Robert F. Kennedy Jr., center, attends inauguration ceremonies in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Lamarque - Pool/Getty Images)
In an interview with "Fox News Sunday" earlier this month, Louisiana GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, the top lawmaker on the Senate HELP committee, said Kennedy was "wrong" on vaccinations. One example that has been raised was Kennedy's alleged efforts, which he has denied, to promote doubts around vaccine efficacy during a 2019 measles outbreak in Samoa. Those efforts included a letter Kennedy sent to the country's prime minister, as chairman of Children's Health Defense, suggesting that the measles vaccine could have potentially exacerbated the outbreak.
In the past, Kennedy has also suggested that vaccines can be linked to autism.
"The scientific research has been done and the results are clear – vaccines do not cause autism," Autism Science Foundation President Alison Singer wrote in a statement. Kennedy suggested to journalist John Stossel that such studies are "propaganda."
Some Senate Republicans want answers from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., right, on his agricultural beliefs before confirming him. (Reuters)
"We talked about abortion and the big thing about abortion is he's telling everybody, 'Listen, whatever president Trump [supports] I'm going back him, 100%,'" Tuberville told reporters following his meeting with Kennedy.
Fox News Digital reached out to Kennedy's representatives for comment but did not receive a response in time for publication.
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