Sec. Kennedy Visits UNMC Amid Debate over New Vaccine Schedule He Says Will Make Kids Healthier
Kennedy met with Nebraska leaders at the University of Nebraska site as the health secretary spoke and shook hands with Gov. Jim Pillen.
- On Thursday, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, touring the National Quarantine Unit with Gov. Jim Pillen and University of Nebraska President Dr. Jeffrey Gold.
- Praising the facility's response to the hantavirus outbreak that brought 18 Americans to quarantine in May, Kennedy cited the operation as a model of preparedness that built capacity before the crisis arrived.
- Defending the Trump administration's new vaccine schedule reducing guidelines from 17 to 11 shots, Kennedy faced criticism from the Nebraska Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, who argued the process bypassed established scientific review.
- Kennedy and Pillen discussed joint efforts including a roughly $218 million federal grant for rural health and initiatives to restrict Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for candy and soda purchases.
- Nearly 80 institutions of higher education across 36 states have committed to strengthening nutrition education, reaching over 52,000 medical students with 40 hours of training to address chronic disease.
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