# RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines. New documents refute that

https://mins.news/en/item/34947

- CNN, 2026-08-27 22:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/27/health/rfk-vaccines-samoa-letters?Date=20260827&Profile=CNN

> Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said a trip to Samoa had nothing to do with vaccines, but newly surfaced documents contradict that claim.

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