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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he plans to make substantial changes to a federal program that compensates people who have serious side effects from vaccines and protects manufacturers from being sued.

In a matter of weeks, the credibility of the U.S. vaccine advisory panel has been upended after Kennedy removed all 17 of its highly respected members.