Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators on Thursday that he will apologize over comments he’s made on vaccines if the science proves him wrong.
“I just want to follow the science, and if the science says I am wrong about what I've said in the past, as I said, I will publicly apologize,” he told members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions during his second confirmation hearing for the post of secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Democratic senators again grilled him over his statements that question the effectiveness of vaccines. He has linked the measles vaccine and other vaccines to autism — despite the fact that several studies have shown this is not true — and is listed as the founder of the nonprofit Children’s Health Defense, known for spreading vaccine misinformation.
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Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.
