Overview

• Stevens accuses Kennedy of dereliction of duty tied to deep cuts to lifesaving research, restricting vaccine access, spreading false claims, and failing statutory responsibilities over the FDA and CDC.
• Her filing cites recent shifts in childhood vaccination recommendations and assertions from Kennedy and President Trump linking Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism, which medical experts say lack scientific support.
• The articles also allege Kennedy misled senators during his confirmation and broke a pledge not to dismantle the CDC’s independent vaccine advisory panel.
• The White House dismissed the impeachment push as a political distraction, even as reporting notes some Republicans have grown uneasy with the administration’s health decisions.
• Kennedy’s tenure has drawn scrutiny for internal turmoil at HHS and the CDC, including the ouster of former CDC Director Susan Monarez and other senior departures over vaccine policy disputes.