RFK Jr. Vows Overhaul of Lawsuit-Sparing Vaccine Injury Program

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he plans to make substantial changes to a federal program that compensates people who have serious side effects from vaccines and protects manufacturers from being sued.

“We just brought a guy in this week who is going to be revolutionizing the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program,” Kennedy said in an interview posted Monday evening with former Fox News star Tucker Carlson.

Kennedy, the nation’s top health leader as the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, didn’t offer details on the changes or the person who will be spearheading them. An HHS ...