This week, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, RFK Jr., attended hearings in both the House and the Senate to testify about budget cuts to his department. Throughout the hearings, Secretary Kennedy answered questions on a wide range of topics, but his answer to a specific question about the measles vaccine has gone viral.

In his first Congressional hearing since his confirmation, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has avoided sharing his beliefs and defended deep cuts to health institutes. Specifically,

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has often used his influential position to weigh in on public health issues, but during a congressional hearing he dodged questions about whether children should be vaccinated.