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Kennedy tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump’s White House

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave the keynote address Thursday at a conference of an anti-vaccine activist group...

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  1. STAT

    Kennedy to deliver keynote for anti-vaccine group he once led (opens STAT)

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    RFK Jr. worked to distance himself from Children's Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group he once led. Now, he's delivering a keynote at CHD's conference.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    RFK Jr. tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump's White House (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    File – Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. waves after speaking at the Republican convention on Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas.

  3. MS Now

    Amid measles outbreaks, RFK Jr. headlines anti-vaccine conference (opens MS Now)

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    The Children’s Health Defense conference is a homecoming of sorts for Kennedy, who seeks to rally a splintering anti-vaccine movement ahead of the midterms.

  4. The Hill

    Watch live: RFK Jr. speaks at children’s health forum amid vaccine scrutiny (opens The Hill)

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    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will give the keynote address Thursday at a conference hosted by the Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine advocacy organization that he helped found.

  5. The Guardian

    RFK Jr promises anti-vaxxers a ‘friend at the White House’ amid deadly measles outbreak (opens The Guardian)

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    The US health secretary added that he would’ve made sweeping changes ‘on day one’ but he had to follow the law As the death toll from the worst measles outbreak in decades rises, Robert F Kennedy Jr headlined the Washington DC conference of the anti-vaccine organization Children’s Health Defense, wh…

  6. Axios

    RFK Jr. questions vaccine safety at anti-vaccine organization gathering (opens Axios)

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    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday returned to the the anti-vaccine group he founded, using a keynote address to signal the Trump administration isn't done questioning the safety of routine shots and expanding carveouts to federal mandates.

  7. WSVN Miami

    Kennedy tells anti-vaccine activists they have a friend in Trump’s White House (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave the keynote address Thursday at a conference of an anti-vaccine activist group...

  8. STAT

    Kennedy renews attacks on vaccines at Children’s Health Defense conference (opens STAT)

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    Health secretary RFK Jr. returned to his roots in a keynote address at a conference hosted by the Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine nonprofit he helped start.

  9. ABC News

    RFK Jr. tells vaccine-skeptic group they have a 'friend' in the White House (opens ABC News)

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    HHS Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the vaccine-skeptic group Children's Health Defense on Thursday they "have a friend in the White House" in President Donald Trump.

  10. KION Central Coast

    Kennedy tells anti-vaccine group he previously led that he’ll ‘stay in this fight’ (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Amid the worst measles outbreak in the US in decades, a surge that’s been driven largely by unvaccinated people, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

  11. The Hill

    RFK Jr. says anti-vaccine group has a 'friend at the White House' (opens The Hill)

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    Speaking to the anti-vaccine group he once led, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday said the Trump administration supports their cause. "You have a strong and steadfast friend at the White House,” Kennedy told dozens of attendees at a one-day conference put on…

  12. The Hill

    Kennedy fans vaccine injury concerns at anti-vaccine event (opens The Hill)

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    Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Kennedy fans vaccine injury concerns at anti-vaccine event Returning to the anti-vaccine group he long chaired on Thursday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert. F. Kennedy Jr.

  13. Anchorage Daily News

    Kennedy tells anti-vaccine activists they have a ‘strong and steadfast friend in the White House’ (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The HHS chief lauded Trump for pushing ahead with attempts to overhaul vaccine guidance.

  14. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH: RFK Jr. speaks at conference for anti-vaccine group he founded (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave the keynote address Thursday at a conference of an anti-vaccine activist group he once chaired, telling the hundreds in attendance that they had a friend in President Donald Trump's White House.

  15. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Kennedy touts anti-vaccine efforts to group (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    WASHINGTON -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave the keynote address Thursday at a conference of an anti-vaccine activist group he once chaired, telling the hundreds in attendance that they had a friend in President Donald Trump's White House.

  16. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Kennedy assures vaccine skeptics that they have a ‘friend at the White House’ (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday told members of the anti-vaccine group he founded that they had “a strong and steadfast friend at the White House” and that he would “die with my boots on” pursuing answers about the risks of vaccines.

  17. CBS News

    RFK Jr. tells anti-vaccine activists they have a "friend in the White House" (opens CBS News)

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    Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at a conference hosted by an organization he once led that has promoted doubts about vaccines.

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