Promises Made, Promises Broken: RFK Jr. Keeps Covid Vaccines from Children
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- RFK Jr. promised during confirmation hearings to support vaccines and maintain the childhood vaccination schedule, but he immediately broke those promises.
- He dismantled ACIP, altered the childhood vaccine schedule, and failed to uphold his pledge to keep CDC immunization recommendations unchanged.
- Now he is blocking states from distributing COVID-19 vaccines to children through the Vaccine for Children program, affecting 52% of US children.
- The delay in the VFC program creates uncertainty and delays access to COVID-19 shots, with HHS refusing to provide clear reasons and suggesting officials are questioning whether children should get the vaccine.
- The article calls for congressional hearings and accountability, arguing that Kennedy and CDC Director Erica Schwartz should answer for these broken promises.
- Critics emphasize that such actions undermine the integrity of confirmation hearings and executive oversight.