Three of the health secretary’s picks to replace fired members of an influential panel that sets U.S. vaccine policies have filed statements in court flagging concerns about vaccines.
Mr. Kennedy said the new vaccine panelists would “exercise independent judgment” and “review safety and efficacy data for the current schedule” of vaccines.
Opening night of “Les Misérables” was meant to celebrate the president’s takeover of the Kennedy Center. But he also was forced to encounter his critics.
President Trump and Melania Trump, the first lady, attending “Les Misérables” at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Wednesday. Soon after taking office, the president appointed himself chairman of the center and restocked the board with loyalists.
The appointments of at least two of the experts are likely to draw an uproar from pro-vaccine groups for their criticism of federal scientists and the Biden administration’s Covid vaccine policies.
The president and first lady are scheduled to attend the opening night of the musical, one of his favorites, after he seized control of the cultural institution.
The health secretary cited financial conflicts, but a White House official and someone familiar with his thinking said he was also concerned about ties to Democrats.
The Make America Healthy Again movement associated with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is changing social media for parents. Emma Goldberg, a business writer covering societal change for The New York Times, talks with a mom about how MAHA ideas are resonating.
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