
"Medical decisions belong in the hands of trained and licensed professionals, not incompetent and misguided leadership,"
"The decimation of critical institutions like the NIH and the CDC will lead to the loss of innocent lives. ...Enough is enough. Secretary Kennedy must resign,"
"The challenges before us - from disease outbreaks to mental health crises - demand moral clarity, scientific expertise, and leadership rooted in fact. Those values are not present in the Secretary's office. He must resign."
"I think those vaccines should be used, otherwise some people are going to catch it and they endanger other people."
The health secretary faced bipartisan criticism for anti-vaccine views and mistrust of modern medicine during a fiery Senate Finance Committee hearing. Senators raised alarm over the recent firing of CDC director Susan Monarez and questioned why the secretary sowed doubt about COVID vaccines despite evidence of their efficacy and safety. Multiple family members publicly called for resignation, with warnings that weakened institutions like the NIH and CDC could cost lives. Former President Trump disagreed with the secretary, asserting that vaccines "pure and simple" do work and should be used to prevent transmission and protect others.
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