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Health Secretary Kennedy touts an initiative to study vaccine safety

NPR | By Rob Stein

Published October 8, 2026 at 2:19 PM PDT

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has established a new clinic at the National Institutes of Health to study vaccine injuries. It's part of a larger administration effort on vaccine safety.