“It may be "better" if fewer children received flu shots; a Cochrane review "found that there is no evidence that the flu vaccine prevents serious disease or that it prevents hospitalizations or death in children.”
What FactCheck.org found
The Cochrane review focused almost exclusively on randomized controlled trials, which did not include any data on hospitalization and deaths. Other types of studies have shown that flu vaccines protect against severe illness in children.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made this claim around 7 January 2026. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 January 2026, 8 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has 55 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 27 of them false or fake, 27 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- cbsnews.comhttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/full-interview-rfk-jr-explains-new-food-pyramid-vaccine-ove…
Links recorded by FactCheck.org. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.