Senator Whitehouse says HHS nominee Kennedy frightens constituents as measles reappears at confirmation hearing

Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse tells nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services in the second Trump Administration Robert F Kennedy at his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing that based on extensive CMS experience, a clear path from advocacy to public responsibility requires the nominee to make an unambiguous and trustworthy recantation of previous statements about vaccination safety, explicitly support mandatory vaccinations for public health protection, and acknowledge the depth of his problematic position in light of the first measles case in Rhode Island since 2013, which adds weight to the concern that his previous statements have caused public fear about vaccine safety.