RFK Jr. says he would "probably" vaccinate his children for measles today

• While Kennedy has recently advocated for the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, he has in the past elevated vaccine misinformation.

Driving the news: Asked by Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.) during Wednesday's budget hearing if he'd vaccinate his kids today for measles, Kennedy paused before saying, "probably, for measles."

• Kennedy contended his opinions on vaccines "are irrelevant." He continued, "I don't think people should be taking ... medical advice from me."
• Pressed by Pocan, Kennedy said he thought if he answered the question "directly" that it would "seem like I'm giving advice to other people, and I don't want to be doing that."
• Pocan replied, "That's kind of your jurisdiction because CDC does give advice." To that, Kennedy said his team would "lay out the pros and cons."

Zoom out: Asked if he'd vaccinate his children for chickenpox, Kennedy said he did not want to "give advice" but added that "In Europe, they don't use the chickenpox vaccine."

• On polio, he again replied, "I don't want to be giving advice."

State of play: In a separate hearing before a Senate panel Wednesday, Kennedy clashed with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on whether he recommended people get the measles vaccine.

• Kennedy said, "I am not going to just tell people everything is safe and effective if I know that there's issues."

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Editor's note: This story has been updated with details from a separate hearing.