Health Affairs January 29, 2025
On the cusp of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings this week before the Senate Finance and HELP Committees to be Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the health care community may have a clear understanding of his anti-vaccine positions, yet still underestimate the clear and present danger he presents to protecting lives and health through immunization and to developing new and urgently needed vaccines.
As former Senate committee staff to his uncle, the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy, we experienced lengthy Congressional debates over vaccine safety, including the now-debunked, alleged link of thimerosal in childhood vaccines with rising rates of autism. We worked with patients, pediatricians, and innovative manufacturers to maintain public confidence in vaccines in the face...
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