Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's HHS secretary nominee, will say he's not "anti-vaccine" on Wednesday, the first of two straight days of Senate confirmation hearings.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers his opening statement ahead of his first confirmation hearing with the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday (watch it live, or the full replay when it is over here) ROBERT F.

Former NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan explores what Trump’s nominations of RFK Jr. and David Weldon mean for health policy in cities and states.

United States Senators are grilling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmation hearing.

The Senate Finance Committee holds Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s first confirmation hearing today. Follow here for live updates.

But during the hearing, Kennedy repeatedly disputed the anti-vaccine statements attributed to him, suggesting that he didn't make those statements, or that they have been mischaracterized or taken out of context. He also denied being a conspiracy theorist.

The Health and Human Services nominee addressed everything from vaccines to stem cell research at his Senate confirmation hearing.

In July, the company received $176 million from HHS toward its vaccine efforts ... concern among health officials because it has sickened dozens of people in the United States over the past several months; the first human death from a severe case of ...

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RFK Jr.’s skepticism of vaccines has raised fears about his nomination by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Caroline Kennedy sent a letter to lawmakers urging them not to confirm her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services, calling him "a predator" and arguing he is "unqualified" both professionally and personally.

The acting secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services also stressed the importance of enforcing conscience rights and religious liberty.