Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed a conference hosted by Children's Health Defense, the anti-vaccine nonprofit he helped create, where he voiced support for vaccine skepticism. Both MedPage Today and STAT covered the keynote and agree on the overall thrust of his remarks.
The two outlets differ slightly in emphasis. MedPage Today reports that Kennedy gave a strong defense of vaccine skepticism under his former organization's banner, and notes the speech comes as a measles outbreak continues to spread in Pennsylvania. STAT instead characterizes the address as a renewal of his attacks on vaccines, without mentioning the outbreak.
STAT observes that the appearance was a return to Kennedy's roots, given that he once led the group. The event highlights the unusual position of a sitting health secretary publicly aligning himself with the vaccine-skeptic movement.