GOP vaccine defenders are bowing to RFK Jr. at a perilous time
They voted in unison for the prominent purveyor of vaccine misinformation even as it became even clearer that they were losing this battle on the right.
RFK Jr. kept asking to see the science that vaccines were safe. After he saw it, he dismissed it
The man who hopes to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary says he needs to see data showing vaccines are safe, but he dismissed the evidence shown by an influential Republican senator.
Senate Republicans draw a red line on vaccines even as they advance RFK Jr.
GOP senators say they'll keep a close eye on RFK Jr., the long-time vaccine critic poised for the U.S.'s top health care role.
RFK Jr. Denied He Is Anti-Vaccine During His Confirmation Hearing. Here’s His Record
During his Senate confirmation hearing, Kennedy claimed he is not against vaccination, contrary to decades of public comments.
Fact-checking Warren's claim about RFK Jr.'s work on vaccine lawsuits
During health secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Jan. 29 Senate confirmation hearing, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., grilled Kennedy over his involvement in lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers.
Senator calls RFK Jr.'s position on race and vaccines dangerous
In one of the most tense exchanges in a heated confirmation hearing, Senator Angela Alsobrooks called out past comments RFK Jr. made suggesting a different vaccine schedule for Black people.
Why Louisiana's Bill Cassidy voted to confirm Trump nominee RFK Jr., despite vaccine misgivings
Health chief nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wouldn’t deny his long-held skepticism about vaccinations, but he agreed not to discourage parents from vaccinating their children — and that
RFK Jr. Denies Samoa Visit Was Vaccine-Related: Here Are the Facts
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators that his trip to the country later hit by a measles outbreak had "nothing" to do with vaccines.
RFK Jr. has questioned vaccines in the US. What is recommended in Michigan?
Kennedy also has spread false and misleading claims about vaccines, including the debunked claim that vaccines cause autism, that COVID-19 was “ethnically targeted” to attack “Caucasians and Black people” while sparing “Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese” people,
Louisiana vaccine advocate discouraged by senator's RFK Jr. confirmation
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jennifer Herricks, the founder of Louisiana Families for Vaccines, a group that organized a letter asking Sen. Bill Cassidy to denounce RFK Jr.'s HHS nomination.
Cassidy says he secured key vaccine commitments from RFK Jr.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said he secured significant concessions from the Trump administration on vaccine safety that led to his vote Tuesday morning to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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For years, RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine rhetoric has found receptive ears in Maine
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has continued to push the long debunked claim that childhood vaccines cause autism. He has also argued ...
Legal experts say RFK Jr.'s move to give financial interest in vaccine lawsuits to family is 'not unusual'
Amid scrutiny over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s pledge to divest his financial stake in vaccine lawsuits to his family, legal ...
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RFK Jr. secured support of key Republican with vaccine pledges
Sen. Bill Cassidy, whose “yes” vote advanced Kennedy’s nomination as health secretary, said Kennedy promised to maintain ACIP ...
RFK Jr.’s Financial Ties to Vaccine Lawsuits Hang Over Nomination
The health and human services secretary nominee, after questions from Democrats, has agreed to transfer his stake in Gardasil ...
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RFK Jr. scores enough votes to advance in bid to lead U.S. health department. What's next?
Kennedy Jr. is one step closer to becoming the country's top health official, scoring enough votes from the Senate Finance ...
RFK Jr. 'tempered' his stance on vaccines in private discussions, Pfizer CEO says
CEO Albert Bourla said he doesn't think so, in an interview with Yahoo Finance.  In fact, he said that RFK's views on ...
RFK Jr. wins Senate committee vote as Tulsi Gabbard faces test
Kennedy’s nomination now heads to the full Senate, where he has decent odds of winning confirmation despite deep concerns ...
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Sen. Bill Cassidy said RFK Jr. and the administration committed to protecting vaccines
Controversial nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head Health and Human Services clears Senate Finance Committee on party ...