Key facts
- A board at the NIH hospital unanimously endorsed a statement warning about a new vaccine injury clinic.
- The clinic is championed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Board members feared the clinic's predetermined conclusion about vaccine harm could damage the hospital's reputation and public trust.
A board at the National Institutes of Health hospital has unanimously endorsed a statement expressing concern that a new vaccine injury clinic, championed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., could damage the institution's reputation and public trust. Board members argued that the clinic's premise, which labels patients as "vaccine injured" before research is concluded, undermines the scientific integrity and trustworthiness of the hospital's decades-old vaccine evaluation center. They feared that any findings, whether of harm or no harm, would be dismissed due to pre-existing biases, leaving patients without trusted answers and eroding confidence in the hospital's research.