The Republican senator’s childhood bout with the disease has informed his ardent support for vaccines amid increasing skepticism of them within his party.

Any NYT reader looking at the buzzy front page headline below would immediately think that Robert F Kennedy Jr. is a madman. Can he really be an advocate for repealing the polio vaccine, a disease that has killed and crippled tens of millions of kids?

Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick for health secretary, has falsely linked vaccines to autism and argued people should have separate vaccination schedules based on their race.

There are an estimated 300,000 polio survivors in the United States. For some, the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary is reviving their painful memories.

The collapse reflects a widespread and mounting distrust of public health authorities, and the reason for that distrust is no mystery.

Pakistan reported at least 73 cases last year, up from only one in 2021, and the disease is now rapidly spreading in the country’s most volatile regions.

As Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s Senate confirmation hearings begin, some local physicians worry the anti-vaccine activist may promote unfounded fears about vaccine safety. And the medical industry professionals warn eroding vaccination rates could fuel disease outbreaks.

Confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the secretary of health and human services will only legitimize his crazy views.

A longtime environmental lawyer with no experience working in public health administration or medicine, Kennedy is known for his work in questioning the safety and efficacy of vaccines, including encouraging parents not to adhere to vaccination recommendations and helping to sue a vaccine manufacturer for what he alleged was marketing fraud.

RFK Jr.’s skepticism of vaccines has raised fears about his nomination by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Two of the four cases are in Lubbock, which hasn’t seen a case in more than 20 years. Measles vaccination rates in Texas have fallen over the last four years.

Polio, a disease that can cause lifelong paralysis, has been eliminated from the U.S. Experts fear a resurgence if lifesaving vaccines are revoked under the new administration