At a House budget hearing, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was asked whether he would vaccinate his kids today for measles. Kennedy paused briefly before answering that he would "probably" vaccinate them.

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during Wednesday testimony before a House panel that he would "probably" vaccinate his child for measles, if he had one today. The big picture: As measles cases continue to spread throughout the U.S., critics have highlighted Kennedy's history of vaccine skepticism.

Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday if he had young children now he would "probably" vaccinate them against measles—but he cautioned people against taking medical advice from him. When asked if he “had a child today” whether he would vaccinate that child for measles,