During his confirmation hearing for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sought to distance himself from his reputation as a vaccine skeptic, asserting in front of the Senate Committee that he supports vaccine safety and vaccination. However, his historical skepticism and questioning of vaccine safety raised doubts among many senators, leading to a confrontation about his past statements. Despite his claims, experts noted his longstanding pattern of disseminating misinformation about vaccines, undermining his attempts to present a pro-vaccine image.
Kennedy has for years questioned vaccines and spread misinformation about them, ignoring broad scientific consensus about their safety and efficacy to argue that they have not been adequately studied.
Mr. Kennedy, all of these things cannot be true, Wyden said. So are you lying to Congress today when you say you are pro-vaccine, or did you lie on all those podcasts?
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