Measles, bioweapons, bird flu, and abortion rights: RFK Jr repeatedly pounded with his past comments at tumultuous hearing
Measles, bioweapons, bird flu, and abortion rights: RFK Jr repeatedly pounded with his past comments at tumultuous hearing
Share:
Trump’s nominee for health secretary faced a group of bipartisan senators during the first day of his confirmation hearing. Appearing before members of the Senate, the former presidential candidate frequently sought to deny that he had made controversial statements on topics ranging from vaccines to pervasive H5N1 bird flu that is currently proliferating around the U.S.
![[Kennedy returns from a break during his Wednesday confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Kennedy said he supports vaccines]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/29/21/34/AP25029703660180.jpeg)
“I believe that vaccines play a critical role in health care,” he told the committee. But, many of Kennedy’s previous statements have been at odds with his current positions, raising concerns about what stances he might take in the future, should he be confirmed.
The neurodevelopmental disability is caused by differences in the brain that affect communication and social interaction. As bird flu continues to spread across the country this month, Kennedy told hearing attendees that he believes the H5N1 virus is responsible for the outbreak.
Citing a recent book that she did not name, Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith said Kennedy had questioned the scientific basis for germs causing disease and the power of vaccine and antibiotics. “I’ve never questioned that, senator,” Kennedy replied. Over the summer, when human cases were lower, Kennedy wondered why the government needed a vaccine.
Kennedy is the author of a book denouncing Fauci. Kennedy has previously stated that Covid-19 could be a bioweapon that may have been “ethnically targeted.”. “I didn’t say it was deliberately targeted; I just quoted an NIH-funded and NIH published study,” he said Wednesday.
