Pfizer CEO Calls RFK's Vaccine Views Anti-Science, Warns US Falling Behind China In Health Research

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) CEO Albert Bourla sharply criticized Robert F. Kennedy's views on vaccines, calling them "anti-science."

He suggested that meaningful progress on immunization policy would require a change in leadership at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Speaking Wednesday at a Wall Street Journal event during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Bourla said discussions with Kennedy break down when vaccines enter the conversation, despite productive exchanges on other healthcare topics.

Bourla told WSJ that talks around cancer research and pharmaceutical pricing have been constructive, but vaccine-related discussions are fundamentally different.

He described Kennedy's stance as rigid and ideological, saying it resembles a belief system rather than a scientific debate.

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