WATCH: RFK Jr. speaks at conference for anti-vaccine group he founded
Summary
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at a conference for the anti-vaccine group he once led, saying President Donald Trump’s administration supports their views. Kennedy highlighted the administration’s efforts to change vaccine policies, which have been criticized and partly stopped by a judge.Key Facts
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the Health and Human Services Secretary and a longtime anti-vaccine activist.
- He gave a speech at the Children’s Health Defense conference, an anti-vaccine group he previously chaired.
- Kennedy said vaccine policy changes have been made under President Trump’s administration.
- The administration tried to reduce the childhood vaccination schedule and change a vaccine advisory board.
- A judge halted some of these vaccine policy changes.
- An executive order was issued to space out the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, against medical advice.
- The U.S. is experiencing its worst measles year since 1991, with seven deaths reported in two years.
- Pennsylvania reported four measles deaths in 2024, all in unvaccinated individuals.
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