RFK Jr.'s views may shape public health

'America Deserves Better': Major Public Health Group Slams RFK Jr. Nomination
One of the leading public health associations came out Monday against President-elect Trump's nomination of vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS secretary.
Public health leader: RFK Jr. ‘fails on all fronts’ as potential agency leader
A leading public health organization is sounding the alarm over Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.  The American Public 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.
Vaccines, fluoride, raw milk: How RFK Jr.’s views may shape public health
If confirmed as head of the Department of Health and Human Services, Kennedy could influence U.S. policy on vaccines, drugs and food safety.
RFK Jr.’s vaccine views are ‘dangerous,’ Caroline Kennedy says
Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Australia, called her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine views “dangerous.” The ambassador said she grew up with him and has known about his views “for a long time.
The many legal fronts of RFK Jr.’s fight against vaccines
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nonprofit, Children’s Health Defense, is involved in vaccine lawsuits against agencies he could wind up overseeing.

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Column: Trump’s appointment of anti-vaxxer RFK Jr. to his cabinet has scientists fearing a catastrophe for public health
Putting enemies of science in charge of science policy is a formula for mass injury and death, history reminds us.
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