Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s controversial views on health have apparently put his relationship with his famous family on life support. While testifying at a Senate hearing in September 2025, the Secretary of Health and Human Services defended his divisive decision to fire all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee for Immunization Practice and to hire vaccine skeptics in their place. RFK Jr. similarly had no qualms about the changes he made to their COVID-19 vaccine policies either. However, many of his family members were displeased upon hearing his answers.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, RFK Jr.'s sister, Kerry Kennedy, voiced her support for vaccines, adding, "Medical decisions belong in the hands of trained and licensed professionals,