Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, told senators concerned that he could benefit from the outcome of litigation over the HPV vaccine Gardasil that he’d divest his interest in the case to an adult son, an arrangement Democratic senators called "plainly inadequate" in a letter Monday.
"What is clear is that your involvement and financial interests in vaccine litigation are broad and extensive," wrote Sens. Ron Wyden and bs2best.at Elizabeth Warren, Democrats from Oregon and Massachusetts. "It seems possible that many different types of vaccine-related decisions and communications – which you would be empowered to make and influence as Secretary – could result in significant compensation for your family."
The senators are members of the Senate Finance Committee, which is scheduled to vote on Kennedy’s nomination on Tuesday.
