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Cassidy criticizes anti-vax stance amid measles deaths after backing RFK Jr.

The Louisiana senator condemned vaccine skepticism while acknowledging his vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS secretary.

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What to know

  • Cassidy voted to confirm RFK Jr. as HHS secretary despite his well-known anti-vaccine advocacy, but now claims Kennedy misled him about plans to alter vaccination policy.
  • Four measles deaths in Pennsylvania (three confirmed, one under review) prompted Cassidy to publicly criticize the Trump administration's anti-vaccine stance.
  • A Daily Kos critic argues Cassidy is attempting reputation repair while ignoring his own role in enabling Kennedy's appointment to a position affecting national health policy.

“It deeply concerns me to see politicians giving medical advice which has zero scientific backing. Scaring mothers into delaying or even altogether skipping their child's vaccine is wrong, and it makes America sicker, not healthier.”

Bill Cassidy, U.S. Senator (R-Louisiana), physician · Daily Kos ↗

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Cassidy criticizes anti-vax stance amid measles deaths after backing RFK Jr.
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    Cassidy defends RFK Jr. vote, claims he was misled

    In an appearance on CNBC, Cassidy explained his vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS secretary by stating that Kennedy had assured him he would not change vaccination policy. Cassidy suggested he should not have been expected to foresee Kennedy's deception.

    “RFK told me he was not going to change the [Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices]. So, if you're gonna tell me somebody didn't tell me the truth and I should have, like, seen in the future that they were not gonna tell the truth, you can say, 'Oh, Bill, you should have seen into the future.'”
    — Bill Cassidy
  2. background

    Cassidy speaks out against Trump administration's anti-vax stance — Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, who is a licensed medical doctor, expressed concern about how anti-vaccine the Trump administration has become, particularly regarding Nicole Saphier's nomination for surgeon general. He cited four measles deaths in Pennsylvania (three confirmed, one under review) as justification for alarm.