The anti-vaccine activist and President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health comes from a famous political family.

Public health experts, physicians, and scientists responded with fury and disgust to the news that Donald Trump will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the secretary of Health and Human Services.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has a condition called spasmodic dysphonia, which causes the sound of a raspy voice due to spasms in the vocal cords.

While Donald Trump may be "thrilled" to nominate Robert F Kennedy Jr to head America's health agency, experts say he's "completely unqualified" for the job. Here's why.

Mr Kennedy, who initially stood as an independent candidate before backing Mr Trump, has claimed the next US president will push to remove fluoride from drinking water on his first day in office.

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The nearly $2 trillion agency administers health-insurance programs for millions of Americans, approves medications and oversees vaccine safety.

The choice will roil many public health experts after his years of touting debunked claims that vaccines cause autism.

President-elect Donald Trump has picked a prominent vaccine skeptic to lead the nation’s sprawling public health apparatus