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 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.
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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.
What RFK Jr. Might Do With Vaccines, Food, Drinking Water, and Public Health Agencies
Robert Kennedy Jr. is the nominee to lead the HHS. Here's where he stands on vaccines, food, drinking water, and public health administration.
RFK Jr. poses threat to health establishment—and public health itself
Chris Hayes breaks down how RFK Jr. brings the ‘us vs. them’ mindset to public health, but leaves science behind.
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.
Trump's health pick RFK Jr. wants fluoride removed from drinking water. What to know in Arizona
Drinking water for about four million Arizonans would change if fluoride is removed from community water systems, an action that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could try to take as head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
'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.
How the states can protect public health from the federal fringe takeover
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Revealed What Is Missing in Public Health Messaging
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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 ...
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 ...
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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” on ...
An Idaho regional health department banned COVID vaccines. Will others follow?
As reported by AP News, this appears to be the first regional health department in the nation to be restricted from giving ...
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 ...
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New study finds far-reaching impact of California's stringent regulations: 'It suggests a tangible public health payoff'
The researchers found that residents had lower levels of 18 dangerous chemicals in their bodies when compared to the rest of ...