"RFK Jr faces bipartisan criticism for allegedly undermining vaccine trust and reshaping public health leadership. Lawmakers in the United States Senate grilled Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr during a hearing focused on the Trump administration's efforts to roll back vaccine access. During Thursday's hearing, Kennedy criticised CDC recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic tied to lockdowns and masking policies, and claimed that they failed to do anything about the disease itself."
"He later said they deserved to be fired for not doing enough to control chronic disease. In a series of combative exchanges, Democrats accused Kennedy and the administration of playing fast and loose with public health by pushing unscientific policies that decrease public faith in vaccination. If we're going to make America healthy again, we can't allow public health to be undermined, Republican Senator John Barrasso told Kennedy. I'm a doctor. Vaccines work."
Senate lawmakers questioned HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. about the Trump administration's efforts to roll back vaccine access and his criticisms of CDC COVID-19 recommendations tied to lockdowns and masking. Kennedy asserted those recommendations failed to address the disease itself and said CDC officials who oversaw school closures and masking "will be leaving" and deserved firing for not controlling chronic disease. Democrats accused Kennedy and the administration of promoting unscientific policies that erode public trust in vaccination. Kennedy's tenure at HHS has been contentious as he purges officials and scientists while positioning himself as an outsider to the public health establishment. The Senate hearing followed the removal of Sue Monarez.
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