RFK Jr.’s vaccine crusade put critical program and public health in danger

Published February 28, 2026 7:00am ET



Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is determined to expand his unprecedented assault on healthcare and patient choice. He’s already played dangerous games with vaccine access and made it more difficult for Americans to access lifesaving drugs.

His latest target is a program that has long protected patients by spurring the development of vaccines that banish once-deadly ailments. The Trump administration should put an end to this travesty and embrace choice and innovation.

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