During a recent Senate session, Senator Angela Alsobrooks confronted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding his statements on vaccine schedules for Black individuals. Kennedy had previously suggested that Black people should not receive the same vaccine schedule as White individuals due to differences in immune system responses.
In a 2021 television appearance, Kennedy had asserted that Black individuals have stronger immune reactions and therefore should have a modified vaccine schedule. When pressed by Alsobrooks about the specifics of this proposed schedule, Kennedy referenced studies indicating that Black individuals may require fewer antigens in their vaccines.
