Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, sparked fierce criticism earlier this year when he pledged to determine what causes autism by September — a deadline deemed wildly unrealistic by many longtime researchers.

RFK Jr.’s vaccine-safety investigator has previously used government vaccine data to publish research with glaring flaws.

President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that “I don’t like” school vaccine mandates and that “brilliant people” are investigating whether inoculations cause autism — as famously vaccine-skeptical Health and Human Services secretary-designee Robert F.

CBS News - Video. RFK Jr. vaccine panel makes controversial decision on flu shot. Posted: June 27, 2025 | Last updated: June 27, 2025. A preservative falsely linked to autism became a sticking ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has approved a major Centers for Disease Control & Prevention recommendation to remove mercury-based thimerosal from all flu vaccines in the U.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dismissed key staff members, including the chief and deputy chiefs of staff. The staff changes occur amid efforts to overhaul the department,

For the first time since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced all the members of the ... RFK Jr.'s picks for CDC vaccine advisers meet this week amid controversy By Pien Huang. Published June 25 , 2025 at 4:00 AM ... there were theories that it could be a cause of autism in children. That claim has long been ...

A CDC panel’s vote to stop recommending thimerosal-containing flu shots would have limited impact, but it illustrates how the anti-vaccine movement is achieving its goals.

For the first time since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr ... The run-up to this week's meeting has been chaotic and controversial, ... there were theories that it could be a cause of autism ...