Trump, Public Health

What to know about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick for health secretary
President-elect Donald Trump 's plan to appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to lead the Health and Human Services Department will put a prominent vaccine skeptic at the helm of the nation's sprawling public health apparatus.
Public Health Experts Alarmed at Trump’s Pick of RFK Jr. to Lead HHS
One compares Kennedy being considered to “having somebody who doesn’t believe in gravity being the head of NASA.”
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.
Why RFK Jr. nomination sets off 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.
Trump picks vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr to be in charge of public health
President-elect Donald Trump has said Kennedy is his choice for the role of health secretary in the run up to his election victory, even if senior members of his campaign ruled out Kennedy having an official role.
Trump nominates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, raising public health concerns
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, raising concerns among public health officials. Kennedy is referred to as anti-vaccine and dangerous by public health officials.
Global health experts sound alarm over RFK Jr., citing Samoa outbreak
Experts and officials said a measles outbreak in Samoa, which came after a visit by Kennedy, was examplary of the dangers of his rhetoric.
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.
RFK Jr.’s to-do list to make America ‘healthy’ has health experts worried
Although Trump signaled in the runup to the election that he planned to let the vaccine skeptic “go wild” on health, food and medicine, Kennedy’s official selection for the nation’s top health post sent shockwaves through the public health world,
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is a Danger to America’s Health
That same person can also undermine all of those things. That’s why President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead HHS, ...
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Scientists fear what’s next for public health if RFK Jr. is allowed to ‘go wild’
Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of the Health and Human Services Department after promising he will be allowed to “go wild” ...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not make anybody healthier
Imagine an America where proven treatments are questioned, long-established safety nets are dismantled and misinformation guides critical health policies.
Here's how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to remake the nation's top health agencies
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and environmentalist, for years gained a ...
Kennedy’s Views Mix Mistrust of Business With Unfounded Health Claims
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for health secretary opposes fluoride in water, promotes unproven Covid therapies and ...