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Allison Walker

Senator Blasts RFK Jr With Personal Testimony on Vaccines and Autism Stance: 'He's Churning Settled Science So We Can't Go Forward

Sen. Maggie Hassan confronted RFK Jr. during his Senate hearing, accusing him of undermining settled vaccine science and fueling misinformation. (Credit: The New York Times/ABC News)

RFK Jr.'s Senate confirmation hearing for Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary took a personal turn Thursday when Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) challenged him on his track record of spreading vaccine misinformation.

Hassan, whose son has cerebral palsy, discussed the consequences of his rhetoric on mothers like herself, who anguish over vaccine uncertainties, including a retracted study that correlated vaccines to autism.

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