# Exclusive: Documents contradict RFK Jr.’s claim that Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines

https://mins.news/en/item/34340

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-27 12:05 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://bit.ly/4xiUJHe

> Documents obtained by The Associated Press and The Guardian contradict current Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s statements that a trip to Samoa had nothing to do with vaccines.

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