STAT+: Now, even Senate Republicans are pushing back on Kennedy\u2019s vaccine views
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WASHINGTON \u2014 For the first time since health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s confirmation in February, visible fractures emerged in Senate Republicans\u2019 united front of support for him. At the heart of the conflict: His stance on vaccines, which some Republicans had determinedly looked past before.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At a contentious<\/a> Senate Finance Committee hearing<\/a> on Thursday, three Senate Republicans joined their Democratic colleagues in poking at Kennedy\u2019s contradictory statements on mRNA vaccines and Operation Warp Speed, the initiative by President Trump that distributed Covid-19 shots to millions of Americans.\u00a0<\/p>\n Their line of questioning highlights a conundrum for the health secretary: How can he cast doubt on the safety of Covid-19 vaccines, and vaccines overall, without criticizing a victory from President Trump\u2019s first term?<\/p>\n Continue to STAT+ to read the full story\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n