R.F.K. Jr. Sends a Message on Vaccines

The Trump administration on Tuesday bypassed the traditional system of vaccine guidance and abruptly ended the government’s recommendation that two key groups of Americans receive vaccinations against Covid.

Apoorva Mandavilli, a science and global health reporter at The New York Times, discusses what could be a turning point in public health.

Guest: Apoorva Mandavilli, a science and global health reporter at The New York Times.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that there was no clinical data to support additional Covid shots for healthy children.

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