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Coverage dated December 13, 2024

Mitch McConnell, who had polio, reacts to RFK Jr. ally's anti-vaccine push

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McConnell was partially paralyzed when he contracted polio at 2 years old, before vaccinations were available.

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  1. NBC News

    McConnell defends polio vaccine after report that RFK Jr. adviser sought to revoke approval (opens NBC News)

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    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., a polio survivor, responded critically to a report in The New York Times that a key lawyer and longtime advisor to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

  2. Fox7 Austin

    McConnell slams polio vaccine critics in apparent warning to RFK Jr. (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    Reports that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s lawyer once asked the FDA to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine sparked a warning from Republican leader Mitch McConnell.

  3. The Guardian

    Mitch McConnell condemns petition to revoke approval of polio vaccine by RFK Jr adviser (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Senate minority leader contracted the disease as a child, before the wildly successful vaccine was licensed

  4. Fox News

    McConnell warns RFK Jr. to steer clear of the polio vaccine (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., a polio survivor, warned any incoming members of the Trump administration not to undermine confidence in the polio vaccine.

  5. Salon

    McConnell warns RFK Jr.: Hands off the polio vaccine (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    The Senate minority leader threatened Kennedy's nomination over ties to a polio vaccine-targeting lawyer.

  6. Newsweek

    Mitch McConnell, who had polio, reacts to RFK Jr. ally's anti-vaccine push (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    McConnell was partially paralyzed when he contracted polio at 2 years old, before vaccinations were available.

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