RFK Jr dodges clear answers on vaccines as Senate grilling enters second day

Trump's pick for health secretary says I don't think anybody can say' Covid vaccines saved millions of lives

Robert F Kennedy Jr's nomination to lead America's top health agency faced strong headwinds as he struggled to provide clear answers on his past vaccine statements for a second straight day of bruising hearings on Capitol Hill.

In a tense back-and-forth before the Senate health committee on Thursday morning, Kennedy dodged direct questions about whether he still believes vaccines cause autism, despite extensive scientific evidence to the contrary. When pressed by Senator Bernie Sanders about studies showing Covid-19 vaccines saved millions of lives, Kennedy claimed we don't have a good surveillance system" and said I don't think anybody can say that."