​Though the petitions have no direct link with Kennedy, the NYT report said that Kennedy's close partnership with Siri suggests that vaccine policy will be under sharp scrutiny. Siri has been there with Kennedy as he interviewed candidates for his department and the candidates have been asked about vaccines. The NYT report said Siri asserted that all his petitions were filed on behalf of different clients and RFK Jr had nothing to do with those.
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