Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now secretary of Health and Human Services, is facing backlash for promoting anti-vaccine sentiments shortly after his appointment. The Wall Street Journal criticized his downplaying of a Texas measles outbreak and his hiring of David Geier for a CDC study on vaccines. Geier, known for his discredited views on vaccines causing autism, raises concerns regarding the objectivity of the study. The resignation of FDA's Peter Marks further compounds worries about Kennedy's influence, especially among Senate Republicans who had hoped for more balanced oversight in the agency.
"Kennedy has already vindicated his critics by downplaying a measles outbreak and hiring a trial-lawyer ally to study vaccine links to autism."
"The selection of David Geier to assist with a CDC study has raised concerns due to his long-standing promotion of discredited theories regarding vaccines and autism."
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