Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for Health secretary, told senators Friday he will divest his financial stake in a lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Merck over its
RFK Jr. said he would give up the fees after senators questioned him about the lawsuits in a pair of hearings.
Kennedy repeatedly refused to acknowledge scientific consensus that childhood vaccines don’t cause autism and that COVID-19 vaccines saved millions of lives
During his second day of confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declined to disavow comments he had made disparaging the vaccine as unsafe.
Kennedy vowed to divest his financial interest in vaccine litigation to his son. Democrats and ethics experts said the arrangement raised further questions.
RFK Jr. played a lead role in building a case against Merck's HPV vaccine and could profit from the lawsuit alleging fraud, even if confirmed as health secretary.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, faces scrutiny for fees he may earn from lawsuits against Merck.
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.
President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services nominee said he will divest his interest in lawsuits against an HPV vaccine manufacturer.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, the top Republican on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, concluded Thursday's hearing by saying he was "struggling" with the nomination due to Kennedy's vaccine positions. Kennedy notably refused to say vaccines don't cause autism as he faced pointed question from lawmakers.
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