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.
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.
Trump follows through on campaign promise to tap RFK Jr. for head of health services
"We have a generational opportunity to bring together the greatest minds in science, medicine, industry, and government to put an end to the chronic disease epidemic," Kennedy said.
Health stocks hit after Trump taps RFK Jr for top job
The news prompted a sell-off across the industry. In the US, shares in Pfizer and Moderna sank more than 5% in early trading, while UK-listed firms AstraZeneca and GSK dropped 2% or more. Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, said the pick had “spooked” shareholders, despite questions about how the new administration might pursue its threats.
Health stocks are tumbling after Trump's appointment of vaccine skeptic RFK Jr.
Vaccine stocks have struggled since RFK Jr.'s appointment to health secretary, with Moderna and Pfizer seeing the deepest losses.
From 'brilliant' to 'dangerous': Mixed reactions roll in after Trump picks RFK Jr. for top health post
WASHINGTON — In the hours after President-elect Donald Trump announced that vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was his pick to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, mixed reactions began rolling in from the senators needed to support his confirmation.
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RFK Jr., Vaccine Skeptic, Is Trump's Choice for Health Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Trump Picks Vaccine Skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Lead Health & Human Services
In a move guaranteed to alarm many, President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vocal opponent of vaccines and other tenets of mainstream health care, to head the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Trump taps Robert F. Kennedy Jr., vaccine skeptic, to lead HHS
The nearly $2 trillion agency administers health-insurance programs for millions of Americans, approves medications and oversees vaccine safety.
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Snapshot of RFK Jr.'s plan for changing the U.S. food and drug system
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Public health group says RFK Jr 'absolutely wrong guy' to lead top US agency
The head of the largest organisation of public health professionals in the US says it will "absolutely oppose" RFK Jr's ...