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Vaccine Disinformation
50 statements about Vaccine Disinformation from 32 members since Jan 3, 2025.
Statements about Vaccine Disinformation, last 12 weeks
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Statements per week mentioning Vaccine Disinformation, all members, split by party. Democrats stacked first, Republicans after, four to a row. Hover a dot for the member and headline; click a dot to search for that headline. Click a week to set the dates below. Aug 17, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026.
Most active on Vaccine Disinformation · Aug 17 – Nov 7
- 1DEdward J. MarkeyMA2
- 2DMichael F. BennetCO1
- 3DJack ReedRI1
- 4DJacky RosenNV1
- 5DKim SchrierWA-081
- 6DPeter WelchVT1
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Praised HHS Secretary Kennedy's announcement on federal actions to restrict gender-affirming medical procedures for children.
“As a mom, a grandmother, and a lifelong advocate for parental rights, I strongly support these actions to end the dangerous, unproven medical interventions being pushed on vulnerable children”
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Sen. Johnson Demands HHS Produce Records Linking Children’s Deaths to COVID-19 Vaccines
Demanded HHS produce records on children's deaths allegedly linked to COVID-19 vaccines.
“The memo outlined the Biden Administration’s failure to fully investigate the safety of the vaccines, including the risks of myocarditis”
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Chu and Schrier led 108 Democrats requesting GAO study on RFK Jr.'s hepatitis B vaccine recommendation rollback.
“For more than three decades, the universal birth-dose has been one of the most effective public-health interventions in the United States.”
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Hickenlooper, HELP Committee Democrats Call for Secretary Kennedy to Testify Before Committee
Called for HHS Secretary Kennedy to testify on vaccine misinformation and falling vaccination rates.
“Since assuming office, Secretary Kennedy has waged an unprecedented war on science and vaccines that have saved millions of lives”
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DeGette Statement Following ACIP Vote to End Universal Hepatitis B Vaccine Birth Dose Recommendation
Criticized ACIP vote to end universal hepatitis B vaccine birth dose as anti-science and reckless.
“I renew my demand to the Republican leadership to bring RFK Jr. before the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee to explain his assault on science. There must be accountability as this administration makes decisions that jeopardize the health of American children.”
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Fitzpatrick Calls on CDC Director O'Neill Regarding ACIP's Recent Hepatitis B Recommendation
Called on CDC Director to reverse ACIP decision to end hepatitis B birth dose vaccine recommendation.
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Democratic Doctors Caucus condemned ACIP decision to stop recommending hepatitis B birth dose vaccine.
“The Democratic Doctors Caucus unequivocally condemns the decision to end the decades-long standard practice of vaccinating every newborn against Hepatitis B.”
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Criticized RFK Jr. and vaccine advisory panel for ending universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation.
“RFK Jr. should never have been confirmed, and until he does the only responsible thing and resigns—we should be working aggressively to push back against his parade of nonsense that is putting families in danger.”
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Rep. Chu Responds to RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Advisory Panel Vote on Hepatitis B Vaccine
Responded to ACIP vote eliminating hepatitis B vaccine birth dose, citing disproportionate impact on Asian Americans.
“The science is clear, the medical consensus is overwhelming, and the stakes for families could not be higher. I strongly urge Acting CDC Director Jim O’Neill to reject these irresponsible recommendations and maintain the evidence-based universal standard to protect the health and well-being of all Americans.”
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Condemned ACIP decision to stop recommending hepatitis B vaccine for newborns.
“The Democratic Doctors Caucus unequivocally condemns the decision to end the decades-long standard practice of vaccinating every newborn against hepatitis B.”
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Introduced bill to protect vaccine committee independence and scientific standards from Trump administration interference.
“Vaccine decisions should be grounded in facts – not conspiracy theories”
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Introduced bill to protect vaccine committee independence and scientific standards from Trump administration interference.
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Criticized planned hepatitis B vaccine changes and demanded RFK Jr. testify before HELP Committee.
“Anyone who knows anything about medicine knows this move is nothing short of catastrophic. Chairman Cassidy is exactly right that getting rid of this recommendation will only make America sicker.”
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Urged Senate Finance Committee to investigate HHS Secretary Kennedy on vaccine actions.
“Secretary Kennedy’s actions put the health and safety of the American people at risk, and Congress must get to the bottom of how he is making decisions related to vaccines and whether his testimony to our Committee aligns with the facts and evidence.”
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Criticized Governor DeSantis for announcing plans to end vaccine mandates in Florida.
“This is a disgusting move to undermine the health of Floridians. We need to do everything in our power to make sure this reversal never sees the light of day.”
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Rep. Frankel Slams Gov. DeSantis Decision to Eliminate Vaccine Mandates
Criticized Governor DeSantis decision to eliminate vaccine mandates in Florida.
“Eliminating vaccine requirements is reckless and dangerous. It puts everyone at risk, especially endangering children, seniors, and those with weakened immune systems”
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Reed Blasts RFK Jr. for Cancelling Vaccine Development
Criticized HHS Secretary Kennedy for canceling $500 million in mRNA vaccine development contracts.
“Secretary Kennedy has said before that Americans shouldn’t be taking medical advice from him. He was right. Scientists, researchers, doctors, and vaccine experts agree that mRNA developments can usher in a new era of treatments and cures.”
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Launched investigation into HHS Secretary Kennedy's removal of vaccine advisory committee members.
“By removing all 17 of ACIP’s members and replacing them with eight individuals handpicked to advance your anti-vaccine agenda, you have put decades of non-partisan, science-backed work – and, as a result, Americans’ lives – at risk”
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Released hundreds of studies and thousands of citations documenting COVID-19 vaccine adverse events.
“Any of you who have cited some study or some opinion back it up, and we’ll include it in the hearing record. We’ll have this hearing record [] stay open for 15 days. So, I’m really encouraging people, send me that science”
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Questioned HHS Secretary Kennedy's reversal of COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for pregnant women and children.
“It is clear that Health Secretary Kennedy received no serious input from medical experts in his unilateral decision to reverse COVID-19 vaccine recommendations”
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Condemned HHS Secretary Kennedy's decision to replace CDC vaccine advisory committee members with vaccine skeptics.
“We urge you to immediately reappoint the members of the committee that you fired and remove those that you have recently appointed that have a documented history of peddling misinformation or undermining vaccine confidence”
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Reed Condemns Trump Administration for Dismantling CDC’s Independent Panel of Vaccine Experts
Condemned HHS Secretary Kennedy for removing all CDC vaccine expert panel members based on ideology.
“I urge my Republican colleagues to speak up on behalf of their constituents and work with Democrats to hold this Administration accountable for breaking its promises and degrading public health.”
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Condemned HHS Secretary Kennedy for restricting COVID-19 vaccine access for pregnant women and children.
“By sowing distrust, creating chaos and justifying your actions with misinformation, you are laying the groundwork to undermine access to other safe, effective vaccines, including for those that prevent diseases like whooping cough, measles and more.”
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Criticized HHS Secretary Kennedy for limiting COVID-19 vaccine access for pregnant women and children.
“Your politically driven, anti-science decision—made suddenly and behind closed doors, without input from the public or scientific and medical communities—flies in the face of your commitment to ‘not…take away anybody’s vaccines’ and will lead to an untold number of preventable illness and death of Americans”
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Criticized HHS proposal to use placebo testing for vaccines, comparing it to the Tuskegee Experiment.
“It means that they would take a bunch of kids, divide them into two groups, and give some of the kids the vaccine for rubella and mumps or polio, and then they would take the other half and give them a placebo – dummy vaccine that doesn't work. It’s not supposed to work”
Sources: members’ press releases from their official websites (since the 119th Congress began (Jan 3, 2025)) and the Congressional Record (since Aug 2026). Statements are tagged to Vaccine Disinformation by AI reading of the full text. Quotes are shown only when they match the archived source text word for word.