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Ethics watchdogs await RFK Jr.'s financial report

NPR | By Sydney Lupkin
Published September 11, 2026 at 7:42 PM CDT

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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