RFK Jr.’s Senate Testimony Is Haunted by His Track Record
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Summary
Robert F Kennedy Jr, who has previously claimed that vaccines cause autism and has been openly critical of the Covid-19 vaccination programme, faced Democrat and Republican senators this week in his bid to be appointed as US President Donald Trump’s secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Despite trying to assure the senators that he would promote vaccines, he did not directly answer whether he still believed in the debunked theory that vaccines cause autism.
His difficult questioning on Medicare and Medicaid highlighted exactly how important the role of HHS secretary would be.
Kennedy attempted to distance himself from previous pro-choice statements he made as a Democrat but agreed with Trump that states should control abortion.
The actual impact of his appointment on pivotal healthcare issues remains obscure, and his confirmation could hinge on his views on vaccination.