RFK says he supports measles, polio vaccine, Wyden skeptical
Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden and Kennedy got into a heated back-and-forth over the nominee's controversial stances on vaccines.
Wyden brought up Kennedy's publication, "The Measles Book: Thirty-Five Secrets the Government and the Media Aren't Telling You about Measles and the Measles Vaccine," as an example of how he has pushed debunked claims on the vaccines.
Kennedy, however, said he would not block people from taking the measles and polio vaccines.
"I support the measles vaccine. I support the polio vaccine. I will do nothing as HHS secretary that makes it difficult or discourages people from taking it," Kennedy testified.
Wyden did not appear convinced.
"Anyone who believes ought to look at the measles book you wrote saying parents have bene misled into thinking measles is a deadly disease. That is not true," the senator said.
