RFK Jr. Deputy Nominee Firmly Backs Vaccines in Senate Hearing

Official Nominated as RFK Jr.’s Deputy Voices Support for Vaccines

Chris Klomp, chief counselor at the Department of Health and Human Services, in Washington on May 18, 2026. (Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images)

RFK Jr. Deputy Nominee Firmly Backs Vaccines in Senate Hearing

President Donald Trump’s nominee to be second-in-command of the top US health agency gave full-throated support for the safety of the measles vaccine, despite doubts raised by Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

STATEMENT: Chris Klomp, Behind-the-Scenes Architect of GOP Sabotage Agenda, Set to Become RFK Jr’s Second-in-Command at HHS

Washington, D.C. — This week, Chris Klomp, Trump’s nominee for Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is heading to the Hill to appear before the...