Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

• U.S. pulls support from global vaccines group. What to know

  Gavi has paid for more than one billion children to be vaccinated through routine immunization programs, saving an estimated 18 million lives.

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  Jun 26
  
• Canadian scientists raise concerns over RFK Jr. firing U.S. vaccine panel

  On Monday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he will appoint new members to the scientific group that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about vaccination.

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  Jun 11
  
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• RFK Jr. wavers on vaccines, says not to heed his medical advice

  RFK Jr. faced a bipartisan committee of House representatives, charged with questioning him on proposals for sweeping funding cuts to health care and scientific research.

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  May 15
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• U.S. health department to slash 10K jobs under Kennedy’s overhaul plan

  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will cut about 10,000 full-time jobs and close half of its regional offices, it said on Thursday.

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  Mar 27
• FDA cancels meeting on selecting strains for next season’s flu shot

  A meeting of a committee which advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on vaccine policy has been canceled, a committee member told Reuters.

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  Feb 27
• RFK Jr. confirmed as Trump’s health secretary in a close vote

  Republicans expressed hope RFK Jr. could help reduce chronic diseases and health care costs. Democrats tried to pin him down on several issues, especially vaccines and abortion.

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  Feb 13
• What RFK Jr. said about vaccines, abortion at U.S. health secretary hearing

  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is seeking to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, but has faced skepticism and opposition for his views on vaccines and science.

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  Jan 29
• Petition by RFK Jr. fan prompts Montreal council to end water fluoridation

  A council representing Montreal and the suburban municipalities will vote on whether to stop the practice in the six West Island suburbs that treat their water with fluoride.

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  Nov 21, 2024
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• Environmentalists call for inquiry into RFK Jr. chainsawing dead whale head

  RFK Jr.'s daughter, Kick Kennedy, shared the gruesome anecdote with an interviewer 12 years ago.

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  Aug 28, 2024
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• RFK Jr. said worm ate part of his brain, died inside his head: 2012 deposition

  “I have cognitive problems, clearly,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a 2012 divorce deposition.

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  May 8, 2024