At a press conference at Mar-a-Lago Monday, President-elect Donald Trump addressed questions about vaccine policy under his administration, telling reporters Americans would still have access to the polio vaccine under his administration.
“You’re not going to lose the polio vaccine,” he said. "That’s not going to happen."
Trump's comments come after the news last week that a lawyer for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Trump's pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, once filed to have the FDA cancel its approval of the polio vaccine.
In 2023, officials told the lawyer the FDA had "been unable to reach a decision on your petition because it raises issues requiring further review and analysis by agency officials."
Kennedy has said he is not "anti-vaccine." However, he has made numerous claims about vaccines that have been disputed by major health organizations, and repeatedly tried to tie vaccines to autism. His stances have drawn bipartisan criticism from lawmakers.
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'You're not going to lose the polio vaccine,' Trump says of RFK's controversial policies
- by: Scripps News Staff
- 12.17.24
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- 12/17/2024
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