Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. mentioned he gained’t take away vaccines from individuals when President-elect Trump takes workplace in January.
Kennedy, who is anticipated to serve in a second Trump administration, mentioned in a Wednesday interview with NBC Information that he needs the American individuals to have the knowledge to make knowledgeable selections about vaccines.
“I’m not going to take away anybody’s vaccines,” Kennedy instructed NBC Information when requested whether or not there have been particular vaccines that Kennedy would need to take away from the market.
“If vaccines are working for somebody, I’m not going to take them away. People ought to have [a] choice, and that choice ought to be informed by the best information,” he mentioned.
“So I’m going to verify scientific security research and efficacy are on the market, and other people could make particular person assessments about whether or not that product goes to be good for them,” Kennedy added.
The feedback come after Trump-Vance transition staff co-Chair Howard Lutnick mentioned in a CNN interview on Oct. 30 that Kennedy needs to conduct research in order that he may show vaccines are unsafe and ultimately trigger them to be pulled from the market.
Lutnick, within the interview with CNN, additionally pushed again on reviews that Trump pledged to faucet Kennedy for the job of secretary of the Division of Well being and Human Companies (HHS).
“He’s not getting a job for HHS,” Lutnick mentioned, including that doesn’t Kennedy need the job — an announcement Kennedy later refuted.
“He wants the data, so he can say, ‘These things are unsafe.’ He says, ‘If you give me the data, all I want is the data, and I’ll take on the data and show that it’s not safe.’ And then if you pull the product liability, the companies will yank these vaccines right off, off of the market,” Lutnick instructed CNN’s Kaitlan Collins.
“So, that’s his point. He’s not trying to do anything, but things that made sense,” Lutnick added.
The interview prompted additional questions on what position Kennedy would play in a possible second Trump time period.
Kennedy mentioned in an interview Sunday that Trump had “assured” him that he would have a White Home job in a second time period. Kennedy added, nevertheless, that he had not but determined whether or not he needs to be HHS secretary.
“I want to be in the White House. And he’s assured me that I’m going to have that,” Kennedy mentioned Sunday, when requested about whether or not he would get the HHS job.
“I want to be in the position where I’m most effective to end the chronic disease epidemic,” Kennedy continued. “And I’m confident that if I wanted to do HHS secretary, the president would fight like hell to make that happen.”
Trump on Sunday didn’t rule out banning sure vaccines when requested about Lutnick’s remarks concerning Kennedy in a separate NBC Information interview.
“Well, I’m going to talk to him and talk to other people, and I’ll make a decision, but he’s a very talented guy and has strong views,” Trump mentioned about Kennedy, when requested whether or not banning sure vaccines may very well be a chance beneath his administration.
