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RFK Jr. and vaccines: A history of false and misleading claims | Fact check

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RFK Jr. has extensive history of warning against vaccines.

Kennedy has made numerous claims about vaccines that go far beyond asking for study.

He falsely linked vaccines to autism during a 2023 Fox News interview.

He called the COVID-19 vaccine "the deadliest vaccine ever made" in 2021 .

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