Overview
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told People he has not been in recent contact with cousin Caroline Kennedy, saying "Not recently" in an interview at a Jan. 31 gala in Palm Desert.
- Tatiana Schlossberg, Caroline's daughter and an environmental journalist, died at 35 on Dec. 30 after disclosing an acute myeloid leukemia diagnosis in a November New Yorker essay.
- Family and friends held a private funeral on Jan. 5 at the Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Manhattan, and RFK Jr. did not attend.
- On the day of the funeral, HHS announced a change to childhood vaccine mandates that reduces the required number of vaccines from 17 to 11.
- Tatiana and Caroline had publicly criticized RFK Jr., with Tatiana condemning his vaccine stance and HHS role and Caroline calling him unqualified ahead of his confirmation.