Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed Thursday evening that his push to discover what causes autism will be transparent and quick.

"We're going to be very transparent in how we design the studies," he told Fox News's Sean Hannity in an interview. "We're going to be transparent about our protocols, about the data sets and then every study will have to be replicated."

Kennedy, an anti-vaccine advocate, was confirmed to oversee the HHS in February after President Trump nominated the former independent presidential candidate for the post. He has touted an effort dubbed "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA), that includes eliminating food additives and refocusing federal efforts toward chronic conditions instead of infectious........

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