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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells vaccine skeptics they have a friend at the White House

The HHS secretary addressed Children's Health Defense amid a growing national measles outbreak.

The short version

  • Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told attendees at a Children's Health Defense conference that they have a friend at the White House.[The Guardian]
  • Kennedy claimed President Trump directed him to investigate links between childhood vaccines and chronic disease, urging patience on administrative policy changes.[ABC News]
  • The address comes amid a national measles outbreak that has killed four people in Pennsylvania and three across Texas and Arizona since last year.[The Guardian]

Key facts

  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed a conference hosted by the anti-vaccine organization Children's Health Defense in Washington, D.C.[The Guardian · ABC News]
  • Kennedy stated that President Trump instructed him to investigate potential links between childhood vaccines and chronic disease.[ABC News]
  • The ongoing measles outbreak has resulted in four deaths in Pennsylvania and three deaths across Texas and Arizona last year.[The Guardian]

What remains uncertain

  • Kennedy claimed children receive 94 vaccine doses of 18 vaccines, whereas medical experts state children generally receive roughly 30 doses before age 18, excluding annual flu and COVID-19 shots.[ABC News]

Sources

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