RFK Jr. Ally Says Vaccines Now a ‘Losing Issue’ With White House

The White House’s pullback on vaccine policy is a key strategic decision ahead of the midterm elections and is sidelining Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again movement, according to a close ally of the US health secretary.

Robert Malone, former vice chair of a government panel that sets immunization policy, criticized the Trump administration’s efforts to silence discussions about vaccines on a podcast from the Informed Consent Action Network that posted on Friday. ICAN was founded by Del Bigtree, an anti-vaccine activist and former communications director for Kennedy’s 2024 presidential bid.