US President Donald Trump’s pick for health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was grilled by the Senators at his first confirmation hearing on Wednesday for his past stance on COVID-19 vaccine and other immunisations among others. President Trump’s health secretary pick is significant as the person will be liable to oversee public health issues, including medical research, food safety and public welfare programmes. The Democratic lawmakers in the Senate confronted Robert F Kennedy Jr. with his past statements related to a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa in 2019, his viewpoint on COVID-19 and his claims where he linked vaccines to autism in children. Story continues below this ad Republican senators seemed largely receptive to Kennedy and his version of explanation on abortion, his opinions on the US food industry, vaccines etc. However, Kennedy’s past stance particularly on abortion has raised eyebrows within the Republican Party as it didn’t align with their conservative viewpoint. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s choice to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies before …