Can RFK Jr. ban COVID-19 vaccines? What to know about federal rules around the process

Photo credit: Towfiqu Barbhuiya via Unsplash. Article by Madison Czopek. PolitiFact – August 27, 2025.

A single-source news report that said Trump administration officials plan to take COVID-19 vaccines off the market prompted fresh questions about Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s power over vaccines. The Daily Beast reported Aug. 25 that “a decision to remove the (COVID-19) vaccine from the U.S. market pending further research will come ‘within months,’” citing British cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra. […]

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