By Dr. Lyndon Haviland

February 25, 2026

TheHill.com

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s campaign to undermine the importance of vaccines has taken another dangerous turn.  

What had been an effort to silence the views of public health experts has evolved into an active pursuit of ill-conceived research to further legitimize Kennedy’s anti-vaccine agenda. Despite promises made during his Senate confirmation hearings, Kennedy’s actions have eroded public trust in the most effective weapon we have to fight some of the world’s deadliest diseases.