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When RFK Jr. was presented with the science on vaccines he said needed to see, he dismissed it

  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Dismissed scientific evidence presented by a Republican senator regarding vaccine safety during his confirmation hearing for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
  • Kennedy claimed he supports vaccinations but failed to acknowledge that childhood vaccines do not cause autism and that COVID-19 vaccines saved millions of lives.
  • Health experts expressed concern over Kennedy's understanding of vaccine science, fearing he could undermine public confidence in vaccinations.
  • Senators criticized Kennedy for his misleading statements and lack of acknowledgment of established scientific consensus on vaccines.
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The Billings GazetteThe Billings Gazette
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RFK Jr. kept asking to see the science that vaccines were safe. Then he dismissed it.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly asked to see "data" or "science" showing vaccines are safe — but when an influential Republican senator did so, he dismissed it.

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BloombergBloomberg

How RFK Jr. Uses 'Show Me the Data' to Stymie Vaccine Debates

Hi, it’s Damian in New York, where I watched the RFK Jr. Q&A and wondered whether anyone had ever uttered “amyloid” in a senate hearing before. More on that hearing in a moment, but first ...

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RFK Jr. kept asking to see science that vaccines were safe; after he saw it, he dismissed it

WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who hopes to be President Donald Trump’s health secretary says he needs to see data showing vaccines are safe, but he dismissed the evidence shown

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"The data has been there a long time": Lawmakers grill RFK Jr. on vaccine misinformation

Senators pressed Kennedy on race science, misinformation, and his refusal to say the Covid vaccine was safe.

·San Francisco, United States
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Sen. Hassan Fights Back Tears During an Emotional Plea to RFK Jr

As a mom to a disabled child, New Hampshire's Sen. Hassan explained, Kennedy's vaccine lies feel personal.

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Furious senator fights tears as she tells RFK Jr. of her son with cerebral palsy

Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) attacked Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s questionable beliefs about science during his confirmation hearing by citing her son, who has "severe cerebral palsy."Speaking to the committee Thursday, Hassan said she found it "disturbing" that Republicans accused her and her colleagues o...

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