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Trump and RFK Jr. Repeat False and Misleading Vaccine Claims

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During the signing of an executive order on vaccines, President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a deluge of false and misleading claims about the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule.

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The Dispatch
Trump Is the Real Vaccine Skeptic in His Administration (opens The Dispatch)
Published Aug 10, 2026
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The president pushes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to find a vaccine-autism connection.
News Nation Now
Live: Trump, Kennedy make announcement on vaccine flexibility (opens News Nation Now)
Published Aug 10, 2026
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expressed skepticism about certain vaccines.
FactCheck.org
Trump and RFK Jr. Repeat False and Misleading Vaccine Claims (opens FactCheck.org)
Published Aug 11, 2026
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During the signing of an executive order on vaccines, President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a deluge of false and misleading claims about the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule.