Health Secretary Promises to Release Vaccine‑Contract Details

Robert Kennedy, the U. S. Health Secretary, told senators that he plans to hand over a contract belonging to anti‑vaccine activist David Geier before the week ends. Geier works as a contractor for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, although he is listed in the Department of Health and Human Services database as a senior data analyst. This contract would be the first clear explanation of what Geier actually does at the agency. During a Senate Finance Committee hearing, Senator Ben Ray Luján asked whether Kennedy would also share the rules that guide Geier’s work.Kennedy replied that those protocols do not yet exist, but he would provide them once Geier’s project is finished. Geier has a history of spreading false claims that vaccines cause autism, a view that runs counter to scientific consensus. He has previously faced legal trouble in Maryland for prescribing unapproved treatments to children with autism without a medical license. The release of the contract and future protocols will give lawmakers insight into how an anti‑vaccine figure is involved in a federal health agency’s vaccine safety review.