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What RFK Jr. Told Grieving Texas Families About the Measles Vaccine
On Sunday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with the families of two girls who had died from measles in West Texas—and raised doubts about the safety of vaccines. “He said, ‘You don’t know what’s in the vaccine anymore,’” Peter Hildebrand, whose 8-year-old daughter Daisy’s funeral had been held just hours earlier, told me. “I actually asked him about it.”
RFK Jr. to father of child who died of measles: ‘You don’t know what’s in the vaccine anymore’
RFK Jr., an anti-vaccine advocate who President Donald Trump tapped to be secretary of Health and Human Services.
What RFK Jr. Has Said About MMR Vaccine After Latest Measles Death
RFK Jr. voiced support for the MMR vaccine after a measles death, despite a long history of general vaccine skepticism.

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RFK Jr. claims new research effort will find cause of ‘autism epidemic’ by September
The US Department of Health and Human Services has launched a “massive testing and research effort” involving hundreds of scientists worldwide that will determine “what has caused the autism epidemic” by September,
RFK Jr. says HHS will determine the cause of autism by September
The nation's top health agency will undertake a “massive testing and research effort” to determine the cause of autism, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday. Kennedy,
RFK Jr. pledges an answer to the 'autism epidemic' by September
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at Thursday’s Cabinet meeting that, by September, his agency will "know what has caused the autism epidemic."
Key takeaways from RFK Jr.'s interview on measles vaccine, food dyes, weight loss drugs and more
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke with CBS News in an exclusive interview. Here are some ...
RFK Jr. publicly urges people to get the measles vaccine
A measles outbreak spanning multiple states is nearing 600 cases, and experts say it might just be the beginning.
Doctors Blast RFK Jr After Vaccine Chief Forced Out: 'Gutting of Expertise'
Former vaccine official Peter Marks said health secretary "wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies." ...
Novavax Shares Plunge After RFK Jr. Questions Its Covid Vaccine
Novavax Inc. shares plunged as much as 26% after US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raised doubts ...
‘It’s a mess': Inside the RFK Jr. revamp tanking HHS morale and worrying industry
Shortly after Donald Trump picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead his health department, a group of pharmaceutical executives ...
Ousted Vaccine Chief Says RFK Jr.’s Team Sought Data to Justify Anti-Science Stance
Peter Marks says the new health secretary’s team wants to show vaccines aren’t safe while promoting dangerous and unproven ...