RFK Jr. says he'll stop collecting fees from HPV vaccine lawsuit, but other ethics questions remain

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he won't collect fees from litigation against the drugmakers of a cervical cancer vaccine if he's confirmed as the nation’s health secretary. Kennedy has faced scrutiny from senators at his confirmation hearings over his plan to profit from vaccine lawsuits while serving as health secretary. Kennedy said he'd amend his ethics disclosure after senators including Democrat Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts raised concerns about his financial arrangement with the law firm representing patients who are claiming injuries from the vaccines. Kennedy stopped short of making other commitments, refusing to promise he would not engage in lobbying the U.S. Health and Human Services agency immediately after his term ends.