RFK Jr could soon oversee Health in the US – here’s the areas he will have control over
When president-elect Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Robert F Kennedy Jr to be his secretary of Health and Human Services, the move shocked many. Kennedy, the son of the late senator from New York and US attorney general, has made a name for himself primarily promoting the bogus link that vaccines cause autism.
Scientists fear what’s next for public health if RFK Jr. is allowed to ‘go wild’
Many scientists at the federal health agencies await the second Donald Trump administration with dread as well as uncertainty over how the president-elect will reconcile starkly different
What to know about RFK Jr.'s stances on key health issues and what he could do at HHS
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick​ to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has raised controversy on topics ranging from vaccines to fluoride to food.
Why picking RFK Jr. to lead HHS is raising alarms among many public health specialists
The anti-vaccine activist could oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.
Public Health Experts Groan as RFK Jr. Pitches Vaccines as 'Personal Choice'
Vaccines are most effective at scale when enough people get them to provide "herd immunity" from a virus, doctors and officials say.
Trump Selects Vaccine-Skeptic Kennedy for Health Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump said he’s tapping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the Department of Health and Human Services, a move that would elevate a prominent vaccine skeptic and pharmaceutical industry critic to a top role on federal health policy.
Trump picks vaccine sceptic RFK Jr for health secretary
Donald Trump has picked vaccine sceptic and former independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr as his health secretary, as the president-elect continues to build his new administration. Kennedy,
Will Vaccines Be Banned by RFK Jr? What New Health Secretary Has Said
Kennedy Jr.'s nomination has been met with outrage from doctors, but it's not clear if he will disrupt immunization programs.
Vaccine maker stocks tumble after Trump picks RFK Jr. for health secretary
Shares of prominent vaccine makers plunged Thursday after President-elect Donald Trump announced his pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Trump names vaccine sceptic RFK Jr for health secretary
In a statement, the president-elect says Kennedy, a known vaccine sceptic, will help protect Americans from "harmful chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products and food additives". Up Next.
Doctors worried RFK Jr. will tout vaccine-skeptic views after he is picked for HHS secretary
With the recent pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, the environmental attorney ...
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