{
  "id": 16206685,
  "title": "RFK Jr.’s vaccine injury clinic could damage NIH hospital, board warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/rfk-jr-s-vaccine-injury-clinic-could-damage-nih-hospital-board-warns",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-23T16:58:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica",
    "slug": "ars-technica",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/rfk-jr-s-vaccine-injury-clinic-could-damage-nih-hospital-board-warns/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At a recent board meeting overseeing the National Institutes of Health's Clinical Center Research Hospital, chair Jack Leslie delivered a pointed rebuke to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy. The warning came after a recent appearance Kennedy made at the hospital to open his vaccine injury clinic. Leslie expressed concern that Kennedy's anti-vaccine activities could damage the hospital's reputation, often referred to as the \"house of hope\" for patients with rare conditions. The ceremony for the clinic's opening included a panel featuring individuals claiming to have been injured by vaccines, who spoke alongside Kennedy and other high-ranking Trump administration officials. Despite concerns that some might prefer Leslie not speak out, he emphasized that it would be a failure as an advisory board to remain silent. He also noted that while serious vaccine reactions are rare, they are real and those who believe they've been injured should be taken seriously.",
  "summary": "\"Trust is slow to build and quick to lose,\" board chair Jack Leslie said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}