Sharp criticism: Kennedy Jr. as Minister of Health in the line of fire!

Sharp criticism: Kennedy Jr. as Minister of Health in the line of fire!

Vienna, Österreich - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed by the US Senate as Minister of Health on February 13, 2025 after he underwent a controversial hearing in the responsible committee. There, the 71-year-old vehemently contradicted the allegations of being vaccination opponents. A democratic senator asked him to clearly speak out for the safety of vaccinations. However, Kennedy emphasized that his own children were vaccinated, while he only advocated stricter exams of medical security. Critics, including his cousin Caroline Kennedy, explicitly warned of his nomination and accused him of taking advantage of the fears of parents of sick children. Caroline Kennedy urged the senators to reject his nomination because she accused him of hypocrisy because he advised him to vaccinate other parents while he has his own children vaccinated, like Tageschau.de reported.

resistance from science and family

The concerns about Kennedy go far beyond his family. In an open letter, 77 Nobel laureates had already spoken out against him because they thought that his position as Minister of Health could be a threat to public health. A theory that he spread particularly attracted special attention that the triple vaccination against mumps, measles and rubella could trigger autism. This unfounded assertion, which was already invalidated in 2005, provided great resentment together with Kennedy's leadership of the lobby organization "Children’s Health Defense", which spread false information about vaccines. Some Republicans in the Senate, such as the doctor Billy Cassidy, also expressed their concerns about Kennedy's attitude, while Donald Trump tried to dispel the doubts and defend the performance of his designated minister, such as vienna.at