RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine delusions—not science—steer CDC now, ex-director testifies

Health secretary and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to roll back access to lifesaving vaccines for children, and has refused to even speak with staff scientists and subject-matter ... Read More

Fact-check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spars with Senate committee over COVID-19 vaccines, CDC

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparred with U.S. senators over his management of health agencies and past comments about COVID-19 vaccines and antidepressants. At several ... Read More

RFK Jr. challenged to square COVID vaccine skepticism with Trump's Operation Warp Speed

A GOP senator asked Kennedy if Trump deserved a Nobel prize for COVID program. In a combative hearing on Thursday, senators pushed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the ... Read More

How RFK Jr.’s misguided science on mRNA vaccines is shaping policy − a vaccine expert examines the false claims

At a Sept. 4, 2025, hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced heated questions from numerous senators about his vaccine policies, ... Read More

How RFK Jr.’s misguided science on mRNA vaccines is shaping policy

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. canceled $500 million of funding for research on mRNA vaccine technology. He's seen here at a Sept. 4, 2025, hearing before the Senate Finance ... Read More

Fact checking RFK Jr.’s health statements from Senate hearing

Dr. Aileen Marty, Infectious Disease Specialist and Professor at Florida International University, joins Bob Sirott to review some key points that were discussed during Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate ... Read More

Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders attack RFK Jr. over vaccines in fiery hearing

The Senate Finance Committee hearing comes amid chaos at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Warren said that Kennedy was "effectively denying people vaccines." Kennedy told Warren that ... Read More

Medical doctors deliver brutal fact check to RFK Jr.: 'It's easy for him to be dishonest'

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke to the U.S. Senate for a contentious hearing on Thursday after he fired top officials at the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the ... Read More

What happened at RFK Jr.’s Senate hearing in 300 words

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ... Read More

Trump on RFK Jr. after combative hearing: ‘I like the fact that he’s different’

President Trump on Thursday expressed his support for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following a contentious Senate hearing. Kennedy faced withering criticism from Democrats ... Read More

4 fact-checks from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate testimony over COVID-19 vaccines, CDC

This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparred with U.S. senators over his management of health agencies and past comments about ... Read More