After Trump win, RFK Jr. says he won't 'take away anybody's vaccines'
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who may play a key role overseeing public health issues in a second Trump administration, said Wednesday that he wouldn't “take away anybody's vaccines.”
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who may play a key role overseeing public health issues in a second Trump administration, said Wednesday that he wouldn't “take away anybody's vaccines.”
Asked said in an interview with NBC News whether there are specific vaccines that he would remove from the market, Kennedy rejected the idea that he's "anti-vaccine" despite his repeated claims about vaccines' being linked to autism — and his involvement with Children's Health Defense, a leading anti-vaccine group. He reiterated that he wouldn't take them away from Americans.
He will meet with senior Trump aides Wednesday to discuss his role going forward. Kennedy said they hadn’t decided yet what his job in the new administration would be, but he didn’t rule out secretary of health and human services and also floated the idea of being a "White House health czar."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 25.Shannon Finney / Getty Images file"If vaccines are working for somebody, I’m not going to take them away. People ought to have choice, and that choice ought to be informed by the best information," he said. "So I’m going to make sure scientific safety studies and efficacy are out there, and people can make individual assessments about whether that product is going to be good for them."
Three days before the election, Trump hadn't ruled out whether he would ban certain vaccines. “Well, I’m going to talk to him [Kennedy] and talk to other people, and I’ll make a decision, but he’s a very talented guy and has strong views,” Trump told NBC News.
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