RFK Jr. ‘wrong’ on vaccinations, says GOP senator

Sen. Bill CassidyR-La., said during an interview on “Fox News Sunday” that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is “wrong” on the subject of vaccinations.

elected president donald trump served Kennedy as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Cassidy, a gastroenterologist currently serving Louisianans in the Senate, is the incoming chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

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Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., left, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, a member of the House Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Senate (Left: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Right: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

The senator, who noted he hopes to meet with Kennedy next week, said he agrees with Kennedy on some issues but disagrees with him on others.

While Cassidy described ultra-processed foods as a problem, he said Kennedy is “wrong” about vaccinations.

Fox News Digital asked if Cassidy plans to vote against confirming Kennedy to HHS because of the disagreement about vaccines.

“Cassidy does not discuss his votes before meetings with the nominees and the Senate process unfolds,” a Cassidy spokesman said in a statement. “Cassidy explained that these are issues that she wants to discuss with RFK Jr in her meeting with him this week and she hopes to have a good dialogue with him.”

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Reached by Fox News Digital on Monday, Kennedy declined to comment on Cassidy’s claim that he is “wrong” on the vaccine issue.

But Kennedy has previously said he doesn’t want to stop people from getting vaccines.

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“Bottom line: I’m not going to take away anyone’s vaccines. I just want to make sure all Americans know the safety profile, risk profile and effectiveness of each vaccine. That’s all,” he said in a tweet . last year