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RFK Jr. Says He’s Not Anti-Vaccine Ahead of Senate Hearings
- Says in remarks he is not ‘anti-vaccine or anti-industry’
- Caroline Kennedy urges Senate to reject cousin’s nomination
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. departs following a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Jan. 8.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, will tell senators this week that he is not “anti-vaccine or anti-industry.”
“I am neither; I am pro-safety,” Kennedy said in prepared testimony for the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee seen by Bloomberg News. “All of my kids are vaccinated, and I believe vaccines have a critical role in healthcare.”