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GOP Senators Signal to Trump that Kennedy Is on Thin Ice
Senators from both parties criticized Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for vaccine skepticism and leadership turmoil at the CDC, noting a 76% rise in childhood chronic disease during his tenure.
- On Thursday, a contentious Senate Finance Committee hearing devolved into screaming matches as senators pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with Senator Bernie Sanders saying, `You are casting doubt on that`.
- HHS Secretary Kennedy's staffing and advisory moves included firing CDC Director Susan Monarez last week and all 17 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices members earlier this year, plus canceling nearly $500 million in vaccine research this month.
- Major health organizations emphasized that WHO recently credited vaccines with saving at least 154 million lives, while Sanders said, `You have given the names of a few people; I have given you the names of organizations representing hundreds of thousands of doctors and scientists`.
- Senators warned that policy shifts are already denying Americans seeking COVID-19 vaccines, saying `effectively, we’re denying people vaccines`, while cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act will throw 15 million Americans off health insurance amid over $1 trillion in reductions.
- Looking ahead, states are responding in different ways as Kennedy's actions damage the U.S. vaccine consensus; public-health experts warn reduced vaccination risks disease resurgence amid 48 percent public distrust in Kennedy's advice.
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