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RFK Jr. to Keynote Children’s Health Defense Conference in Washington

By Drooid · Sep 15, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC · How we work

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U.S. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will keynote a Children’s Health Defense conference in Washington.
He co-founded Children’s Health Defense and led it before joining the U.S. President Donald Trump administration as HHS head.
The administration and HHS are rolling back childhood vaccine requirements while downplaying measles outbreaks.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Andrew Wakefield will speak as CHD leaders hold HHS posts.

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U.S. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will keynote a Children’s Health Defense conference in Washington.
He co-founded Children’s Health Defense and led it before joining the U.S. President Donald Trump administration as HHS head.
The administration and HHS are rolling back childhood vaccine requirements while downplaying measles outbreaks.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Andrew Wakefield will speak as CHD leaders hold HHS posts.