The US Senate confirmed Robert Kennedy as the head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), despite concerns over his past anti-vaccine activism. The vote was largely along party lines, with Democrats opposing and Republicans supporting his nomination.
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Mr Kennedy was voted to lead the HHS despite being considered one of the world’s most famous anti-vaccine campaigners.that he had propagated a debunked claim linking the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine to autism—a theory rooted in flawed research from the 1990s. With his confirmation, Mr Kennedy now heads the agency that oversees everything related to health, including drugs, vaccines, food safety, medical research, and medical aid in the US.
He also pledged to the senators that, as HHS secretary, he would take no action that discourages or makes it harder for people to get vaccinated.“I support the measles vaccine. I support the polio vaccine. I will do nothing as HHS Secretary that makes it difficult or discourages people from taking anything,” Mr Kennedy said.
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