Health Secretary Kennedy touts an initiative to study vaccine safety
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By Rob Stein

Thursday, October 8, 2026 • 5:19 PM EDT

Heard on All Things Considered Transcript
AILSA CHANG, HOST:

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans today to expand the federal government's efforts to study vaccine safety. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein joins us now to talk about all of this. Hi, Rob.

ROB STEIN, BYLINE: Hey there, Ailsa.

CHANG: Hey. OK, so Kennedy has been raising questions about vaccine safety for years. So what is this latest action all about?

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