HHS chief RFK Jr. says Americans should not take his medical advice

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top public health official, argued Wednesday that Americans shouldn’t be taking medical cues from him. 

The Health and Human Services secretary made the stunning statement during a House Appropriations Committee hearing, after Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) asked, “If you had a child, would you vaccinate that child for measles?”

Kennedy Jr., who has previously expressed regret that he vaccinated his children, was hesitant to respond. 

“For measles? Um … probably for measles,” the HHS chief reluctantly answered, before claiming that his opinions about vaccines are “irrelevant.”

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