RFK Junior is stoking fears about vaccine safety. Here’s why he’s wrong – and the impact it could have

By Julie Leask, Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
Catherine Bennett, Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University

The United States used to be a leader in vaccine research, development and policymaking. Now US Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr is undermining the country’s vaccine program at the highest level and supercharging vaccine skepticism.

Two weeks ago, RFK Jr sacked the entire Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices responsible for reviewing the latest scientific…

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