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Ars Technica22.04.2026SağlıkUnited States

Kennedy's Anti-Vaccine Interference Threatens New CDC Director as Scientific Study Suppressed

Health Secretary refuses to commit to supporting evidence-based vaccine policy as report reveals CDC scrapped study showing 50% reduction in COVID-19 emergency visits

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Health Secretary Robert F.
Kennedy Jr. refused to commit to supporting evidence-based vaccine policy from incoming CDC director Erica Schwartz during a Congressional hearing, suggesting he would continue interfering with federal vaccine recommendations.
This comes as the Washington Post reported that the CDC has suppressed a scientifically vetted study showing the 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine reduced emergency visits by 50% and hospitalizations by 55%.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. refused to commit to supporting evidence-based vaccine policy from incoming CDC director Erica Schwartz during a Congressional hearing, suggesting he would continue interfering with federal vaccine recommendations. This comes as the Washington Post reported that the CDC has suppressed a scientifically vetted study showing the 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine reduced emergency visits by 50% and hospitalizations by 55%. Kennedy, who has no medical or public health background, previously ousted former CDC director Susan Monarez after she refused to rubber-stamp vaccine recommendations from his anti-vaccine advisors. Monarez lasted just 29 days in the role.

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