'I asked you a simple question, Bobby': Sanders grills RFK Jr on vaccines and autism – video

Robert F Kennedy Jr avoided answering a question from the independent senator Bernie Sanders about whether he still believes vaccines cause autism despite extensive scientific evidence to the contrary. Speaking at a confirmation hearing before the Senate health committee on Thursday, RFK Jr said he wouldn't take office with any 'preordained' beliefs and added that if he was shown studies dismissing a link he would accept that. In a Fox News interview in 2023, RFK Jr said he believed 'autism does come from vaccines'

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