RFK Jr. Vows Overhaul of Lawsuit-Sparing Vaccine Injury Program

US secretary of HHS Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he plans to make substantial changes to a federal program that compensates people who have serious side effects from vaccines and protects manufacturers from being sued.

“We just brought a guy in this week who is going to be revolutionizing the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program,” Kennedy said in an interview posted Monday evening with former Fox News star Tucker Carlson.