Senators from both parties grilled HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week on changes to vaccines recommendations, the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel and HHS priorities, including funding for rural hospitals.
Kennedy was confirmed in February to lead the department despite concerns raised by Democrats and Republicans about his history of pushing scientifically disproven claims about vaccines.
Since his confirmation, despite assurances to Senators that he would follow science and that the availability of vaccines would not be threatened, Kennedy’s HHS has restricted access to