RFK Jr. tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump's White House
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave the keynote address Thursday at a conference of an anti-vaccine activist group he once chaired, telling the hundreds in attendance that they had a friend in President Donald Trump's White House.
TL;DR
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at a conference of the anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense.
- He stated that the Trump administration is a 'strong and steadfast friend' to the group.
- Kennedy highlighted efforts to scale back vaccine guidance, including an executive order to space out the MMR vaccine.
- Critics argue these actions risk increasing vaccine hesitancy and confusion.
- The speech occurred during a period of rising measles cases, including reported deaths in Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro criticized Kennedy's appearance, stating he should have encouraged vaccination.
- Andrew Wakefield, whose discredited study linked MMR vaccine to autism, also spoke at the event.