RFK Jr. Names New Members to Autism Committee

At least some have said vaccines can cause autism.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 8, 2025. Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has appointed new members to a national committee on autism, his department announced on Jan. 28.

Kennedy said in a statement that he selected the new members of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) in response to President Donald Trump directing officials to modernize autism research.