RFK Jr.’s Uncle Made Vaccines His Signature Issue

RFK Jr.’s Uncle Made Vaccines His Signature Issue

U.S. President John F. Kennedy sought to ensure that no American child would suffer from polio.

Two doctors simultaneously administer a smallpox vaccination and a gamma globulin injection to a young boy whose classmates watch in 1967. September 15, 2025, 6:00 AM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Trump’s Second Term

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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has inflicted immense damage on the United States’ vaccination program. Although Kennedy, a well-known critic of vaccinations, had promised Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican physician, that he would not undercut public confidence in vaccines during his confirmation hearings, the Trump administration has undertaken a fierce campaign to dismantle key