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Fact checking Robert F Kennedy’s statements to Senate on COVID, vaccines

Robert F Kennedy Jr disputed claims by US senators on health policies, COVID-19 vaccines, and antidepressants.

Al Jazeera

Robert F. Kennedy Took Fire From Both Republicans And Democrats Over Vaccine Overhauls: GOP Senators Defend Trump's Operation Warp Speed

Secretary for Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faced bipartisan backlash during a combative Senate hearing on Thursday, as both Republicans and Democrats criticized his controversial vaccine policies and the abrupt firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez.

Benzinga

Trump news at a glance: RFK Jr made ‘false’ claims in Senate testimony, says fired CDC director

Susan Monarez offers to repeat under oath statements she made about why she was ousted from the embattled Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Key US politics stories from 4 September 2025

The Guardian - US

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RFK Jr questioned over CDC turmoil during Senate hearing

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The Independent UK

RFK Jr becomes an unlikely great uniter as Democrats and Republicans join forces to pounce on his pseudoscience

ANALYSIS: Republicans, including leadership, mounted a show of force against a Trump Cabinet secretary. But he still seemed to brush it off, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by RFK Jr. during Senate hearing

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F

The Independent UK

Massachusetts state health insurers to be required to cover vaccines, regardless of CDC guidance

Massachusetts insurance carriers will be required to cover vaccinations recommended by the state’s department of public health

The Independent UK

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Takeaways from RFK Jr.'s contentious hearing before Senate lawmakers

Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. faced bipartisan questioning over recent changes to health agencies, vaccine approvals and other priorities at a contentious three-hour Senate hearing

The Independent UK

RFK Jr accused of ‘reckless disregard for science and the truth’ in Senate hearing

Health secretary defends his leadership as Democrats attack his vaccine policy and demand his resignation

The Guardian - US

Boar's Head Pays Millions to Victims of Listeria Outbreak That Left 10 Dead — Including a $4M Payout

Boar's Head has agreed to a $3.1 million class-action settlement and individual payouts after a listeria outbreak from unsanitary conditions in its Virginia plant killed 10 and hospitalised many.

International Business Times UK

Senate clashes with RFK Jr over vaccine policies and CDC firings

RFK Jr faces bipartisan criticism for allegedly undermining vaccine trust and reshaping public health leadership.

Al Jazeera

RFK Jr Defends US Health Agency Shake Up, Democrats Call For His Ouster

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy said Thursday that firing a top government scientist was "absolutely necessary," as he faced blistering criticism from Democrats urging him to resign over his steps to curb vaccines.

International Business Times

West Coast states join together to lead vaccine defense as red Florida ends mandate and DC skepticism grows

The states formed the alliance in response to ‘President Trump’s mass firing of CDC doctors and scientists’

The Independent UK

‘We warn the President, Congress, and the Public’: More than 1,000 HHS staff demand RFK Jr.’s resignation over health dangers

When 1,000+ health workers revolt, maybe it's time to listen.

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Roll Call

Kennedy defends CDC shake-up, accusing medical experts of lies - Roll Call

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was unrepentant at a Senate hearing Thursday when pressed on his recent actions on vaccines.

The Independent UK

The Latest: RFK Jr. will appear before Congress amid turmoil at CDC

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F

Benzinga

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Vaccine Shake-Up Sparks Coast-To-Coast Divide: West Coast Creates Health Alliance, Florida Rolls Back Requirements

California, Oregon and Washington have joined forces to create a regional vaccine alliance, moving away from federal guidance under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Florida pushes in the opposite direction by eliminating all state vaccine mandates.

Roll Call

Some Republicans expect answers from RFK Jr. on agency turmoil - Roll Call

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, his first appearance before the panel.

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Al Jazeera

Experts call on US Health Secretary RFK Jr to resign over misinformation

Health experts said Kennedy’s ‘repeated efforts to undermine science and public health’ left Americans ‘less safe’.

The Independent UK

Pfizer CEO is latest to say Trump should get Nobel Peace Prize – for something much of MAGA hates

Vaccine makers are publicly defending Covid-era achievements as the Trump administration rolls back vaccine approvals and cuts research funding

The Conversation

How RFK Jr.’s misguided science on mRNA vaccines is shaping policy − a vaccine expert examines the false claims

At a Sept. 4, 2025, hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced heated questions from numerous senators about his vaccine policies, including his stance on COVID-19 vaccines and mRNA vaccine technology generally.

The Guardian - US

California, Oregon and Washington ally on vaccines in rebuke to Trump’s CDC

Three Democratic governors create West Coast Health Alliance amid growing turmoil at US health agency under RFK Jr

The Independent UK

Governors of Washington, Oregon and California form a health alliance

The Democratic governors of Washington, Oregon and California have created an alliance to safeguard health policies, believing the Trump administration is putting Americans’ health and safety at risk by politicizing the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Independent UK

Over 1,000 HHS staffers demand RFK Jr resign as civil war swirls over his remaking of the agency

Employees past and present come togther to express lack of confidence in Robert F Kennedy Jr over turbulent leadership of America’s public health institutions

The Independent UK

Rand Paul called out after saying gay CDC official’s ‘lifestyle’ disqualified him from government

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis was one of four top CDC officials who resigned last week, citing changes under RFK Jr.

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