RFK Jr.’s Moves Leave Insurance Coverage of Vaccines in Doubt

Public health experts are taking it upon themselves to counter recent moves by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that could dramatically change US vaccine policy.

They have formed a shadow group of specialists who can give recommendations on who should receive which vaccines, and are urging insurers to continue paying for shots.

Experts are doing so “in order to maintain the health of the American public,” said Tina Tan, president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

The protective actions are a response to the leadership of Kennedy, who has recently made a series ...