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Kennedy Pushes Vaccine Injury Fund Reforms Amid Criticism
8/25/2025
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Story summary
- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pursuing changes to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program to increase injury claims.
- Critics warn this could deplete the fund, which has paid over $5 billion since 1988.
- Kennedy describes the program as "broken" and seeks reforms.
- HHS maintains he supports safety and transparency, not an anti-vaccine stance.
