Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denied former CDC director Susan Monarez's claim that he pressured her to approve vaccine recommendations against scientific evidence. Kennedy stated he never met privately with Monarez and accused her of lying in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. Senator Ron Wyden questioned Kennedy about this during a Senate hearing, highlighting the conflicting accounts. The dispute centers around Kennedy's alleged influence on CDC vaccine decisions and the appointment of anti-vaccine advocates to advisory panels.

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