Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, asked former CDC Director Susan Monarez if Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited any data or science when he directed her to accept new recommendations for childhood vaccine schedules.

“He did not have any data or science to point to,” Monarez said, which led her to recount a specific moment for the Senate committee.

Kennedy wanted Monarez to preapprove recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the CDC panel that issues vaccine recommendations.

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