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“In your confirmation hearings, you promised to uphold the highest standards for vaccines,” Barrasso said.

She said universities had a "shared objective" with the OfS to uphold standards but it was "quite difficult" for universities to improve quality "with less resources".

The toughest Republican questioning came from Senator Bill Cassidy, a doctor who gave a key vote to confirm Kennedy only after he gave him assurances that he would uphold several US vaccine policies.

The code sets out the standards ministers are expected to uphold including honesty and integrity.

“We expect all team members to live our patients-first mission and uphold the highest standards of compassion, professionalism and respect,” he said.