RFK Jr. Faces Tough Questions on Vaccines as Measles Cases Rise in House Hearings

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During hearings before the House Ways and Means and Appropriations committees, Health Secretary RFK Jr. defended vaccine policy amid rising measles cases, acknowledging that the measles vaccine could have saved a Texas child's life while pushing back on anti-vaccine rhetoric; he touted staffing gains at federal health agencies and signaled plans to overhaul the USPSTF and accelerate drug reviews at the FDA/CDC.
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