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U.S. Well being and Human Companies Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. mentioned he would not take away People’ vaccines. Many medical consultants say his modifications are already chipping away at entry.

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U.S. Well being and Human Companies Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. mentioned he would not take away People’ vaccines. Many medical consultants say his modifications are already chipping away at entry.

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Earlier than he entered politics, Kennedy made a profession out of stoking doubt about vaccines, selling theories contradicted by mountains of scientific proof on widespread vaccines which have been studied for many years and safely administered to a whole bunch of tens of millions of individuals.

Now, six months in as head of Well being and Human Companies, he has instituted a variety of coverage modifications on entry to vaccines for each youngsters and adults.

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly and well being correspondents Rob Stein and Pien Huang speak by way of how these modifications may affect public well being and the general public’s wallets.

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This episode was produced by Connor Donevan. It was edited by Scott Hensley and Jeanette Woods. Our government producer is Sami Yenigun.