RFK Jr. Plans Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts NYT - Home Page By: Sheryl Gay Stolberg 7 October 2026 at 23:42 Vaccine safety experts say more research into the side effects would be welcome yet question whether the health secretaryβs effort will be grounded in science. Β© Tierney L. Cross/The New York TimesRobert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, testifying during a Senate health committee hearing earlier this year.