Anti-science
Ex-CDC director warns senators about RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine agenda.
Former CDC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Debra Houry, left, and former CDC Director Susan Monarez testify before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 17, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Health secretary and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to roll back access to lifesaving vaccines for children and has refused to even speak with staff scientists and subject-matter experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about evidence-based recommendations. That’s according to former CDC officials who testified before the Senate on Wednesday.
