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U.S. Well being and Human Providers Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated he would not take away People’ vaccines. Many medical specialists say his modifications are already chipping away at entry.
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U.S. Well being and Human Providers Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated he would not take away People’ vaccines. Many medical specialists say his modifications are already chipping away at entry.
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Earlier than he entered politics, Kennedy made a profession out of stoking doubt about vaccines, selling theories contradicted by mountains of scientific proof on widespread vaccines which have been studied for many years and safely administered to tons of of thousands and thousands of individuals.
Now, six months in as head of Well being and Human Providers, he has instituted quite a lot of coverage modifications on entry to vaccines for each kids and adults.
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly and well being correspondents Rob Stein and Pien Huang speak by means of how these modifications might impression public well being and the general public’s wallets.
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This episode was produced by Connor Donevan. It was edited by Scott Hensley and Jeanette Woods. Our govt producer is Sami Yenigun.
