Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told lawmakers on Wednesday that Dr. Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, would be able to make independent vaccine decisions if confirmed.
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) stated, “There are currently political appointees at CDC who have worked to undermine trust in immunizations.”
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