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RFK Jr.’s Health Plan Cuts Vaccine Funding, Sparks Viral Hearing

8/7/2026

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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted shirtless workout photos to promote “Live Real Life.”
He unveiled the “Make Our Children Healthy Again” plan targeting diet, chemicals, inactivity, and overmedicalization.
The department cut federal vaccine funding and promoted vaccine-autism theories.
A Senate hearing on the proposals went viral, featuring heated exchanges, as 60% of children cannot leave their neighborhoods and youth-sports costs rose 46% since 2019.

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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted shirtless workout photos to promote “Live Real Life.”
He unveiled the “Make Our Children Healthy Again” plan targeting diet, chemicals, inactivity, and overmedicalization.
The department cut federal vaccine funding and promoted vaccine-autism theories.
A Senate hearing on the proposals went viral, featuring heated exchanges, as 60% of children cannot leave their neighborhoods and youth-sports costs rose 46% since 2019.