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's views on vaccines have been thrust back into the spotlight. Kennedy has been a prominent vaccine skeptic,
Trump picks RFK Jr., anti-vaccine activist, for health and human services secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist who dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Trump, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
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. tap for HHS is ‘major political stunt’ with ‘cascading consequences’: Doctor
New reporting shows some within the Department of Health & Human Services are prepared to leave should Robert F. Kennedy Jr. be confirmed as Health Secretary by the Senate. NBC News reporters Brandy Zadrozny and Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
'This is completely nuts': Doctor reacts to RFK Jr.'s nomination to lead HHS
Robert F. Kennedy's stance on reforming federal health agencies does have some merit, but a doctor believes Kennedy's efforts could go too far. (Scripps News)
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