Inside RFK Jr.’s long-running crusade against the flu vaccine
The Washington Post • • general
Key Points:
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has publicly linked his strained, raspy speech to the flu vaccine, despite medical experts stating there is no scientific evidence supporting this claim.
- Under Kennedy's leadership, federal guidance was revised last month to no longer recommend routine flu vaccinations for children and adolescents amid a severe flu season.
- Upon taking office a year ago, Kennedy immediately ended a government advertising campaign that promoted flu vaccination.
- Kennedy's stance on vaccines, particularly the flu shot, contrasts with established medical consensus and has influenced federal public health policies.
