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.
The Most Dangerous Things RFK Jr. Has Ever Said About Vaccines
On4, Donald Trump announced that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be the Health and Human Services secretary nominee. Here's his stance on vaccinations.
RFK Jr., vaccines, food dyes, fluoride and why ‘Make America Healthy Again' took off
The day after the election, some celebrated Trump's win and RFK Jr.'s potential role as a public health decision-maker. Why? They finally felt seen.
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Anti-abortion groups stood by Donald Trump this election cycle through disappointment after disappointment , confident he would once again reward their loyalty by stocking his Cabinet with staunch abortion opponents who would advance their agenda.
What RFK Jr could do on US vaccines, fluoride and drugs
President-elect Donald Trump has announced he wants to appoint vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr as the head of the US Department of Health and Human Services. The position has a broad remit across the US health industry,
Changes RFK Jr. could make as HHS secretary, from vaccines to raw milk
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to revisit federal vaccine recommendations, take fluoride out of public water and boost access to raw milk, among other goals.
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., the brash contrarian President-elect Donald Trump named on Thursday to take charge,
What to know about RFK Jr.'s stances on key health issues
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick​ to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has raised controversy on topics ranging from vaccines to fluoride to food.
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