RFK Jr.'s vaccine dream team

Today, Explained

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🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Noted vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced a key board of vaccine advisers at the CDC. After a chaotic meeting, they just handed down their first set of new recommendations. This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen and Ariana Aspuru, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Adriene Lilly, and hosted by Noel King. A "Vaccines Work" sign at a news conference on vaccine safety and efficacy with Sen. Bernie Sanders. Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	During his eulogy for Charlie Kirk yesterday, President Trump said this.
0:04.7	And tomorrow we're going to have one of the biggest announcement, really medically, I think, in the history of our country.
0:12.8	We're going to be doing it with Bobby and Oz and all of the professionals.
0:18.9	I think you're going to find it to be amazing.
0:23.0	I think we found an answer to autism.
0:26.3	How about that?
0:27.1	Autism tomorrow.
0:28.8	An announcement is coming later today.
0:30.7	Trump's HHS secretary, Bobby, has spent years suggesting a link between vaccines and autism.
0:36.7	Last week, RFK Jr.'s handpick panel of vaccine experts met to update U.S. vaccine guidance,
0:43.3	and honestly, it was not boring.
0:45.3	Thank you. Sorry to prolong me.
0:46.7	I'm going to abstain because I'm not quite sure what I'm voting for here.
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