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.
RFK. Jr's controversial health stances, from vaccines to raw milk
Donald Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his health and human services secretary. But Kennedy has spread misinformation about vaccines, fluoride, raw milk and other health topics. Here's what he has said.
RFK Jr.’s Conspiracy Theories: Here’s What Trump’s Pick For Health Secretary Has Promoted
Kennedy Jr. suggested that the COVID-19 virus was engineered to give Chinese and Ashkenazi Jewish people immunity.
What RFK Jr’s War on Vaccines Could Look Like
Plummeting trust in vaccines could be lethal on its own. But there are also ways Trump's nominee for Health and Human Services could reduce vaccine availability, as well.
Fact-checking RFK Jr's views on health policy
Robert F Kennedy Jr has been nominated to be the next US health secretary, but some of his views are not backed by science.
RFK Jr. has been picked for HHS secretary. Here are the agencies he would oversee
With RFK Jr. nominated for Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services, these are all the agencies, including the CDC, that he would oversee.
In RFK Jr., drugmakers face an antagonist with regulatory power
Anxious and bewildered, some drugmakers are reaching out to their lobbyists about how Robert Kennedy’s pending nomination will affect the Food and Drug Administration.
Snapshot of RFK Jr.'s plan for changing the U.S. food and drug system
RFK Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, wants to make many changes to the U.S. food and drug system as head of the HHS. Here's a snapshot.
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How RFK Jr.’s MAHA Movement Could Radically Transform Public Health
Donald Trump has said he’ll appoint the political scion and prominent vaccine skeptic as secretary of Health and Human Services. Here's why the experts are concerned.
Drugmakers Fall as Trump Picks Vaccine Sceptic for US Health Job
(Reuters) -Shares in European vaccine makers fell on Friday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has previously spread misinformation on vaccines, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Opinion | How RFK Jr. Sees the World
Kennedy Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department. Only months ago Mr. Trump was calling the Kennedy family scion ...
Fmr. WH Covid response coordinator on how RFK Jr. could do ‘enormous damage’ to HHS
Dr. Ashish Jha, former Biden White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator, speaks with José Díaz-Balart on President-elect Trump ...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Issues Warning to Republicans Over RFK Jr. Pick
Greene said any Senate Republicans who refuse to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will "have to deal with Donald Trump." ...
‘Extraordinarily bad.’ Health officials, specialists express alarm over prospect of RFK Jr. running HHS
His ideas may sound good on bumper stickers but are unserious and often downright harmful,” Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of Brown ...
RFK Jr pledged to declare Covid-style health emergency ‘on day one’
Robert F Kennedy Jr said he would declare a Covid-style public health emergency on his first day in office ahead of his ...
Former Vice President Mike Pence calls on U.S. Senators to reject Trump pick of RFK Jr.
Pence's public opposition to RFK Jr.'s nomination is part of past criticism the former vice president has directed at Trump ...
Used to getting their way, Washington’s lobbyists are unnerved by RFK Jr.
Lobbyists expecting a more conventional pick to lead the government’s $3 trillion health agency than Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ...
Here’s how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to remake the nation’s top health agencies
If confirmed, as head of HHS, he will control the world's largest public health agency and its $1.7 trillion budget. Here's a look at what he wants to do.