Kennedy Launches Sweeping New Federal Vaccine Safety Inquiry

Federal Agencies Reopen Questions Long Considered “Settled”

In a major shift for public health policy in the United States, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reportedly leading an expansive, multi-agency effort to reexamine vaccine safety, including the cumulative effects of the childhood vaccine schedule and possible links to chronic illness and autism.

According to a recent investigation by The New York Times, the initiative spans multiple federal health agencies and is being treated as a top priority inside the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

While Kennedy has remained relatively quiet publicly on vaccines in recent months, reportedly at the request of the White House ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, the Times revealed that extensive research efforts are underway behind the scenes.

Childhood Vaccine Schedule Under New Scrutiny

The inquiry will reportedly involve scientists from the CDC and FDA, along with outside contractors with access to large-scale medical databases. Areas under investigation include:

• The overall impact of the childhood vaccine schedule
• Comparisons between vaccinated and unvaccinated children
• Possible links between vaccines and autism
• The safety of thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative still used in some flu shots
• Potential connections between vaccines and chronic conditions such as asthma, allergies, and autoimmune disorders

The research effort is being led by Martin Kulldorff, a biostatistician known for his criticism of COVID-era lockdowns and mandates and a co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration.

According to the Times, Kennedy views vaccines as a “potential culprit” in the growing epidemic of chronic disease and believes further investigation is warranted despite repeated claims from public health authorities that vaccine safety science is “settled.”

Calls for Independent Research Grow Louder

Critics within the pharmaceutical and public health establishment are already condemning the initiative, warning it could further erode public confidence in vaccines. But supporters argue that transparent, independent research into vaccine safety is long overdue.

CHD’s The Defender reported that the project includes long-requested vaccinated-versus-unvaccinated comparisons — studies many safety advocates say federal agencies have historically avoided conducting.

HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon told The Defender that Kennedy is carrying out PresidentDonald Trump’s commitment to “gold-standard vaccine research” to better understand vaccine safety, efficacy, timing, and cumulative exposure across the lifespan.

For many parents and medical freedom advocates, the announcement represents a historic turning point after years of censorship, dismissal, and institutional resistance to further vaccine safety research.

As public trust in health agencies continues to decline, Kennedy’s initiative signals that questions once marginalized by mainstream institutions are now being formally examined at the highest levels of government.

What This Could Mean for Canada

The developments in the United States are likely to intensify calls for similar transparency and independent vaccine safety research in Canada, where federal health agencies have largely dismissed concerns about the cumulative childhood injection schedule and long-term safety outcomes.

Canadian parents and advocacy groups have repeatedly raised questions about informed consent, adverse event reporting, and the lack of fully independent vaccinated-versus-unvaccinated studies. Yet those concerns have often been met with censorship, professional intimidation, or blanket assurances that “the science is settled.”

As the U.S. government now reopens investigations into issues long considered untouchable, parents should pressure Canadian institutions — including Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada — to revisit unanswered questions and restore public trust through greater transparency and truly independent science.

Contact your elected representatives HERE.