apart Immediately When Asked About His Own Comments
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was thoroughly and categorically torched by Democrats during his Senate Finance hearing on Wednesday. Colorado Senator Michael Bennet held Kennedy to the flame on his own language around disease and vaccines,
RFK Jr. Grilled on Covid, Lyme Disease and Abortion
US Senator Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, grills Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his past comments on Covid, lyme disease and abortion during the Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Sen. Michael Bennet grills RFK Jr. about his vaccine rhetoric
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RFK Jr.'s Stunning Claim About Black People And Vaccines Sparks Concern From Medical Experts
From COVID-19 conspiracy theories to confusion on the facts about Medicare and Medicaid to refusing to say that vaccines aren ...
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 ...
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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 ...
RFK Jr. HHS Confirmation: Kennedy Says He Will Give Up Stake In Vaccine Lawsuit
Kennedy Jr. is revising his ethics agreement to divest his interest in litigation against an HPV vaccine maker and directing ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
RFK Jr defends vaccine stance as protesters disrupt hearing for Trump's health secretary pick
If Robert F Kennedy Jr's nomination is confirmed, he will lead a federal agency overseeing US medical research and food ...