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