Report

September 14, 2026

Whoppers in Review: RFK Jr.’s Killer Year of Lies

For more than a year, Defend Public Health, led by Dr. Benedicte Callan, has debunked more than 50 of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s falsehoods. We took the opportunity to reflect on the lessons learned from from our first year of countering Kennedy's falsehoods and to analyze his patterns of deception.

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Latest DPH Amicus Brief in AAP v. Kennedy

Defend Public Health has filed a new Amicus brief in support of the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups in litigation in their lawsuit against HHS Secretary Kennedy's effective destruction of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

DPH Comments Submitted to December 2025 ACIP Meeting

In comments submitted for consideration by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at its December 2025 meeting, DPH laid out the value of including hepatitis B vaccination during infancy. DPH urged the committee not to change the current hepatitis B vaccination protocol, which has proven safe and highly effective.

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Improving the Health of Americans Together: An evidence-based framework for addressing the root causes of illness in the U.S

As an alternative to HHS Sec. Kennedy's flawed, dishonest "MAHA Report," Defend Public Health offers some key policies to truly improve Americans’ health. While certainly not exhaustive, our report outlines evidence-based approaches we believe would make a real difference. We pay close attention to social determinants of health -- economic and social factors often related to poverty and discrimination -- that play a huge role.

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