{"id":17419,"date":"2026-04-29T05:30:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health-weight-loss.info-tips.net\/?p=17419"},"modified":"2026-04-29T05:30:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:30:54","slug":"we-promote-the-mmr-hhs-chief-testifies-contrary-to-his-past-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/health-weight-loss.info-tips.net\/?p=17419","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We Promote The MMR,&#8217; HHS Chief Testifies, Contrary To His Past Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2230593\">\n<header class=\"daily-report__header\">\n<p class=\"daily-report__subhead\">\n\t\tSummaries of well being coverage protection from main information organizations\t<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div>\n<div class=\"daily-report__layout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Left Sidebar: Date --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"daily-report__sidebar daily-report__sidebar--left\">\n<p><h2 class=\"daily-report__date-callout-title\">\n\t\t<time datetime=\"2026-04-23T09:18:16-04:00\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tThursday, Apr 23 2026<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/time><br \/>\n\t<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"daily-report__full-issue-section\">\n\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/morning-briefing\/thursday-april-23-2026\/\" class=\"daily-report__full-issue-link\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tFull Issue\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/section>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Main Content --><\/p>\n<div class=\"daily-report__main\">\n<section class=\"daily-report__column\">\n<article class=\"daily-report__breakout daily-report__column\">\n<div class=\"daily-report__card\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tHHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advised lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, \u201cWe&#8217;ve got suggested each baby to get the MMR [vaccine]. That\u2019s what we do.\u201d It&#8217;s a assertion he personally has not made. Plus, The New York Instances explains the tightrope Kennedy is strolling.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"daily-report__column\">\n<div class=\"daily-report__card daily-report__card--story\">\n<h3 class=\"daily-report__title daily-report__title--small\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"daily-report__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/22\/us\/politics\/kennedy-measles-vaccine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>The New York Times:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRFK Jr. Says His Department Advises All Children To Get Measles Vaccine\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"daily-report__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOver 4 days and practically 20 hours of testimony, underneath harsh questioning from Democrats, Well being Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly backed away from his longstanding criticism of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. On Wednesday, he made his strongest assertion but \u2014 albeit on behalf of his division and never himself. \u201cWe promote the M.M.R.,\u201d Mr. Kennedy advised the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday morning, referring to the mixed vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella. \u201cWe&#8217;ve got suggested each baby to get the M.M.R. That\u2019s what we do.\u201d (Homosexual Stolberg, 4\/22)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"daily-report__card daily-report__card--story\">\n<h3 class=\"daily-report__title daily-report__title--small\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"daily-report__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cidrap.umn.edu\/measles\/hearings-rfk-jr-claims-no-responsibility-measles-spread\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>CIDRAP:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn Hearings, RFK Jr Claims No Responsibility For Measles Spread\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"daily-report__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt this time Well being and Human Providers (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared earlier than two Senate committees and distanced himself from record-breaking measles outbreaks in the USA, regardless of his position as overseeing the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC), one of many many businesses within the HHS umbrella. His testimony capped off a busy week on Capitol Hill, the place he made seven appearances.\u00a0(Soucheray, 4\/22)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"daily-report__card daily-report__card--story\">\n<h3 class=\"daily-report__title daily-report__title--small\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"daily-report__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/healthcare\/5844049-vaccines-bill-cassidy-kennedy-senate-health-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>The Hill:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBill Cassidy Challenges Robert F. Kennedy&#8217;s Vaccine Statements\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"daily-report__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSen. Invoice Cassidy (R-La.)\u00a0fact-checked Well being Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u00a0a number of occasions Wednesday\u00a0about his insistence that vaccines haven&#8217;t\u00a0helped enhance mortality.\u00a0Kennedy cited\u00a0two\u00a0research throughout his testimony within the Senate well being committee\u00a0to show that deaths resulting from a number of the most typical infectious ailments fell dramatically through the twentieth century lengthy earlier than vaccines have been broadly used.\u00a0In a single occasion, Kennedy cited a December 2000 paper revealed within the journal Pediatrics by a Johns Hopkins researcher\u00a0that concluded\u00a0that vaccinations alone\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0account\u00a0\u201cfor spectacular declines in mortality seen within the first half of the century.\u201d\u00a0(Weixel, 4\/22)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"daily-report__card daily-report__card--story\">\n<h3 class=\"daily-report__title daily-report__title--small\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"daily-report__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/22\/us\/politics\/rfk-jr-trump-impossible-drug-discounts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>The New York Times:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRFK Jr. Defends Trump\u2019s Mathematically Impossible Drug Discount Claims\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"daily-report__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWell being Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended President Trump\u2019s frequent incorrect calculations of percentages when speaking about reductions on prescription drug costs, arguing on Wednesday that the president \u201chas a unique means of calculating.\u201d \u201cIn case you have a $600 drug, and also you scale back it to $10, that\u2019s a 600 % discount,\u201d Mr. Kennedy stated throughout a congressional listening to. Mr. Kennedy is mathematically incorrect. A value discount from $600 to $10 can be a reduction of greater than 98 %. A value low cost can&#8217;t be greater than one hundred pc, as a result of that will decrease the value to zero \u2014 or counsel that the corporate was supplying you with cash for purchasing the product. (Cameron, 4\/22)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"daily-report__card daily-report__card--story\">\n<h3 class=\"daily-report__title daily-report__title--small\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"daily-report__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/04\/22\/congress\/cassidy-rfk-abortion-vaccines-00887782\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Politico:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBill Cassidy\u2019s Still Attacking RFK Jr. Now It\u2019s About Abortion.\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"daily-report__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInvoice Cassidy, the foremost Republican critic of Well being Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. within the Senate, is broadening his assault. Cassidy, who\u2019s referred to as out Kennedy repeatedly for Kennedy\u2019s efforts to sow doubt in regards to the significance of vaccination, attacked him Wednesday for not doing sufficient to cease folks from taking abortion capsules. (Levien, 4\/22)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"daily-report__card daily-report__card--story\">\n<h3 class=\"daily-report__title daily-report__title--small\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"daily-report__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/04\/22\/rfk-jr-says-he-would-support-a-potential-ban-on-junk-food-tv-ads.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>CNBC:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRFK Jr. Says He Would Support A Potential Ban On Junk Food TV Ads\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"daily-report__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWell being and Human Providers Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday stated he would help a possible ban on junk meals TV commercials within the U.S. \u2013 an effort that will probably draw fierce backlash from main meals producers. (Constantino, 4\/22)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"daily-report__card daily-report__card--story\">\n<h3 class=\"daily-report__title daily-report__title--small\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" class=\"daily-report__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/22\/us\/politics\/rfk-vaccines-measles-testimony.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>The New York Times:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCombative, Defensive And Occasionally Contrite, Kennedy Walks A Fine Line\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"daily-report__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHe was combative, defensive and sometimes contrite. He vehemently denied, then halfheartedly apologized for suggesting in 2024 that Black youngsters would profit from being \u201cre-parented.\u201d He shouted at Democratic senators, accusing them of \u201cgrandstanding\u201d and \u201cselective indignation.\u201d He insisted he had delivered \u201chistoric wins\u201d for the well being of the American folks. In the long run, after 4 days of testimony throughout seven separate congressional hearings on President Trump\u2019s price range, Well being Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. walked a superb line, attempting to please each his base and the White Home on the identical time. (Homosexual Stolberg and Jewett, 4\/22)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"daily-report__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThat is a part of the Morning Briefing, a abstract of well being coverage protection from main information organizations. 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