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Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

Coverage of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Jul 10 · 19:27 UTCMost recent: Jul 10 · 19:27 UTC
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Sean Kaufmanperson1Hepatitis B vaccinetopic1autismtopic1Trump administrationorganization1Department of Health and Human Servicesorganization1Robert F. Kennedy Jr.person1
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  • HEALTHJul 10 · 19:27 UTCSTAT NEWS
    Nominee for key federal health role has a history of questioning vaccines

    Sean Kaufman, nominated for Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, has questioned the use of the hepatitis B vaccine in infants and referenced the disproven link between vaccines and autism. The article notes a pattern of vaccine skepticism among some high-ranking officials in the Department of Health and Human Services under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., despite White House efforts to avoid vaccine-related discussions.