To win the votes he needed to be confirmed as US secretary of health, Robert Kennedy Jr made a firm promise to one sceptical Republican senator.
Kennedy told Bill Cassidy of Louisiana that he would not change the US’s current vaccination schedule — the programme of shots protecting children from tetanus, diphtheria, measles and other dangerous diseases.
Once confirmed, he appeared to back away from that pledge. Last week, Kennedy said he was convening a “Make America Healthy Again” commission that would look into issues such as the use of antidepressants and ultra-processed foods and the schedules of childhood vaccinations.
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