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CDC vaccination committee meeting postponed days after RFK Jr. took over at HHS • Feb. 20, 2025, 3:57 PM ET (AP)
Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Trump's health chief after a close Senate vote • Feb. 13, 2025, 8:06 PM ET (AP)
RFK Jr. appears on track to become US health secretary as he wins key Republican senator's support • Feb. 4, 2025, 1:47 PM ET (AP)
RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa's health chief says • Feb. 3, 2025, 10:07 PM ET (AP)
Pro-RFK Jr. letter to the Senate includes names of doctors whose licenses were revoked or suspended • Feb. 2, 2025, 6:17 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. • Bobby Kennedy, Jr. • RFK, Jr.
Born January 17, 1954 (age 71) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Notable Family Members spouse Cheryl Hines • father Robert F. Kennedy • mother Ethel Kennedy
Role In United States presidential election of 2024

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