RFK Jr under fire for ‘bullying’ letter to scientific journal

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the US Secretary of Health, has requested information from the journal Toxicology Reports regarding its decision to retract a study that suggested a link between vaccines and infant mortality. The journal removed the paper this spring, with editors citing significant flaws that could pose risks to public health and patient safety. Public health advocates have criticized Kennedy's inquiry, viewing it as an attempt to intimidate and influence the journal's editorial process. Toxicology Reports had previously determined the study to be so flawed that it could lead to harm. Kennedy's office has stated that the matter is of "great interest" to him, prompting concerns from health advocates about potential political interference in scientific discourse.