Cassidy参议员支持小RFK确认为HHS秘书, 尽管他对反疫苗立场和疾控中心政策变化有所顾虑。 Senator Bill Cassidy backed RFK Jr.'s confirmation as HHS secretary despite concerns over his anti-vaccine stance and CDC policy changes.

尽管肯尼迪推翻了疾控中心关于疫苗不会引起自闭症的长期立场,但医生共和党参议员比尔·卡西迪(Cassidy)仍为确认罗伯特·肯尼迪(Robert F. Kennedy Jr.)为卫生与人类服务秘书的投票进行辩护。 Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, a physician, defended his vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services Secretary despite Kennedy’s reversal of the CDC’s long-standing position that vaccines do not cause autism. Cassidy承认在疫苗安全方面的科学共识,并对错误信息表示关切,但避免直接批评肯尼迪,并列举了将坚持疾控中心政策的保证。 Cassidy acknowledged the scientific consensus on vaccine safety and expressed concern over misinformation, but avoided directly criticizing Kennedy, citing assurances that CDC policies would be upheld. 他注意到疾控中心网站上的一个星号,反映了他与肯尼迪的谈话,同时公开对肯尼迪撤销疾控中心的疫苗咨询小组和任命非专家表示震惊。 He noted an asterisk on the CDC website reflecting a conversation he had with Kennedy, while publicly expressing alarm over Kennedy’s dismissal of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel and appointment of non-experts. Cassidy强调两党制,并敦促美国人咨询医生,对他在确认或纠正网站变更方面所起的作用不承担任何责任。 Cassidy emphasized bipartisanship and urged Americans to consult doctors, offering no accountability for his role in the confirmation or steps to correct the website changes.