Senator Calls for RFK. Jr. to Back Whooping Cough Vaccines

Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy called on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to urge vaccination against whooping cough, as a nationwide outbreak is on track to hit a record.

The leader of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions sent a letter to Kennedy on Friday asking him to make a public statement about the vaccine’s ability to protect children from the bacterial infection. Kennedy has cast doubt on the safety and effectiveness of some vaccines and previously linked immunizations to autism.

“I want to work together to stop pertussis,” Cassidy wrote. “Your strong ...