U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Western Governors' Association meeting, Nov. 20, in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Rebecca Noble, Associated Press
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Committee member Vicky Pebsworth, speaks during a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at the CDC, Sept. 18, in Chamblee, Ga.
Brynn Anderson, Associated Press
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AP writer Laura Ungar in Louisville, Kentucky, contributed to this report.
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