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.
Scientists Fear for Public Health if RFK Jr. Is Allowed to ‘Go Wild’
Critics believe Donald Trump's nominee to lead Health and Human Services poses a threat to the achievements of a science-based public health order painstakingly built since World War II.
Public Health Experts Alarmed at Trump’s Pick of RFK Jr. to Lead HHS
President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic who spreads medical disinformation and conspiracy theories, to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) alarmed public health experts who say that Kennedy’s potential confirmation could have dire consequences for the state of health and science in America.
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.
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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.
Trump's health pick RFK Jr. wants fluoride removed from drinking water. What to know in Arizona
Days before the election, Kennedy posted on social media that a Trump White House would advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from the public water supply, which goes against public health recommendations yet jibes with a large number of people who question the safety of fluoridating water.
'This Is Life Or Death': Former HHS Secretary Sounds Alarm On Trump's RFK Jr. Pick
Kathleen Sebelius, who served as HHS secretary under Barack Obama, warned that Kennedy would be an "absolutely terrifying" choice to lead the department.
Hawaii Governor warns about RFK Jr. being picked as HHS Secretary
Hawaii Governor Josh Green joins Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss RFK Jr. being picked as Health and Human Services Secretary by President-Elect Donald Trump, and how it will huge impact on people.
Doctors worried RFK Jr. will tout vaccine-skeptic views after he is picked for HHS secretary
Doctors are worried Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will tout anti-vaccine views after he was picked to lead the Department of Health and Human Services by Trump.
Sebelius on RFK Jr. as Trump HHS pick: ‘This is life or death’
Former Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Saturday weighed in on President-elect Trump selecting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the department, calling it a “life or death” decision.
Former Health Secretary on RFK Jr. leading the agency: 'Absolutely terrifying'
RFK Jr.'s record of anti-vaccine advocacy signals a dangerous new direction if he's confirmed as Trump's head of Health and Human Services. Former Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius discusses how RFK Jr.
How the states can protect public health from the federal fringe takeover
No matter where we live, we should ask what our state doing to protect our families against rancorous false cries against ...
How will a Trump presidency reshape US public health? A look at his plans.
In August, Trump said he wouldn't rule out taking away access to mifepristone, which was also mentioned by the policy ...
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Ignoring Public Health May Have Cost Democrats the Election
The Biden administration cut pandemic-era health benefits, and the Harris campaign failed to present any comprehensive health ...
Get Ready for a Catastrophic Four Years for Public Health
"The concern is not just about what the Trump 2.0 Administration will do, but also about what it will say," writes Simon Williams.
Tribal leaders ask feds to declare syphilis outbreak a public health emergency
This year in South Dakota, of 649 documented cases of syphilis, 546 have been among Native Americans, who make up only 9 ...
‘Keeps me up at night’: BU public health expert concerned about lack of confidence in science
“Here at the Boston University School of Public Health, we are tracking the introduction of anti-vaccine legislation in ...
California confirms first US case of more severe mpox strain -- but risk to public remains low
Health officials in California have confirmed the first domestic case of a more severe strain of mpox in a traveler from ...
Here’s how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to remake the nation’s top health agencies
If confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would control the world’s largest public health ...