Key Facts

• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave a keynote speech to the anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense.
• He questioned the safety of routine childhood vaccines and suggested they might cause chronic illnesses.
• President Trump supports expanding vaccine safety studies and allowing more vaccine options without federal mandates.
• Kennedy emphasized the government is working slowly because of legal and bureaucratic processes.
• The administration signed an executive order to reduce mandatory childhood vaccinations and change vaccine schedules.
• Health experts say vaccine safety is well established and backed by years of scientific research.
• Kennedy said several studies on vaccine safety, timing, and related health issues are underway within the Department of Health and Human Services.
• Experts expressed doubt about the scientific quality of Kennedy’s vaccine safety research.