NIH Hospital Board Rebukes Kennedy Over Vaccine Injury Clinic

The NIH Clinical Center board unanimously backed a statement accusing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of eroding trust in the hospital’s work.

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NIH Hospital Board Rebukes Kennedy Over Vaccine Injury Clinic

The board overseeing the NIH Clinical Center unanimously endorsed a statement criticizing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to The New York Times.

The rebuke concerned a new vaccine injury clinic. The statement accused Kennedy of weakening public confidence in the hospital’s work.

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