Vaccine stocks fall as Senate panel advances RFK Jr.’s nomination for HHS secretary
Shares of vaccine companies fell on Tuesday after a King88bet Login Senate panel voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Serviss to the full chamber. The committee voted 14 to 13 to advance Kennedy in a party-line vote around 10:30 a.m. ET. Moderna 's stok closed about 6% lower and shares of BioNTech dropped nearly 2%. Pfizer 's stok closed more than 1% lower, King88bet Slot even after the company reported fourth-quarter results that topped expectations. Their shares initially fell by larger margins following the Senate committee vote, then regained some ground. Kennedy, 71, is a notorious vaccine skeptic, making false claims that they are linked to autism despite decades of studies that debunk that association. But Kennedy, during Senate confirmation hearings last week, contended that he is not "anti-vaccine." Kennedy is also the founder of the nonprofit Children's Health Defens...