Department of Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got into a heated exchange with Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon on Wednesday regarding RFK Jr.’s views concerning vaccines.
In his opening statement before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing, Kennedy said, “News reports have claimed that I am anti-vaccine or anti-[pharmaceutical] industry. I am neither.”
“I am pro-safety. I worked for years to raise awareness about the mercury and toxic chemicals in fish, and nobody called me anti-fish,” he continued.
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“I believe that vaccines play a critical role in health care. All of my kids are vaccinated,” RFK Jr. said.
Despite past statements about vaccines, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies that he is not “anti-vaccine.”
“I am pro-safety
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