US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CNN presenter Dana Bash clashed during a heated interview over vaccine safety, COVID-19 and the federal government’s public-health approach. The exchange matters because Kennedy’s views on vaccines remain central to debate over US health policy and public confidence in immunisation.

Bash pressed Kennedy on his past statements and the scientific evidence supporting vaccines, while Kennedy accused the network of misrepresenting him and defended his scepticism of established guidance. The interview grew increasingly confrontational before Bash ended it, saying the discussion was no longer productive; it followed wider criticism of Kennedy’s handling of vaccine policy.