"But while Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana - the Republican physician whose vote was key to Kennedy's confirmation - appeared to express concern over the personnel changes at the CDC, he has stopped short of directly criticizing Kennedy for his actions and positions or calling for his resignation. He has, however, taken other Republicans to task. On Sunday, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky and Cassidy engaged in a war of words on social media over the Hepatitis B vaccine"
"On Sunday, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky and Cassidy engaged in a war of words on social media over the Hepatitis B vaccine and whether it should be administered to newborns. Paul, who worked for decades as an ophthalmologist, is opposed to its use. "No medical reason to give newborns Hep B vaccine if mother is not infected. All mothers who deliver in a hospital are tested. This 'scientist's' fetish for vaccines not supported by the data," he wrote on X."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions at the CDC created turmoil after subordinates reportedly refused to implement his regressive vaccine policy. Senator Bill Cassidy, whose vote was key to Kennedy's confirmation, expressed concern about personnel changes but did not directly criticize Kennedy or call for his resignation; he criticized other Republicans instead. Senators Rand Paul and Cassidy exchanged social media barbs over administering the Hepatitis B vaccine to newborns. Paul argued there is no medical reason to give newborns Hep B vaccine if the mother is uninfected, citing hospital testing. Outgoing CDC official Dr. Demetre Daskalakis resigned following the sudden firing of CDC director Susan Monarez. The Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices said it intended to review childhood vaccines and evaluate cumulative effects of the recommended schedule.
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