Studies Cited by RFK Jr., Others Involved in Vaccine Changes Face Blowback

Authors reacted after journals took action against studies, including removing one and retracting another.

A vaccine at a clinic for students, in a file photo in California. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Studies promoted by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or others promoting changes in vaccine recommendations are facing fresh scrutiny in recent weeks.

Journals have retracted or removed two of the papers, and are investigating at least two others, based in part on complaints from self-identified vaccine advocates.