The upcoming confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary of the U.S. have sparked concerns among public health experts about his history of vaccine skepticism. If confirmed, Kennedy would oversee the $8 billion Vaccines for Children program, which provides vaccinations to nearly 38 million low-income children. With bipartisan support, many lawmakers, including Clinton's former health secretary Donna E. Shalala, are worried about his influence and potential to revise vaccine policy and contracts, threatening the health and safety of children nationwide. The hearings start this week.
The far-reaching authority he would wield over vaccine policy has become increasingly worrisome for public health experts, researchers and lawmakers from both parties.
I think he's dangerous to children's health, Donna E. Shalala, Mr. Clinton's health secretary and a former Democratic congresswoman, said in an interview.
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