Mr. Kennedy appears to have most Republicans behind him as he seeks the job of health secretary, though he couldn’t escape his past stances on vaccines and abortion.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attempted to walk back his past anti-vaccine and pro-abortion rights stances in his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday as he fielded questions from both sides of the aisle. The big picture: In his hearing,

Parents vaccinated against COVID-19 were almost twice as likely to vaccinate their child against measles, mumps and rubella compared with unvaccinated parents, according to a study published in American Journal of Public Health.