Political Quotes

“2 weeks ago, I had the opportunity to question Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the President's nominee to serve as the Secretary of Health and Human Services. I asked Mr. Kennedy, Jr., a simple question: What different vaccine schedule would you say I should have received? I asked this question because just 3 years ago, Kennedy said: We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule that's given to Whites, because their immune system is better than ours. When I asked him this question, Mr. Kennedy referenced a study by Poland, a study he assured me--and not just me but also my colleagues on both sides of the aisle and the American people watching--that this study asserted that, indeed, certain races required a different vaccine schedule. That was a lie. In fact, the study's own author stated the data doesn't support a change in vaccine schedule based on race. Mr. Kennedy's response was damning, and his response was dangerous. So I followed up following the hearing with a letter and with questions. I wrote to Mr. Kennedy: During your testimony, you cited ``a series of Poland studies'' that underlie your claims that Black people and White people should have different vaccine schedules. You ended by saying-- In that hearing-- ``You don't believe the science? The peer-reviewed studies?'' Well, Mr. Kennedy, I do believe in science and [I] did some digging into the studies you referenced.…”