RFK Jr. Unveils Vaccine Injury Initiative at NIH
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces a new clinic at the National Institutes of Health to study vaccine injuries, drawing wary scrutiny from experts.
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First reported by MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians, 5h 57m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The odds
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| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 38% |
| 8 Oct, 19:39 UTC | 38% |
| 5 Oct, 12:03 UTC | 43% |
| 4 Oct, 23:25 UTC | 50% |
| 4 Oct, 20:58 UTC | 54% |
| 3 Oct, 20:39 UTC | 0% |
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The story so far
7 publishers have covered this in 18 articles since 30 Sept 2026. MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians published first, on 30 September at 13:34 UTC; Ars Technica followed 5h 57m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian, appeared on 9 October at 21:36 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Ars Technica (major outlet), Just In News (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), NPR Health (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians, Mother Jones.
3 prediction markets price this story:
- Before Jan 1, 2028 — the market puts it at 38%, closing 1 Jan 2028. The outcome is Yes if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leaves his role as HHS Secretary before January 1, 2028. The outcome is No if he remains in that position through the end of that date. Readers often mistake the linked news story about AI claims for the actual resolution criteria.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — the market puts it at 0%, with $23 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 7 Nov 2028. The outcome is Yes if RFK Jr. wins and accepts the Republican presidential nomination in 2028. The outcome is No if he does not meet that specific condition. Readers often mistake unrelated news about his ethics filings for a resolution of this market.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — the market puts it at 29%, closing 1 Jan 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a White House press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room after the question is issued and before 2027. It resolves to No if he does not attend such a briefing within that timeframe. Readers often mistake any public appearance or statement for attending an official press briefing in the specified room.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Before Jan 1, 2028 at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- MedPageToday.com - medical news for physiciansRFK Jr. Dumps on U.S. Doctors; New Chief at PhRMA; Physician Wins 'Genius' Grant—
- Ars TechnicaRFK Jr. thinks AI will free us from the "tyranny" of medical facts, expertise—
- MedPageToday.com - medical news for physiciansDoctors Push Back on RFK Jr.'s AI Comments—
- MedPageToday.com - medical news for physiciansLessons From a Year of RFK Jr. Disinformation—
- MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians'Better Informed Than Any Doctor in the Country': What We Heard This Week0%
- The HillWatch live: RFK Jr., Trump officials unveil health care price transparency push43%▲43 points since the previous source
- Mother JonesRFK Is Gloating That His Changes to HHS Are Permanent43%
- Just In NewsAppeals court to hear lawsuit against RFK Jr. vaccine moves43%
- MedPageToday.com - medical news for physiciansRFK Jr. Launches Vaccine Injury Clinic; Outbreak Spreads; Starbucks Sued Over Claims43%
- MedPageToday.com - medical news for physiciansSenators Probe RFK Jr.'s USPSTF Overhaul43%
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- Just In NewsAppeals panel wrestles with block of RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel appointments43%
- MedPageToday.com - medical news for physiciansRFK Jr.'s Embrace of AI Confounds Some MAHA Allies and Medical Experts43%
- The New York TimesRFK Jr. Plans Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts43%
- Ars TechnicaRFK Jr. unveils sweeping federal initiative to find evidence of vaccine injuries43%
- NPR HealthHealth Secretary Kennedy touts an initiative to study vaccine safety38%▼5 points since the previous source
- NPR HealthRFK Jr. touts vaccine injury initiative, worrying experts38%
- MedPageToday.com - medical news for physiciansHHS Touts New Vaccine-Injury Initiatives38%
- The GuardianControversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau38%
- Current odds38%
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau The Guardian ·
- RFK Jr. touts vaccine injury initiative, worrying experts NPR Health ·
- Health Secretary Kennedy touts an initiative to study vaccine safety NPR Health ·
- RFK Jr. unveils sweeping federal initiative to find evidence of vaccine injuries Ars Technica ·
- RFK Jr. Plans Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts The New York Times ·
- Appeals panel wrestles with block of RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel appointments Just In News ·
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- Appeals court to hear lawsuit against RFK Jr. vaccine moves Just In News ·
- Watch live: RFK Jr., Trump officials unveil health care price transparency push The Hill ·
- RFK Jr. thinks AI will free us from the "tyranny" of medical facts, expertise Ars Technica ·
- HHS Touts New Vaccine-Injury Initiatives MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians
- RFK Jr.'s Embrace of AI Confounds Some MAHA Allies and Medical Experts MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians
- Senators Probe RFK Jr.'s USPSTF Overhaul MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians
- RFK Jr. Launches Vaccine Injury Clinic; Outbreak Spreads; Starbucks Sued Over Claims MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians
- RFK Is Gloating That His Changes to HHS Are Permanent Mother Jones
- 'Better Informed Than Any Doctor in the Country': What We Heard This Week MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians
- Lessons From a Year of RFK Jr. Disinformation MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians
- Doctors Push Back on RFK Jr.'s AI Comments MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians
- RFK Jr. Dumps on U.S. Doctors; New Chief at PhRMA; Physician Wins 'Genius' Grant MedPageToday.com - medical news for physicians
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- Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- National Institutes of Health
- HHS