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How RFK Jr. could revive a dormant vaccine safety board
When Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) signaled last week that he’d vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS secretary, he said the nominee made a number of commitments to him. One promise: That he’d let the Senate HELP chair and physician choose a representative on “any board or commission” formed to review vaccine safety. What would that board be?
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