Kennedy Jr. became the country's top health official, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has already pulled back some of its efforts to protect Americans with safe, lifesaving vaccines. The agency has indefinitely postponed a public meeting of its vaccine advisory committee and killed a campaign promoting seasonal flu shots.

Under Kennedy’s leadership, the CDC pulled the plug on its “Wild to Mild initiative” —  which was aimed at encouraging high-risk folks to get vaxxed — Wednesday as one of worst flu seasons in