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.
Trump taps vaccine skeptic RFK Jr. for U.S. secretary of health
Robert F. Kennedy Junior. The vaccine skeptic, opponent of factory farmingand water fluoridation is Trump's pick for Health secretary. Kris Reyes had details on how Trump's unconventional administration is taking shape.
How RFK Jr. could strip legal protections from vaccine makers as HHS Secretary
WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, has criticized laws that provide companies that make vaccines with protections from lawsuits. If he takes office, he has broad power to strip those protections, experts told STAT.
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.
Trump picks RFK Jr., anti-vaccine activist, for health and human services secretary
During his presidential campaign, Kennedy developed a national profile for his criticism of the Covid vaccines and childhood immunizations.
Drugmaker shares fall as Trump picks vaccine sceptic RFK Jr for US health job
Shares in global vaccine makers and drugmakers fell on Friday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has previously spread misinformation on vaccines, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Drugmakers Fall as Trump Picks Vaccine Sceptic for US Health Job
(Reuters) -Shares in European vaccine makers fell on Friday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has previously spread misinformation on vaccines, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Trump names vaccine skeptic RFK to head health dept
Donald Trump on Thursday tapped anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy as his secretary of health in the latest provocative nomination from the incoming Republican president.
Dem Governor Praises RFK Jr. Pick After Warning He’d Bring Back Polio, Measles
Gov. Jared Polis, who criticized Robert F. Kennedy Jr., praised Trump's decision to name RFK Jr. as the next secretary of ...
See Dr. Gupta’s reaction to Trump picking RFK Jr. to lead HHS
CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses RFK Jr.’s vaccine beliefs after President-elect Donald Trump ...
10 RFK Jr. conspiracy theories and false claims, in his own words
Here are the debunked health claims that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made over the years that concern medical experts.
Vaccine Makers See Stocks Fall After RFK Jr. Announcement
Pfizer's stock dropped 4.3 percent while Moderna's fell 3.1 percent and Novavax saw a 2.8 percent dip in its stock Friday ...
Vaccine maker stocks fall after conspiracy theory-spreading RFK Jr. tapped to lead health department
Shares of COVID vaccine manufacturers Moderna and Pfizer fell early Friday morning, down 4% and 4.3% respectively.
Snapshot of RFK Jr.'s plan for changing the U.S. food and drug system
RFK Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, wants to make many changes to the U.S. food and drug system as head of the HHS. Here's ...
Here's How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Has Promised to Remake the Nation's Top Health Agencies
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and his wife Cheryl Hines arrive before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First ...