Ethics watchdogs await RFK Jr.'s financial report

NPR | By Sydney Lupkin

Published September 11, 2026 at 7:42 PM CDT

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Health Secretary RFK Jr.'s annual financial disclosure is late. When it posts, the public could learn how much he has earned from a vaccine-related lawsuit against Merck, which RFK now regulates.

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Sydney Lupkin

Sydney Lupkin is the pharmaceuticals correspondent for NPR, where she has reported on accelerated drug approvals whose confirmatory trials were overdue, Operation Warp Speed contract accountability, and the ripple effects of obesity drug shortages.

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