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Sanders Demands Hearing on Vaccine Misinformation Controversy

3/17/2026

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is urging Senate Health Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) to hold a hearing on vaccine misinformation linked to autism, promoted by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Sanders criticized Kennedy for dismissing a federal vaccine advisory panel and appointing members who support the unproven vaccine-autism link.
A federal judge recently blocked Kennedy's revised childhood immunization schedule, and Cassidy has not yet scheduled a hearing despite previous invitations.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is urging Senate Health Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) to hold a hearing on vaccine misinformation linked to autism, promoted by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Sanders criticized Kennedy for dismissing a federal vaccine advisory panel and appointing members who support the unproven vaccine-autism link.
A federal judge recently blocked Kennedy's revised childhood immunization schedule, and Cassidy has not yet scheduled a hearing despite previous invitations.