Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Senator John Kennedy (R-LA), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), all Republicans who voted to confirm [Kennedy], are saying we are denying people vaccines, said Tarlov. Watters then asked, What vaccines has he denied someone? Tarlov cited conservative radio personality Erick Erickson's wife, who was recently denied the Covid-19 vaccine under RFK's policies, before asking Watters, Why don't you ever prepare?!
In the past week, however, the efforts escalated: Kennedy, who rose to fame in part owing to his conspiracy theories about vaccinations, pushed to fire Susan Monarez, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is part of H.H.S. This came after Monarez refused to follow the lead of Kennedy's advisers, who have tried to restrict vaccine access.