Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. . faced pointed questions, to put it mildly, from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle during that heated hearing yesterday.Over the course of about 3 hours, members of the Senate Finance Committee grilled Kennedy on vaccine policy and the chaos at the CDC right now. Democrats calling him a charlatan and a hazard to the health of the American people. Some of them saying he should resign.Would you accept the fact that a million Americans died from CO. ...

Public Health & Vaccine Concerns - Robert F Kennedy Jr testified that the CDC had been lying to the American public during the pandemic and mRNA vaccines were dangerous [1][2] - Health agencies and experts globally affirm vaccines are safe and effective, saving countless lives [5] - Concerns raised about diminishing the credibility of the CDC and the US government in keeping kids safe [9] - Secretary Kennedy is accused of misrepresenting data and outright lying about conversations [39][40] - Secretary Kennedy is accused of stripping funding from mRNA vaccine research, potentially hindering future pandemic preparedness [45] Political & Governmental Reactions - Bipartisan backlash against Secretary Kennedy's statements and actions regarding vaccines and public health [1][5][40] - Democrats called for Secretary Kennedy's resignation, highlighting criticisms from Republicans [5][24] - The White House issued a statement supportive of Secretary Kennedy, focusing on fixing the "broken system" and addressing the chronic disease crisis [31] - Republican senators expressed concerns about Secretary Kennedy's leadership and its impact on public trust in vaccines [8][19][25] Healthcare Policy & Oversight - Secretary Kennedy struggled to answer questions about healthcare costs for seniors, including Medicare Part D and Part B premiums [50][51] - Concerns raised about policies approved by Secretary Kennedy causing chaos in the healthcare system and increasing costs for seniors [54][55] - Senator Cortez Masto highlighted the issue of prescription drug negotiation for Medicare, particularly regarding cancer drugs like Kruda [57][58][59] - Accusations that the Trump administration's policies are already causing harm to healthcare access and funding [72]

In just a few hours, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. . will head to Capitol Hill where he will testify before the Senate Finance Committee.The hearing gives lawmakers their first chance to question Kennedy on many of those recent moves he's made, including the ousting of CDC Director Susan Monz and the changing of COVID vaccine recommendations. Meanwhile, Florida is moving to eliminate all vaccine mandates, including ones for children to attend public school. This would make Florid ...

Joining us now, NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Mel Zenona, senior scholar at the John's Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Dr. . Amish Adalia, and former Republican Congressman Charlie Dent, who represented the state of Pennsylvania. Dr.. Adulia, first to you. There is a lot of confusion as Marissa Perah was reporting around the COVID vaccine. As a doctor, please straighten it out for us.Yeah, this is the absolute worst case scenario because no one knows who sh ...

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Senator, let's turn now to the turmoil at the CDC. The president firing CDC director Susan Manarez. She was just sworn into office uh several weeks ago.Several other top officials actually resigned in protest. Now, you voted to confirm Dr. . Minarz just a month ago.Here's what Republican Senator Lisa Marowski of Alaska had to say about this. She says, quote, "The removal of the director after such a short tenure appears to be evidence that politics are taking precedence over policy." Is she right, Senator. ...

John Hman, I'm curious about uh going back to RFK Jr. . and the loyalty shown to RFK Jr. . How fascinating that yesterday's or the day before the cabinet meeting where president went on and on talking about his accomplishments.He actually talked about what you know what what other scientists and doctors have talked about and said uh that that actually what happened with the development of of the COVID vaccine was in fact a great medical breakthrough and uh operation warp speed one of the most successful gov ...

It is day 220 of the second Trump administration and we are following some serious breaking news that the head of the Centers for Disease Control, Dr. . Susan Monarez, has been fired. Earlier this evening, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that Dr.. Manarez is quote no longer director of the CDC. She was confirmed by the Senate less than a month ago. The Washington Post reports she was pressed for days by HHS Secretary Robert F.Kennedy Jr. ., administration lawyers and other officials ov ...

I'm sure you've heard that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. . made big news recently by announcing that he's cutting 22 mRNA vaccine development programs and additional federal funding for other mRNA technologies.If mRNA sounds familiar, it's because it is. This was the biotechnology platform that allowed for the innovation that was the COVID vaccine, the life-saving COVID vaccine that saved millions of lives in the thick of the pandemic. To justify these cuts, RFK Jr.. said this. As the pandemic show ...

Incident Summary - A shooting occurred outside the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, involving Patrick Joseph White [1] - The suspect, Patrick Joseph White, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound [1][5] - A police officer responded to the scene [1] Investigation Details - Five weapons were recovered from the scene [3] - Approximately 500 shell casings were found, with 200 bullets impacting six CDC buildings [3] - The weapons belonged to the suspect's father and were obtained by breaking into a safe [3][4] Suspect Background - The suspect, 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White, had expressed suicidal ideations prior to the shooting [3][5] - Family members had contacted law enforcement due to concerns about his mental state [5] - Written documentation revealed the suspect's negative views regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, believing it made him extremely sick [6]