Kennedy Refuses To Say Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism

Bernie Sanders: “There have been, as I understand it, dozens of studies done all over the world that make it very clear that vaccines do not cause autism. Now, you just said, if I heard correctly, well, if the evidence is there. The evidence is there! That’s it. Vaccines do not cause autism. Do you agree with that?”

Robert Kennedy: “As I said, I’m not going to go into HHS with any preordained—”

Sanders: “I asked you a simple question, Bobby!”

Kennedy: “Senator, if you show me those studies, I will absolutely — as I promised to Chairman Cassidy, I will apologize.”

Sanders: “That is a very troubling response because the studies are there. Your job was to have looked at those studies as an applicant for this job.”

“The evidence is there. That’s it. Vaccines do not cause autism.”

Sen. Bernie Sanders says he finds Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s response to questions on vaccines “troubling.”

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Sen. @BillCassidy asks about data on vaccines and autism: “Will you ask, ‘No, I need even more’ or will you say, ‘I unequivocally and without qualification say that this does not cause autism?'”

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: “Not only will I do that, but I will apologize for any… pic.twitter.com/aiNZKTgFs5

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