Behind R.F.K. Jr.βs Vow to βFollow the Scienceβ on Vaccines NYT > Science By:Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Christina Jewett 12 February 2025 at 14:12 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited a disputed study from a close network of fellow vaccine skeptics during his confirmation hearings. His critics say it is part of a pattern that raises concerns about whose research he would elevate as health secretary. Β© Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesRobert F. Kennedy Jr. has been criticized by experts for using flawed science to continue his 20-year effort to raise doubts about vaccines.
Top N.I.H. Official Abruptly Resigns as Trump Orders Deep Cuts NYT > Science By:Sheryl Gay Stolberg 12 February 2025 at 13:22 Dr. Lawrence Tabak, the No. 2 official at the National Institutes of Health, did not give a reason for his departure. Β© Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesDr. Lawrence A. Tabak, who resigned from the National Institutes of Health, has weathered past presidential transitions.